Actor Ganesh

Ganesh Kishan (born 2 July 1978), known mononymously as Ganesh, is an Indian actor, director, producer and television presenter known for his work in Kannada cinema.

Through his career in films and television shows, he has become one of the most popular celebrities and highest-paid actors in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including two Filmfare Awards.

Ganesh
Actor Ganesh
Born
Ganesh Kishan

(1978-07-02) 2 July 1978 (age 45)
Adakamaranahalli, Karnataka, India
Other namesGani, Golden Star
Occupations
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Shilpa
(m. 2008)
Children2

Ganesh shot to fame with the film Mungaru Male (2006), which set a record in Kannada cinema. In theatres, it was speculated to have collected over 75 crore by the end of its record-breaking 865-day theatrical run. It was the first movie to be screened continuously for one year in a multiplex in any language in India. The success of Mungaru Male brought Ganesh the nickname, "Golden Star".

Ganesh won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for the romantic comedy-drama Gaalipata (2008) and in the romantic drama Maleyali Jotheyali (2009). His other major success was Cheluvina Chittara (2007) after Mungaru Male. He then acted in Krishna (2007), Romeo (2012), Shravani Subramanya (2013), Zoom (2016), Chamak (2017), 99 (2019), Gaalipata 2 (2022), Triple Riding (2022).

Early life

Ganesh was born on 2 July 1980 in Adakamaranahalli, a village in Nelamangala of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka. His father, Kishan, is originally from Nepal and belong to the Gurkha clan whilst his mother, Sulochana, is from Karnataka. He has two younger brothers, Mahesh and Umesh; Mahesh debuted as an actor in the Kannada film Namak Haraam (2015). He married Shilpa Barkur on 11 February 2008 and has 2 children: Charithriya Ganesh and Vihaan Ganesh.

Ganesh received primary education at Basaveshwara English School in Nelamangala and secondary education in Standard English School in Dasarahalli, Bangalore. According to Ganesh, he was "mischievous and was always made to kneel down outside the classroom, but was also the darling of the teachers due to the active participation in cultural activities". While in college, he participated actively in inter-collegiate drama skits.

Career

2002-2005: Television and shift to cinema

Ganesh's first project was Guttu, a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, which remains unreleased. Joshi offered the project to Ganesh just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticized her choice of a newcomer. Guttu was eventually screened at film festivals and in a few theatres in the USA, as the producers weren`t able to find a suitable time slot to show it on TV. After graduating in diploma in film acting, he was offered roles in Television series and sitcoms. He was also performing at various road shows and orchestras. However, a major breakthrough in television came with the comedy talk-show Comedy Time aired on Udaya TV. Through the success of the show, Ganesh gained immense popularity among the audience with his comic-timing getting prominent notice. He earned the sobriquet "Comedy Time" Ganesh post the show's success.

Ganesh's initial film appearances were largely as extra actor playing uncredited roles as the lead characters' friend. His first noticeable supporting role was of a villain character in the film Tapori (2002) which was directed by B. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Following this, in 2003, he played side-kick roles in three films out of which M. D. Sridhar's Game For Love was noteworthy while the other two under-performed at the box-office. He continued such roles in the years 2004 and 2005 starring in films such as Dayal Padmanabhan's Baa Baaro Rasika (2004) playing Sunil Raoh's friend, V. Ravichandran's Aham Premasmi (2005) and Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's Amrithadhare (2005) co-starring Dhyan, Ramya which also had a guest role played by Amitabh Bachchan.

2006-2008: Success and stardom

In 2006, director M. D. Sridhar approached Ganesh to play the lead role in his film Chellata and he signed the project. Featuring alongside Rekha Vedavyas, Ganesh's performance was well received, and the film was a box office success despite getting mixed reviews. Soon after, director Preetham Gubbi approached him and outlined the story of his next script titled Mungaru Male, which had rain as a backdrop and to be directed by Yogaraj Bhat. He was actively involved throughout the script development process and became curious to act in the movie. He also helped director Bhat to meet the producer, E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hails from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Actress Pooja Gandhi was roped in to play the female lead and the film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag. The film was released on 29 December 2006 and was critically acclaimed particularly drawing praises for Ganesh's performance as Preetham. The film went on to become one of the highest grossers ever in the history of Kannada cinema and acheieved cult status. The film became the first ever Kannada film to be screened in multiplexes for a year. The film established the careers of Ganesh, Bhat, Gubbi, Gandhi, the cinematographer S. Krishna, the music composer Mano Murthy, the lyricist Jayanth Kaikini and the playback singer Sonu Nigam in Kannada cinema. Indicine.com's critic described Ganesh as the "life and soul of the movie". Ganesh was nominated at the Filmfare Awards for the Best Actor.

