Ganesh Janardhanan

Neelakandan Janardhanan, also known by his stage name VTV Ganesh, is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his hoarse voice, and appearances in films featuring Silambarasan.

He made his debut in the Tamil film Red (2002) directed by Singampuli. He is well-known for his film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) directed by Gautham Menon, which is the reason that he got 'VTV' (short for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) moniker.

Career

Prior to VTV, he played small roles in films like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).

Ganesh made his breakthrough with a role in his home production Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010) directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan. His portrayal of the fictional cinematographer of Vinaithaandi Varuvaiya (2010) won plaudits from critics and eventually led to him adding a prefix with the initials of the film (VTV). He went on to play a comic role in the anthology film, Vaanam (2011) which he also produced, portraying a character who assists Silambarasan's character. Ganesh also acted in Osthe (2011) featuring Silambarasan in a role as the heroine's father. In 2014, he starred, penned, and produced Vincent Selva’s comedy film, Inga Enna Solluthu. He was later cast in few more films including Kappal (2014), Romeo Juliet (2015), Vaalu (2015), Vaaliba Raja (2016), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Sakka Podu Podu Raja (2017) and Kalakalappu 2 (2018). He has also acted in Vijay's films such as Beast (2022), Varisu (2023) and The Greatest of All Time (2024).

Filmography Tamil films

Telugu films + List of VTV Ganesh Telugu film acting credits Year Title Role Notes 2010 Ye Maaya Chesave Film crew member Uncredited appearance in "Manasaa" song 2023 Bhagavanth Kesari Minister 2024 The Family Star Ramesh Aay Manager Kishore Bhale Unnade Bhanu PrasadViswam Ticket Collector 2025 Daaku Maharaaj Inspector Panthulu Sankranthiki Vasthunam T. V. Ganesh Single Vijay and Aravind's bossGhaati M. P. Bojjayya Tribanadhari Barbarik Purushottam Sundarakanda Venkata Rao Mithra MandaliNarayana Tutte Mass Jathara Patro's assistant Andhra King TalukaCollector2026The RajaSaabMangalam BabaiSathi LeelavathiTamalapakuluPeddiStation Master

Malayalam films + List of VTV Ganesh Malayalam film acting credits Year Title Role Notes 2023 BandraGoswamy 2024 Turbo Minister Arivazhagan Chella Durai

As producer

As singer

Dubbing artist + List of VTV Ganesh film dubbing artist credits Year Title Actor Character Notes 2023 Jawan Naresh Gossain Agriculture Minister Tamil dubbed version 2024Mufasa: The Lion King Young RafikiTamil dubbed version

Music videos + List of VTV Ganesh music video credits Year Title Artist Notes 2010 "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" A. R. Rahman

Television