Vani Ganapathy | |
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| Born | June 6, 1950 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Known for | Bharatanatyam |
| Spouse | |
Vani Ganapathy, also spelled as Vani Ganpati, is an Indian classical dancer.[1]
She started performing when she was seven, and has travelled across the world for her performances. She lives in Bangalore, where she set up Sanchari, a dance academy.[2]
In 1978, Vani married actor Kamal Haasan.[2] [3] She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie Melnaattu Marumagal. After they were married, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later in 1988.
| † | Denotes Film that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Director | Co-stars | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1973 | Pyaasi Nadi | Hindi | Shankar Kinaji | Vikram Makandar Urmila Bhatt Bipin Gupta Asit Sen Murad Helen Vikram |
Debut Hindi film | [4] | |
| 1975 | Andhera | Hindi | Shyam Ramsay Tulsi Ramsay |
Major Anand Ashoo Bhagwan Krishan Dhawan |
[5] | ||
| 1975 | Melnaattu Marumagal | Dancer | Tamil | A. P. Nagarajan | Kamal Haasan Jayasudha |
Special appearance in a dance sequence remade in Telugu as America Ammayi. |
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