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{{short description|Indian actor and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. B. Ganesh Kumar
| native_name =
| image = Ganesh_Kumar_Kollam.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|05|25}}
| birth_place = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Second Vijayan ministry|Minister for Transport]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2023|12|29|df=yes}}
| predecessor = [[Antony Raju]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Pathanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Pathanapuram]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2001||}}
| term_end1 = {{End date|2003||}}
| predecessor1 = [[C. K. Nanu]]
|successor1 = [[N. Sakthan]]
| office2 = Chairman, [[Kerala Congress (B)]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2021|05|10|df=yes}}
| predecessor2 = [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2001|05||df=yes}}
| term_end3 =
| constituency3 = [[Pathanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Pathanapuram]]
| predecessor3 = [[K. Prekash Babu]]
| successor3 =
| office4 = [[Second Chandy ministry|Minister of Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start4 = {{Start date|2011|05|23|df=yes}}
| term_end4 = {{End date|2013|04|01|df=yes}}
| predecessor4 = [[Binoy Viswam]]
|successor4 = [[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]]
| office5 = President, [[Nair Service Society]], [[Pathanapuram|Pathanapuram Taluk Union]]
| term_start5 = {{Start date|2021|12|27|df=yes}}
| predecessor5 = [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]]
| party = [[Kerala Congress (B)]]<br /> ([[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]: 2001{{endash}}2014)<br /> (Independent 2014-2015) <br /> ([[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]: 2015{{endash}}present)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|[[Television presenter|Television host]]|[[Politician]]}}
| spouse = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Marriage|Dr. Yamini Thankachy|1994|2013|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Bindhu Menon|2014}}}}
| children = 2
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|[[R. Balakrishna Pillai]]|Valsala Kumari}}
| website = {{URL|http://kbganeshkumar.net/}}
}}

{{Indian name|Ganesh Kumar or Ganesh|Keezhoote Balakrishna}}'''Keezhoote Balakrishna Ganesh Kumar''' (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian actor, television host, and politician who is serving as the [[Second Vijayan ministry|Minister for Transport of Kerala]] since December 2023 and previously from 2001 to 2003. He has also served as the [[Second Oommen Chandy ministry|Minister for Forests and Environment, Sports and Cinema of Kerala]] from 2011 to 2013. He is a [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Pathanapuram Assembly constituency|Pathanapuram]] since [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]. He is the Chairman of the [[Kerala Congress (B)]] party. He made his debut as an actor in the film ''[[Irakal]]'' (1985) directed by [[K. G. George]]. He has starred in over 100 [[Malayalam film]]s, performing a variety of roles.

He was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala beginning May 2011 until his resignation on 1 April 2013. He was elected from Pathanapuram in 2001 and has represented the constituency ever since. He was Transport Minister from May 2001 to March 2003. He is the son of [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]], former Minister of Kerala. In 2023, the [[Nair Service Society]] included Ganesh Kumar in the NSS Board of Directors, replacing Kalanjoor Madhu, the elder brother of [[K. N. Balagopal]], the Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rift in NSS; Kalanjoor Madhu removed from Board of Directors, six people storm out of House of Representatives|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=1093383&u=rift-in-nss-kalanjoor-madhu-removed-from-board-of-directors-six-people-storm-out-of-house-of-representatives-1093383}}</ref>

== Political career ==

In May 2001, Ganesh Kumar was elected to the Kerala Assembly from Pathanapuram on a [[Kerala Congress (B)]] ticket. He defeated his opponent, [[K. Prakash Babu]], by a margin of 9,931 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/2001/poll01.php4?year=2001&no=114|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results 2001|website=www.keralaassembly.org|access-date=18 August 2010|archive-date=19 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024412/http://www.keralaassembly.org/2001/poll01.php4?year=2001&no=114|url-status=live}}</ref> Ganesh Kumar's father and former Minister, [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]] had also been elected from the neighbouring constituency of Kottarakara, which he had represented for several decades.

