Delhi Ganesh & Nagesh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Nagesh appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1989 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990 — 6.2/10). Films span Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) through Thadayam (1997).
The Delhi Ganesh & Nagesh partnership
Between 1989 and 1997, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 8 years. From Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) to Thadayam (1997). The spanned closed with Thadayam in 1997.
It started with Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Apoorva Sagodharargal; the 1990s to Michael Madana Kama Rajan. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Nagesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan
- Avvai Shanmughi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 8 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 38 films behind them; Nagesh had 241. After Thadayam, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 98 more films; Nagesh stepped back.
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 38 films, including Veedu (1988) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Thadayam, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 98 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Nagesh had starred in 241 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976).
After Thadayam, Nagesh went on to appear in 18 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Delhi Ganesh & Nagesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Kamal Haasan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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