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Shivaji Ganesan's Eldest Daughter Shanti Narayanaswamy Passes Away at 71
- •Shanti Narayanaswamy, the eldest daughter of legendary actor Shivaji Ganesan, passed away at 71 in Chennai due to health reasons.
- •She had been unwell for several days and died in the early hours of the morning.
- •Shanti was the first child of Shivaji Ganesan and Kamala, and elder sister to producer Ramkumar and actor Prabhu.
- •Her name was closely associated with 'Shanti Theatre,' a prominent cinema hall in Chennai linked to the family.
- •Her demise marks a deeply emotional moment for the family and the Tamil film industry.
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Shanti Narayanaswamy was the eldest daughter of the legendary Tamil actor Shivaji Ganesan and Kamala. She passed away in Chennai at the age of 71 due to health reasons after being unwell for the past few days.
Actor Shivaji Ganesan named the well-known Shanti Theatre in Chennai after his eldest daughter, Shanti, out of his deep affection for her. The prominent cinema hall successfully screened several of his popular films like Paasamalar, Karnan, and Thiruvilaiyadal.
In the years following Shivaji Ganesan's death, disagreements over property matters emerged within the family. Shanti and her sister Thenmozhi reportedly approached the court regarding their share of their father's property, while they lived with their families in the ancestral home.
