Ganesh (actor)

Ganesh
File:GoldenStar Ganesh.jpg Ganesh in Zoom (2016 film)
Born	(1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 Adakamaranahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Residence	Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Other names	Golden Star Ganesh, Comedy Time Ganesh
Occupation	Actor, director, television presenter
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Shilpa Ganesh (m. 2008)
Children	2

Ganesh (born 2 July 1980) 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.

Early life

Ganesh was born in Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala. His mother belongs to the Vokkaliga community from Bellary and his father is from Uttarakhand.

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.

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

Personal life

Ganesh married shilpa in 2008 and they have a daughter (Charithriya) and a son (Vihaan).

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Television	Notes
2006	Comedy Time	Udaya TV	Block buster Television show
2010	Maleyali Jotheyali Special Comedy Time	Udaya TV	Special show
2014	Super Minute	ETV Kannada	Season 1
2016	Super Minute	Colors Kannada	Season 2

Supporting roles in movies

• Tapori as Villan
• Hudugigaagi
• Aham Premasmi
• Thunta
• Amrithadhare
• Koun Baneghaga Kotyadhipathi
• Baa Baaro Rasika
• Game
• O Priyathama
• Abbabba Yentha Huduga

In lead roles

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Chellata	Ganesh	Debut as a Hero,Block buster 125 Days
2006	Mungaru Male	Preetham	Block buster 865 Days
2007	Hudugaata	Balu Mahendar	50 Days
2007	Cheluvina Chittara	Maadesha	Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor ,Block buster 100 Days
2007	Krishna	Krishna	Block buster 100 Days
2008	Gaalipata	Ganesh	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada ,Block buster 100 Days
2008	Aramane	Arun	50 Days
2008	Bombaat	Anand
2008	Sangama	Balu
2009	Circus	Dhanush
2009	Ullasa Utsaha	Preetham
2010	Maleyali Jotheyali	Preetham	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada , Block buster 50 Days
2010	Eno Onthara	Surya
2010	Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga	Rahul
2011	Maduve Mane	Suraj
2011	Shyloo	Manja
2012	Munjane	Manu
2012	Romeo	Ganesh	50 Days
2012	Mr. 420	Krishna
2013	Auto Raja	Raja
2013	Sakkare	Vinay
2013	Shravani Subramanya	Subramanya	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada ,Block buster 50 Days
2014	Dil Rangeela	Preetham
2015	Khushi Khushiyagi	Raj
2015	Buguri	Krishna
2016	Style King	Karthik Kashi	Dual roles
2015	Zoom		Filming
2016	Mottomme Mungaru Male		Filming
2016	SriKrishnaGiri		Filming
2016	Gandu Endare Gandu		Filming

Awards

• Best Actor (Kannada), 56th Filmfare Awards South: Gaalipata
• Best Actor (Kannada), 57th Filmfare Awards South: Maleyali Jotheyali
• Most Popular Actor, 2008 Ujala Suvarna Film Awards

External links

• Ganesh at the Internet Movie Database