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1. Padaiyappa (1999)
181 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
Votes: 7,896
2. Thevar Magan (1992)
145 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
Director: Bharathan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shivaji Ganesan, Nassar, Revathi
Votes: 8,035
3. Parthal Pasi Theerum (1962)
159 min | Drama, War
Believing his wife to be dead, a soldier with the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. But what happens when he discovers that his wife is actually alive?
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Gemini Ganesan, Shivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Saroja Devi B.
Votes: 75
4. Vasantha Maligai (1972)
162 min | Drama, Romance
A woman must overcome a wealthy alcoholic's wicked family as she tries to help him turn his life around.
Director: K.S. Prakash Rao | Stars: Pandari Bai, K. Balaji, Shivaji Ganesan, Shanta Kumari
Votes: 131
5. Padikkathavan (1985)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama
Two brothers are ousted from their house by their stepbrother's wife. Years later, when one of the brothers is framed for a murder, his stepbrother, who is a judge, returns as a lawyer to save him.
Director: Rajasekar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Ambika, Vijay Babu, Shivaji Ganesan
Votes: 498
6. Karnan (1964)
187 min | Action, Drama, History
Story of the central hero of Mahabharata who rises from nothing to becoming the world's greatest warrior ever born in history and emerges as the hero of the Kurukshetra war.
Director: B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, N.T. Rama Rao, S.A. Ashokan, R. Muthuraman
Votes: 621
7. Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959)
201 min | Biography, Drama, History
When the British East India Company forces polygar Kattabomman to pay taxes, levies and be their subsidiary ruler, he openly defies their policy and battles them until his arrest and hanging.
Director: B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Varalakshmi S.
Votes: 255
8. Gauri (1968)
152 min | Drama, Family
Orphaned Sanjeev lives with his comically parsimonious paternal uncle, Maniram, who offers to look after him on the condition that a contested Last Will and Testament, will benefit him. ... See full summary »
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz Askari
Votes: 62
9. Parasakthi (1952)
Not Rated | 188 min | Drama
Brothers Chandrasekaran, Gnanasekaran and Gunasekaran are Indian immigrants living in Burma. Things take a turn when their brother-in-law dies in an accident and their father dies of shock.
Directors: R. Krishnan, S. Panju | Stars: Pandari Bai, Doraiswamy, Shivaji Ganesan, T.P. Muthulakshmi
Votes: 355
10. Once More (1997)
Not Rated | 160 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vijay, a guy with a careless attitude, gets Selvam, a senior home inmate, to act as his dad for an important business deal. Gradually, both help each other through their own experiences and problems.
Director: S.A. Chandrashekhar | Stars: Anju Aravind, Saroja Devi B., Chaplin Balu, Thalapathi Dinesh
Votes: 1,417
11. Muthal Mariyathai (1985)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama
A friendship between a middle-aged upper-caste man in a village and a boatman's daughter raises eyebrows.
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Radha, Renjini, Sathyaraj
Votes: 519
12. Dharti (1970)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Bharat (Rajendra Kumar) is a patriotic young man for whom patritism does not stop anywhere. He comes to know of the tyrancy of the present ruler's Diwan (Ajit) and he and his colleagues (... See full summary »
Director: C.V. Sridhar | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Waheeda Rehman, Balraj Sahni, Ajit Khan
Votes: 55
13. Thillana Mohanambal (1968)
175 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Love between a danseuse and a musician brought under attack from various sources. Will their love survive amidst treachery and competition?
Director: A.P. Nagarajan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Aachi Manorama, T.S. Balaiah
Votes: 282
14. Pasamalar (I) (1961)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama
The bond of love between a brother and a sister is tested due to the machinations of a greedy relative.
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Savitri, Gemini Ganesan, K.A. Thangavelu
Votes: 218
15. Thiruvilayadal (1965)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Lord Shiva goes through an adventurous ride and performs various antics to test the people on earth. Based on Paranjothi Munivar's epic "Thiruvilayadal Puranam".
Director: A.P. Nagarajan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Savitri, K.B. Sundarambal, T.S. Balaiah
Votes: 403
16. Mannavaru Chinnavaru (1999)
142 min | Drama
Vijay and Radha are leading a happy marital life until she begins to suspect that Vijay is having an extramarital affair with his secretary.
Director: Ramachandra Rao P.N. | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Arjun Sarja, Soundarya, Maheshwari
Votes: 16
17. Pasumponn (1995)
134 min | Drama
For several years, Thangapandi (Prabhu) is in feud with his stepbrothers (Ponvannan and Vignesh). In the past, Durairasuthevar (Sivaji Ganesan), the village chief, planned the marriage of ... See full summary »
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Sivakumar, Radhika Sarathkumar
Votes: 93
18. Maaveeran (1986)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action
A princess, proud of her heritage and status, is rude and snooty towards everyone around her. When she meets a simple village lad, she is initially hostile, but later warms up to him.
