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{{short description|Indian actor and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. B. Ganesh Kumar
| native_name =
| image = Ganeshkumar.k.b.JPG
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|05|25}}
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], India
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = Chairman, [[Kerala Congress (B)]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2021|05|10|df=yes}}
| predecessor = [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2001|05||df=yes}}
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Pathanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Pathanapuram]]
| predecessor1 = [[K. Prekash Babu]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = Minister of Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2011|05|23|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2013|04|01|df=yes}}
| office3 = Minister for Transport, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2001||}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|2003||}}
| party = [[Kerala Congress (B)]]<br> ([[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]]: 2001{{endash}}2014)<br>([[Left Democratic Front
(Kerala)|LDF]]: 2015{{endash}}present)
2014 to 2015 Independent
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|[[Television presenter|Television host]]|[[Politician]]}}
| spouse = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Marriage|Dr. Yamini Thankachy|1994|2013|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Bindhu Menon|2014}}}}
| children = 2
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|[[R. Balakrishna Pillai]]|Valsala Kumari}}
| website = {{url|http://kbganeshkumar.net/}}
}}

'''Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar''' (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian [[actor]], [[television host]], and [[politician]]. Ganesh Kumar is a proposed cabinet minister for the last 2.5 years in the ongoing 2nd LDF govt in Kerala and he is also the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Kerala Congress (B)|KC(B)]] representing the [[Pathanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Pathanapuram constituency]] in [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]]. He made his debut as an actor in the film ''[[Irakal]]'' (1985) directed by [[K. G. George]]. He has starred in over 100 [[Malayalam film]]s, performing a variety of roles.

He was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala beginning May 2011 until his resignation on 1 April 2013. He was elected from Pathanapuram in 2001 and has represented the constituency ever since.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/2001/poll01.php4?year=2001&no=114|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results 2001|publisher=[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]|access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=114|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results 2006|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly|access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> He was [[Transport Minister]] from May 2001 to March 2003.<ref name="leg">{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/members/ganeshkumar.pdf|title=Kerala Legislature|access-date=25 February 2009}}</ref> He is the son of [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]], former Minister of Kerala.

== Political career ==

In May 2001, Ganesh Kumar was elected to the Kerala Assembly from Pathanapuram on a [[Kerala Congress (B)]] ticket. He defeated his opponent, [[K. Prekash Babu]], by a margin of 9,931 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/2001/poll01.php4?year=2001&no=114|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results 2001|website=www.keralaassembly.org}}</ref> Ganesh Kumar's father and former Minister, [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]] had also been elected from the neighbouring constituency of Kottarakara, which he had represented for several decades.

Ganesh Kumar became Transport Minister in the [[A. K. Antony]] cabinet in May 2001 and went on to give a good account of himself. Though a political novice at that time, he turned around the ailing [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation)]] and earned a reputation for providing a clean and efficient administration. In March 2003, he stepped down from his ministerial post to facilitate his father's induction into the Cabinet.

In the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006 Assembly elections]], Ganesh Kumar was once again elected from Pathanapuram, this time realising an increased victory margin of 11,814 votes aby defeating K. R. Chandramohanan of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/winner06.html|title=Winners of Kerala Assembly elections 2006 (MLAs) with victory margins|website=www.keralaassembly.org}}</ref> LDF had made a clean sweep, winning 11 out of 12 seats in Kollam District and a formidable majority in the State Assembly, thereby making Ganesh Kumar the only UDF MLA from Kollam district. The election also saw the defeat of many of his former ministerial colleagues, including [[M. K. Muneer]], [[P. K. Kunhalikutty]], [[Babu Divakaran]] and Ganesh Kumar's father Balakrishna Pillai.

In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar scored a hat-trick win from Pathanapuram with an even bigger margin of 20,402 votes, trouncing his veteran CPM rival, K. Rajagopal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11120.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516222238/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11120.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11119.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212103/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11119.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to become a Minister for Forests, Sports and Cinema in the [[Oommen Chandy]] cabinet in May 2011. He resigned from cabinet due to the domestic violence case filed by his wife Yamini Thankachi on 7 April 2013. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar become an LDF candidate and defeated [[Jagadish]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 24,562 votes.

