Remembering a Legend. Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan, known by Sivaji Ganesan (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001). He was well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen, the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thillagam (English: the pride of actors). In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Civilian honours – National & International 1966 – Padma Shri from the Government of India 1984 – Padma Bhushan from the Government of India 1995 – Chevalier awarded by the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France. On 22 April 1995 at a ceremony held at the MAC Stadium in Chennai, Ganesan was presented with the Chevalier title and medallion by the French ambassador to India, Philip Petit. International awards He is first Indian actor to get the best actor award from a forgien film festival 1960 – Best Actor in Asia – Africa Continent Award at the Afro-Asian Film Festival for Veerapandiya Kattabomman Other International honours 1960 – One Day Mayor for the city of Niagara Falls and was presented with the Golden Key of Cairo. Pandit Jawaharlal is the only person besides Mr.Ganesan getting this honour 1964 – Cultural Ambassador of India invited by John F. Kennedy under the Cultural Exchange Programme 1991 – Citizenship in the Columbia, USA by the Government of United States National Film Awards 1992 – National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Thevar Magan 1997 – Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Filmfare Awards South 1973 – Best Actor Award for Gnana Oli 1974 – Best Actor Award for Gauravam 1986 – Best Actor Award for Muthal Mariyathai Other honors 1986 – Honorary doctorate from the Annamalai University 1997 – Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu 1998 – NTR National Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh
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