The legend lives on: 12 times Sivaji Ganesan wowed the audience with his acting skills
Born as ‘Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan’ to Chinnaiah Pillai and Rajamani Ammal at Sirkali in 1928, Ganesan left home in his teenage years to pursue his passion for acting. The multifaceted actor would always be remembered as someone who became famous and established himself in the industry through his sheer hard work and immense talent.
Choosing best moments from this man’s repertoire is akin to an attempt to pick drops from the ocean. Yet, on the occasion of his death anniversary, here are 12 of our favourite moments from his oeuvre
At a time when films had in excess of 30 songs, Parasakthi arrived with a bang. How could we ever forget the magical court room scene, made iconic by Karunanithi's dialogues and Sivaji's histrionics!
There are some performances that you can’t write about. You just reverently see them unfold and celebrate them. Sivaji Ganesan’s performance as Veera Pandia Kattabomman falls under this category.
Some films stay on forever in our hearts. Pasamalar brings out the best from two stars Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri, arguably the best actors to have ever graced the Tamil movie screens in those times.
An epic about Mahabharatha's Karnan with its titular character essayed by none other than Sivaji! The thespian aces the character in his own style, perfectly acing the despair of a righteous warrior.
Sivaji revels in the role of Shiva, exuding a rare kind of regality and jest in Thiruvilaiyadal. The intensity in his eyes when in confrontation with Nakkiran is something words cannot do justice to.
Sivaji Ganesan plays “Sikkal” Shanmugasundaram (Sundaram), a Nadaswaram player in Thillana Mohanambal with unmatchable grace and style. His body language is truly incredible.
With Dheiva Magan. Sivaji took up a character, who actually didn’t look ‘heroic’. With one side of the face burnt, only an actor of his calibre could have given so much life to the character!
An emotional story of pathos, possessiveness, and redemption, Aalayamani has Sivaji acing the character of a lonely rich bachelor, subjected to deep-seated trauma.
Sivaji is super-convincing in a dual role in the courtroom-drama, Gouravam - the egoist atheist uncle and the humble, god fearing nephew, both being lawyers.
Kamal and Sivaji (in Devar Magan) represent different generations of cinema, but it's evident from this particular face-off that their passion for cinema is timeless. Any movie buff’s delight!
Sivaji's portrayal of Malaichami in Bharathiraja's Mudhal Mariyadhai was an allegorical blow to his naysayers, who were busy talking about the end of an era in Tamil cinema.
Sivaji, playing the father to Rajinikanth, nails the role of the head of the family in his own inimitable manner, in Rajasekhar's Padikkadavan.
