K. Ganeshan

K. Ganeshan
Born
Kuppan Ganeshan

OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Producer
Actor
Years active1993 – present
Known forPorkalathil Oru Poo
18.05.2009

K. Ganeshan is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor working in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films.

Career

K.Ganeshan started his career as an assistant director, later made directorial debut with Asha Jyothi (1993), where he played lead role as well. Porkalathil Oru Poo is a banned film[1] based on the life of Isaipriya, a journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[2][3][4][5] Ganeshan's other notable films are Savi Nilaya, that won Baby Mevisha Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) in 2015,[6] 18.05.2009, based on Sri Lankan Civil War, and Namma Magu that was screened at UNESCO IOM.[7][8][9]

Ganeshan's new film is a Tamil film titled as Kadhal Sei with Ilaiyaraaja as composer. The film was dubbed in Kannada as Preethsu.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Language Director Writer Producer Actor Notes
1993 Asha Jyothi Kannada Yes Yes Yes Yes
1998 Naane Sathya Yes Yes Yes Yes
2001 Maanavieyathe Yes Yes Yes
2005 Navabharathi Yes Yes Yes
2006 Putham Pudhusu Tamil Yes Yes
2007 Mannina Makkalu Kannada Yes Yes Yes
2008 Miss Bharathi Telugu Yes Yes [11]
2011 Yaare Nee Mohiniya Kannada Yes Yes Yes
2015 Porkalathil Oru Poo Tamil Yes Yes
Savi Nilaya Kannada Yes Yes Yes
2018 18.05.2009 Tamil Yes Yes
2019 Suji Pass Kannada Yes Yes Yes
2020 Manitham Tamil Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kasturi 5ne Tharagathi (KASTURI VTH STD) Kannada Yes Yes Yes Yes
Namma Magu Yes Yes Yes Yes
2021 Bhairavi Yes Yes Yes
2022 Kadhal Sei Tamil Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ "இசைப்பிரியா பற்றிய கதை படத்துக்கு தடை: பின்னணி காரணம்!" (in Tamil). Ananda Vikatan. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Director P.Ganesan briefs on Issai Priya's mentality and thought prior to her death". Lankasri News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Porkalathil Oru Poo denied censor certificate?". Deccan Chronicle. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "No censor certificate for Tamil film on Lankan TV journalist". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Porkalathil Oru Poo's release prospects wither with censor heat". The Hindu. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Tamil Director K Ganeshan Receives International Recognition For His Kannada Film". News 18. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ Sudha, K (23 May 2018). "Film on Sri Lankan Army's Tamil genocide waging war with censors". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "18.05.2009 - Tamil Cinema Review". Maalai Malar. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Ilaiyaraaja: 'ಪ್ರೀತ್ಸು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿದ ಇಳಯರಾಜಾ; ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‌ವುಡ್‌ಗೆ ಮರಳಿದ 'ಮ್ಯೂಸಿಕ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್ರೋ'" (in Kannada). Vijaya Karnataka. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ "'Miss Bharathi' real story flick in Telugu". Andhravilas.com. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010.