Ganesh Kumar became Transport Minister in the [[A. K. Antony|Antony]] cabinet in May 2001 and went on to give a good account of himself. Though a political novice at that time, he turned around the ailing [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] and earned a reputation for providing a clean and efficient administration. In March 2003, he stepped down from his ministerial post to facilitate his father's induction into the Cabinet.

In the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006 Assembly elections]], Ganesh Kumar was once again elected from Pathanapuram, this time realising an increased victory margin of 11,814 votes by defeating K. R. Chandramohanan of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/winner06.html|title=Winners of Kerala Assembly elections 2006 (MLAs) with victory margins|website=www.keralaassembly.org|access-date=2 February 2012|archive-date=4 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204190844/http://www.keralaassembly.org/winner06.html|url-status=live}}</ref> LDF had made a clean sweep, winning 11 out of 12 seats in Kollam District and a formidable majority in the State Assembly, thereby making Ganesh Kumar the only UDF MLA from Kollam district. The election also saw the defeat of many of his former ministerial colleagues, including [[M. K. Muneer]], [[P. K. Kunhalikutty]], [[Babu Divakaran]] and Ganesh Kumar's father Balakrishna Pillai.

In the 2011 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar scored a hat-trick win from Pathanapuram with an even bigger margin of 20,402 votes, trouncing his veteran CPM rival, K. Rajagopal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11120.htm |title=Constituency Wise Result Status |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516222238/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11120.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11119.htm |title=Constituency Wise Result Status |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212103/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS11119.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to become a Minister for Forests, Sports and Cinema in the [[Oommen Chandy]] cabinet in May 2011. He resigned from cabinet due to the domestic violence case filed by his wife Yamini Thankachi on 7 April 2013. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar become an LDF candidate and defeated [[Jagadish]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 24,562 votes.

==Personal life==

Ganesh was born as the son of former minister [[R. Balakrishna Pillai]] and Valsala Kumari in [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]] on 25 May 1967. He was an alumnus of [[Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/05/17/cabinet-decisions-r-balakrishna-pillai.html |title=ബാലകൃഷ്ണ പിള്ള മുന്നോക്ക വികസന കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍ ചെയർമാനാകും...(Balakrishna Pillai will become the Chairman of Munnoka Development Corporation...) |access-date=22 May 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520211006/http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/05/17/cabinet-decisions-r-balakrishna-pillai.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/balakrishna-pillai-s-wife-passes-away-1.2501861|title=Balakrishna Pillai's wife passes away|date=3 January 2018|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503232513/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/balakrishna-pillai-s-wife-passes-away-1.2501861|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Congress (B) chairman R Balakrishna Pillai passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/03/kerala-congress-b-chairman-r-balakrishna-pillai-passes-away-2297855.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The New Indian Express|date=3 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members Profile |url=https://www.niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/content/member_homepage/2396 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.niyamasabha.nic.in}}</ref>

On 20 May 1994, he married Dr. Yamini Thankachy, who worked as a senior research fellow at the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies while pursuing her [[Ph.D.]] in [[Adolescent health]]. The couple have two sons, Adithyan and Devaraman. The couple later divorced due to irreconcilable differences due to Kumar's infidelity and domestic violence. Ganesh married Bindhu Menon on 24 January 2014 who works as marketing head in Asianet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marunadanmalayalee.com/|title=MarunadanMalayalee.com|website=www.marunadanmalayalee.com|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=17 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217121322/https://www.marunadanmalayalee.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Film career ==
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Ganesh Kumar made his debut in the 1985 Malayalam film ''[[Irakal]]'' directed by K. G. George. The film was adjudged the second best film for the year. Over the years he made his a mark on the silver screen as a supporting actor, performing a variety of roles during the last two decades. Since 2001 he has balanced his role as MLA with his acting duties.

Ganesh Kumar's early films saw him frequently donning the role of villain or anti-social, as portrayed in ''Cheppu'' (1987) and ''Rakuyilin Ragasadassil''. The film ''Lion'' (2005), starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan was loosely based on Ganesh Kumar's life. The movie fared well at the box office.

