V. P. Ganesan

V. P. Ganesan
வி. பி. கணேசன்
V. P. Ganesan
Born	Sri Lanka
Died	(1996-08-02)2 August 1996 Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Known for	Trade Unionism, Film Making
Spouse	Diana Ruth Thavamani
Children	Mano, Baskaran, Gowri, Praba, Prakash

Vythilingam Palanisamy Ganesan (known as V. P. Ganesan) was a Sri Lankan trade unionist, politician, film producer and actor.

Biography

V. P. Ganesan and wife Diana Ruth Ganesan are seen at their wedding day.

Ganeshan was the president of the trade union, Democratic Workers Congress and father of Mano, a Sri Lankan Minister and human rights defender, Praba, a former Member of Parliament, Gowri, a solicitor, Baskaran and Prakash, prominent industrialists in the hotel trade.^[citation needed]

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.[1]

See also

• List of political families in Sri Lanka

References

1. "Symposium: Sri Lanka's cultural experience - For a distinct identity". Transcurrents.com Blog. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2007.

External links

• Films at the Wayback Machine (archived March 3, 2001)
• TamilCanadian at the Wayback Machine (archived October 1, 2007)
• IAFS
• UTHR