Jai Ganesh (1946 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil plays and films.[1][2][3] He had supporting roles in the films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and Aattukara Alamelu, among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a villain in films such as Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) and Athisaya Piravi (1990). He acted as child artiste in films like Sampoorna Ramayanam and Missiamma.[4]
He was reintroduced into the film industry by director K. Balachander in Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. From then on, he acted in many films as hero and also as character actor. Some of his famous films in 1970s are Neeya, Pilot Premnath, Vattathukkul Sathuram and Vanakathukuriya Kathaliyae& Azhage unnai Aradhikkiren.
Jai Ganesh died of cancer on 12 February 2001, at the age of 54.[5][6] He acted in lot of movies as hero as well as in supporting roles with famous actors including Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Sivakumar, Muthuraman, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Ajith Kumar, Vijay and Master Raghu.
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^"'ஆட்டுக்கார அலமேலு' நடிகர் ஜெய்கணேஷ் வாழ்வில் இப்படி ஒரு சோகமா..?". 1newsnation (in Tamil). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^"கஸ்பா பெத் போரில் காங்கிரஸ் வெற்றி; பாஜக-ஷிண்டே சேனாவுக்கு எச்சரிக்கை மணியா?". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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JaiGanesh (1946 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil plays and films. He had supporting roles in the films Aval Oru Thodar Kathai...
Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Rambha and Goundamani, with Manivannan, JaiGanesh, Senthil, and Jyothi Meena in supporting roles. It revolves around a man...
produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Srividya, JaiGanesh and Thengai Srinivasan. The film also marked the on-screen debut for Kannada...
Retrieved 28 September 2021. "Mahima Nambiar joins Unni Mukundan starrer 'JaiGanesh'". The Times of India. 1 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 December...
cameo appearance and Devayani. Ramesh Khanna, Vijayakumar, Fathima Babu, JaiGanesh, and Sathyapriya also play important roles. The film released on 14 August...
while Preetha Vijayakumar, Karan, Dhamu, Charle, Vinu Chakravarthy and JaiGanesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman with cinematography...
April 2024 during the Ramadan and Vishu weekend, along with Aavesham and JaiGanesh. The date was announced through a first-look poster released by director...
Vivek as Vivek Karan as Prakash Manorama as Maragatham Swathi as Chitra JaiGanesh as Shankaran Rajeev as Moorthy Sathyapriya as Rajalakshmi Vaiyapuri as...
Jayaraman. The film stars Abbas and Simran. Manivannan, Nagesh, Kalpana, JaiGanesh, Chinni Jayanth, PC Ramakrishnan and Kavitha play supporting roles. It...
Nambiar and JaiGanesh. It was released on 12 March 1987. Vijayakanth as Arun Ambika as Karpagam M. N. Nambiar as Raghunatha Bhoopathy JaiGanesh as Jagadeesan...
Goundamani as Perusu Manorama as Sirusu's mother Sangeetha as Saratha JaiGanesh as Sabapathy Saratha's husband Senthil as Chinna Thambi Kazan Khan as...
Sarathkumar and Gautami, with Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil, JaiGanesh, Vadivukkarasi, Delhi Ganesh and Vijayaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 28...
The film stars Rajinikanth, Kanaka, and Sheeba Akashdeep, while Nagesh, JaiGanesh, Chinni Jayanth, Cho Ramaswamy, and Vinu Chakravarthy, among others, play...
as Madanagopal Kalpana as Bhagyalakshmi Anu (Babitha) as Banu Uma Rani JaiGanesh as Bhagyalakshmi's father V. Gopalakrishnan as Doctor K. K. Soundar as...
New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2023. "Unni Mukundan-starrer JaiGanesh Gets U Certificate From Censor Board". News18. 2 April 2024. Retrieved...
Mathi Vinu Chakravarthy as Veeramuthu Anju as Savithri Indhu as Priya JaiGanesh as Marimuthu Vichithra as Lalitha Vinodhini as Lakshmi Madhan Bob as Inspector...
on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023. "Mahima Nambiar joins 'JaiGanesh', speaks about her experience". The Times of India. 4 December 2023. Archived...
Saran. The film stars Prashanth, Simran and Laila, while Raghuvaran, JaiGanesh, Vinu Chakravarthy, Vaiyapuri, Charle, Dhamu, Lawrence Raghavendra, Fathima...
masala film directed by P. Madhavan. It stars Vijayakumar as Shankar, JaiGanesh as Salim and Rajinikanth as Simon. The film was inspired by the 1977 Hindi...
film, which was also her first starring role. Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, JaiGanesh, M. G. Soman and Sripriya play key roles. The story revolves around a...
with Janagaraj, Pandiyan, Vadivukkarasi, Manivannan, Kovai Sarala and JaiGanesh playing supporting roles. It was released on 16 January 1998 and failed...
stars Ramki and Nirosha, with Srividya, R. Sarathkumar, V. K. Ramasamy, JaiGanesh and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. It was released on 15...
Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Rajinikanth, while JaiGanesh and Major Sundarrajan play supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi...