V.P. Ganeshan
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V. P. Ganesan was a Sri Lanka
n trade unionist, politician
, film producer
and actor
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, a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament
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That V.P. Ganesan was the Sri Lankan equivalent of M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
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He produced and acted in the lead roles in three movies, Pudhiya Kattru, Naan Ungal Thozhan and Naadu Pottra Vaazhgha. As of now, he remains the only film producer to make three Tamil films in Sri Lanka and all of them were reasonable successes.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n trade unionist, politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Biography
V.P. Ganeshan is the founder of the Democratic Workers' Congress and father of Mano GanesanMano Ganesan
Mano Ganesan MP is a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament and the current leader of the Democratic People's Front, a political party in Sri Lanka, President of Democratic Workers Congress, a trade union and Convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission, a human rights monitoring peoples...
, a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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That V.P. Ganesan was the Sri Lankan equivalent of M.G. Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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He produced and acted in the lead roles in three movies, Pudhiya Kattru, Naan Ungal Thozhan and Naadu Pottra Vaazhgha. As of now, he remains the only film producer to make three Tamil films in Sri Lanka and all of them were reasonable successes.