Ramkumar Ganesan (born 12 January 1955) 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.

Ramkumar Ganesan
M. Venkaiah Naidu being presented a memento by Ramkumar Ganesan and Prabhu in 2016
Born	Ramkumar Ganesan (1955-01-12) 12 January 1955 (age 67) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film producer, actor
Political party	BJP (2021)
Spouse	Kannammal
Children	Dushyanth Shivaji Dev Dharshan Rishyan
Parent(s)	Sivaji Ganesan (father) Kamala (mother)
Relatives	Prabhu (brother) Vikram Prabhu (nephew)

Career

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu, 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 is married to Kannamal. He has three sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,[5] and twins Dharshan and Rishyan, with Kannamal. His second marriage was to Meenakshi Ramkumar, Sripriya's elder sister. They have 2 sons, Vishnu and Shivaji Dev, who has starred in the film Singakutty.[6][7]

Filmography

As producer

• Aasal (2010)
• Chandramukhi (2005)
• Kalaignan (1993)

References