Delhi Ganesh & Thengai Srinivasan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Thengai Srinivasan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1982 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Moondru Mugam (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Simla Special (1982) through Naan Adimai Illai (1986).
The Delhi Ganesh & Thengai Srinivasan partnership
Between 1982 and 1986, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Delhi–Thengai film arrived almost every year. From Simla Special (1982) to Naan Adimai Illai (1986).
The unfolded closed with Naan Adimai Illai in 1986. Moondru Mugam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Thengai Srinivasan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Moondru Mugam
- Naan Adimai Illai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 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, Delhi Ganesh had 6 films behind them; Thengai Srinivasan had 104. After Naan Adimai Illai, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 156 more films; Thengai Srinivasan stepped back.
Before Simla Special, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 6 films, including Polladhavan (1980) and Pasi (1979).
After Naan Adimai Illai, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 156 more films, including Veedu (1988) and Papanasam (2015).
Before Simla Special, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 104 films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Priya (1978).
After Naan Adimai Illai, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Krishnan Vandhan (1987) and Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Rajinikanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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