received positively, as in Thevar Magan, which won him the National Awards Jury's Special Jury award in 1993. Sivaji, incidentally, declined the award. Acclaim Sivaji Ganesan is considered one of the best Indian actors of all time. He was also acknowledged as a consummate actor and one of the most imitated ones. He was praised for his body language and his resounding voice and dialogue delivery. Ganesan is known for his versatility and has acted as a blind man in Palum Pazhamum, a physically handicapped person in Bhaaga Pirivinai, enacting Nine numbers of totally different personas from various social strata and the corresponding body language (gait, voice, facial expression, etc.) in " Navarathiri", thereby becoming probably the first-time in Indian cinema history as an actor reprising Nine roles in a single film and in extension, inspiring subsequent films (at least) in Tamil like "Navarathinam" (the great MGR – starred), "Dasavatharam" (featuring Sivaji's torch-bearer Kamal Haasan), a man with a scared face as in Deiva Magan, a murderer in Pudhiya Paravai, or a traitor as in Andha Naal, the first movie that had no songs at all. On 1 October 2021, Google commemorated Ganesan's 93rd birth anniversary with a Google Doodle on their Indian homepage. Filmography Sivaji Ganesan's most critically and commercially successful films include: Parasakthi (1952) Ganesan's first film Thirumbi Paar (1953) Antha Naal (1954) Manohara (1954) Thookku Thookki (1954) Kalvanin Kadhali (1955) Naan Petra Selvam (1956) Tenali Raman (1956) Amara Deepam (1956) Makkalai Petra Magarasi (1957) Vanangamudi (1957) Ambikapathy (1957) Uthama Puthiran (1958) Sabaash Meena (1958) Thanga Padhumai (1959) Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959) Bhaaga Pirivinai (1959) Irumbu Thirai (1960) Deivapiravi (1960) Padikkadha Medhai (1960) Paava Mannippu (1961) Pasamalar (1961) Palum Pazhamum (1961) Bale Pandiya (1962) Iruvar Ullam (1963) Paar Magaley Paar (1963) Annai Illam (1963) Karnan (1964) Aandavan Kattalai (1964) Puthiya Paravai (1964) Navarathri (1964) 100th Movie Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) Saraswati Sabatham (1966) Kandhan Karunai (1967) Thiruvarutchelvar (1967) Iru Malargal (1967) Ooty Varai Uravu (1967) Thillana Mohanambal (1968) Galatta Kalyanam (1968) Uyarndha Manithan (1968) 125th Movie Deiva Magan (1969) Sivantha Mann (1969) Vietnam Veedu (1970) Raman Ethanai Ramanadi (1970) Engirundho Vandhaal (1970) Sorgam (1970) Savaale Samali (1971) 150th Movie Babu (1971) Raja (1972) Gnana Oli (1972) Pattikada Pattanama (1972) Vasantha Maligai (1972) Bharatha Vilas (1973) Raja Raja Cholan (1973) Gowravam (1973) Rajapart Rangadurai (1973) Thanga Pathakkam (1974) Avanthan Manithan (1975) 175th Movie Uthaman (1976) Annan Oru Koyil (1977) Dheepam (1977) Andaman