Delhi Ganesh & Jai Ganesh Movies Together List — 11 Films

The shape of the work

The 1970s belonged to Pattina Pravesam; the 1990s to En Veedu En Kanavar. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Jai Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Delhi Ganesh was actually a stage actor first. Jai Ganesh, already a star, personally recommended him to director R. Sundarrajan for 'Anni' (1985). That one recommendation kicked off their entire 8-film run together.
• In 'Manithan' (1987), Jai Ganesh played the intense lead while Delhi Ganesh played the comic relief sidekick. But here's the trick — Delhi Ganesh would deliberately flub his lines in rehearsals to make Jai Ganesh laugh and loosen up before serious scenes. Jai later admitted that helped him stay natural.
• They never called each other by their screen names. On set, Delhi Ganesh called Jai Ganesh 'Thambi' (younger brother) and Jai called him 'Anna' (older brother). They kept this up even after the cameras stopped rolling, right through the 1990s.
• Their film 'Velundu Vinaiyillai' (1987) was one of the earliest Tamil movies to feature a double role for a supporting actor — Delhi Ganesh played twin brothers. That performance directly inspired later comedians like Vadivelu to attempt dual roles in the 1990s.
• Jai Ganesh once told a magazine: 'Delhi Ganesh is the only co-actor who could make me forget my lines because I was laughing so hard. We ruined at least three takes of 'Kalicharan' that way.'
• In 'Arangetra Velai' (1990), they played father and son. Delhi Ganesh, the older actor, insisted on doing the emotional confrontation scene in one continuous take — no cuts. Jai Ganesh had to match his intensity live. The director kept the final print because both actors were crying real tears by the end.