VTV Ganesh

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{{Short description|Indian film actor and director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = VTV Ganesh
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| birth_name = Ganesh Janardhanan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|2|}}
| birth_place = [[Viluppuram]],[[Tamil Nadu]]|
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| nationality = Indian
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| yearsactive = 2002-present
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| occupation = [[Film actor]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[Writer]]
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'''Ganesh Janardhanan''', also known by his stage name '''VTV Ganesh''' is an Indian actor, comedian and film producer. He is best known for his hoarse voice,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/interview-with-vtv-ganesh-happy-to-make-people-happy/article6555464.ece|title=Happy to make people happy|last=Srinivasan|first=Sudhir|date=1 November 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511142744/http://www.thehindu.com/features/interview-with-vtv-ganesh-happy-to-make-people-happy/article6555464.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> and his appearances in films featuring [[Silambarasan]]. He had made his debut in Tamil movie ''[[Red (2002 film)|Red]]'' (2002) directed by [[Singampuli]].

==Career==
Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya]]'' (2010) directed by [[Gautham Menon]] featuring [[Silambarasan]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]] in the lead roles. His portrayal of Ganesh, the fictional cinematographer of ''Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya'' (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led to him changing his name by adding a prefix with the initials of the film (VTV). He went on to play a comic role in the anthology film, ''[[Vaanam]]'' (2011) which he also produced, portraying the character of "Bajanai" Ganesh who assists Cable Raja played Silambarasan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/news-interviews/28307849_1_vaanam-vtv-prakash-raj |title=Ganesh is back! |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2010-07-22 |access-date=2011-09-25 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124001/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-22/news-interviews/28307849_1_vaanam-vtv-prakash-raj |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-11-03/vaanam-silambarasan-17-06-11.html|title=Vaanam crosses 50 day mark |access-date=30 June 2011 |date=17 June 2011|website=Behindwoods.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619214910/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-11-03/vaanam-silambarasan-17-06-11.html |archive-date=19 June 2011 }}</ref> Ganesh also acted in ''[[Osthe]]'' (2011) featuring Silambarasan in a role as the heroine's father. He was one of the lead characters in ''[[Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-11-05/str-dharani-30-06-11.html |title=Silambarasan's Buddy In Osthi - Str - Dharani - Vtv Ganesh |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2011-06-30 |access-date=2011-09-25 |archive-date=3 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703060613/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-11-05/str-dharani-30-06-11.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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|2002 || ''[[Red (2002 film)|Red]]'' || District Collector ||
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|2006 || ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006 film)|Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' || Dharma ||
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|2007 || ''[[Pachaikili Muthucharam]]'' || Sundar ||
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|2008 || ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || Anthony ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya]]'' || Ganesh ||Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]'' || Film crew member || [[Telugu (language)|Telugu]] film<br/>Appearance in "Manasaa" song
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Vaanam]]'' || "Bajna" Ganesh ||
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| ''[[Osthe]]'' || Neduvaali's Father ||
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|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Podaa Podi]]'' || Arjun's uncle || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Comedian]]<br/>Nominated, [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Comedian]]
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| ''[[Neethane En Ponvasantham]]'' || Ganesh ||Guest appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya]]'' || Krishnamoorthy ||
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| ''[[Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham]]'' || Ganesh ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[Inga Enna Solluthu]]'' || Ganesh || Also writer and producer;<br>also lyrics and singer for song "Pattampoochi"
|-
| ''[[Thalaivan]]'' || ||
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| ''[[Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham]]'' || Deergadarsi ||
|-
| ''[[Kappal]]'' || Nelson ||
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| rowspan="5"|2015 || ''[[JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai]]'' || || Guest appearance
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|''[[Inimey Ippadithaan]]'' || Chandra ||
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| ''[[Romeo Juliet (2015 film)|Romeo Juliet]]'' || VTV Ganesh ||
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| ''[[Vaalu]]'' || Kutti Paiya ||
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| ''[[Trisha Illana Nayanthara]]'' || Vishu ||
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| rowspan="7"|2016 || ''[[Vaaliba Raja]]'' || Prabhakaran Sethji ||
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| ''[[Hello Naan Pei Pesuren]]'' || Kavitha's brother ||
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| ''[[Pencil (film)|Pencil]]'' || Anthony Gonsalves ||
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| ''[[Enakku Innoru Per Irukku]]'' || Benjamin ||
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| ''[[Muthina Kathirika]]'' || Marudhu ||
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| ''[[Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum]]'' || AC Shakthivel ||
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| ''[[Veera Sivaji]]'' || Security Officer ||
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| rowspan="5"| 2017 ||''[[Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva]]'' || Shaktivel ||
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| ''[[Shivalinga (2017 film)|Shivalinga]]'' || N.Murali ||
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| ''[[Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan]]'' || Somu ||
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| ''[[Yaanum Theeyavan]]'' || Sundaramurthi ||
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| ''[[Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017 film)|Sakka Podu Podu Raja]]'' || J. Neelakandan, Santa's father ||
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| 2018 || ''[[Kalakalappu 2]]'' || Sait, Aishwarya's father ||
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| rowspan="2"| 2019 ||''[[Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven]]'' || Roshan ||
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| ''[[Iruttu]]'' || Head Constable ||
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| 2020 || ''[[Naanga Romba Busy]]'' || Oorandai Govindan || Television film
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|TBA
|''[[Sumo (film)|Sumo]]''
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|TBA
|''Vinodhan''
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|TBA
|''Takkar''
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|2021
|''Thalapathy 65''
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===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
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|2010 ||''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' ||
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|2011 ||''[[Vaanam]]'' ||
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|2014 ||''[[Inga Enna Solluthu]]'' ||
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|2017||''[[Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017 film)|Sakka Podu Podu Raja]]'' ||
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|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=2536215|name=VTV Ganesh}}
* [https://www.moviebuff.com/vtv-ganesh VTV Ganesh] on Moviebuff

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