Ramkumar Ganesan (born 3 July 1954) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the eldest son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan and the head of Sivaji Productions, a film production company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan and his younger brother Prabhu.
Early life Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He studied at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.
Career Ramkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died. The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu. The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster Chandramukhi in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film Aasal starring Ajith Kumar. Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of films, playing notable supporting roles in Aruvadai Naal and My Dear Marthandan, both starring Prabhu. He appeared as one of the antagonists in director Shankar's I.
Personal life Ramkumar married Kannamal with whom he have three sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi, and twins Dharshan and Rishyan. He also has a son Shivaji Dev from his marriage with Meenakshi, Sripriya's sister.
Filmography + As Producer Year Film Language Director Notes 1986 Aruvadai Naal Tamil G. M. Kumar 1987 Anand C. V. Rajendran 1988 En Thamizh En Makkal Santhana Bharathi 1989 Vetri Vizha Pratap Pothan1990 My Dear Marthandan 1991 Thalattu Ketkuthamma Rajkapoor 1992 Mannan P.Vasu 1993 Kalaignan G. B. Vijay 1994 Rajakumaran R. V. Udayakumar 2005 Chandramukhi P.Vasu White Rainbow HindiDharan Mandrayar As associate producer2007 Delhii Heights Anand Kumar 2010 Aasal Tamil Saran
+ As actor Year Title Role Notes 1986 Aruvadai Naal Father Vicent Parker Soosai 1990 My Dear Marthandan Special appearance 2005 Chandramukhi Special appearance in the song "Devuda Devuda" 2015 I Indrakumar 2019 LKG Bhojappan 2019 Boomerang Akash 2022 Kaari Sethu's coach 2023 Modern Love Chennai Doctor Segment: Ninaivo Oru Paravai 2025 Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga Varadharajan
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