Autobiography of an Actor

Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928-July 2001 is the autobiography of Indian actor Sivaji Ganesan published by Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. It is a compilation of interviews between Ganesan and journalist T. S. Narayanaswamy. The book was originally published in Tamil under the title Enathu Suya Sarithai (transl. My Autobiography) in 2002, and the English translated version by Sabita Radhakrishna was released in 2007.[1][2][3][4][5]

Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928-July 2001
Cover of the English edition, 2007
AuthorSivaji Ganesan
T. S. Narayanaswamy
TranslatorSabita Radhakrishna
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Reception

Sri Lankan historian Sachi Sri Kantha criticised the book for omitting numerous aspects of Ganesan's life, stating, "As an autobiographer, Sivaji’s performance – like many of his movies – provides glimpses of some class in a flop, leaving much to be desired ... The $45.00 price I paid for the book in net purchase from a New Delhi vendor seems marginally off-base for a 250 page book, and the price has not been inserted in the book. But for fans of Sivaji, it is a good memento to cherish."[6] Writing for India Today in 2013, Sadanand Menon compared Tamil film actors' biographers to the ones "who light a candle to look at the sun ... The few books till now in this genre have crashed on the rock-bed of a comprehensive incomprehension of the audience base of the Tamil film star ... Sivaji Ganesan's Autobiography of an Actor (2007) is but a series of snippets from interviews done by T.S. Narayana Swamy."[7]

References
  1. Narayana Swamy, T S; Warrier, Shobha (14 October 2002). "'A book on my life as it came out of my mouth'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. Warrier, Shobha (14 October 2002). "How V C Ganesan became Sivaji". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. "Sivaji's contribution to cinema hailed". The Hindu. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. Ashok Kumar, S. R. (10 December 2002). "Autobiography of 'Sivaji' Ganesan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. Muthiah, S. (4 November 2002). "He played 300 different roles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. Kantha, Sachi Sri (9 November 2008). "Book Review : Autobiography of Actor — Politician Sivaji Ganesan". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  7. Menon, Sadanand (18 January 2013). "Power of the Dark Sun". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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