E. V. Ganesh Babu
E. V. Ganesh Babu at Film Festival
Born	(1974-11-17) 17 November 1974 (age 49) Varagur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Director, actor, producer screenwriter, lyricist
Years active	1999–present
Website	kattilmovie.com

E. V. Ganesh Babu is an Indian film director, writer and actor who works in Tamil-language films.^[1][2] 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 a Innovative International Film Festival.^[7][8] In 2022, he adapted the script of Kattil into a book.^[9]

Filmography

As actor

Films

Television

• 2001 Ramani vs Ramani - Part 2 (Raj TV)
• 2010-2013 Thirumathi Selvam (Sun TV)
• 2015-2018 Kuladeivam (Sun TV) as Duraipandi
• 2018 Valli (Sun TV) as Auto Driver (Guest Appearance)

As director

• Yamuna (2013)
• Kattil (2023)

As writer

• Yamuna (book)
• Kattil (2022, book)

Author

He has published the censor script book of the film “Yamuna” which was directed by him and the making script of the movie Kattil directed by him. He is as an author of those books in addition to that “Kalachakkaram“ is a poetry book written by him.^{[citation needed]}

He is a recipient of various awards for the film Kattil Directed by him and many books written by him.^{[citation needed]}

Education

He studied B.LIT (Tamil Literature) in Thanjavur Karanthai tamil sangam and stepped into the Film industry after getting profound experienced through acting and directing more than 500 stage dramas, Miming (Acting through Gestures) and one act play (Operetta) ^{[citation needed]}