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.
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![]() 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) |
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) |
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1986 | Aruvadai Naal | Father Vicent Parker Soosai | Tamil | |
1990 | My Dear Marthandan | Tamil | ||
2005 | Chandramukhi | Tamil | Special appearance | |
2015 | I | Indrakumar | Tamil | |
2019 | LKG | Bhojappan | Tamil | |
2019 | Boomerang | Akash | Tamil | |