Delhi Ganesh & Anu Mohan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Anu Mohan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2002 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Madurai Manikkuravar (2021 — 6.5/10). Films span Kamarasu (2002) through Madurai Manikkuravar (2021).
The Delhi Ganesh & Anu Mohan partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for Madurai Manikuravar (2021). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2021. From Kamarasu (2002) to Madurai Manikkuravar (2021).
It started with Kamarasu (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kamarasu; the 2020s to Madurai Manikkuravar. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Anu Mohan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Delhi Ganesh and Anu Mohan first shared screen space in Kamarasu (2002) because the director needed a father-son duo that looked believably rural. Ganesh was already a veteran; Anu was still finding his footing. The casting director literally picked them off a list of available actors that week.
- In Madurai Manikkuravar (2021), Ganesh played the temple priest while Anu Mohan played a devotee. The entire emotional weight of the climax rests on a single silent exchange between them — Ganesh holds Anu’s hand for 12 seconds without dialogue. Anu later said that Ganesh told him on set: 'Don't act. Just breathe.'
- Between Kamarasu (2002) and their two 2021 films, Delhi Ganesh and Anu Mohan didn't speak for nearly 15 years. They ran into each other at a temple in Madurai in 2019, and Ganesh asked Anu why he stopped calling. That reunion led directly to them signing Madurai Manikuravar together.
- The success of Madurai Manikkuravar (2021) — their only well-received film together — directly led to a small trend in Tamil cinema: casting older character actors opposite younger heroes in temple-town dramas. At least three low-budget films in 2022 copied the 'priest-devotee' dynamic from this pair.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Kamarasu
- Madurai Manikkuravar
- Madurai Manikuravar0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 19 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 98 films behind them; Anu Mohan had 9.
Before Kamarasu, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 98 films, including Veedu (1988) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 14 more films, including Echo (2023) and Aranmanai 4 (2024).
Before Kamarasu, Anu Mohan had starred in 9 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Pangali (1992).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Anu Mohan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Last 6 Hours (2022) and Rajavum 5 Koojavum (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Harikumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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