E. V. Ganesh Babu

Not to be confused with Babu Ganesh.

E. V. Ganesh Babu is an Indian film director, writer and actor who works in Tamil-language films.^[1][2] He made his acting debut with Bharathi (2000) and played Vijay's friend in four films including Sivakasi (2005).^[3] He worked as an assistant director for Thenpandi Singam (2016) before making his debut as a director with Yamuna (2013).^[4][5][6] He directed and starred in a film titled Kattil opposite Srushti Dange, which was screened in 2021 at the Innovative International Film Festival.^[7][8] In 2022, he adapted the script of Kattil into a book.^[9] In 2023, his short film Karuvarai (2021) won the National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film).^[10]

E. V. Ganesh Babu
E. V. Ganesh Babu at Film Festival
Born	(1974-11-17) 17 November 1974 (age 50) Varagur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Director, actor, producer screenwriter, lyricist
Years active	1999–present
Website	kattilmovie.com

Personal life and career

He studied B.LIT (Tamil Literature) in Thanjavur Karanthai Tamil Sangam and stepped into the Film industry after getting profound experienced through acting and directing more than 500 stage dramas, Miming (Acting through Gestures) and one act play (Operetta) ^{[citation needed]}

He has published the censor script book of the film Yamuna which was directed by him and the making script of the movie Kattil directed by him. He is as an author of those books in addition to that “Kalachakkaram“ is a poetry book written by him.^{[citation needed]}

He is a recipient of various awards for the film Kattil directed by him and many books were written by him.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

As actor

Films

• Bharathi (2000)
• Friends (2001)
• Bhagavathi (2002)
• Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002)
• Pudhiya Geethai (2003)
• Ooruku Nooruper (2003)
• Oruththi (2003)
• Autograph (2004)
• Sivakasi (2005)
• Manathodu Mazhaikalam (2006)
• E (2006)
• Mozhi (2007) (uncredited)
• Kattradhu Thamizh (2007)
• Silandhi (2008)
• Surya (2008)
• Jaggubhai (2010)
• Anandhapurathu Veedu (2010)
• Yamuna (2013)
• Kattil (2023)

Television

• 2001 Ramani vs Ramani - Part 2 (Raj TV)
• 2010-2013 Thirumathi Selvam (Sun TV)
• 2015-2018 Kuladeivam (Sun TV) as Duraipandi
• 2018 Valli (Sun TV) as Auto Driver (Guest Appearance)

As director

• Yamuna (2013)
• Kattil (2023)

As writer

• Yamuna (book)
• Kattil (2022, book)

References

1. Navein Darshan (3 December 2019). "Cot in the act: Ganesh Babu shoots for his next Kattil". The New Indian Express.
2. Anupama Subramanian (20 September 2019). "Lenin collaborates with Ganesh Babu". Deccan Chronicle.
3. R. C. Jayanthan. "மரங்களுக்குள்ளே ஒரு மரபணுக் கூட்டம்! - இ.வி. கணேஷ் பாபு நேர்காணல் [Interview]". The Hindu Tamil.
4. Nikhil Raghavan (12 May 2012). "Itsy bitsy". The Hindu.
5. "Actor Ganesh Babu turns director". The Times of India.
6. "Actor Ganesh Babu turns director with Yamuna". Chennai Online. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
7. "Srushti Dange's Kattil to be a bilingual". The Times of India.
8. "Kattil screened at Innovative International Film fest". News Today. 16 October 2021.
9. "கட்டில் திரைக்கதைக்கு விருது [Award]". Dinamalar. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022.
10. "Srikanth Deva, EV Ganesh Babu celebrate as 'Karuvarai' wins Best Non-Feature Film". ANI News.

External links

• E.V. Ganeshbabu at IMDb