Gemini Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005)was an Indian actor .He was nicknamed Kadhal Mannan of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.
Gemini Ganesan's dream was to become a doctor .In April 1940 he went to Trichi to see TR Alamelu.Alamelu's father offered Ganesan his daughter in marriage and promised himn and promised him a medical seat after graduation.
Ganesan immediately agreed and married Alamelu in June 1940.Alamelu lost her father and her elder sister with one month of her marriage .Ganesan's dreams of becomming a doctor shattered .There was no choice left to him but to find a job immediately as he was the only person to suppoet his family. He got an interview from Indian air force.Much against Alamelu's wishes Ganesan went to Delhi from then he undergone three marriages and finallu married Pushpavalli.
Ganesan was born in a Brahmin family.He got his first break in films with Miss Malini.This was followed by chakravarthi in which he plaued Lord krishna . However, not until 1953, when he played the villain in the film Thai Ullam, did people take notice of him as an actor. The next year, he was upgraded as a hero with Manampol Mangalyam. The film paired him whth Savithri who became the mother of two of his children, a daughter and a son.
Fondly known as kadhal Mannan among his fans Ganesan had acted in several box office hits and for that he was awarded Padma Shri in 1971.His performance on the screen were enhanced by some talinted playback singers like Rajah and PB Srinivas.
He has paired with many of the top heroines in the industry like Savitri,whom he later married Anjalidevi,Banumathi,Padmavathi etc.later in his career he switched to different character roles.
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