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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ishari K Ganesh<br />
| image = Philanthropy Leading Image.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = 7 October 1966<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| occupation = Chancellor / Chairman of the [[Vels University]]<br />
| parents = Ishari Velan and Pushpa Velan<br />
| children =<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| office = [[Chancellor]] of [[Vels University]]<br />
| termstart = 1992<br />
| office1 = [[secretary]] of the [[consortium]] of [[colleges]] affiliated to The [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]]<br />
| termstart1 = 2007-2009<br />
| office2 = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] and [[Chairman]] of Vels film international<br />
| termstart2 = 2016<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Ishari K. Ganesh in Rap Rakesh Audio Launch at Vels University.jpg|thumb|right|Ganesh (centre right) with [[Rap Rakesh Sethulingam]] and [[Sivamani]] at [[Vels University]] ]]<br />
'''Dr. Ishari K Ganesh''' (pronounced as Ai-sari) is the founder, chairman and Chancellor of [[Vels University]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]].<ref name="Ganesh">{{Cite web| url= http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122853330400.htm | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050547/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122853330400.htm | url-status= dead | archive-date= 29 June 2011 | title= Rs.686 crore for conservation, protection of natural resources | date= 28 December 2010 | work= [[The Hindu]] | accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref><br />
He founded the Vael's Educational Trust in 1992 in the memory of his late father [[Isari Velan]], a former Member of Legislative Assembly in the state government of [[M. G. Ramachandran]].<br />
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He was the president of the [[Pachaiyappa Mudaliar|Pachaiyappa's Trust board]] (2011-2014).<br />
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He was the secretary of the consortium of colleges affiliated to [[The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]](2007-2009).<br />
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Ganesh is also the founder and Chairman of Vels Film International, which produces films in [[Tamil cinema]]. Ganesh has acted in 5 movies from (1992-2018) in supporting role and did a role in [[S. Shankar]]’s ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' (2018).<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;Actor<br />
*''Uthama Purushan'' (1989)<br />
*''Vaaku Moolam'' (1991)<br />
*''[[Dharma Seelan]]'' (1993)<br />
*''[[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]'' (2000)<br />
*''[[Aval Paavam]]'' (2000)<br />
*''[[Ninaikkaadha Naalillai]]'' (2001)<br />
*''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002)<br />
*''[[123 (film)|One Two Three]]'' (2002) - Trilingual film ([[Tamil Language|Tamil]]/ [[Kannada]] / [[Telugu Language|Telugu]])<br />
*''[[Engeyum Kadhal]]'' (2011)<br />
*''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' (2018)<br />
;Producer<br />
*''Vaaku Moolam'' (1991)<br />
*''[[Devi (2016 film)|Devi]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Sometimes (film)|Sometimes]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Junga (film)|Junga]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[LKG (film)|LKG]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Devi 2]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Comali]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Puppy (2019 film)|Puppy]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-was-helping-a-friend-out-ishari-k-ganesh-on-gautham-menon-and-enai-noki-paayum-thota/article30085508.ece|title=‘I was helping a friend out’: Ishari K Ganesh on Gautham Menon and 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota'|first=Pradeep|last=Kumar|date=26 November 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
*''[[Seeru]]'' (2020)<br />
*''[[Mookuthi Amman]]'' (2020)<br />
*''[[Kutty Story]]'' (2021)<br />
*''[[Sumo (Tamil film)|Sumo]]'' (TBA)<br />
*''[[Kizhakku Africavil Raju]]'' (TBA)<br />
*''[[Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha]]'' (TBA)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050547/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122853330400.htm Rs.686 crore for conservation, protection of natural resources]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091216043410/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2009/08/17/stories/2009081750160700.htm CII, Vels University sign pact]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/education/college-and-university/article3778.ece Skill development programme for MBA students]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050702/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2006/09/04/stories/2006090400990500.htm Vael's signs MoU with TAFE, Australia]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100731074450/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/26/stories/2010072658850200.htm "Report of general body meeting soon"]<br />
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[[Category:Indian film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
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