Vani Ganapathy

Vani Ganapathy, also spelled as Vani Ganpati, is an Indian classical dancer.^[1]

Vani Ganapathy
Born	(1950-06-06) June 6, 1950 (age 75)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Dancer
Known for	Bharatanatyam
Spouse	Kamal Haasan ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1988)​

Career

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]

Film career

She started her acting career in Bollywood films in 1972.

Personal life

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.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes Film that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Director	Co-stars	Notes	Ref.
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.	[6][7]