==Personal life==

Ganesh was born in an aristocratic [[Nair]] family as the son of former minister [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]] and Valsala Kumari in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] on 25 May 1966.<ref>http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/05/17/cabinet-decisions-r-balakrishna-pillai.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/balakrishna-pillai-s-wife-passes-away-1.2501861|title = Balakrishna Pillai's wife passes away}}</ref>

He was married to Dr. Yamini Thankachy on 20 May 1994. Yamini works as a senior research fellow at the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies and was pursuing her [[Ph.D]] in [[Adolescent health]]. The couple have two sons, Adithyan and Devaraman. The couple later divorced due to irreconcilable differences. Ganesh married Bindhu Menon on 24 January 2014 who works as marketing head in Asianet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marunadanmalayalee.com/|title=MarunadanMalayalee.com|website=www.marunadanmalayalee.com}}</ref>

== Film career ==
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Ganesh Kumar made his debut in the 1985 Malayalam film ''[[Irakal]]'' directed by K. G. George. The film was adjudged the second best film for the year. Over the years he made his a mark on the silver screen as a supporting actor, performing a variety of roles during the last two decades. Since 2001 he has balanced his role as MLA with his acting duties.

Ganesh Kumar's early films saw him frequently donning the role of villain or anti-social, as portrayed in ''Cheppu'' (1987) and ''Rakuyilin Ragasadassil''. The film ''Lion'' (2005), starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan was loosely based on Ganesh Kumar's life. The movie fared well at the box office.

In March 2008, Ganesh Kumar was chosen by the Frame Media gallup poll to receive the best actor award for his role in the Amrita TV serial ''Aliyanmarum Penganmarum''. He went on to win the State Award for Best Television Actor (2007) for his role in the serial ''Madhavam'', aired on Surya TV.

== Controversy ==
Fenny Balakrishnan, the former lawyer and counsel for Saritha S Nair, the prime accused in the [[2013 Kerala solar panel scam|2013 solar scam]], had raised serious allegations against Ganesh Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mukesh leads, KB Ganesh Kumar wins - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mukesh-leads-kb-ganesh-kumar-wins/articleshow/52340712.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref> saying that Ganesh Kumar added four pages to Saritha S. Nair's letter, bringing the total number of pages to 25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ganesh Kumar added pages to Saritha S Nair's letter, says Fenny Balakrishnan|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/ganesh-kumar-added-four-pages-to-sarithas-letter-fenny-balakrishnan|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref>

