E. V. Ganesh Babu

E. V. Ganesh Babu
E. V. Ganesh Babu at Film Festival
Born (1974-11-17) 17 November 1974
OccupationsDirector, actor, producer screenwriter, lyricist
Years active2000–present
Websitekattilmovie.com

E. V. Ganesh Babu is an Indian film director, writer and actor who works in Tamil-language films.[1][2]

Career

He made his acting debut with Bharathi (2000) and played Vijay's friend in four films including Sivakasi (2005).[3]

He worked as an assistant director for Thenpandi Singam (2016) before making his debut as a director with Yamuna (2013).[4][5][6] He directed and starred in a film titled Kattil opposite Srushti Dange, which was screened in 2021 at the Innovative International Film Festival.[7][8] In 2022, he adapted the script of Kattil into a book.[9] In 2023, his short film Karuvarai (2021) won the National Film Award – Special Mention (non-feature film).[10]

Filmography

As actor

Films
Television

As director

As writer
  • Yamuna (book)
  • Kattil (2022, book)

References

  1. ^ Navein Darshan (3 December 2019). "Cot in the act: Ganesh Babu shoots for his next Kattil". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ Anupama Subramanian (20 September 2019). "Lenin collaborates with Ganesh Babu". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. ^ R. C. Jayanthan. "மரங்களுக்குள்ளே ஒரு மரபணுக் கூட்டம்! - இ.வி. கணேஷ் பாபு நேர்காணல் [Interview]". The Hindu Tamil.
  4. ^ Nikhil Raghavan (12 May 2012). "Itsy bitsy". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Actor Ganesh Babu turns director". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Actor Ganesh Babu turns director with Yamuna". Chennai Online. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Srushti Dange's Kattil to be a bilingual". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Kattil screened at Innovative International Film fest". News Today. 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "கட்டில் திரைக்கதைக்கு விருது [Award]". Dinamalar. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Srikanth Deva, EV Ganesh Babu celebrate as 'Karuvarai' wins Best Non-Feature Film". ANI News.