Ramkumar Ganesan

Ramkumar Ganesan (born 3 July 1953) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan or his younger brother Prabhu Ganesan.

Ramkumar Ganesan
M. Venkaiah Naidu being presented a memento by Shri Ramkumar Ganesan and Shri Prabhu, 2016
Born (1952-01-12) 12 January 1952
India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm producer, actor
Spouse(s)Kannamal
Meenakshi (deceased)
ChildrenDushyanth Ramkumar
Shivaji Dev
Dharshan
Rishyan
Parent(s)Sivaji Ganesan
Kamala Ganesan
RelativesPrabhu Ganesan (brother)
Vikram Prabhu (nephew)

Career

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of legendary Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.[1]

Ramkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died.[2] The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu.[3] The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster Chandramukhi in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film Aasal starring Ajith Kumar.[4] Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of scenes, playing notable supporting roles in Aruvadai Naal and My Dear Marthandan, both starring Prabhu. He appeared as one of the antagonists in director Shankar's I.[2]

Personal life

Ramkumar has four sons, one of whom is Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,[5] and another is Shivaji Dev, who has starred in the film Singakutty, Puthumughangal Thervai and Nandhanam.[6] His nephew Vikram Prabhu is also a famous actor these days who has acted in a handful of films as lead. Shivaji Dev born to Ramkumar's second wife Meenakshi who is Sripriya's elder sister.

Filmography
As actor
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1986Aruvadai NaalFather Vicent Parker SoosaiTamil
1990My Dear MarthandanTamil
2005ChandramukhiTamilSpecial appearance
2015IIndrakumarTamil
2019LKGBhojappanTamil
2019BoomerangAkashTamil
As producer
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References
  1. "Sivajiproductions.com". Sivajiproductions.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Grand re-entry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/66726.html
  4. "'Asal' to see 500 screens". IndiaGlitz. 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. "Welcome to". Sify.com. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "Ramkumar Ganesan`s son Sivaji is back". Sify.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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