Delhi Ganesh & Ponnambalam Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Ponnambalam appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1989 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saamy (2003 — 6.9/10). Films span Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) through Thamizh Padam (2010).
The Delhi Ganesh & Ponnambalam partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) to Thamizh Padam (2010). It started with Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Apoorva Sagodharargal; the 2010s to Thamizh Padam. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Ponnambalam acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
- Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan
- Dharma Chakkaram
- Saamy
- Thamizh Padam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Ponnambalam's screen credits are with Delhi Ganesh. When they first worked together, Delhi Ganesh had 38 films behind them; Ponnambalam had 1. After Thamizh Padam, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 57 more films; Ponnambalam stepped back.
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 38 films, including Veedu (1988) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Thamizh Padam, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 57 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Ponnambalam had starred in 1 film, including Kaliyugam (1988).
After Thamizh Padam, Ponnambalam went on to appear in 9 more films, including Maasi (2012) and Kaatteri (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Delhi Ganesh & Ponnambalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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