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Early life
Ganesh was born on 2 July 1980 in Adakamaranahalli, a village in Nelamangala of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka. His father, Kishan, is originally from Nepal and belong to the Gurkha clan whilst his mother, Sulochana, is from Karnataka. He has two younger brothers, Mahesh and Umesh; Mahesh debuted as an actor in the Kannada film ''Namak Haraam'' (2015). He married Shilpa Barkur on 11 February 2008 and has 2 children: Charithriya Ganesh and Vihaan Ganesh.Ganesh received primary education at Basaveshwara English School in Nelamangala and secondary education in Standard English School in Dasarahalli, Bangalore. According to Ganesh, he was "mischievous and was always made to kneel down outside the classroom, but was also the darling of the teachers due to the active participation in cultural activities". While in college, he participated actively in inter-collegiate drama skits.Career
Ganesh's first project was ''Guttu'', a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, which remains unreleased. Joshi offered the project to Ganesh just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticized her choice of a newcomer. ''Guttu'' was eventually screened at film festivals and in a few theatres in the USA, as the producers weren`t able to find a suitable time slot to show it on TV. After graduating in diploma in film acting, he was offered roles in Television series and sitcoms. He was also performing at various road shows and orchestras. However, a major breakthrough in television came with the comedy talk-show ''Comedy Time'' aired on Udaya TV. Through the success of the show, Ganesh gained immense popularity among the audience with his comic-timing getting prominent notice. He earned the sobriquet "Comedy Time" Ganesh post the show's success. Ganesh's initial film appearances were largely as extra actor playing uncredited roles as the lead characters' friend. His first noticeable supporting role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Ganesh's initial film appearances were largely as extra actor playing uncredited roles as the lead characters' friend. His first noticeable supporting role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Following this, in 2003, he played side-kick roles in three films out of which M. D. Sridhar's ''Game For Love'' was noteworthy while the other two under-performed at the box-office. He continued such roles in the years 2004 and 2005 starring in films such as Dayal Padmanabhan's ''Baa Baaro Rasika'' (2004) playing Sunil Raoh's friend, V. Ravichandran's ''Aham Premasmi'' (2005) and Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) co-starring Dhyan, Ramya which also had a guest role played by Amitabh Bachchan.In 2006, director M. D. Sridhar approached Ganesh to play the lead role in his film ''Chellata'' and he signed the project. Featuring alongside Rekha Vedavyas, Ganesh's performance was well received, and the film was a box office success despite getting mixed reviews. Soon after, director Preetham Gubbi approached him and outlined the story of his next script titled ''Mungaru Male'', which had rain as a backdrop and to be directed by Yogaraj Bhat. He was actively involved throughout the script development process and became curious to act in the movie. He also helped director Bhat to meet the producer, E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hails from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Actress Pooja Gandhi was roped in to play the female lead and the film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag. The film was released on 29 December 2006 and was critically acclaimed particularly drawing praises for Ganesh's performance as Preetham. The film went on to become one of the highest grossers ever in the history of Kannada cinema and acheieved cult status. The film became the first ever Kannada film to be screened in multiplexes for a year. The film established the careers of Ganesh, Bhat, Gubbi, Gandhi, the cinematographer S. Krishna, the music composer Mano Murthy, the lyricist Jayanth Kaikini and the playback singer Sonu Nigam in Kannada cinema. Indicine.com's critic described Ganesh as the "life and soul of the movie". He further starred in ''Hudugaata'', the Indian adaptation of the American film ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) costarring Rekha Vedavyas. The film met with critical reviews and achieved moderate success at the box office. The third project of the year, ''Cheluvina Chittara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kaadhal'', marked the first association of Ganesh with director S. Narayan and costarred Amoolya. The film had a successful run at the box office and was one of the highest grossers of the year. Ganesh earned the title "Golden Star" after having starred in this film. He also won the Udaya Film Award for Best Actor. In 2008, Ganesh appeared in four films. In his first release of the year, ''Gaalipata'', a triple hero coming-of-age comedy, Ganesh partnered once again with Yogaraj Bhat and shot for the film in and around Thirthahalli and Agumbe region alongside Diganth and Rajesh Krishnan. The film opened to positive reviews from critics. Emerging as a commercial success, it completed a 175-day run in theaters and received 11 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, winning three awards including Best Actor for Ganesh. His next success came through ''Aramane'' directed by Nagashekar and had actress Roma paired with him. This was followed by two unsuccessful projects, ''Bombaat'' directed by D. Rajendra Babu pairing opposite Ramya and ''Sangama'' with Vedhicka. He started the year 2009 with an average grosser comedy film ''Circus''. The film featured him as a carefree urban youth who along with his friends help in foiling the plans of a terrorist gang. This was soon followed by another blockbuster film ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' which fetched