Ganesh Venkatraman

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Ganesh Venkatraman
Born Ganesh Venkatraman
(1980-03-20) 20 March 1980
Bombay, India
Occupation Model, Film Actor
Height 6 ft 1 in

Ganesh Venkatraman (Tamil:கணேஷ் வெங்கட்ராமன்) is an Indian and Tamil film actor and model. He rose to fame following his performances in films such as The Angrez, Abhiyum Naanum and Unnaipol Oruvan. He later moved to Tamil Film Industry.

In a span of just over 3 years Ganesh has worked in all 4 south Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. He has also worked with all the top filmstars like Amitabh Bachhan, Kamal Hassan,Mohanlal, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh.

Early life

Ganesh was born and raised in Mumbai. His roots are in an orthodox Brahmin family of Tamil Nadu. Ganesh was the winner of Gladrags Man-hunt Mr. INDIA 2003 and was amongst the top five finalists of the Super Model contest held in Istanbul, Turkey, in the same year.

During his college days, he actively participated in dramas & ramp shows which directed his focus towards modeling and acting. He captained his college volley-ball team. After completing his formal education, this software professional was employed by a reputed IT company, where he worked for nearly two years. Ganesh has also appeared in the new LIC advertisement.

Director Murugadoss chose Ganesh Venkatraman for an Ad Campaign

Ganesh's next most anticipated Telugu film "Damarukam" sees him playing an anti-hero opposite Nagarjuna, It boasts of world class special effects and is estimated to be made on a budget of Rs.45 Crores.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2006 The Angrez Rochak Hyderabadi Urdu
2008 Abhiyum Naanum Joginder Singh Tamil
2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Arif Khan Tamil
Eenadu Telugu
2010 Kandahar Sooryanath Sharma Malayalam
2011 Ko Himself Tamil Special appearance
2012 Panithuli Shiva Tamil
Dhamarukam Rahul Telugu
2013 Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru George Tamil
Something Something Telugu
Chandra Arya Kannada
Tamil Post-production
Muriyadi Vijay Tamil Delayed
Ivan Veramathiri Aravindan IPS Tamil

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