Delhi Ganesh & Robo Shankar Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Robo Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Delhi Ganesh was the one who recommended Robo Shankar to director Pa. Ranjith for 'Pa Paandi' (2017). Ranjith had never heard of Robo Shankar before that.
• In 'Irumbu Thirai' (2018), Delhi Ganesh played the father figure to Robo Shankar's comic sidekick. Their scenes together were mostly improvised — Ganesh would set a deadpan rhythm, and Shankar would bounce off it with rapid-fire punchlines.
• On the sets of 'Virumandikum Sivanadikum' (2016), Delhi Ganesh would sit with Robo Shankar between shots and teach him old Madras slang. Shankar later used that slang in his stand-up routines.
• Robo Shankar once said in an interview: 'Delhi Ganesh sir doesn't act. He just stands there and makes you look good. I learned more from his silences than from anyone's dialogues.'
• The success of 'Pa Paandi' (2017) directly led to Robo Shankar getting cast in 'Bigil' (2019) — director Atlee saw his chemistry with Delhi Ganesh and wanted a similar father-son dynamic for that film.
• Delhi Ganesh and Robo Shankar first met at a dubbing studio in 2015. Ganesh was dubbing for a small role, and Shankar was recording a comedy track. They ended up sharing an auto-rickshaw home and planned 'Virumandikum Sivanadikum' during that ride.