The filmography of Sivaji Ganesan (1928–2001) consists predominantly of Tamil-language films apart from some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. He is the only actor to have played the lead role in over 280 films in Tamil cinema.
Films Year Film Role Language Notes 1951Nirabarathi Tamil Dubbing voice for Mukkamala Krishna Murthy 1952 Parasakthi Gunasekaran Tamil PanamUmapathyTamil 1953Paradesi AnanthTelugu PoongodhaiAnanthTamilThirumbi Paar ParanthamanTamil Anbu SelvamTamil Kangal Tamil Pempudu Koduku MohanTelugu Manidhanum Mirugamum MadhavanTamil 1954 Manohara ManoharanTamil Illara Jothi ManoharTamil Andha Naal RajanTamil Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari Ambalavanan (alias) AmbalamTamil Manohara ManoharaTelugu Thuli Visham Prince SuryakaanthanTamil Koondukkili Jeeva (alias) JeevanandhamTamil Thookku Thookki SundarangathanTamil Edhir ParadhathuSundarTamil 1955 Kaveri VijayanTamil Mudhal Thethi SivagnanamTamil Modala Thedi Kannada Guest appearance Ulagam Palavitham ArunagiriTamil Mangaiyar Thilakam Vasudevan (Vasu)Tamil Koteeswaran ChandarTamil Kalvanin Kadhali MuthaiyaTamil 25th Film 1956 Naan Petra Selvam ShekarTamil Nalla Veedu Tamil Naane Raja Prince VillalanTamil Tenali RamanThenali RamanTamil Pennin Perumai NaguTamil Raja Rani RajaTamilIn This Film, He has got 'Nadigar' Thilagam' Amara Deepam AshokTamil Marma VeeranSoldgierTamilGuest appearance Vazhvile Oru Naal Kannan / Salimkaboor BaiTamil Rangoon Radha Dharmalinga MudaliyarTamil 1957 Makkalai Petra Magarasi SengodanTamil Vanangamudi ChithrasenanTamil Pudhaiyal DuraiTamil Manamagan Thevai VijayakumarTamil Thangamalai Ragasiyam GajendranTamil Rani Lalithangi Azhagapuri Prince AzhagesanTamil Ambikapathy AmbikapathyTamilBaagyavathiSomuTamil 1958 Bommala Pelli SuryamTelugu School Master VasuKannadaGuest appearance Uthama Puthiran Parthiban and VikramanTamil Pathi BakthiPandiyanTamil Sampoorna RamayanamBharathanTamil Bommai Kalyanam KannanTamil Annaiyin Aanai Sankar and GaneshTamil Sarangadhara SarangadharaTamil 50th Film Sabaash Meena MohanTamil Kathavarayan KathavarayanTamil 1959 Thanga Padhumai ManivannanTamil Naan Sollum Ragasiyam KarunakaranTamil Thayapola Pillai Noolapola SelaiTamilGuest appearance Veerapandiya Kattabomman Veerapandiya KattabommanTamilSchool MasterHindiGuest appearance Maragatham VarendranTamil Aval Yaar SadhasivamTamil Bhaaga Pirivinai KannaiyanTamil 1960 Irumbu Thirai Manickavasagam/ManickamTamil Kuravanji KathiravanTamil Deivapiravi MadhavanTamil Raja Bakthi General VikrangkadhanTamil Padikkadha Medhai RanganTamilPillalu Techina Challani RajyamScientistTeluguGuest appearanceKuzhandhaigal Kanda KudiyarasuScientistTamilMakkala RajyaScientistKannada Paavai Vilakku Thanikachalam Tamil Petra Manam Mohan / Periyar E. V. RamasamyTamil