In March 2008, Ganesh Kumar was chosen by the Frame Media Gallup poll to receive the best actor award for his role in the Amrita TV serial ''Aliyanmarum Penganmarum''. He went on to win the State Award for Best Television Actor (2007) for his role in the serial ''Madhavam'', aired on Surya TV.

== Controversy ==
Fenny Balakrishnan, the former lawyer and counsel for Saritha S Nair, the prime accused in the [[2013 Kerala solar panel scam|2013 solar scam]], had raised serious allegations against Ganesh Kumar,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mukesh leads, KB Ganesh Kumar wins - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mukesh-leads-kb-ganesh-kumar-wins/articleshow/52340712.cms|website=The Times of India|last1=Prakash|first1=Asha|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=2 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002013613/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Mukesh-leads-KB-Ganesh-Kumar-wins/articleshow/52340712.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> saying that Ganesh Kumar added four pages to Saritha S. Nair's letter, bringing the total number of pages to 25.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ganesh Kumar added pages to Saritha S Nair's letter, says Fenny Balakrishnan|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/ganesh-kumar-added-four-pages-to-sarithas-letter-fenny-balakrishnan|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025084153/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/ganesh-kumar-added-four-pages-to-sarithas-letter-fenny-balakrishnan|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, he allegedly assaulted a youth in a road rage incident, with the youth ending up in a hospital for injury treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala: MLA Ganesh Kumar thrashes youth in road rage incident|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/06/13/kerala-mla-ganesh-kumar-youth-overtaking.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The Week|language=en|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625014832/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/06/13/kerala-mla-ganesh-kumar-youth-overtaking.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year he allegedly manhandled a school headmaster in a school event, facing charges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala MLA KB Ganesh Kumar tries to manhandle headmaster|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/nov/11/kerala-mla-kb-ganesh-kumar-tries-to-manhandle-headmaster-1896616.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The New Indian Express|date=11 November 2018 |archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121044000/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/nov/11/kerala-mla-kb-ganesh-kumar-tries-to-manhandle-headmaster-1896616.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Gaganachari]]'' (2024) as Major. Victor Vasudevan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-06-11 |title=Gaganachari gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jun/11/gaganachari-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Neru (film)|Neru]]'' (2023) as CI Paul Varghese<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filming of Mohanlal's Neru wraps up |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/05/filming-of-mohanlals-neru-wraps-up-48335.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=5 October 2023 |language=en |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126173224/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/05/filming-of-mohanlals-neru-wraps-up-48335.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Monster (2022 film)|Monster]]'' (2022) as SP Joseph Cherian IPS
*''[[Aaraattu (2022 film)|Aaraattu]]'' (2022) as SP Joseph Cherian
*''[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]]'' (2021) as Verkkottu Panicker
*''[[Drishyam 2]]'' (2021) as CI Philip Mathew
*''[[Saajan Bakery Since 1962]]'' (2021) as Cheriyan
*''[[Mera Naam Shaji]]'' (2019) as Dominic George
*''[[Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel]]'' (2019) as Vincent Thomas
* ''[[Mandharam]]'' (2018) as Rajesh's Father
* [[Hallelooya (2016 film)|''Hallelooya'']] (2016) as Father Francis
*''[[Villali Veeran]]'' (2014) as Pavithran
* ''Mizhi Thurakku'' (2014)
* ''[[Avatharam (2014 Malayalam film)|Avatharam]]'' (2014) as Sudhakaran
* ''[[Ladies and Gentleman]]'' (2013) as Shivashankara Menon
* ''[[Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu]]'' (2013) as Siyad Ahemmed
* ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'' (2012) as Ashraf
* ''[[My Boss]]'' (2012) as Tom George
* ''[[Priyappetta Nattukare]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Nakharam]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Four Friends (2010 film)|Four Friends]]'' (2010) as Dr. Nandhagopal
* ''[[Kaaryasthan]]'' (2010) as CI Kizhakkedathu
