Dr. Ishari K Ganesh (pronounced as Ai-sari) is the founder, chairman and Chancellor of Vels University in

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. He founded the Vael's Educational Trust in 1992 in the memory of his late father Isari Velan, a former Member of Legislative Assembly in the state government of

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

. He was the president of the Pachaiyappa's Trust board (2011-2014). He was the secretary of the consortium of colleges affiliated to

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(2007-2009). Ganesh is also the founder and chairman of Vels Film International, which produces films in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. Ganesh has acted in 5 movies from (1992-2018) in supporting role and did a role in

S. Shankar Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian filmmaker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors in India. His films typicall ...

’s '' 2.0'' (2018).

Filmography

;Actor *''Uthama Purushan'' (1989) *''Vaaku Moolam'' (1991) *'' Dharma Seelan'' (1993) *'' Doubles'' (2000) *'' Aval Paavam'' (2000) *'' Ninaikkaadha Naalillai'' (2001) *''

Thulluvadho Ilamai ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language teen drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, but Kasthuri Raja is credited for business reasons and the film marks the acting debut of Dhanush, who plays the lead role. The ...

'' (2002) *''

One Two Three ''One Two Three'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film that is an uncredited remake of the 1992 American film ''Blame It on the Bellboy'' about three men with similar surnames staying in the same hotel.The movie stars Sunil Shetty, Paresh ...

'' (2002) - Bilingual film (

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) *''

Engeyum Kadhal ''Engeyum Kadhal'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romance comedy film written and directed by Prabhu Deva that stars Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani. Featuring music by Harris Jayaraj, it was produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram and released on 6 ...

'' (2011) *''

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'' (2018) *'' 2.0'' (2018) ;Producer

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