him his second Filmfare Award. The film was produced under his home banner "Golden Movies" by his wife Shilpa and directed by Preetham Gubbi. Ganesh made his debut as a singer with this film. Critics unanimously praised his performance and the film successfully completed 100 days run. In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. Ganesh made his debut in direction with the film ''Kool'' in 2011. Starring in the dual roles alongside Sana Khan, the film was produced under his home banner. The film met with critical reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office. A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Ganesh attempts too many things in this film, making it a mess of everything.He sings, co-writes dialogues, gets his wife to produce the movie. Unwarranted and avoidable. Not Kool at all". In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. Ganesh made his debut in direction with the film ''Kool'' in 2011. Starring in the dual roles alongside Sana Khan, the film was produced under his home banner. The film met with critical reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office. A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Ganesh attempts too many things in this film, making it a mess of everything.He sings, co-writes dialogues, gets his wife to produce the movie. Unwarranted and avoidable. Not Kool at all".. Upon its failure, Ganesh termed it as a "learning experience". This was followed by ''Maduve Mane'', yet another unsuccessful project that had Shradha Arya paired opposite him. Later in the year, Ganesh reunited with S. Narayan for the film, ''Shyloo'', a remake of Tamil film ''Mynaa'' (2010) which got positive reviews from critics and the lead actors performances were appreciated. In 2012, Ganesh featured in three films and gave a voice over for the film ''Rambo'' starring Sharan in the lead role. ''Munjane'' marked the third collaboration with S. Narayan. ''Romeo'', directed by PC Shekhar and starring Bhavana was a musical hit soon after its release. The third release of the year, ''Mr. 420'', however, was a box-office bomb. His following releases in the year 2013 namely ''Auto Raja'', ''Sakkare'' and ''Shravani Subramanya'' were all average grossers except the latter which was one of the successful films of the year and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination. He had a solo release in 2014 in the form of Preetham Gubbi's comedy drama ''Dil Rangeela''. The film met with average reviews and was declared a sleeper hit of the year.In the year 2015, Ganesh featured in his 25th film as actor through the film ''Buguri'' The film met with average response from critics and audience. The other release ''Khushi Khushiyagi'' was a remake of Telugu film ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' (2013).His subsequent films are ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022). The film met with average response from critics and audience. The other release ''Khushi Khushiyagi'' was a remake of Telugu film ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' (2013).His subsequent films are ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022).Ganesh was signed as the Brand Ambassador of Reliance Mobile (2009-2011), Coca-Cola (2010-2011), Rim-Jim product from Coca-Cola (2022).Debut and initial struggle (2002-2005)
His first film was ''Guttu'', a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, which remains unreleased. Priyabharati offered Ganesh ''Guttu'' just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticised her choice of a newcomer. ''Guttu'' was Ganesh's first time facing the camera, before moving on to his TV career and later, feature films. Following the success of the TV show Comedy Time on Udaya TV, fans started to call him "Comedy Time" Ganesh. He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films. His first feature film role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. M. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films. His first feature film role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. M. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Following this, in 2003, he played side-kick roles in three films out of which M. D. Sridhar's ''Game For Love'' was noteworthy while the other two under-performed at the box-office. He continued such roles in the years 2004 and 2005 starring in films such as Dayal Padmanabhan's ''Baa Baaro Rasika'' (2004) playing Sunil Raoh's friend, V. Ravichandran's ''Aham Premasmi'' (2005) and Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) co-starring Dhyan, Ramya which also had a guest role played by Amitabh Bachchan.Debut (2001)
Guttu was Ganesh's first ever on-camera project. Though it was made as a telefilm in Karnataka, it ran into difficulties getting a timeslot to air, and the frustrated producers played it as a feature in festivals and select theatres in the US. Ganesh played the hero, Deepak, a helpless software systems analyst, who gets caught up in the ambitious adventure of an NRI woman (played by Chaya Singh) who visits India to try and re-trace her family tree. His flair for comedy and knack for timing showed through in this first role.He acted in several TV serials, including Yadva Tadva, Vataara (directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar) and Pa Pa Pandu (directed by Sihi Kahi Chandru).
As a TV artist he popularized the television program Comedy Time. The program was telecast on Udaya TV from Monday to Friday at 5:00–5:30pm in the beginning and later at 5:30–6:00pm. The program concept was unique: Viewers would write a letter to the anchor describing their family and mentioning their telephone number. Then the anchor would call their number, disguising himself as someone else and fool them. After reading each letter a comedy scene from a chosen Kannada film was telecast in the interim. His unique style of greeting the viewers at the start and end of the program was popular, especially with children.