*''[[Alexander the Great (2010 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (2010) as Ravi Varma
* ''[[Janakan]]'' (2010) as ACP Rajeev Kumar
*''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' (2009) as Jeevan
* ''[[Red Chillies (film)|Red Chillies]]'' (2009) as Inspector Upendra Verma
*''[[Swantham Lekhakan]]'' (2009) as Vishnu
*''[[Vellathooval]]'' (2009) as City Police Commissioner Aby
*''[[Rahasya Police]]'' (2009) as Parampathu Raju
*''[[Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko]]'' (2009) as SP Manoj Pothan
* ''[[Keralotsavam 2009|Keralotsavam]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]]'' (2009) as Hari
*''[[Veruthe Oru Bharya]]'' (2008) as Doctor
*''[[Ali Bhai]]'' (2007) as Therandi Ramu
*''[[Hallo (film)|Hallo]]'' (2007) as Sudheesh Nambiar
*''[[Photographer (film)|Photographer]]'' (2006) as Ananthan
*''[[Vismayathumbathu]]'' (2004) as Medical College Professor
*''[[Kilichundan Mampazham]]'' (2003) as Umar
*''[[Pilots (film)|Pilots]]'' (2000) as Vinayachandran
*''[[Dada Sahib]]'' (2000) as Das
* ''[[Susanna (2000 film)|Susanna]]'' (2000) as Johny
* ''[[Olympian Anthony Adam|Olympian Antony Adam]]'' (1999) as ASP Nasser IPS
*''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' (1999) as Lalichan
*''[[Crime File (film)|Crime File]]'' (1999) as Raju Namasivaya
*''[[F.I.R (1999 film)|F.I.R]] (''1999) as Roy Alex
*''[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]]'' (1999) as Sethu
*''[[The Truth (1998 film)|The Truth]]'' (1998) as SIT Team Member
*''[[Varnapakittu]]'' (1997) as Tonichen
*''[[Aaram Thamburan]]'' (1997) as Ashok Kumar
*''[[Guru (1997 film)|Guru]]'' (1997)
*''Kalyanappittannu'' (1997)
*''[[Asuravamsam]]'' (1997) as Dr. Mohan
*''[[Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan]]'' (1996) as Raju
*''Mahatma The Great'' (1996)
*''[[Saamoohyapaadam|Samoohyapadom]]'' (1996)
*''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' (1995) as Prasad
*''[[Agrajan]]'' (1995) as Anto Joseph
*''[[Vishnu (1995 film)|Vishnu]]'' (1995) as Chandramohan
*''[[Rudraksham]]'' (1994) as Surendra Reddy
*''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' (1994) as Prasad
*''[[Nandini Oppol]]'' (1994) as Anil
*''[[Pakshe]]'' (1994) as Nandini's brother
*''[[Gamanam (1994 film)|Gamanam]]'' (1994) as Bhasi
*''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993) as Unni Joseph Mulaveedan
*''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' (1993) as Prasannan
*''[[Manichithrathazhu]]'' (1993) as Dasappan Kutty
*''[[Customs Diary]]'' (1993) as Jamal
*''[[Janam (1993 film)|Janam]] (''1993) as Mahesh
*''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' (1993) as Murukan
*''[[Ammayane Sathyam]]'' (1993) as Cherian
*''[[Mahanagaram]]'' (1992) as Raju
*''[[Neelakurukkan]]'' (1992) as Nassar
* ''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]'' (1992) as James
*''[[Oottyppattanam|Ootty Pattanam]]'' (1992) as Rama Varma
*''[[Kasarkode Khaderbai|Kasargod Khader Bhai]]'' (1992)
*''Kaazhchakkppuram'' (1992) as Vijayan
*''[[Maanyanmar|Manyanmaar]]'' (1992) as Vikraman's third son
*''[[Aardram]]'' (1992) as Abu
*''[[Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu]]'' (1991) as Journalist
*''[[Kilukkam]]'' (1991) as Justice Pillai's son
*''[[Apoorvam Chilar]]'' (1991) as Benny
*''[[Kuttapathram]]'' (1991) as Peter
*''[[Njan Gandharvan]]'' (1991) as Pradeep
*''[[Kakkathollayiram|Kaakka Thollayiram]]'' (1991) as Balakrishnan
*''[[Abhimanyu (1991 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' (1991) as Gopalakrishnan
*''[[Parallel College (film)|Parallel College]]'' (1991) as Vikraman
*''[[Ponnaranjanam]]'' (1990) as Gilbert
*''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' (1990) as Mathan
*''[[Malayogom|Malayogam]]'' (1990) as Georgekutty
*''Veena Meettiya Vilangukal'' (1990)
*''[[Aye Auto]]'' (1990) as Suresh
*''[[Gajakesariyogam]]'' (1990) as Vasu
*''[[Randam Varavu]]'' (1990) as Tomy
*''[[Eenam Thettatha Kattaru]]'' (1989) as Rajesh
*''[[Nair Saab]]'' (1989) as Cadet Ganeshan
*''[[Jagratha]]'' (1989) as Kumar
*''[[Adharvam]]'' (1989) as Vishnu
*''[[Vandanam]]'' (1989) as Raghu
*''[[Devadas (1989 film)|Devadas]]'' (1989) as Rajashekharan Thampi
*''[[Puthiya Karukkal]]'' (1989) as Suresh
*''Manasa Maine Varu'' (1988) as Raju
*''[[Mukthi]]'' (1988) as Vinod
*''[[Sangham (1988 film)|Sangham]]'' (1988) as Anil
*''Mrithyunjayam'' (1988) as Robin
*''[[Dhinarathrangal]]'' (1988)
*''[[Janmandharam]]'' (1988) as Murali
*''[[Chithram]]'' (1988) as Lissy's Brother
*''[[Oru Muthassi Katha]]'' (1988) as Unnikrishnan
*''[[Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal]]'' (1988)
*''Oru Vivada Vishayam'' (1987) as Unni
*''[[Sarvakalashala]]'' (1987) as Panchara
*''[[Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar]]'' (1987) as Raju
*''[[Kathakku Pinnil|Kadhakku Pinnil]]'' (1987) as Mohanan
*''[[Cheppu]]'' (1987) as Ranjith
*''[[Yuvajanotsavam]]'' (1986) as Rajeevan
*''[[Sukhamo Devi]]'' (1986) as Chandran
*''[[Irakal]]'' (1985) as Baby

