Ganesh (actor)

Ganesh

Ganesh on set
Born (1980-07-02) 2 July 1980
Adakamaranahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
Other names Golden Star Ganesh,
Comedy Time Ganesh
Occupation Actor, director, television presenter
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s) Shilpa (m. 2008)
Children 2

Ganesh (born 2 July 1980)[1] is an Indian actor, film director and television producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. After having found success in television as a show host in "Comedy Time", which was broadcast on the Udaya Channel, and as a supporting actor, he made his film debut as a lead with Chellata in 2006. He shot to popularity with the blockbuster film Mungaru Male, 865 days which became one of the biggest hits in Kannada cinema.[2]

Early life

Ganesh is of Nepalese descent.[3]

Career

Television career

Guttu was Ganesh's first ever on-camera project. Though it was made as a telefilm in Karnataka, it ran into difficulties getting a timeslot to air, and the frustrated producers played it as a feature in festivals and select theatres in the USA, Ganesh played the hero, Deepak, a helpless software systems analyst, who gets caught up in the ambitious adventure of an NRI woman (played by Chaya Singh) who visits India to try and re-trace her family tree. His flair for comedy and knack for timing showed through in this first role.

He acted in several TV serials, including Yadva Tadva, Vataara (directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar) and Pa Pa Pandu (directed by Sihi Kahi Chandru).

As a TV artist he popularised the television program Comedy Time. The program was telecast on Udaya TV from Monday to Friday at 5:00–5:30pm in the beginning and later at 5:30–6:00pm. The program concept was unique: Viewers would write a letter to the anchor describing their family and mentioning their telephone number. Then the anchor would call their number, disguising himself as someone else and fool them. After reading each letter a comedy scene from a chosen Kannada film was telecast in the interim. His unique style of greeting the viewers at the start and end of the program was popular, especially with children.

Following the success of this TV show, fans started to call him "Comedy Time" Ganesh. His mother belongs to the Vokkaliga community from Bellary and his father is from Uttarakhand.[4][5]

Films

His first film was Guttu, a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, an NRI who came to India with the intention of entering the Indian film industry. Priyabharati offered Ganesh Guttu just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticised her choice of a newcomer. Guttu was Ganesh's first time facing the camera, before moving on to his TV career and later, feature films.

Ganesh's first feature wide-release film, Chellata, was a moderate success and ran up to 125 days in some theatres. Rekha Vedavyas, who had already acted in quite a few films, acted opposite Ganesh in this film.

Then came the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which was a roaring success. The film was directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Yogaraj had narrated the script to Puneeth Rajkumar, who rejected it. Ganesh had been involved in the script development process and was curious to act in the movie. He got director Bhat to meet E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hail from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Since Yogaraj Bhat could not get dates from any Kannada actress, he signed a relatively unknown actress, Pooja Gandhi. The film's lyrics were penned by Jayant Kaikini and music was composed by part-time music director Mano Murthy. Jayant Kaikini, son of renowned writer late Gourish Kaikini, was a well-known columnist and writer. The film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag.

His third film as hero, Hudugaata, was released on 8 June 2007. His subsequent films have included Cheluvina Chithara (2007), Gaalipata (2008), Krishna (2007), Aramane (2008), Bombaat (2008), Sangama (2008), Circus (2009), Ullasa Utsaha, and MaLeyali Jotheyali (2009), Eno Onthara (2010), Kool (2011), Maduve Mane (2011), Shyloo (2011) and Munjane and Romeo (2012).Shravani Subramanya

Filmography

On TV

TV shows

Supporting roles in movies

In lead roles

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2006 Chellata Ganesh
2006 Mungaru Male Preetham
2007 Hudugaata Balu Mahendar
2007 Cheluvina Chittara Maadesha Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor
2007 Krishna Krishna
2008 Gaalipata Ganesh Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2008 Aramane Arun
2008 Bombaat Anand
2008 Sangama Balu
2009 Circus Dhanush
2009 Ullasa Utsaha Preetham
2010 Maleyali Jotheyali Preetham Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2010 Eno Onthara Surya
2010 Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga Rahul
2011 Maduve Mane Suraj
2011 Shyloo Manja
2012 Munjane Manu
2012 Romeo Ganesh
2012 Mr. 420 Krishna
2013 Auto Raja Raja
2013 Sakkare Vinay
2013 Shravani Subramanya Subramanya Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2014 Dil Rangeela Preetham
2015 Khushi Khushiyagi Raj
2015 Buguri Krishna
2015 Style KingFilms that have not yet been released Post-production
2015 ZoomFilms that have not yet been released Filming
2016 Mungaru Male 2Films that have not yet been released Filming
2016 PatakiFilms that have not yet been released Filming
2016 Gandu Endare Gandu Filming

Awards

References

External links

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