Vidivelli ChandruTamil 1961 Paava Mannippu Ramu/RaheemTamil Punar Janmam Sankar Tamil Pasamalar Rajasekaran "Raju" Tamil Ellam Unakkaga Ananthan Tamil Sri Valli Lord Murugan Tamil Marutha Nattu VeeranGeneral JeevaganTamil Palum Pazhamum Dr.RaviTamil Kappalottiya Thamizhan V. O. Chidambaram PillaiTamil 1962 Parthaal Pasi Theerum BaluTamil75th FilmNichaya ThamboolamRaghuTamil Valar PiraiKanaguTamil Padithal Mattum Podhuma GopalTamil Bale Pandiya Pandiyan, Marudhu and SankarTamil Vadivukku Valai Kappu Kumara VijayaboopathyTamil Senthamarai ChandranTamil Bandha PasamParthibanTamil Aalayamani Thiyagarajan (Thiyagu)Tamil 1963 Chitor Rani Padmini Rana Ratan SinghTamil Arivaali AlavanthanTamil Iruvar Ullam SelvamTamil Naan Vanangum Dheivam Sundaram Tamil Kulamagal RadhaiChandranTamil Paar Magaley Paar Zamindar SivalingamTamil Kunkhumam SundaramTamil Ratha Thilagam Major Kumar Tamil Kalyaniyin KanavanKathiresanTamil Annai Illam Kumaresan (Kumar)Tamil1964 KarnanKarnanTamil Pachhai VilakkuSarathyTamilSchool MasterJohnny MalayalamGuest appearance Aandavan Kattalai Professor Krishnan / MoorthyTamil Kai Kodutha Deivam RaghuTamil Puthiya Paravai GopalTamil Muradan Muthu Kalimuthu (Muthu)Tamil Navarathri Various Tamil 100th Film and 9 roles RamadasuLakshmanaTeluguGuest appearance1965 Pazhani PazhaniTamil Anbu Karangal SivaramanTamil SanthiSanthanamTamil ThiruvilaiyadalLord Shiva Tamil Neela Vaanam BabuTamil1966 Motor Sundaram Pillai Sundaram PillaiTamil Mahakavi KalidasKalidasanTamilThaaye UnakkagaCaptain SwamyTamilGuest appearance Saraswathi SabathamNarada Muni / VidhyapathyTamil Selvam SelvamTamil1967 Kanthan KarunaiVeerabaghuTamil Nenjirukkum VaraiRaguraman (Ragu)Tamil Pesum DeivamChandruTamil Thangai Madhanagopal (Madhan)Tamil Paaladai SekarTamil ThiruvarutchelvarKing, Sekkizhar, Sundarar, Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar, and ApparTamil Five roles Iru Malargal SundarTamil Ooty Varai Uravu RaviTamil 1968 Thirumal PerumaiPeriyalvar, Thondaradippodi Alvar, and Thirumangai AlvarTamil Three roles HarichandraHarichandra MaharajaTamil Galatta Kalyanam MadhanTamil En ThambiKannan / ChinnaiyaTamil Thillana Mohanambal "Sikkal" ShanmugasundaramTamil Enga Oor RajaSedhupathy and BoopathyTamil Lakshmi KalyanamKathirvelTamil Uyarndha Manithan Rajalingam "Raju"Tamil 125th Film 1969 AnbalippuVeluTamil Thanga SurangamRajanTamil Kaaval Dheivam SamundiTamil Gurudhakshanai KannanTamil Anjal Petti 520PrabuTamil Nirai Kudam Prabhakar / Doctor. BabuTamil Deiva Magan Sankar, Kannan and VijayTamil ThirudanRajuTamil Sivandha Mann BharathTamil 1970 Enga Mama KoteeswaranTamil Dharti AnanthHindi Vilaiyattu Pillai MuthaiyaTamil Vietnam Veedu "Pristige" Padmanabhan IyerTamil Ethiroli Advogate SankarTamil Raman Ethanai Ramanadi Sappattu Raman (Vijayakumar) Tamil Engirundho Vandhaal Gunasekar (Sekar)Tamil Sorgam SankarTamil Paadhukaappu KanthanTamil1971 Iru Thuruvam RanganTamil Thangaikkaaga Ramu / RaviTamil Arunodhayam PrabhuTamil Kulama Gunama ChinnathambiTamil Praptham KannanTamil Sumathi En Sundari MadhuTamil Savaale Samali ManickamTamil 150th Film Thenum Paalum RamuTamil Moondru Deivangal SivaTamil Babu BabuTamil1972 Raja Raja / SekarTamil Gnana Oli Antony/ArunTamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Pattikada Pattanama Mookaiya/MukeshTamil Dharmam EngeyRajasekarTamil ThavapudhalavanNirmalTamil Vasantha MaligaiAnanthTamil NeethiRajaTamil 1973 Bangaru BabuHimselfTelugu Guest appearance Bharatha VilasGopalTamil Rajaraja Cholan Raja Raja Cholan Tamil PonnunjalMuthuTamilBhakta TukaramShivajiTeluguGuest appearance Engal Thanga RajaDr.Thangaraja / Pattakathi BhairavanTamil Gauravam Barister Rajinikanth and Advocate Kannan Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Manidharil Manikkam Dr.AnanthTamil Rajapart Rangadurai Rangadurai/Rajapart Tamil 1974 Sivagamiyin SelvanAshok and AnanthTamil Thaai AnanthanTamil Vani RaniRangaTamil Thangappathakkam S. P. ChowdhuryTamil En MaganRaja alias Rajarathnam and Eattu Ramaiya DevarTamil Anbai ThediRamuTamil1975 Manidhanum DheivamagalamKumaraiya and SundaramTamil Cinema PaithiyamVanchinathan (Getup role) TamilGuest appearance Avandhan ManidhanRavikumar Tamil 175th Film Mannavan VanthaanadiDharmaraja /Thirumalai/ChandramohanTamil Anbe AaruyireSaravananTamil Vaira NenjamAnanthTamil Dr. Siva Dr. SivaTamil Paattum BharathamumRavisankar and ArunTamil1976 Unakkaga NaanRajaTamil GrahapravesamRajuTamil SathyamDharmalingamTamil UththamanGopi/GopalakrishnanTamil Chitra PournamiSengodanTamil Rojavin RajaRajaTamil1977 Avan Oru SarithiramSankar I.A.STamil DheepamRaja / SomuTamil Ilaya ThalaimuraiSampathTamilJeevana TeeraluNaguluTeluguGuest appearanceChanakya ChandraguptaAlexanderTelugu Naam Pirandha MannSanthanadevanTamil Annan Oru KoyilDr.RameshTamil1978 Andaman KadhaliPrabhuTamil ThyagamRaja / RajasekaranTamil Ennai Pol OruvanSekar and SundaramoorthyTamil Punniya BoomiManickam and RajuTamil General ChakravarthiChakravarthiTamil Thacholi Ambu Thacholi OthenakkurupMalayalam Pilot Premnath PremnathTamil Justice Gopinath GopinathTamil 1979 Thirisoolam Rajasekhar, Shankar & GurumoorthyTamil 200th Film Kavari MaanThyagarajanTamil Nallathoru KudumbamRaja / Dr.RajaramanTamil ImayamGangadaranTamil Naan VazhavaippenRaviTamil Pattakkathi BhairavanBhairavanTamil Vetrikku OruvanSaravananTamil 1980 Rishi Moolam SP Santhosh IPSTamilNatchathiramHimselfTamilGuest appearance Dharma RajaDharmarajTamil Yamanukku YamanSathya and Yama DharmarajaTamil Ratha PaasamMaharaja / BabaTamil Also screenwriter Vishwaroopam Sathyamoorthy and RajaTamil 1981 Mohana PunnagaiRajasekar / Raju / RaghavanTamil