''Ganesh ... just Ganesh'' is a 2009 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by debutant M. Saravanan and produced by

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. It stars

Ram Pothineni Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. Known for his energetic screen presence, he earned one Filmfare Award and one SIIMA Award for his work. Pothineni made his acting debut with the box offi ...

as the title character alongside

Kajal Aggarwal Kajal A Kitchlu (née Aggarwal; born 19 June 1985), known professionally as Kajal Aggarwal, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Aggarwal is considered as one of the highest paid actresses of South In ...

and

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. This film also features 26 kids and comedian

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. ''Ganesh'' began its production in December 2008 and ended in August 2009. The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer while cinematography and editing are performed by

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and

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respectively. The film was theatrically released on 24 September 2009.

Plot

Ganesh is an orphan who always pitches in to help needy people. In one such strange situation, he is forced to pretend to Divya that he loves her. Later on, she discovers that he loves her to fulfill another ambition and that his love is false. By then, Ganesh genuinely falls in love with her.

Cast

as Ganesh *

as Divya *

as Deepa *

Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he receive ...

as Mahadev *

as Yadagiri *

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as Archana *

Giri Babu Yerra Seshagiri Rao, popularly known as Giri Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who primarily works in Telugu films. His son, Raghu Babu, is also a notable actor-director. Career Giri Babu hails from a middle-class agricultura ...

as Rama Chandra Murthy,Ganesh's father * Chandra Mohan as Chandram, Divya's father * Sumithra as Lakshmi, Ganesh's mother *

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as Savitri, Divya's mother *

Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one ...

as Kasturi Venkataraman, Divya's aunt * Y. Kasi Viswanath as Srinivas, Divya's uncle *

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as Aravind, Divya's brother * Surekha Vani as Divya's sister-in-law *

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as Mahadev's henchman * Saptagiri as Apparao *

Ravi Prakash Ravi Prakash (born 4 December 1978) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Career Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a car ...

as Prakash *

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Production and release

The film began its production in December 2008, and ended in August 2009. ''Ganesh'' released theatrically on 24 September 2009. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Kshatriya: Ek Yoddha'' in 2011.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was released on 10 September 2009. It had music scored by composer,

Mickey J Meyer Mikkilineni Madhavarao, better known as Mickey J. Meyer, is an Indian music composer and singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He has received two Filmfare Awards South, and three state Nandi Awards for the Best Music Dire ...

. Lyrics have been written by Ramajogaiah Sastri. The music was launched at Rama Naidu studios by

Jr. NTR Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featur ...

Reviews

Radhika Rajamani of ''

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'' called it a "fun" film, and wrote: "This movie harks back to the days of good ol' movies like ''The Sound of Music''." On performances, ''123telugu.com'' stated: "Ram is the main attraction of the movie and he delivers a sincere performance as Ganesh.”

References

External links

* {{M. Saravanan (film director) 2009 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films Films scored by Mickey J Meyer Indian romantic action films 2009 romantic comedy films