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Ganesh

Ganesa \Ga*ne"sa\, Ganesh \Ganesh\, Ganesha \Ganesha\, prop. n. (Hindu Myth.) The Hindu god of wisdom, prudence and prophesy; the remover of obstacles.

Syn: Ganapati.

Note: He is represented as a short, fat, red-colored man, with a large belly and the head of an elephant.
--Balfour.

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Ganesh (actor)

Ganesh (born 2 July 1978) is an Indian actor, film director and television presenter known for his work in Kannada cinema. Through his career in films and television shows, he has become one of the most popular celebrities and one of the highest-paid actors in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including two Filmfare Awards.

Ganesh began his career as an actor in several television series and a tele-film which remains unreleased till date. He, then landed up as show host for a comedy talk-show named Comedy Time aired in Udaya TV. His popularity in the show was noted by director B. Suresha who cast him for the film Tapori (2002) for a villain role. His stint as a supporting actor continued until he was cast in the lead role in the film Chellata (2006). He shot to fame with the all-time blockbuster film Mungaru Male (2006) which found a screening of 865 days, creating a record in Kannada cinema.

Ganesh won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for portraying a sincere lover in the comedy-drama Gaalipata (2008) and in the romantic drama Maleyali Jotheyali (2012). He is popularly known as "Golden Star" among the film circles and his fans which was coined by director S. Narayan following the success of his directorial Cheluvina Chittara (2007).

Ganesh (film)

Ganesh is a 1998 film produced by D.Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by Thirupathisamy. Starring Venkatesh, Rambha, Madhu Bala in lead roles and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film recorded as Hit at box-office. The film received five Nandi Awards, including Nandi Award for Best Actor . Venkatesh also won Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). The film was dubbed in Hindi as Jala Ke Raakh Kar Doonga.

Ganesh (given name)

Ganesh is a male given name commonly used in India and the Indian diaspora. The name is a form of Ganesha, a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon.

  • Ganesh (actor), Kannada language film actor
  • Ganesh Asirvatham, English language teacher from Klang, Selangor
  • Ganesh Baba, yogi and teacher in the tradition of Kriya Yoga
  • Ganesh Chand, Fijian academic and former politician of Indian descent
  • Ganesh Dutt KCSI, KCIE (1868–1943), Indian freedom fighter, administrator and educationist
  • Ganesh Ghosh (1900–1994), Bengali Indian freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician
  • Ganesh Hegde (born 1974), Indian singer and Bollywood choreographer, from Karnataka
  • Ganesh Man Singh, commander of Nepalese democratic movement of 1990 AD
  • Ganesh Mavlankar (died 1956), Indian politician
  • Ganesh Mylvaganam (born 1966), former United Arab Emirates cricketer
  • Ganesh Naik, Indian politician
  • Ganesh Patro, film writer
  • Ganesh Prasad Singh (born 1947), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Ganesh Pyne, renowned Calcutta born Indian painter
  • Ganesh Satish (born 1988), Indian cricketer
  • Ganesh Shah (born 1949), Nepalese politician and Minister of Environment, Science and Technology
  • Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (1890–1931), fighter against oppression and injustice
  • Ganesh Singh (born 1962), a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  • Ganesh Sittampalam, the youngest person to pass an A-level in 1988 at 9 yrs 4 months old
  • Ganesh Thapa, the present President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
  • Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi, social activist and elderly guiding philosopher in the Indian freedom struggle
  • Ganesh Venkatraman, a Tamil language actor

Usage examples of "ganesh".

If Ganesh never went to Lydia, then he couldn't have had anything to do with distempering Cyrus's armor.

And, moving across to Versailles Villa, here is Mrs Dubash with her shrine to the god Ganesh, stuck in the corner of an apartment of such supernatural untidiness that, in our house, the word 'dubash' became a verb meaning 'to make a mess'… 'Oh, Saleem, you've dubashed your room again, you black man!

When in Alobar's company, when meditating or bathing, she could exult in a body that remained firm and juicy while thousands about her withered away, but alone in the frottage of twilight, awaiting Alobar's return from the spice docks, fear would ooze out of the brown pit of her chin dimple, and, whimpering, she would turn from one deity to another, even bizarre Ganesh, with his elephant head, pleading for mercy for not having submitted to a widow's death in the rope yard.