Acting
Sivaji Ganesan
- Titles
- 152movies
- Career
Active from 1952 to 1999, with up to 7 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 144top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Thevar Magan85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.8
- Spiritual4.7average 2.0
- Family Dynamics7.4average 4.8
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Catharsis7.4average 5.1
- Pathos7.3average 5.3
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Wholesome4.9average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism4.3, average 5.4
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Tamil Cinema 29
- Social Commentary 17
- Family Drama 13
- Melodrama 12
- Historical Drama 11
- Indian Cinema 11
- Classic Indian Cinema 10
- Character-Driven 9
- Romance 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Historical Setting 7
- Moral Dilemma 7
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
PadminiActorKaveri, Pesum Deivam, The Light of the House, Thirumal Perumai, Paaladai, +28 more
NageshActorPesum Deivam, Sorgam, Mannavan Vanthaanadi, Enga Oor Raja, Paaladai, +26 more
M. N. NambiarActorRajaraja Cholan, Kaveri, Thaai, Mannavan Vanthaanadi, Enga Oor Raja, +23 more
M. S. ViswanathanComposerThaai, Mannavan Vanthaanadi, Enga Oor Raja, Gnana Oli, Enga Mama, +23 more
V. K. RamasamyActorThaai, Naan Vazhavaippen, Paaladai, Gnana Oli, Vazhvile Oru Naal, +20 more
Major SundarrajanActorThaai, Naan Vazhavaippen, Gnana Oli, My Beloved, My Life, Unakkaga Naan, +18 more
ManoramaActorRajaraja Cholan, Enga Oor Raja, Paaladai, Gnana Oli, My Beloved, My Life, +14 more- RR. DevarajanEditorPesum Deivam, Mannavan Vanthaanadi, Enga Oor Raja, Gnana Oli, Gauravam, +12 more
K R VijayaActorSorgam, Naan Vazhavaippen, Thirumal Perumai, Paaladai, Thirudan, +11 more
R. MuthuramanActorRajaraja Cholan, Vani Rani, Sorgam, Karnan, Iru Thuruvam, +9 more
K. BalajiActorSorgam, Enga Mama, Thillana Mohanambal, Anbu Karangal, Unakkaga Naan, +8 more
K. A. ThangaveluActorThe Light of the House, Vani Rani, Punar Janmam, Uthama Puthiran, Irumbu Thirai, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
1501990s
7 titles · average score 76
as Dharmalingam
as Author
as Selvam
as Anantha Subramaniam
as Durairasu Thevar
as Periya Thevar
as Chaturvedi
1980s
26 titles · average score 73
as D.I.G. Pandidurai
as Nagama Nayak
as Inspector Rajasingam
as Rajasekar
as Rajasekhar
as Rajasekhar
as Malaichami
as Sage Vishwamitra / King Kaushika
as Captain Chidambaram
as Ramanathan / Raja
as Narashimaachari
as Sathyamoorthy / Raja
1970s
33 titles
as Ravi
as Gopinath
as Alexander III of Macedon
as Ranga
as Rajaraja Cholan
as Rajinikanth / Kannan
as Sivaji
as Rangadurai / Rajapart
as Antony / Arun
as Anand
as Shankar
as Koteeswaran
1960s
49 titles · average score 75
as Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram
as Thief, Vishnuchitta and Sage
as Chandru
as Veerabaghu
as Ravi
as Vidyapathi
as Karna
as Lord Shiva in Different Disguises
as Karnan
as Gopal
as Widowder Arputhraj/Drunkard/Doctor Karunagaran/Gunman/Villager/Leper/Actor Sathyavaan Singaram/Commissioner Veerapan/Bridegroom Anand
as Rajasekharan
1950s
35 titles · average score 70
as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
as Kannaiyan
as Parthiban and Vikraman
as Bharathan
as Mohan
as Raja
as Tenali Rama
as Vijayan
as Rajan
as Manohar
as Manohara
as Gunasekaran