Shivaji Ganesan

Bio: Villupuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan, known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan,[7] (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001)[1][2][3][4][5] was an Indian actor, producer and composer. Considered to be one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema, he was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. His acting and dialogue delivery skills is still viewed as one of the greatest in Indian Cinema history. He was well known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen,[8] which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam (lit. the pride of actors).[9] In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted in 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.[10] His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance.

Born: 1 October 1928, Soorakkottai