20 Sivaji Ganesan Movies Must Watch
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- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsPandari BaiDoraiswamyShivaji GanesanBrothers Chandrasekaran, Gnanasekaran and Gunasekaran are Indian immigrants living in Burma. Things take a turn when their brother-in-law dies in an accident and their father dies of shock.
- DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsShivaji GanesanT.R. RajakumariKannamba
- DirectorT. Prakash RaoStarsShivaji GanesanKannambaM.N. NambiarIts story of a queen who gives birth to twins. But as fate, one of the twins is forcefully abandoned and grows up elsewhere. When fate brings both the twins together they start fighting, it is only their mother who can bring peace.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanPadminiWhen the British East India Company forces polygar Kattabomman to pay taxes, levies and be their subsidiary ruler, he openly defies their policy and battles them until his arrest and hanging.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriGemini GanesanThe bond of love between a brother and a sister is tested due to the machinations of a greedy relative.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsSaroja Devi B.T.S. BalaiahShivaji GanesanSivaji is a doctor searching for a cancer cure. Saroja Devi is Sivaji's nurse who assists him in his research. Sivaji offers to marry her after her father's death. After putting in enormous efforts, Sivaji emerges successful in formulating a new drug but Saroja Devi is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Sivaji begins to neglect his duties as a doctor, focusing on Saroja Devi's health. Saroja Devi flees on a train as she does not wish to divert him from his research. The train crashes and Saroja Devi is believed to be dead. Sivaji is heartbroken but vows to complete his research. Sivaji's family forces him to marry Janaki, but they do not have a happy home life, as he is more oriented towards his research than his family. Janaki and Sivaji fight, and in one of these fights Sivaji loses his eyesight. Meanwhile, Saroja Devi escapes the train crash and goes to Switzerland to cure her tuberculosis. Saroja Devi returns from Switzerland to find that her husband has lost his eyesight. She offers to nurse Sivaji; Sivaji finds her voice familiar but does not recognize her, and confides in her that he is still fond of his ex-wife. Janaki overhears this, and complains to her parents. Saroja Devi faces criticism from the womenfolk of the house for her intimacy with Sivaji. Sivaji's brother (acted by Prem Nazir) grows fond of Saroja Devi and tells Sivaji so. Sivaji suggests they marry. Saroja Devi is upset and reveals her identity to Sivaji's family. Sivaji's sight is restored by an operation. He recognizes Saroja and rushes to the marriage hall to find that Saroja Devi's sister is married to his brother. Sivaji reunites with Saroja while Janaki joins the Red Cross and flies to Switzerland. The movie ends with Sivaji and Saroja Devi working together to benefit mankind.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanSavitriBiography of Kappalottiya Tamizhan, "The Tamil Helmsman", an Indian freedom fighter and founder of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company, to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanM.R. RadhaDevikaBale Pandiya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a young man who leads a troubled life. He is continuously being chased by Marudhu (also Sivaji Ganesan) - a look-alike of him and Marudhu's boss Kabali (M. R. Radha), who would be given a lot of money if they killed Pandiya. While being chased by them once, he gets into a runaway car being driven by an insane young girl(Vasanthi). The car crashes, but the girl gets cured from her insanity. Her father allows Pandiya, who is homeless, to stay with them. Parallelly, Pandiya falls for Geetha (Devika) and her father Amritha Lingam (also M. R. Radha) accepts the romance. But Marudhu and Kabali's pursuit for Pandiya still continues, and they successfully toss him into the sea. What happens to next forms the remaining story.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanN.T. Rama RaoS.A. AshokanStory of the central hero of Mahabharata who rises from nothing to becoming the world's greatest warrior ever born in history and emerges as the hero of the Kurukshetra war.
- DirectorDada MirasiStarsShivaji GanesanSaroja Devi B.M.R. RadhaWhen a rich man in Ooty falls in love with a woman he recently befriended, his presumed-dead wife returns home to tell him that she is still alive. He claims her to be a lookalike but no one believes him. He goes through a heavy emotional trauma before finding out the truth about the people around him.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanAachi ManoramaNageshNavarathri traces Nalina's (Savitri) experience of nine emotions on nine consecutive nights.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriK.B. SundarambalLord Shiva goes through an adventurous ride and performs various antics to test the people on earth. Based on Paranjothi Munivar's epic "Thiruvilayadal Puranam".
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanPadminiAachi ManoramaLove between a danseuse and a musician brought under attack from various sources. Will their love survive amidst treachery and competition?
- DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsShivaji GanesanJayalalitha JPandari BaiThe story is about a father and his sons--all three roles played by Sivaji Ganesan. One son who had disappeared shortly after his birth reappears, spends time with his father, and solves the remaining problem of the family. The father tells his wife he has the perfect gift for her birthday and presents the long-lost son. At the end the long-lost son tragically dies in front of his brother and parents after saving them from the Goons.First Tamil Movie to Submit for Oscar from India
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsShivaji GanesanKanchanaM.N. NambiarThe Portuguese want to set up an army base in Vasanthapuri, a zameen in Tamil Nadu, India. They approach Diwan (M.N. Nambiar), a corrupt citizen of the area and decide to make him the king if he agrees to carry out the plan. He subsequently agrees, but none of the local people are happy and protest against this. Hence he starts killing them in large numbers.First Tamil Movie to Shot in Foreign Places
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanVaralakshmi S.GandhimathiEmperor Raja Raja Chozan seems to count a little too much on his newly-appointed, deceptive minister. But he knows what he is doing.
- DirectorSundaram BalachanderStarsShivaji GanesanPandari BaiJawar N. SitaramanAfter an engineer is shot dead, several people around him relate different versions and the related incidents that may have led to the murder.
- DirectorVietnam Veetu SundaramStarsPandari BaiChendamaraiShivaji GanesanEmotional drama of two lawyers - uncle and nephew - Shivaji Ganesan in dual role. Uncle obsessed with legalities alone whereas the nephew intent on looking at the moralities too.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsShivaji GanesanRadhaRenjiniA friendship between a middle-aged upper-caste man in a village and a boatman's daughter raises eyebrows.best middle age love movie
- DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.