Sathya SundharamMannangatti, SundaramTamil Amara KaaviyamRajaTamil KalthoonParameswaran KavundarTamil Lorry Driver RajakannuRajakannuTamil Maadi Veettu EzhaiParamanandam and MohanTamil Keezh Vaanam SivakkumDwarakanathTamil 1982 Hitler UmanathUmanathTamil Oorukku Oru PillaiSivaTamil Vaa Kanna VaaNaiduTamil Garuda SaukiyamaDeenadayalanTamil SangiliDSP Saravanan / SangiliTamil Vasandhathil Or Naal RajasekaranTamil TheerpuRajashekarTamil 225th Film Nivuru Gappina NippuTelugu ThyagiIG Ganesh IPS and KanwarlalTamil ThunaiDhasaratharamanTamil Paritchaikku NeramaachuNarasimmachaariTamil Oorum UravumManickamTamil NenjangalRajaTamil 1983 Bezawada BebbuliRavindra and ASP RaghuTeluguUruvangal MaralamGodTamilGuest appearance NeethibathiRajasekarTamil ImaigalAkbar BaashaTamil SandhippuRamanathan / RajaTamil SumangaliRamuTamil Miruthanga ChakravarthiMiruthanga Chakravarthi SubbaiyaTamil Vellai Roja Father James & S P Arul IPS Tamil 1984 ThiruppamD.I.G RajasekharTamil ChiranjeeviChiranjeeviTamil TharaasuManaalanTamil VaazhkaiRajasekharTamil Sarithira NayaganPandiarajaTamil Simma SoppanamAdvocate KarthikeyanTamil Ezhuthatha Sattangal NazeerTamil Iru MedhaigalRangaTamil Dhavani KanavugalCaptain ChidambaramTamil Vamsa VilakkuSathyamoorthy / ChakravarthyTamil 1985 BandhamAbrahamTamil Naam IruvarVeerayyaTamil 250th Film Padikkadha PannaiyarPeriya PannaiyarTamil Needhiyin Nizhal D.I.G NithyanandamTamil NermaiGowri ShankarTamilMuthal Mariyathai MalaichamiTamil Raja RishiSaint Vishvamithrar MaharishiTamil Padikkadavan RajasekharTamil 1986SaadhanaiDirector RamkumarTamil Marumagal ChandrasekharTamil Anandha Kanneer Kalyanarama IyerTamil Viduthalai Inspector RajasingamTamil Thaaiku Oru ThaalaattuRajasekaranTamil Lakshmi VandhachuRajasekarTamil Mannukkul VairamThavasiTamil 1987 Raja MariyadhaiRajasekarTamil Kudumbam Oru KovilShankarTamil Muthukkal MoondruFatherTamil Veerapandiyan PaandiTamil Anbulla AppaRajasekaranTamilViswanatha Nayakudu Nagama NayakaTelugu Agni Putrudu ChaitanyaTelugu Krishnan VandhaanSivaramanTamil Jallikattu Ram PrakashTamil ThambathyamSathyamoorthyTamil 1988 En Thamizh En MakkalTamil Puthiya Vaanam D. I. G. PandiduraiTamil275th Film 1991Gnana Paravai SivajiTamil 1992Naangal ChathurvediTamil Chinna Marumagal Tamil Mudhal Kural JeevaTamil Thevar Magan Periya ThevarTamil 1993PaarambariyamRajamannarTamil 1995Pasumpon Durairasu DevarTamil 1997Once More SelvamTamil Oru Yathramozhi Anantha SubramaniamMalayalam 1998En Aasai Rasave ValayapathiTamil 1999Mannavaru ChinnavaruRajashekarTamil Padayappa Dharmalingam Tamil Poovellam Kettuppar Himself Tamil Cameo appearancePooparika Varugirom Unnamed authorTamilLast release
Television +YearTitleNotes1974Chatrapati SivajiTelevision film 1996Meendum GowravamTelevision serial
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