In 2018, he allegedly assaulted a youth in a road rage incident, with the youth ending up in a hospital for injury treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala: MLA Ganesh Kumar thrashes youth in road rage incident|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/06/13/kerala-mla-ganesh-kumar-youth-overtaking.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref> Later that year he allegedly manhandled a school headmaster in a school event, facing charges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala MLA KB Ganesh Kumar tries to manhandle headmaster|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/nov/11/kerala-mla-kb-ganesh-kumar-tries-to-manhandle-headmaster-1896616.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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*[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]] (2021) as Verkkottu Panicker
*[[Drishyam 2]] (2021) as CI Philip Mathew
*[[Saajan Bakery Since 1962]] (2021) as Cheriyan
*[[Mera Naam Shaji]] (2019) as Dominic George
*[[Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel]] (2019) as Vincent Thomas
* [[Mandharam]] (2018) as Rajesh's Father
* [[Hallelooya (2016 film)|Hallelooya]]'' (2016) as Father Francis
*[[Villali Veeran]] (2014) as Pavithran
* [[Mizhi Thurakku]] (2014) as shuhaib SRP
* [[Avatharam (2014 Malayalam film)|Avatharam]]
* [[Ladies and Gentleman|Ladies and Gentleman (2013)]]
* [[Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu]] (2013) as Siyad Ahemmed
* [[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit (2012)]]
* [[My Boss]] (2012)
* Sandwich (2011)
* [[Priyappetta Nattukare]] (2011) as G K
* Nakharam (2011)
* Four Friends (2010)
* Kaaryasthan (2010 film)
*[[Alexander the Great (2010 film)|Alexander the Great]] (2010)
* Janakan (2010)
*[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]] (2009)
* Red Chillies (2009)
*Swa Le (2009) as Vishnu
*Vellathooval (2009)
*[[Rahasya Police]] (2009) as Parampathu Raju
*Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko (2009) as SP Manoj Pothan
* Keralotsavam (2009)
* [[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]] (2009)
*[[Veruthe Oru Bharya]] (2008) as Doctor
*[[Ali Bhai]](2007) as Therandi Ramu
*[[Hallo (film)|Hallo]] (2007/I) as Sudheesh Nambiar
*Photographer (2006)
*[[Vismayathumbathu]] (2004) as Medical college Professor
*[[Kilichundan Mampazham]] (2003) as Ummar
*Pilots (2000) as Vinayachandran
*[[Dada Sahib]] (2000) as Das
* [[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]](2000) as Johny
* Olympian Antony Adam (1999) as ASP Nasser IPS
*Aayiram Meni (1999) as Lalichan (Actress Urvasi)
*Crime File (1999) as Raju Namasivaya
*F.I.R (1999) as Roy Alex
*Usthad (1999) as Sethu
*The Truth(1998) as Sit Team Member
*[[Varnapakittu]] (1997) as Tonichen (Actress Usha)
*Aaram Thamburan (1997) as Ashok Kumar
*Guru (1997)
*Kalyanappittannu (1997)
*[[Asuravamsam]] (1997) as Dr Mohan
*Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan (1996) as Raju
*Mahatma The great (1996)
*Samoohyapadom (1996)
*The King (1995) as Prasad
*Agrajan (1995)
*Paavam I.A.Iwachan (1994) as Kozhinjampara Lolan
*Vishnu (1994) as Chandramohan
*Rudraksham (1994) as Surendra Reddy
*Commissioner (1994) as Prasad
*Nandini Oppol (1994) (Actress [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]])
*Pakshe (1994)
*Gamanam(1994) as Bhasi
*Ekalavyan (1993) as Unni Joseph Mulaveedan
*Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993) as Prasannan
*[[Manichithrathazhu]] (1993) as Dasappan Kutty
*[[Customs Diary]] (1993) as Jamal
*Janam (1993) as Mahesh
*Mafia (1993) as Murukan
*[[Ammayane Sathyam]] (1993) as Cherian
*Mahanagaram (1992) as Raju
*Neelakurukkan (1992) as Nassar
* [[Kizhakkan Pathrose]] (1992)
*Ootty Pattanam (1992) as Rama Varma
*Kasargod Khader Bhai (1992)
*Kaazhchakkppuram (1992) as Vijayan
*Manyanmaar (1992)
*Ardram (1992) as Abdu
*[[Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu]] (1991) as Journalist
*[[Kilukkam]] (1991) as Justice Pillai's son
*Apoorvam Chilar (1991) as Benny
*Kuttapathram (1991) as Peter
*Njan Gandharvan (1991) as Pradeep
*Kaakka Thollayiram (1991) as (Actress [[Urvasi]])
*Abhimanyu (1991)
*Parallel College (1991) as Vikraman
*[[Ponnaranjanam]] (1990) as Gilbert
*[[Kottayam Kunjachan]] (1990) as Mathan
*Maala Yogam (1990) as Georgekutty
*Veena Meettiya Vilangukal (1990)
*Aye Auto (1990) as Suresh
*Gajakesariyogam (1990) as Vasu (Actress [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]])
*Randam Varavu (1990) as Tomy
*[[Eenam Thettatha Kattaru]] (1989) as Rajesh
*[[Nair Saab]] (1989) as Cadet Ganeshan
*[[Jagratha]] (1989) as Kumar
*[[Adharvam]] (1989) as Vishnu (Actress [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]])
*[[Vandanam]] (1989) as Raghu
*Devadas (1989) as Rajashekharan Thampi
*Puthiya Karukkal (1989) as Suresh
*[[Manasa Maine Varu]] (1988) as Raju
*Mukthi (1988) as Vinod
*Sangham (1988) as Anil
*Mrithyunjayam (1988) as Robin
*Dhinarathrangal (1988)
*Janmandharam (1988) as Murali
*[[Chithram]] (1988) as Lissie's Brother
*[[Oru Muthassi Katha]] (1988) as Unnikrishnan
*[[Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal]] (1988)
*[[Thootal Mittayi]] (1988) as Pothachan
*Oru Vivada Vishayam (1987) as Unni
*[[Sarvakalashala]] (1987) as Panchara
*[[Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar]] (1987) as Raju
*Kadhakku Pinnil (1987) as Mohanan
*Cheppu (1987) as Ranjith
*[[Yuvajanotsavam]] (1986) as Rajeevan
*Sukhamo Devi (1986) as Chandran, Devi's brother
*[[Irakal]] (1985) as Baby
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==Television==
;TV serials as actor

*Ammayi ([[Doordarshan]])
*Dr. Harischadra ([[Doordarshan]])
*Samayam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Gandharva Yamam ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Sindhooram ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Radhamadhavam ([[Surya TV]])
*Mohangal ([[Doordarshan]])
*Oru Kudayum Kunjipengalum ([[Doordarshan]])
*Melappadam ([[Doordarshan]])
*Jwalayayi ([[Doordarshan]])
*Madhavam ([[Surya TV]])
*Megham ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Vikramadithyan ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Ammathottil([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Aliyanmarum Penganmarum ([[Amrita TV]])
*Mandaram([[Kairali TV]])
*Bhamini Tholkkarilla ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*Jagratha ([[Amrita TV]])

;TV shows as Host

*Nammal Thammil ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])

==Awards==
;[[Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor|Kerala State Television Awards]]
*2007 : [[Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor|Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead role - Male]] - ''Madhavam''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | location=Chennai, India | title='Daya' and 'Typewriter' bag State TV awards | date=15 November 2008 | access-date=31 March 2012 | archive-date=7 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707183752/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.kbganeshkumar.net}}

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