Delhi Ganesh & Kalabhavan Mani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Kalabhavan Mani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2001 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Papanasam (2015 — 8.0/10). Films span Vaanchinathan (2001) through Papanasam (2015).
The Delhi Ganesh & Kalabhavan Mani partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Papanasam (2015). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2015. One film towers over the rest: Papanasam at 8.0/10.
From Vaanchinathan (2001) to Papanasam (2015). Papanasam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Jay Jay; the 2010s to Papanasam. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Kalabhavan Mani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Papanasam (8.0/10).
- Jay Jay
- Vaanchinathan
- Papanasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Kalabhavan Mani's screen credits are with Delhi Ganesh. When they first worked together, Delhi Ganesh had 94 films behind them; Kalabhavan Mani had 1. After Papanasam, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 43 more films; Kalabhavan Mani stepped back.
Before Vaanchinathan, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 94 films, including Veedu (1988) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Papanasam, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 43 more films, including Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Nerkonda Paarvai (2019).
Before Vaanchinathan, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 1 film, including Marumalarchi (1998).
After Papanasam, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Love Guru (2016) and Pudhusa Naan Poranthen (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Delhi Ganesh & Kalabhavan Mani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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