Jai Ganesh
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Biography
Jai Ganesh (Tamil: ஜெய்கணேஷ்) was an Indian Tamil film actor, who mostly acted in supporting roles and was perhaps best known for his role in films like Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and Attukara Alamelu. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or even as a villain in films like Thaayillamal Naanillai, Athisaya Piravi and few more. He was born in 1946.
He was introduced into the film industry by director K. Balachander in Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. From then on, he acted in many films as hero and also as character actor. Some of his famous films in 1970s are Neeya, Pilot Premnath, Vattathukkul Sathuram and Vanakathukuriya Kathaliyae& Azhage unnai Aradhikkiren.
Jai Ganesh died of cancer on 11 February 2001, at the age of 54. He acted in lot of movies as hero as well as in supporting roles with famous actors including Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj, Karthik Muthuraman, Vijay and Ajith Kumar.
Notable filmography
- Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974)
- Annan Oru Koyil (1977)
- Aattukara Alamelu (1977)
- Varuvan Vadivelan (1978)
- Imayam (1979)
- Gnana Kuzhandhai (1979)
- Neeya (1979)
- Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979)
- Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren (1979)
- Thirisoolam (1979)
- Chinna Veedu (1985)
- Nambinar Keduvathillai (1986)
- Dharma Devathai (1986)
- Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987)
- Veeran Veluthambi (1987)
- Raja Chinna Roja (1989)
- Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal (1989)
- Athisaya Piravi (1990)
- Naalaiya Theerpu (1992)
- Maharasan (1993)
- Murai Maman (1995)
- Ullathai Allitha (1996)
- Poove Unakkaga (1996)
- Vetri Vinayagar (1996)
- Surya Vamsam (1997)
- Priyamudan (1998)
- Nilaave Vaa (1998)
- Ullathai Killathe (1999)
- Unnai Thedi (1999)
- Viralukketha Veekkam (1999)