Following the success of this TV show, fans started to call him "Comedy Time" Ganesh.
2002-2005: Television and shift to cinema
Ganesh's first project was ''Guttu'', a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, which remains unreleased. Joshi offered the project to Ganesh just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticized her choice of a newcomer. ''Guttu'' was eventually screened at film festivals and in a few theatres in the USA, as the producers weren`t able to find a suitable time slot to show it on TV. After graduating in diploma in film acting, he was offered roles in Television series and sitcoms. He was also performing at various road shows and orchestras. However, a major breakthrough in television came with the comedy talk-show ''Comedy Time'' aired on Udaya TV. Through the success of the show, Ganesh gained immense popularity among the audience with his comic-timing getting prominent notice. He earned the sobriquet "Comedy Time" Ganesh post the show's success. Ganesh's initial film appearances were largely as extra actor playing uncredited roles as the lead characters' friend. His first noticeable supporting role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Ganesh's initial film appearances were largely as extra actor playing uncredited roles as the lead characters' friend. His first noticeable supporting role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Following this, in 2003, he played side-kick roles in three films out of which M. D. Sridhar's ''Game For Love'' was noteworthy while the other two under-performed at the box-office. He continued such roles in the years 2004 and 2005 starring in films such as Dayal Padmanabhan's ''Baa Baaro Rasika'' (2004) playing Sunil Raoh's friend, V. Ravichandran's ''Aham Premasmi'' (2005) and Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) co-starring Dhyan, Ramya which also had a guest role played by Amitabh Bachchan.Initial struggle (2002-2005)
His first film was ''Guttu'', a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, an NRI who came to India with the intention of entering the Indian film industry. Priyabharati offered Ganesh ''Guttu'' just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticised her choice of a newcomer. ''Guttu'' was Ganesh's first time facing the camera, before moving on to his TV career and later, feature films. He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films.His first feature film role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. M. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding".His first film was ''Guttu'', a telefilm directed by India's youngest female film director, Priyabharati Joshi, an NRI who came to India with the intention of entering the Indian film industry. Priyabharati offered Ganesh ''Guttu'' just as he was about to graduate from Adarsh Film Institute, against the advice of industry insiders who criticised her choice of a newcomer. ''Guttu'' was Ganesh's first time facing the camera, before moving on to his TV career and later, feature films. He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films.His first feature film role was of a villain character in the film ''Tapori'' (2002) which was directed by B. M. Suresha. Portraying the character was a "gory" experience for Ganesh, since "the hero was supposed to hit on face and hit so hard that (his) nose started bleeding". Following this, in 2003, he played side-kick roles in three films out of which M. D. Sridhar's ''Game For Love'' was noteworthy while the other two under-performed at the box-office. He continued such roles in the years 2004 and 2005 starring in films such as Dayal Padmanabhan's ''Baa Baaro Rasika'' (2004) playing Sunil Raoh's friend, V. Ravichandran's ''Aham Premasmi'' (2005) and Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's ''Amrithadhare'' (2005) co-starring Dhyan, Ramya which also had a guest role played by Amitabh Bachchan.Mungaru Male and stardom (2006-2008)
Ganesh's first feature wide-release film, ''Chellata'', was a moderate success and ran up to 125 days in some theatres. Rekha Vedavyas, who had already acted in quite a few films, acted opposite Ganesh in this film.Then came the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male'', which was a roaring success. The film was directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Ganesh had been involved in the script development process and was curious to act in the movie. He got director Bhat to meet E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hails from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Since Yogaraj Bhat could not get dates from any Kannada actress, he signed a relatively unknown actress, Pooja Gandhi. The film's lyrics were penned by Jayant Kaikini and music was composed by part-time music director Mano Murthy. Jayant Kaikini, son of renowned writer late Gourish Kaikini, was a well-known columnist and writer. The film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag. On 2007, starred in ''Krishna'' film opposite ''Mungaru Male'' fame Pooja Gandhi, which became sensational hit at the box office, completing 100-days in main centres of Karnataka.Ganesh's first feature wide-release film, ''Chellata'', was a moderate success and ran up to 125 days in some theatres. Rekha Vedavyas, who had already acted in quite a few films, acted opposite Ganesh in this film.Then came the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male'', which was a roaring success. The film was directed by Yogaraj Bhat. Ganesh had been involved in the script