== Television ==

* ''Ammayi'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Dr. Harischadra'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Samayam'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Gandharva Yamam'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Sindhooram'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Radhamadhavam'' ([[Surya TV]])
*''Mohangal'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Oru Kudayum Kunjipengalum'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Melappadam'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Jwalayayi'' ([[Doordarshan]])
*''Madhavam'' ([[Surya TV]])
*''Megham'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Vikramadithyan'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Ammathottil'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Aliyanmarum Penganmarum'' ([[Amrita TV]])
*''Mandaram'' ([[Kairali TV]])
*''Bhamini Tholkkarilla'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Jagratha'' ([[Amrita TV]])
*''Kalyani'' ([[Mazhavil Manorama]])''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/new-serial-kalyani-to-premiere-today-kb-ganesh-kumar-set-for-his-acting-comeback/articleshow/87588581.cms|title=New serial 'Kalyani' to premiere today; KB Ganesh Kumar set for his acting comeback|work=The Times of India|date=8 November 2021|access-date=5 July 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601100206/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/new-serial-kalyani-to-premiere-today-kb-ganesh-kumar-set-for-his-acting-comeback/articleshow/87588581.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>''

=== TV shows as Host ===
*''Nammal Thammil ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])''

==Awards==

=== [[Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor|Kerala State Television Awards]] ===
*2007 : [[Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor|Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead role - Male]] - ''Madhavam''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | location=Chennai, India | title='Daya' and 'Typewriter' bag State TV awards | date=15 November 2008 | access-date=31 March 2012 | archive-date=7 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707183752/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.kbganeshkumar.net}}

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