Nationality Sri Lankan Name V. Ganesan | Spouse(s) Diana Ruth Thavamani Religion Hindu | |
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Known for Trade Unionism, Film Making | ||
Vythilingam Palanisamy Ganesan(Known as V. P. Ganesan) was a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician, film producer and actor.
Biography
V.P. Ganeshan is the late president of the trade unionDemocratic Workers' Congress and father of Mano Ganesan, a Sri Lankan Minister and human rights defender & Praba Ganesan, a former Member of Parliament and Gowri Ganesan, a Solicitor, Baskaran and Prakash, prominent industrialists in hotel trade.
V.P. Ganesan was the Sri Lankan equivalent of M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu. He produced and acted in the lead roles in three movies, Pudhiya Kattru, Naan Ungal Thozhan and Naadu Pottra Vaazhgha. As of now, he remains the only film producer to make three Tamil films in Sri Lanka and all of them were reasonable successes.
References
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