Susi Ganesan
Born	Ganesan Subbiah (1969-08-25)25 August 1969 (age 56) Vannivelampatti,Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Manjari Susiganesan ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2
Website	www.susiganesan.com

Ganesan Subbiah (born 25 August 1969), popularly known asSusi Ganesan, is an Indian film director, producer, and writer who predominantly works in Tamil films apart from a few Hindi remakes of his own films.

Ganesan was born on (25 August 1969)Vannivelampatti,Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents Subbiah and Sittamma. He changed his screen name to Susi Ganesan, his first name being from the first two letters from his parents' first names. He attended Gandhi Nikethan higher secondary school inT. Kallupatti and also graduated fromMadras Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in automobile engineering.^[1]

During his college days, he was a journalist, writing many articles for the Tamil magazineAnanda Vikatan.^[1] He was also chairman of ATHENAEUM, the student body of the Madras Institute of Technology, during 1991–92. After working as an assistant to directorMani Ratnam during the filming ofBombay (1995),Iruvar (1997) andDil Se.. (1998), Ganesan debuted as a director with the 2002 filmVirumbugiren.^[2]

His first film,Virumbugiren, was initially titledThithikkum Thee and was to featureMurali in the lead role of a firefighter, but laterPrashanth was finalized for the lead role. The project, which also marked the debut of actressSneha, went through production troubles and released nearly two years after the launch, becoming Ganesan's second release. The film received four awards at the 2001Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, winning theBest Director,Best Actress andBest Supporting Actress prizes, while also being adjudged as theBest Film of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Ganesan then madeFive Star (2002), which happened to be his first release, due to the delay of his first projectVirumbugiren.Five Star, produced by his mentorMani Ratnam under the bannerMadras Talkies, featured five newcomers in the title roles. The story focused on friendship, love with social awareness and a touch of human emotions. The film won him theTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Storywriter. He then launched a film titledSakkarai withPrashanth andReemma Sen in the lead roles in October 2004, but the film was subsequently postponed then shelved.^[3]

In 2006, Ganesan made his third filmThiruttu Payale. The film, which featuredJeevan,Sonia Agarwal andMalavika in principal roles, emerged asleeper hit and ranked among the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. It was named thethird Best Film of the year by the Tamil Nadu State Government and gave major breaks to the leading actors, with the performances of Jeevan and Malavika, in particular, being considerably appreciated. Then, Ganesan directedKanthaswamy. The film dealt with the disparity of rich and poor in Indian society, and it was reportedly the first South Indian film in that the protagonist, portrayed byVikram, conceived asuperhero character. The film had the biggest opening in the year 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Ganesan's next directed and produced the Hindi film,Shortcut Romeo (2013), a remake of his 2006 filmThiruttu Payale starringNeil Nitin Mukesh andPuja Gupta.^{[citation needed]}

After a long break from the Tamil film Industry, Susi Ganesan returned with a sequel to his filmThiruttu Payale.Thiruttu Payale 2 featured Bobby Simha, Prasanna and Amala Paul in lead roles. The movie was released in Nov 2017 and made an average collection.^[4]

In 2018, Ganesan was accused by filmmakerLeena Manimekalai during theMeToo movement in India.^[5] Her accusation was supported by Amala Paul, whom Ganesan had worked with, inThiruttu Payale 2.^[6] In response, Ganesan filed a defamation suit against Manimekalai at the Saidapet Magistrate Court.^[7]

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