Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan (late) born on 1 October 1928 at Sirkali Sirkazhi, Tanjore District better known as Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian stage and film actor who was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. The Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam was also given to him.
He was married to Kamala Ganesan, and his children are Ramkumar Ganesan Prabhu Ganesan. Awards received for his splendid acting are Padma Shri (1966), Padma Bhushan (1984), Chevalier (1995), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1996), Kalaimamani (1997), NTR National Award (1998). He died at 21 July 2001.