Ganesh is an Indian actor, film director and television presenter known for his work in Kannada cinema. Through his career in films and television shows, he has become one of the most popular celebrities and one of the highest paid actors in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including two Filmfare awards.
Ganesh has begun his career as an actor in several television series and a tele-film which remains unreleased till date. He then landed up as show host for a comedy talk-show named Comedy Time aired in Udaya TV. His popularity in the show was noted by director B. Suresha who cast him for the film for a villain role.
Ganesh was born on 2 July 1980 in Adakamaranahalli, Nelamangala, and Bangalore. He belongs to Gorkha clan from his father, Kishan, who has Nepalese descent. His mother, Sulochana, belong to the Vokkaliga family from Bellary, Karnataka. He however, prefers to be known as a Kannada person since he was born and brought up in Bangalore. He has two younger brothers, Mahesh and Umesh, of which Mahesh has debuted as an actor in Kannada cinema with the film “Namak Haraam”
Ganesh married shilpa in 2008 and they have a daughter (Charithriya) and a son (Vihaan). As a TV artist he popularized the television program “Comedy Time”. The program was telecast on Udaya TV from Monday to Friday at 5:00 to 5:30pm in the beginning and later at 5:30 to 6:00pm. The program concept was unique: Viewers would write a letter to the anchor describing their family and mentioning their telephone number.