development process and was curious to act in the movie. He got director Bhat to meet E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hails from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Since Yogaraj Bhat could not get dates from any Kannada actress, he signed a relatively unknown actress, Pooja Gandhi. The film's lyrics were penned by Jayant Kaikini and music was composed by part-time music director Mano Murthy. Jayant Kaikini, son of renowned writer late Gourish Kaikini, was a well-known columnist and writer. The film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag. On 2007, starred in ''Krishna'' film opposite ''Mungaru Male'' fame Pooja Gandhi, which became sensational hit at the box office, completing 100-days in main centres of Karnataka.His third film as hero, ''Hudugaata'', was released on 8 June 2007. His subsequent films are ''Cheluvina Chithara'' (2007), ''Gaalipata'' (2008), ''Krishna'' (2007), ''Aramane'' (2008), ''Bombaat'' (2008), ''Sangama'' (2008), ''Circus'' (2009), ''Ullasa Utsaha'' (2010), ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' (2009), ''Eno Onthara'' (2010), ''Kool'' (2011), ''Maduve Mane'' (2011), ''Shyloo'' (2011), ''Munjane'' (2012), ''Romeo'' (2012), ''Shravani Subramanya'' (2013), ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022).2006-2008: Success and stardom
In 2006, director M. D. Sridhar approached Ganesh to play the lead role in his film ''Chellata'' and he signed the project. Featuring alongside Rekha Vedavyas, Ganesh's performance was well received, and the film was a box office success despite getting mixed reviews. Soon after, director Preetham Gubbi approached him and outlined the story of his next script titled ''Mungaru Male'', which had rain as a backdrop and to be directed by Yogaraj Bhat. He was actively involved throughout the script development process and became curious to act in the movie. He also helped director Bhat to meet the producer, E. Krishnappa. Since Krishnappa knew Ganesh (both hails from Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala), he agreed to finance the film. Actress Pooja Gandhi was roped in to play the female lead and the film was mainly shot during the rainy season in places like Madikeri, Sakaleshpura, Jog Falls and Gadag. The film was released on 29 December 2006 and was critically acclaimed particularly drawing praises for Ganesh's performance as Preetham. The film went on to become one of the highest grossers ever in the history of Kannada cinema and acheieved cult status. The film became the first ever Kannada film to be screened in multiplexes for a year. The film established the careers of Ganesh, Bhat, Gubbi, Gandhi, the cinematographer S. Krishna, the music composer Mano Murthy, the lyricist Jayanth Kaikini and the playback singer Sonu Nigam in Kannada cinema. Indicine.com's critic described Ganesh as the "life and soul of the movie". He further starred in ''Hudugaata'', the Indian adaptation of the American film ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) costarring Rekha Vedavyas. The film met with critical reviews and achieved moderate success at the box office. The third project of the year, ''Cheluvina Chittara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kaadhal'', marked the first association of Ganesh with director S. Narayan and costarred Amoolya. The film had a successful run at the box office and was one of the highest grossers of the year. Ganesh earned the title "Golden Star" after having starred in this film. He also won the Udaya Film Award for Best Actor.2008-2015: Career expansion
In 2008, Ganesh appeared in four films. In his first release of the year, ''Gaalipata'', a triple hero coming-of-age comedy, Ganesh partnered once again with Yogaraj Bhat and shot for the film in and around Thirthahalli and Agumbe region alongside Diganth and Rajesh Krishnan. The film opened to positive reviews from critics. . Emerging as a commercial success, it completed a 175-day run in theaters and received 11 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, winning three awards including Best Actor for Ganesh. His next success came through ''Aramane'' directed by Nagashekar and had actress Roma paired with him. This was followed by two unsuccessful projects, ''Bombaat'' directed by D. Rajendra Babu pairing opposite Ramya and ''Sangama'' with Vedhicka. He started the year 2009 with an average grosser comedy film ''Circus''. The film featured him as a carefree urban youth who along with his friends help in foiling the plans of a terrorist gang. This was soon followed by another blockbuster film ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' which fetched him his second Filmfare Award. The film was produced under his home banner "Golden Movies" by his wife Shilpa and directed by Preetham Gubbi. Ganesh made his debut as a singer with this film. Critics unanimously praised his performance and the film successfully completed 100 days run. In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. His subsequent films are ''Kool'' (2011), ''Maduve Mane'' (2011), ''Shyloo'' (2011), ''Munjane'' (2012), ''Romeo'' (2012), ''Shravani Subramanya'' (2013), ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022).. Emerging as a commercial success, it completed a 175-day run in theaters and received 11 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, winning three awards including Best Actor for Ganesh. His next success came through ''Aramane'' directed by Nagashekar and had actress Roma paired with him. This was followed by two unsuccessful