Actor Ganesh 
Ganesh at a film location

In 2007, Ganesh collaborated again with M. D. Sridhar and Pooja Gandhi in Krishna, which became sensational hit at the box office, completing 100-days in main centres of Karnataka. He further starred in Hudugaata, the Indian adaptation of the American film It Happened One Night (1934) costarring Rekha Vedavyas. The film met with critical reviews and achieved moderate success at the box office. The third project of the year, Cheluvina Chittara, a remake of Tamil film Kaadhal, marked the first association of Ganesh with director S. Narayan and costarred Amoolya. The film had a successful run at the box office and was one of the highest grossers of the year. Ganesh earned the title "Golden Star" after having starred in this film. He also won the Udaya Film Award for Best Actor.

2008-2015: Direction & Career expansion

In 2008, Ganesh appeared in four films. In his first release of the year, Gaalipata, a triple hero coming-of-age comedy, Ganesh partnered once again with Yogaraj Bhat and shot for the film in and around Thirthahalli and Agumbe region alongside Diganth and Rajesh Krishnan. The film opened to positive reviews from critics. Emerging as a commercial success, it completed a 175-day run in theaters and received 11 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, winning three awards including Best Actor for Ganesh. His next success came through Aramane directed by Nagashekar and had actress Roma paired with him. This was followed by two unsuccessful projects, Bombaat directed by D. Rajendra Babu pairing opposite Ramya and Sangama with Vedhicka. He started the year 2009 with an average grosser comedy film Circus. The film featured him as a carefree urban youth who along with his friends help in foiling the plans of a terrorist gang. This was soon followed by another blockbuster film Maleyali Jotheyali which fetched him his second Filmfare Award. The film was produced under his home banner "Golden Movies" by his wife Shilpa and directed by Preetham Gubbi. Ganesh made his debut as a singer with this film. Critics unanimously praised his performance and the film successfully completed 100 days run. In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including Ullasa Utsaha, a remake of Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga and Eno Onthara, a remake of Tamil film Kushi.

Ganesh made his debut in direction with the film Kool in 2011. Starring in the dual roles alongside Sana Khan, the film was produced under his home banner. The film met with critical reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office. A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Ganesh attempts too many things in this film, making it a mess of everything.He sings, co-writes dialogues, gets his wife to produce the movie. Unwarranted and avoidable. Not Kool at all".. Upon its failure, Ganesh termed it as a "learning experience". This was followed by Maduve Mane, yet another unsuccessful project that had Shradha Arya paired opposite him. Later in the year, Ganesh reunited with S. Narayan for the film, Shyloo, a remake of Tamil film Mynaa (2010) which got positive reviews from critics and the lead actors performances were appreciated. In 2012, Ganesh featured in three films and gave a voice over for the film Rambo starring Sharan in the lead role. Munjane marked the third collaboration with S. Narayan. Romeo, directed by PC Shekhar and starring Bhavana was a musical hit soon after its release. The third release of the year, Mr. 420, however, was a box-office bomb. His following releases in the year 2013 namely Auto Raja, Sakkare and Shravani Subramanya were all average grossers except the latter which was one of the successful films of the year and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination. He had a solo release in 2014 in the form of Preetham Gubbi's comedy drama Dil Rangeela. The film met with average reviews and was declared a sleeper hit of the year.

In the year 2015, Ganesh featured in his 25th film as actor through the film Buguri The film met with average response from critics and audience. The other release Khushi Khushiyagi was a remake of Telugu film Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013).

His subsequent films are Mungaru Male 2 (2016), Sakath (2021) and Gaalipata 2 (2022).

Brand Ambassador

Ganesh was signed as the Brand Ambassador of Reliance Mobile (2009-2011), Coca-Cola (2010-2011), Rim-Jim product from Coca-Cola (2022).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

  • Refers to the year in which ceremony was held.
Total
Awards won 5
Nominations 4
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2006 Mungaru Male 54th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Won
2007 Cheluvina Chittara Udaya Film Awards Best Actor Won
2008 Cine Gandha Awards Best Actor Won
2008 Gaalipata 56th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Won
2008 Suvarna Film Awards Most Popular Actor Won
2009 Maleyali Jotheyali Filmfare Awards South Best Actor - Kannada Won
2013 Shravani Subramanya Filmfare Awards South Best Actor - Kannada Won
2018 Mugulu Nage Love Lavike Readers Choice Awards Best Actor Won
2018 Filmfare Awards South Best Actor - Kannada Won
2018 Chamak South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor - Kannada Won
2018 Orange Filmibeat Award Best Actor - Kannada Won
2019 Filmfare Award Best Actor - Kannada Won
2021 Sakath South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor - Kannada Won

References

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