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The '''Sivaji Ganesan Memorial''' is a memorial for veteran [[Tamil cinema|Tamil actor]] [[Sivaji Ganesan]], located in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is located on Durgabai Deshmukh Road in [[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]], a southern neighbourhood of the city. He was born on October 1, 1928, and died on July 21, 2001.<br />
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==The memorial==<br />
The memorial for actor Sivaji Ganesan was built by the [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department|Public Works Department]] in 2017 at a cost of {{INR}} 28 million. The memorial is spread over 28,300&nbsp;square&nbsp;feet. The building is built in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]], adorned with domes. The memorial also houses a statue of the actor.<ref name="Hindu_MemorialReadyInAWeek">{{cite news<br />
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| title = Memorial for Sivaji Ganesan to be ready in a week<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
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| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 29 June 2017<br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/memorial-for-sivaji-ganesan-to-be-ready-in-a-week/article19166686.ece<br />
| access-date = 2 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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The memorial complex also consists of a [[reverse osmosis]] plant for drinking water needs. The 2.35-metre-high bronze statue of the actor previously installed on Kamarajar Salai ([[Marina Beach]]) in 2006 was shifted to the memorial in August 2017.<ref>{{cite news<br />
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| title = Sivaji statue removed from Kamarajar Salai <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
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| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 4 August 2017<br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sivaji-statue-removed-from-kamarajar-salai/article19422152.ece<br />
| access-date = 6 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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The memorial was inaugurated on his birth anniversary (October 1, 2017) by Deputy CM [[O. Panneerselvam]] in the presence of Fisheries Minister [[D. Jayakumar]], Information and Publicity Minister [[Kadambur Raju]], senior members of [[South Indian Artistes' Association]] and the family of Sivaji Ganesan.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2017-10-01 |title=Deputy CM Panneerselvam inaugurates Sivaji Ganesan's memorial |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/deputy-cm-panneerselvam-inaugurates-sivaji-ganesan-memorial/article62039905.ece |access-date=2022-09-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Tholkappia Poonga]]<br />
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