Thambi Ramaiah & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Delhi Ganesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2006 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kovai Brothers (2006 — 6.1/10). Films span Kovai Brothers (2006) through Virumandikum Sivanadikum (2016).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Delhi Ganesh partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Sandamarutham (2015). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2015. From Kovai Brothers (2006) to Virumandikum Sivanadikum (2016).
It started with Kovai Brothers (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kovai Brothers; the 2010s to Sandamarutham. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Delhi Ganesh once told a magazine: 'Thambi doesn't act — he becomes the character. I just try to keep up with him before he runs away with the scene.'
- Delhi Ganesh personally recommended Thambi Ramaiah for a key role in Kovai Brothers (2006) after the director struggled to cast the part. Ganesh had seen Ramaiah in a stage play and insisted he was perfect for the comic villain.
- In Sandamarutham (2015), Thambi Ramaiah wrote most of his own dialogue on set, and Delhi Ganesh would quietly adjust his timing to match Ramaiah's rhythm. Ganesh later said Ramaiah's unpredictability forced him to stay sharper than usual.
- During the shoot of Virumandikum Sivanadikum (2016), the two actors shared a room in a small lodge near the set. They spent nights rewriting each other's scenes, often arguing in Tamil and then laughing it off over tea.
- Their double-act in Kovai Brothers (2006) directly inspired the comic duo format in later low-budget Tamil comedies like 'Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya' (2013), where two older actors were paired as bumbling sidekicks.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Kovai Brothers
- Sandamarutham
- Virumandikum Sivanadikum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Thambi Ramaiah had 8 films behind them; Delhi Ganesh had 114. After Virumandikum Sivanadikum, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 61 more films; Delhi Ganesh stepped back.
Before Kovai Brothers, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 8 films, including Magudam (1992) and Savaal (1981).
After Virumandikum Sivanadikum, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 61 more films, including Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (2017) and Sembi (2022).
Before Kovai Brothers, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 114 films, including Veedu (1988) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Virumandikum Sivanadikum, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 35 more films, including Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Irumbu Thirai (2018).
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