In sivaji ganesan career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted in 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance.He was also honored with civilian awards such as Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Dada Saheb Palke Award, the highest award in India for people involved in film industry.People honored and gave a name as nadigar thilagam.He is the first got a best actor in tamil film industry.His acting was very stunning and very natural