Director: Rajasekar | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ambika, Jaishankar
Votes: 116
19. Bale Pandiya (1962)
Not Rated | 156 min | Comedy, Romance
Bale Pandiya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a young man who leads a troubled life. He is continuously being chased by Marudhu (also Sivaji Ganesan) - a look-alike of him and Marudhu's boss Kabali (M. ... See full summary »
Director: B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, M.R. Radha, Devika, K. Balaji
Votes: 121
20. Andha Naal (1954)
130 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After an engineer is shot dead, several people around him relate different versions and the related incidents that may have led to the murder.
Director: Sundaram Balachander | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, Jawar N. Sitaraman, T.K. Balachandran
Votes: 479
21. Uruvangal Maralam (1983)
Comedy
A deeply pious man meets God, who tells him about various events that will take place in the future. The man tells everyone about these predictions but nobody believes him.
Director: S.V. Ramanan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth
Votes: 35
22. Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966)
160 min | Drama
Sundaram Pillai has 2 wives at 2 residences.
Director: S.S. Balan | Stars: Pandari Bai, Shivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha J, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 45
23. Uyarntha Manithan (1968)
168 min | Drama
Directors: R. Krishnan, S. Panju | Stars: S.A. Ashokan, Bharathi, Shivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 66
24. Bhakta Tukaram (1973)
164 min | Drama, Musical
The story of this film is based on the life story of a prominent saint Tukaram.
Director: V. Madhusudan Rao | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Ramakrishna, Anjali Devi, Shivaji Ganesan
Votes: 54
25. Deiva Magan (1969)
166 min | Drama, Family
The story is about a father and his sons--all three roles played by Sivaji Ganesan. One son who had disappeared shortly after his birth reappears, spends time with his father, and solves ... See full summary »
Director: A.C. Trilogchander | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha J, Pandari Bai, Major Sundarrajan
Votes: 157
26. Ooty Varai Uravu (1967)
157 min | Romance
Ravi, the only son of Vedachalam (Baliah), has traveled on business. Returning home, he meets a young woman on the train after picking up her spilled luggage. The contents of the luggage ... See full summary »
Director: C.V. Sridhar | Stars: T.S. Balaiah, Shivaji Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Nagesh
Votes: 74
27. Pudhiya Paravai (1964)
Not Rated | 147 min | Romance, Thriller
When a rich man in Ooty falls in love with a woman he recently befriended, his presumed-dead wife returns home to tell him that she is still alive. He claims her to be a lookalike but no ... See full summary »
Director: Dada Mirasi | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Saroja Devi B., M.R. Radha, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 173
28. Padikkatha Methai (1960)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, Family
Typical family melodrama of the 60s with Sivaji playing a simpleton devoted to the family that raised him. For once, Sivaji is overshadowed by SV Ranga Rao, who is unforgettable in the role... See full summary »
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, S.V. Ranga Rao, Kannamba, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 39
29. Chinna Marumagal (1992)
Drama
Director: Prasanna Kumar | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Delhi Ganesh, Annadurai Kannadasan, Vadivukkarasi
Votes: 11
30. Mahabharat (1965)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapur leads to the Kurukshetra War.
Director: Babubhai Mistry | Stars: Abhi Bhattacharya, Pradeep Kumar, Padmini, Dara Singh Randhawa
Votes: 117
31. Thirisoolam (1979)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama
Two separated brothers need to fight against their father's vicious friends to reunite their father and mother to live happily together.
Director: K. Vijayan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Jai Ganesh, M.N. Nambiar, V.K. Ramasamy
Votes: 35
32. Oru Yathramozhi (1997)
Drama
Govindankutty seeks revenge against his father, who had abandoned his mother to become a rich trader. He comes across a wealthy man and becomes close to him, unaware that he is his father.
Director: Prathap Pothen | Stars: Mohanlal, Shivaji Ganesan, Bahadur, Bharathi
Votes: 215
33. Mangayar Thilakam (1955)
194 min
The story starts with the special birthday celebration of a girl. Vasudevan (Sivaji Ganesan) narrates the story which goes back 14 years behind. Karunakaran (S. V. Subbaiah) and Vasudevan (... See full synopsis »
Director: L.V. Prasad | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, S.V. Subbaiah, Padmini, M.N. Rajam
Votes: 12
34. En Aasai Rasave (1998)
138 min | Drama
When a young street dancer learns that his mother is still alive, he tries every possible way to meet her and reunite his parents.
