Ganesh Venkatraman

Ganesh Venkatraman is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He had acted in Radha Mohan's Abhiyum Naanum (2008), before working in Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Kandahar (2010).[1]

Ganesh Venkatraman
Ganesh Venkatraman at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, 2015
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2008-present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​

Career

Ganesh began his acting career by appearing in television serials including Antariksh and Mayavi, which was first 3D serial in Tamil television. He made his film début with The Angrez (2006), an experimental crossover film shot in Hyderabadi Urdu but could not garner any further film offers immediately. Subsequently, he made his début in Tamil cinema with Radha Mohan's family drama, Abhiyum Naanum (2008). Ganesh successfully auditioned for the role in Mumbai, by turning up dressed as the Sikh character in the film, prompting the makers to believe that he actually was a Punjabi. Portraying as Trisha's Punjabi fiancé, his role received critical acclaim and the film performed well at the box office. After working with Prakash Raj in his second film, Ganesh got several further offers to appear in supporting roles in films starring veteran actors. He appeared as a police officer, working alongside Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal and Venkatesh in the bilingual film Unnaipol Oruvan (2009), while he then portrayed an army general in Major Ravi's war film Kandahar, where he appeared with Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan. He also shot and completed a thriller film titled Muriyadi with Sathyaraj by Selva, but the film failed to have a theatrical release owing to Kavithalayaa Productions' financial troubles. During the period, Ganesh also opted out of another multi-starrer Mankatha (2011), and instead chose to work on another bilingual Tamil and Hindi film, Panithuli (2012), in a solo lead role. Shot entirely in the US, the film opened to negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.[2] Furthermore, he appeared with another veteran actor, Nagarjuna, during the making of Damarukam (2012), which became his first straight Telugu film.[3]

Ganesh worked on three projects in 2013, prioritising his work on Tamil cinema. He appeared in Sundar C's bilingual film, Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru in a supporting role of an office worker, while he was seen as a police officer in the action film, Ivan Veramathiri. He also portrayed the role of a prince in Roopa Iyer's Kannada and Tamil bilingual film, Chandra, and revealed that he signed on after hearing that Shriya Saran would be portraying the lead role.[4] Ganesh subsequently worked on a few low budget films, the psychological thriller Achaaram (2015) and the drama Pallikoodam Pogamale (2015), both of which had low key theatrical releases. During the same year, he also portrayed a supporting role in Mohan Raja's Thani Oruvan (2015), which went on to become a blockbuster at the box office.[5] His following his releases have fared less well with Thodari (2016) and Nayaki (2016), where he portrayed the antagonist, earning negative reviews and performing poorly at the box office.[6][7] Likewise, neither of his subsequent investigative thriller films Inayathalam (2017) or 7 Naatkal (2017) were able to perform well commercially.[8] For his role in Inayathalam, Ganesh spent time with the Chennai cyber-crime division to prepare for his character.[9]

Ganesh will next appear as a supporting cast in Vanangamudi as a police officer alongside Aravind Swamy. His long-delayed Hindi film, Guns of Banaras, where he stars alongside Vinod Khanna, is also expected to have a theatrical release in late 2017.[10][11]

Other work

Prior to acting, Ganesh Venkatraman was a successful model and had been chosen Gladrags Mr. India 2003 and been a representative for India in Mr. World 2004.[12] In September 2014, Ganesh made his debut as a television host by presenting the reality game show Vendhar Veetu Kalyanam on Vendhar TV.[13] He later appeared in the reality show Achcham Thavir by Star Vijay. In 2017, he took part as a contestant in the Bigg Boss reality show hosted by Kamal Haasan, and finished as the show's third runner up. During his stint on the show, Ganesh's character was widely appreciated by audiences for his gentlemanly behaviour, genuineness and credibility. As a result, he received more opportunities as an actor, brand ambassador and as a public speaker after his time on the show.[14]

Personal life

Ganesh Venkatraman and actress Nisha Krishnan were engaged in February 2015 and were married in November 2015. In June 2019 Nisha gave birth to their first child, a baby girl Samaira. [15][16]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
2006The AngrezRochak SuddalaHyderabadi Urdu
2008Abhiyum NaanumJoginder SinghTamil
2009Unnaipol OruvanInspector Arif KhanTamilEdison Award for Best Supporting Actor
2009EenaduTelugu
2010KandaharSooryanath SharmaMalayalam
2011KoHimselfTamilSpecial appearance
2012PanithuliShivaTamil
2012DamarukamRahulTelugu
2013Theeya Velai Seiyyanum KumaruGeorgeTamil
Something SomethingGeorgeTelugu
ChandraAryaKannada
Ivan VeramathiriDCP AravindanTamil
2014ChandraAryaTamil
2014Tum Ho YaaraShivaHindiHindi version of Panithuli
2015AchaaramSI SuriyaTamil
2015Thani OruvanShakthi IPSTamil
2015Pallikoodam PogamaleDCP Ganesh VenkatramTamil
2016NayagiSanjayTamil
2016NayakiTelugu
2016ThodariDIG Sultan IPSTamil
2017InayathalamGaneshTamil
20177 NaatkalSai PrasadTamil
2018My Story David EapenMalayalamSanthosham Award for Best Villain
2019Raagala 24 GantalloGaneshTelugu
2020Guns of BanarasVikram SinghHindi
TBAVanangamudiTamilFilming

Television
YearShowTV ChannelRoleLanguageNotes
2006 Antariksh - Ek Amar Katha Star Plus Amar Hindi
2006-2007MayaviJaya TVVikramTamil
2014 Vendhar Veetu Kalyanam Vendhar TV Anchor Tamil
2016 Achcham Thavir Star Vijay Himself Tamil
1st Runner Up
2017 Bigg Boss 1 Star Vijay Himself Tamil
3rd Runner-up
2020 Zee Cine Awards Zee Tamil Guest Tamil Special Guest Appearance

References
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  6. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (15 July 2016). "Nayaki: A futile effort". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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  8. "Review : Inayathalam review: An amateurish attempt that is worth a (2017)". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. "Ganesh Venkatraman spent time with Chennai cyber-crime division to prepare for Inayathalam". Bollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  10. "Ganesh hopes for a turnaround". Newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  11. "As long as the work excites me, the platform is irrelevant". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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