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VTV Ganesh

Tamil actor, comedian, film producer (born 1961)

Summary

Tamil actor, comedian, film producer (born 1961)

Field	Value
name	VTV Ganesh
image	VTV Ganesh.jpg
caption	VTV Ganesh in 2017
birth_name	Neelakandan J
birth_date
birth_place	Nagercoil, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
yearsactive	2002present
spouse	Rajeswari
children	1
occupation

Neelakandan Janardhanan, also known by his stage name 'VTV Ganesh''''', is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his hoarse voice, and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan.

He made his debut in the Tamil film Red (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2011) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) moniker.

Career

Prior to VTV, he played small roles in films like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).

Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of the fictional cinematographer of Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led to him adding a prefix with the initials of the film (VTV). He went on to play a comic role in the anthology film, Vaanam (2011) which he also produced, portraying a character who assists Silambarasan's character. Ganesh also acted in Osthe (2011) featuring Silambarasan in a role as the heroine's father. In 2012, Ganesh played the role of Silambarasan’s uncle in Vignesh Shivan’s romantic musical film, Podaa Podi. He was one of the lead characters in Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013). In 2014, he starred, penned, and produced Vincent Selva’s comedy film, Inga Enna Solluthu. He was later cast in few more films including Kappal (2014), Romeo Juliet (2015), Vaalu (2015), Vaaliba Raja (2016), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017) and Kalakalappu 2 (2018). He has also acted in Vijay's films such as Beast (2022), Varisu (2023) and The Greatest of All Time (2024).

Filmography

Tamil films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Red	District Collector	Uncredited role
2006	Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu	Dharma	credited as Sudhakar
2007	Pachaikili Muthucharam	Sundar
2008	Vaaranam Aayiram	Anthony	credited as Neelakandan Ganesh
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya	Ganesh	Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011	Vaanam	"Bajna" Ganesh
Osthe	Neduvaali's Father
2012	Podaa Podi	Arjun's uncle	Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Comedian
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
Neethane En Ponvasantham	Ganesh	Guest appearance
2013	Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya	Krishnamoorthy
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham	Ganesh
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu	Ganesh
Thalaivan
Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham	Deergadarsi
Kappal	Nelson
2015	JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai	Wedding Guest	Guest appearance
Inimey Ippadithaan	Chandra
Romeo Juliet	VTV Ganesh
Vaalu	Kutti Paiya
Trisha Illana Nayanthara	Vishu
2016	Vaaliba Raja	Prabhakaran Sethji
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren	Kavitha's brother
Pencil	Anthony Gonsalves
Enakku Innoru Per Irukku	Benjamin
Muthina Kathirika	Marudhu
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum	AC Shakthivel
Veera Sivaji	Security Officer
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	Shaktivel
Shivalinga	N.Murali
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan	Somu
Yaanum Theeyavan	Sundaramurthi
Sakka Podu Podu Raja	J. Neelakandan, Santa's father
2018	Kalakalappu 2	Sait, Aishwarya's father
2019	Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven	Roshan
Iruttu	Head Constable
2020	Naanga Romba Busy	Oorandai Govindan	Television film
2021	Iruvar Ullam	Kuralarasan
Tamil Rockers
2022	Beast	Domnic Irudhayaraj
Prince	Doctor
Coffee with Kadhal	Pilot	Cameo
Varalaru Mukkiyam	Adaikalam
2023	Varisu	Velraj
Dada	Gokul
Kasethan Kadavulada	Dr. Elangeeran
Let's Get Married	Forest officer
Jailer	Dr. S Dhandapani
Conjuring Kannappan	Anjanenjan
2024	Romeo	Arivazhagan and Janani's uncle
Rathnam	Inspector Muthupandi	Cameo
Aranmanai 4	Carpenter
The Greatest of All Time	Raghavan
Brother	Caretaker Keshav
2025	Aghathiyaa	VTV Ganesh	Cameo
Leg Piece	Lion Nagaraj
Perusu	Doctor
Sumo	Jack
Kiss	Dr. Thirunavukkarasu
Rambo	Inspector Karmegham
Aaromaley	Narasimhan

Telugu films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Ye Maaya Chesave	Film crew member	Uncredited appearance in "Manasaa" song
2023	Bhagavanth Kesari	Minister
2024	The Family Star	Ramesh
Aay	Manager Kishore
Bhale Unnade	Darabont
Viswam	Ticket Collector
2025	Daaku Maharaaj	Inspector Panthulu
Sankranthiki Vasthunam	T. V. Ganesh
Single	Vijay and Aravind's boss
Ghaati	M. P. Bojjayya
Tribanadhari Barbarik	Purushottam
Sundarakanda	Venkata Rao
Mithra Mandali	Narayana Tutte
Mass Jathara	Patro's assistant
Andhra King Taluka	Collector
2026	The RajaSaab	Mangalam Babai

Malayalam films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Bandra	Goswamy
2024	Turbo	Minister Arivazhagan Chella Durai

As producer

Year	Title	Notes
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
2011	Vaanam
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu
2017	Sakka Podu Podu Raja

As singer

Year	Title	Song	Notes
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu	"Butterfly"	also lyrics
2014	Kappal	"Friendship"	film version only

Dubbing artist

Year	Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Ref.
2023	Jawan	Naresh Gossain	Agriculture Minister	Tamil dubbed version
2024	Mufasa: The Lion King		Young Rafiki	Tamil dubbed version

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes	"Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam"
2010	A. R. Rahman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
2024	Cooku with Comali season 5	Contestant	Star Vijay	Tamil	Finalist

References

Srinivasan, Sudhir. (2014-11-01). "Happy to make people happy". [[The Hindu]].
(30 June 2011). "VTV Ganesh in Osthi!".
(2010-07-22). "Ganesh is back!". [[The Times of India]].
(17 June 2011). "Vaanam crosses 50 day mark".
(2011-06-30). "Silambarasan's Buddy In Osthi – Str – Dharani – Vtv Ganesh".
"Kollywood Comedian VTV Ganesh Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
(23 June 2022). "Vijay starrer Beast worldwide closing box office collections".
(16 January 2023). "Vijay's Varisu mints big at box office".
(22 August 2024). "Thalpathy Vijay's The Greatest of All Time (GOAT) witnesses a more than 100% jump in USA premiere shows". The Times of India.
Srinivas, Siddarth. (7 September 2023). "#Jawan Interval: Importantly, the blending by Atlee to make it a Pan-Indian movie is terrific. Most dubbed films feel alienated but this one feels most close to a Tamil film except for the lip sync part. Great idea to bring in names like VTV Ganesh, George Maryam for the dubbing!".
(20 November 2024). "Mufasa The Lion King roars with India's top stars in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu versions".
(16 May 2010). "Front Page : Theme song launched for world classical Tamil meet". [[The Hindu]].

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