Jai Ganesh

Jai Ganesh
Born1946
Died12 February 2001(2001-02-12) (aged 54)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Years active1974–2000
Children3

Jai Ganesh (1946 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil plays and films.[1][2][3] He had supporting roles in the films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and Aattukara Alamelu, among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a villain in films such as Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) and Athisaya Piravi (1990). He acted as child artiste in films like Sampoorna Ramayanam and Missiamma.[citation needed]

He was reintroduced into the film industry by director K. Balachander in Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. From then on, he acted in many films as hero and also as character actor. Some of his famous films in 1970s are Neeya, Pilot Premnath, Vattathukkul Sathuram and Vanakathukuriya Kathaliyae& Azhage unnai Aradhikkiren.

Jai Ganesh died of cancer on 12 February 2001, at the age of 54.[4][citation needed] He acted in lot of movies as hero as well as in supporting roles with famous actors including Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Ajith Kumar, Vijay and Master Raghu.

  1. ^ Kosalairaman, Muthu Vinayagam (11 February 2023). "Actor Jai Ganesh: தமிழ் சினிமா ஹீரோயின்களின் பாசமிகு தந்தை ஜெய்கணேஷ்". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "'ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு' நடிகர் ஜெய்கணேஷ் வாழ்வில் இப்படி ஒரு சோகமா..?". 1newsnation (in Tamil). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "கஸ்பா பெத் போரில் காங்கிரஸ் வெற்றி; பாஜக-ஷிண்டே சேனாவுக்கு எச்சரிக்கை மணியா?". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ Mass Media in India. Publications Division. 2002. p. 161. ISBN 9788123010090. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.