During end of his career, Ganesan was conferred the highest and the most prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema in 1997. From Parasakthi onwards, he has won the President's Award for more than 12 times. He is referred to as "The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema". Ganesan is remembered as the iconic figure of Tamil cinema. Since he played the weighty lead role in most of these films, Sivaji had to devote a great deal of time as he had to act in many, many scenes. During this time Sivaji acted in over 200 films at the rate of seven to 10 films per year. He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Sivaji Ganesan’s most productive period in terms of film output was in the 22 year period from 1953 to 1975. Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan. Ganesan was the first Indian film actor to win a "Best Actor" award in an International film festival, the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. In a career spanning close to five decades he has acted in nearly 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
He progressed from a stage actor since his childhood to the filmdom with such an authority that the Tamil cinema considered as the golden era. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with numerous roles depicted on screen. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar, commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan1 October 1927 – 21 July 2001), was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century.
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