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(Redirected from Ganesh Janardhanan)
Tamil actor, comedian, film producer (born 1961)
VTV Ganesh
VTV Ganesh in 2017
Born
Ganesh Janardhanan (1961-06-21) 21 June 1961 (age 63) Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
Actor
comedian
film producer
Years active
2002–present
Spouse
Rajeswari Ganesh
Children
Aishwarya Ganesh
Ganesh Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh, is an Indian actor, comedian and film producer who is known for his work in Tamil cinema apart from some Telugu films. He is best known for his appearances in films featuring Silambarasan. He made his debut in the Tamil movie Red (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his movie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2011) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short form of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) prior to his name.
Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of Ganesh, the fictional cinematographer of Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led to him changing his name by adding a prefix with the initials of the film (VTV). He went on to play a comic role in the anthology film, Vaanam (2011) which he also produced, portraying the character of "Bajanai" Ganesh who assists Cable Raja played Silambarasan. Ganesh also acted in Osthe (2011) featuring Silambarasan in a role as the heroine's father. In 2012, Ganesh played the role of Silambaran’s uncle in Vignesh Shivan’s romantic musical film, Podaa Podi. He was one of the lead characters in Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013). In 2014, he starred, penned, and produced Vincent Selva’s comedy film, Inga Enna Solluthu. He was later cast in few more films including Kappal (2014), Romeo Juliet (2015), Vaalu (2015), Vaaliba Raja (2016), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017) and Kalakalappu 2 (2018). He has also acted in Vijay's films such as Beast (2022), Varisu (2023) and The Greatest of All Time (2024).
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