Google, on October, the day that marks the 93rd birth anniversary of late actor Sivaji Ganesan, paid tribute to the legendary figure with a Doodle on him. Bengaluru-based artist Noopur Rajesh Choksi has created the Doodle, Google noted.
Actor Vikram Prabhu, the ace actor’s grandson, was among those who shared the Doodle on Twitter. “Here is the #Googledoodle honouring the Legendary #SivajiGanesan on his 93rd birthday. Appreciate the people from Google India and their guest artist Noopur Rajesh Choksi for the doodle art. Another proud moment! Love him and miss him more every year,” Prabhu said in his post.
Shivaji Ganesan was born on October 1, 1928, as Ganesamoorthy in Villupuram in Madras Presidency. He left his home at the age of seven to join a theatre group. In December 1945, Ganesamoorthy portrayed Maratha ruler Shivaji in a play titled “Shivaji Kanda Hindu Rajyam.” In the play, Ganesamoorthy portrayed “Sivaji,” and after that, he earned that name for the rest of his life.
Shivaji Ganesan made his debut in 1952’s through a Tamil film “Parasakthi.” He appeared in nearly 300 films, including those in languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. In his five decades career, he won several awards. He was the first Indian actor to win a Best Actor award at an international film festival (Afro-Asian Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt), winning his performance in 1960’s “Veerapandiya Kattabomman.”
Ganesan, who was described by the Los Angeles Times as the “Marlon Brando of south India’s film industry”, passed away on July 21, 2001, at the age of 72.
