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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = K. Ganeshan<br />
| [[K GANESHAN FILM DIRECOTR|image]] = <br />
| birth_name = Kuppan Ganeshan<br />
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]] [[Karnataka]] [[India]]<br />
| death_date =<br />
| death_place =<br />
| known for = ''[[Porkalathil Oru Poo]]''<br>''[[18.05.2009]]''<br />
| yearsactive = 1993 – present<br />
| occupation = Film director<br/>Screenwriter<br/>Producer<br/>Actor<br />
| children =<br />
| native_name = <br />
}}<br />
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'''K. Ganeshan''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian]] film director, producer, screenwriter and actor working in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. <br />
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==Career==<br />
K.Ganeshan started his career as an assistant director, later made directorial debut with ''Asha Jyothi'' (1993), where he played lead role as well. ''[[Porkalathil Oru Poo]]'' is a banned film<ref>{{cite news |title=இசைப்பிரியா பற்றிய கதை படத்துக்கு தடை: பின்னணி காரணம்! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/52318- |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Ananda Vikatan]]|language=ta |date=12 September 2015}}</ref> based on the life of [[Isaipriya]], a journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Director P.Ganesan briefs on Issai Priya's mentality and thought prior to her death |url=http://www.lankasrinews.com/view.php?224OllaacB5YY44e2SMW3022mmB2dddBBmU300MgAAee4AY55cca2lOO23 |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=Lankasri News |date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Porkalathil Oru Poo denied censor certificate? |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150520/entertainment-kollywood/article/porkalathil-oru-poo-denied-censor-certificate |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=21 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No censor certificate for Tamil film on Lankan TV journalist |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/no-censor-certificate-for-tamil-film-on-lankan-tv-journalist/story-EZJOMq9NoBbqz3hWZIHwuK.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Porkalathil Oru Poo's release prospects wither with censor heat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Porkalathil-Oru-Poo%E2%80%99s-release-prospects-wither-with-censor-heat/article15476021.ece |access-date=21 May 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 October 2016}}</ref> Ganeshan's other notable films are ''Savi Nilaya'', that won Baby Mevisha [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female)]] in 2015,<ref>{{cite news |title=Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/karnataka-state-film-awards-2015-full-list/articleshow/52311976.cms |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |date=17 May 2016}}</ref> ''[[18.05.2009]]'', based on [[Sri Lankan Civil War]], and ''[[Namma Magu]]'' that was screened at [[UNESCO]] [[International Organization for Migration|IOM]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil Director K Ganeshan Receives International Recognition For His Kannada Film |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/tamil-director-k-ganeshan-receives-international-recognition-for-his-kannada-film-4352825.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=22 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sudha |first1=K |title=Film on Sri Lankan Army's Tamil genocide waging war with censors |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/23/film-on-sri-lankan-armys-tamil-genocide-waging-war-with-censors-1818157.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=18.05.2009 - Tamil Cinema Review |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2018/05/18133610/1164017/18052009-Movie-Review.vpf |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Maalai Malar]] |date=18 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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Ganeshan's new film is a Tamil film titled as ''Kadhal Sei'' with [[Ilaiyaraaja]] as composer. The film was dubbed in Kannada as ''Preethsu''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ilaiyaraaja: 'ಪ್ರೀತ್ಸು' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿದ ಇಳಯರಾಜಾ; ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ವುಡ್ಗೆ ಮರಳಿದ 'ಮ್ಯೂಸಿಕ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್ರೋ' |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/ilayaraja-musical-preethsu-kannada-movie-audio-released/articleshow/90703403.cms |access-date=21 May 2022 |publisher=[[Vijaya Karnataka]] |date=7 April 2022 |language=kn}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Language<br />
! width=10 |Director<br />
! width=10 |Writer<br />
!Producer<br />
!Actor<br />
! Notes <br />
|-<br />
| 1993<br />
|''Asha Jyothi''<br />
| rowspan="4" |Kannada <br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 1998<br />
|''Naane Sathya''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
|''Maanavieyathe''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
|''Navabharathi''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2006<br />
|''Putham Pudhusu''<br />
|Tamil<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2007<br />
|''Mannina Makkalu''<br />
|Kannada <br />
| {{yes}} <br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
|''Miss Bharathi''<br />
|Telugu<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.andhravilas.com/movienews/71182/3/ |title='Miss Bharathi' real story flick in Telugu |access-date=18 March 2010 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141440/http://www.andhravilas.com/movienews/71182/3/ |url-status=usurped |date=28 September 2008|website=Andhravilas.com}}</ref><br />
|- <br />
| 2011<br />
|''Yaare Nee Mohiniya''<br />
|Kannada <br />
| {{yes}} <br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| rowspan="2" | 2015<br />
|''[[Porkalathil Oru Poo]]''<br />
| Tamil <br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''Savi Nilaya''<br />
| Kannada <br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
|''[[18.05.2009]]''<br />
| Tamil <br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2019<br />
|''Suji Pass''<br />
|Kannada<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |2020 <br />
|''Manitham ''<br />
|Tamil<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''Kasturi 5ne Tharagathi (KASTURI VTH STD)''<br />
| rowspan="3" |Kannada<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Namma Magu]]''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|2021<br />
|''Bhairavi''<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2022<br />
|''Kadhal Sei''<br />
| Tamil<br />
| {{yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|11807182}}<br />
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