Delhi Ganesh & Revathi Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Revathi appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1985 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pa Paandi (2017 — 7.3/10). Films span Kunguma Chimil (1985) through Pa Paandi (2017).
The Delhi Ganesh & Revathi partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Pa Paandi (2017). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2017. They saved their best for last — Pa Paandi (7.3/10) came 32 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Kunguma Chimil (1985) to Pa Paandi (2017).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Punnagai Mannan; the 2010s to Pa Paandi. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Revathi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Arangetra Velai (1990), Delhi Ganesh was the one who suggested Revathi to the director. He had just worked with her in a small role and told the team she'd be perfect for the lead — that call got her the part.
- In Gandhi Pirantha Mann (1995), Revathi played a village woman opposite Ganesh's elder. She later said in an interview that Ganesh would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery in their scenes together — so she could match his rhythm and not feel rushed.
- Between 1995 and 2017, they didn't speak for nearly 15 years. Then Pa Paandi happened — and on the first day of shoot, Ganesh walked up to Revathi and said, 'I missed working with you.' She hugged him and they picked up right where they left off.
- Revathi said about Ganesh during Pa Paandi promotions: 'He’s the only co-star who can make me laugh with just a look. We didn’t even need lines in some scenes.'
- Their reunion in Pa Paandi (2017) directly led to Revathi agreeing to act in more films after a long break. She told the press that working with Ganesh again made her remember why she loved acting — and that opened the door for her comeback roles in the late 2010s.
9 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pa Paandi (7.3/10).
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- Priyanka
- Avatharam
- Thamizh
- Pa Paandi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 32 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Revathi's screen credits are with Delhi Ganesh. After Pa Paandi, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 29 more films; Revathi stepped back.
Before Kunguma Chimil, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 13 films, including Achamillai Achamillai (1984) and Moondru Mugam (1982).
After Pa Paandi, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 29 more films, including Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Irumbu Thirai (2018).
Before Kunguma Chimil, Revathi had starred in 5 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
After Pa Paandi, Revathi went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Salaam Venky (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Delhi Ganesh & Revathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 6 of their 9 films. Ilayaraja scored 6 of them. Charlie appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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