Ramkumar Ganesan

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of legendary Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.[1]

Ramkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died.[2] The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu.[3] The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster Chandramukhi in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film Aasal starring Ajith Kumar.[4] Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of scenes, 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.[2]

Ramkumar is married twice. His first marriage was with Kannamal.They have 3 sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films Success and Machi,.[5] And twin children Darshan and Rishyan.

His second marriage was with Meenakshi who is Sripriya's elder sister. They have 2 sons, Vishnu and another one is Shivaji Dev, who has starred in the film Singakutty, Puthumughangal Thervai and Nandhanam.[6]

As producer

• Aasal (2010)
• Chandramukhi (2005)
• Kalaignan (1993)