Ishari K. Ganesh
Ishari Velan Ganesh  | |
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Ganesh during a speech at Vels University  | |
| Born | 7 October 1966 | 
| Occupation | Chancellor/Chairman of Vels University | 
| Spouse | Arthi | 
| Children | 3 | 
| Parent(s) | Isari Velan and Pushpa Velan | 
| Relatives | Varun (Nephew) | 
| Honours | Kalaimamani 2020 | 
Ishari K. Ganesh  | |
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| Chancellor of Vels University | |
| Assumed office  1992  | |
| Secretary of the consortium of Colleges affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University | |
| Assumed office  2007-2009  | |
| Founder and chairman of Vels Film International | |
| Assumed office  2016  | |
Ishari K. Ganesh (pronounced as Ai-sari) is the founder, chairman and chancellor of Vels University in Chennai, India. He founded the Vel's Educational Trust in 1992 in the memory of his late father Isari Velan, a former Member of Legislative Assembly in the state government of M. G. Ramachandran.
He was the President of the Pachaiyappa's Trust board (2011-2014). He was the Secretary of the consortium of Colleges affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (2007-2009).
Ganesh is also the founder and chairman of Vels Film International, which produces films in Tamil cinema.