Director: Kasthuri Raja | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Delhi Ganesh, Manivannan, Murali
Votes: 31
35. Raja Part Rangadurai (1973)
150 min | Drama
A group of theatre artists is not given respect and they feel dejected when their performances are rejected by the modern audience.
Director: P. Madhavan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Usha Nandini, B. Jaya, Aachi Manorama
Votes: 57
36. Raman Ethanai Ramanadi (1970)
146 min | Drama, Family
Director: P. Madhavan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, K.R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman, M.N. Nambiar
Votes: 11
37. Paar Magale Paar (1963)
Zamindar Sivalingam (Sivaji Ganesan) is married to Lakshmiammal (Sowcar Janaki) and takes his family's prestige and heritage very seriously. Dancer Sulochana and Lakshmiammal have baby ... See full synopsis »
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Aachi Manorama, R. Muthuraman
Votes: 30
38. Viduthalai (1986)
148 min | Action
Raja, a thief, and Amar, a goonda, plot to settle in London with the money earned from a robbery. But when Raja gets arrested for killing gangster Sudarshan, Amar's ex-boss, he feels Amar framed him.
Director: K. Vijayan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Anuradha
Votes: 84
39. Galatta Kalyanam (1968)
159 min | Comedy, Romance
A man is burdened with the unenviable task of finding suitable grooms for his lady love's sisters.
Director: C.V. Rajendran | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha J, Nagesh, Aachi Manorama
Votes: 94
40. Raja Raja Chozhan (1973)
174 min | Drama, History, War
Emperor Raja Raja Chozan seems to count a little too much on his newly-appointed, deceptive minister. But he knows what he is doing.
Director: A.P. Nagarajan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Varalakshmi S., Gandhimathi, Sirkazhi S. Govindarajan
Votes: 138
41. Gauravam (1973)
Drama
Emotional drama of two lawyers - uncle and nephew - Shivaji Ganesan in dual role. Uncle obsessed with legalities alone whereas the nephew intent on looking at the moralities too.
Director: Vietnam Veetu Sundaram | Stars: Pandari Bai, Chendamarai, Shivaji Ganesan, Jayakumari
Votes: 134
42. Tenali Raman (1956)
195 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The Deccan Sultans of Berar, Ahmednagar, Bidar, Bijapur and Golconda who the splinters from the erstwhile Bahmani Sultnate now unite with the common purpose to defeat of Krishnadeva Raya(... See full summary »
Director: Ranga B.S. | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Dorairaj T.N., Chittor V. Nagaiah, Jamuna
Votes: 34
43. Pudhiya Vanam (1988)
Director: R.V. Udhaya Kumar | Stars: Charlie, Shivaji Ganesan, Jai Ganesh, Gautami
Votes: 16
44. Thiruvarutselvar (1967)
156 min | Drama, History
Four stories of Lord Siva's four sages.
Director: A.P. Nagarajan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Savitri
Votes: 56
45. Palum Pazhamum (1961)
Not Rated | 184 min | Drama
Sivaji is a doctor searching for a cancer cure. Saroja Devi is Sivaji's nurse who assists him in his research. Sivaji offers to marry her after her father's death. After putting in enormous... See full synopsis »
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Saroja Devi B., T.S. Balaiah, Shivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 50
46. Navarathri (1964)
164 min | Drama
Navarathri traces Nalina's (Savitri) experience of nine emotions on nine consecutive nights.
Director: A.P. Nagarajan | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Aachi Manorama, Nagesh, V.K. Ramasamy
Votes: 121
47. Naan Vaazha Vaippen (1979)
137 min | Musical, Thriller
A dying travel agent confesses to a murder he did not commit.
Director: Yoganand | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, K.R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth, Pandari Bai
Votes: 53
48. En Magan (1974)
145 min
Raja, an expert thief, loves Radha, the daughter of a smuggler. Meanwhile, Ramaiah, an honest police officer, supports Raja's desire to reform but he is blackmailed by a gang to steal.
Director: C.V. Rajendran | Stars: K. Balaji, Gandhimathi, Shivaji Ganesan, Manjula
Votes: 7
49. Dhavani Kannavukal (1984)
148 min | Drama
An unemployed gold medalist tries to become rich for his big family.
Director: Bhagyaraj | Stars: Bhagyaraj, Shivaji Ganesan, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Radhika Sarathkumar
Votes: 181
50. Sivandha Mann (1969)
179 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
The Portuguese want to set up an army base in Vasanthapuri, a zameen in Tamil Nadu, India. They approach Diwan (M.N. Nambiar), a corrupt citizen of the area and decide to make him the king ... See full summary »
Director: C.V. Sridhar | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Kanchana, M.N. Nambiar, Jawar N. Sitaraman
Votes: 41