Delhi Ganesh & Vijayakanth Movies Together List — 10 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal; the 2000s to Sabari. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Vijayakanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Delhi Ganesh was already a respected character actor when he was cast as Vijayakanth's father in Dharma Devathai (1986). But here's the twist: Ganesh was only 12 years older than Vijayakanth. The director had to age him up with heavy makeup and a grey wig to sell the father-son dynamic.
• In Sirai Paravai (1987), Vijayakanth played a blind man. Delhi Ganesh played his caretaker. Ganesh would physically guide Vijayakanth's hand to props during takes — not as acting, but as real help. Vijayakanth later said Ganesh's steady presence let him fully commit to the blindness without worrying about bumping into things.
• On the sets of Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987), Delhi Ganesh noticed Vijayakanth was always eating alone between shots. Ganesh started bringing extra home-cooked food and they'd share meals. That became their ritual — every film after that, Ganesh would pack for two.
• Their 1994 film Sethupathi IPS was a turning point. It was one of the first Tamil films where a father figure (Ganesh) openly challenges his son's (Vijayakanth) violent methods. That moral conflict scene — where Ganesh slaps Vijayakanth — became a template for later father-son cop dramas like Ramanaa (2002).
• Delhi Ganesh once told a magazine: 'Vijayakanth never called me by my name. From our first film, he called me 'Appa' (father). Even off-camera. For 21 years, I was his Appa.'
• In Sabari (2007), their last film together, the director wanted Ganesh to play a comic sidekick. Vijayakanth refused. He insisted Ganesh play the wise elder — the same role he'd played in their first film. 'Appa doesn't do comedy for me,' he told the director. That loyalty defined their entire partnership.