projects, ''Bombaat'' directed by D. Rajendra Babu pairing opposite Ramya and ''Sangama'' with Vedhicka. He started the year 2009 with an average grosser comedy film ''Circus''. The film featured him as a carefree urban youth who along with his friends help in foiling the plans of a terrorist gang. This was soon followed by another blockbuster film ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' which fetched him his second Filmfare Award. The film was produced under his home banner "Golden Movies" by his wife Shilpa and directed by Preetham Gubbi. Ganesh made his debut as a singer with this film. Critics unanimously praised his performance and the film successfully completed 100 days run. In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. His subsequent films are ''Kool'' (2011), ''Maduve Mane'' (2011), ''Shyloo'' (2011), ''Munjane'' (2012), ''Romeo'' (2012), ''Shravani Subramanya'' (2013), ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022).2008-2015: Direction & Career expansion
In 2008, Ganesh appeared in four films. In his first release of the year, ''Gaalipata'', a triple hero coming-of-age comedy, Ganesh partnered once again with Yogaraj Bhat and shot for the film in and around Thirthahalli and Agumbe region alongside Diganth and Rajesh Krishnan. The film opened to positive reviews from critics. Emerging as a commercial success, it completed a 175-day run in theaters and received 11 nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards South, winning three awards including Best Actor for Ganesh. His next success came through ''Aramane'' directed by Nagashekar and had actress Roma paired with him. This was followed by two unsuccessful projects, ''Bombaat'' directed by D. Rajendra Babu pairing opposite Ramya and ''Sangama'' with Vedhicka. He started the year 2009 with an average grosser comedy film ''Circus''. The film featured him as a carefree urban youth who along with his friends help in foiling the plans of a terrorist gang. This was soon followed by another blockbuster film ''Maleyali Jotheyali'' which fetched him his second Filmfare Award. The film was produced under his home banner "Golden Movies" by his wife Shilpa and directed by Preetham Gubbi. Ganesh made his debut as a singer with this film. Critics unanimously praised his performance and the film successfully completed 100 days run. In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. Ganesh made his debut in direction with the film ''Kool'' in 2011. Starring in the dual roles alongside Sana Khan, the film was produced under his home banner. The film met with critical reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office. A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Ganesh attempts too many things in this film, making it a mess of everything.He sings, co-writes dialogues, gets his wife to produce the movie. Unwarranted and avoidable. Not Kool at all". In 2010, he featured in box-office failure films including ''Ullasa Utsaha'', a remake of Telugu film ''Ullasamga Utsahamga'' and ''Eno Onthara'', a remake of Tamil film ''Kushi''. Ganesh made his debut in direction with the film ''Kool'' in 2011. Starring in the dual roles alongside Sana Khan, the film was produced under his home banner. The film met with critical reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office. A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Ganesh attempts too many things in this film, making it a mess of everything.He sings, co-writes dialogues, gets his wife to produce the movie. Unwarranted and avoidable. Not Kool at all".. Upon its failure, Ganesh termed it as a "learning experience". This was followed by ''Maduve Mane'', yet another unsuccessful project that had Shradha Arya paired opposite him. Later in the year, Ganesh reunited with S. Narayan for the film, ''Shyloo'', a remake of Tamil film ''Mynaa'' (2010) which got positive reviews from critics and the lead actors performances were appreciated. In 2012, Ganesh featured in three films and gave a voice over for the film ''Rambo'' starring Sharan in the lead role. ''Munjane'' marked the third collaboration with S. Narayan. ''Romeo'', directed by PC Shekhar and starring Bhavana was a musical hit soon after its release. The third release of the year, ''Mr. 420'', however, was a box-office bomb. His following releases in the year 2013 namely ''Auto Raja'', ''Sakkare'' and ''Shravani Subramanya'' were all average grossers except the latter which was one of the successful films of the year and earned him a Filmfare Award nomination. He had a solo release in 2014 in the form of Preetham Gubbi's comedy drama ''Dil Rangeela''. The film met with average reviews and was declared a sleeper hit of the year.In the year 2015, Ganesh featured in his 25th film as actor through the film ''Buguri'' The film met with average response from critics and audience. The other release ''Khushi Khushiyagi'' was a remake of Telugu film ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' (2013).His subsequent films are ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022). The film met with average response from critics and audience. The other release ''Khushi Khushiyagi'' was a remake of Telugu film ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' (2013).His subsequent films are ''Mungaru Male 2'' (2016), ''Sakath'' (2021) and ''Gaalipata 2'' (2022).Brand Ambassador
Ganesh was signed as the Brand Ambassador of Reliance Mobile (2009-2011), Coca-Cola (2010-2011), Rim-Jim product from Coca-Cola (2022).Latest Photos
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