Delhi Ganesh & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and Vijayakumar appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1986 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saamy (2003 — 6.9/10). Films span Naan Adimai Illai (1986) through Sandamarutham (2015).
The Delhi Ganesh & Vijayakumar partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Sandamarutham (2015). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2015. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Naan Adimai Illai (1986) to Sandamarutham (2015). It started with Naan Adimai Illai (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 64% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Naan Adimai Illai; the 2010s to Sandamarutham. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Delhi Ganesh was actually a stage actor before films. Vijayakumar specifically requested him for Naan Adimai Illai (1986) after watching him in a play. That film became their first together.
- In Sethupathi IPS (1994), Delhi Ganesh played a comedic sidekick to Vijayakumar's serious cop. Ganesh's timing was so sharp that Vijayakumar later said he deliberately slowed his own dialogue delivery to let Ganesh's punchlines land harder.
- They were neighbors in Chennai for over a decade. Their families would share meals on set, and Vijayakumar's kids called Delhi Ganesh 'Chithappa' (uncle).
- Vijayakumar once told a magazine: 'Delhi Ganesh is the only actor who can make me laugh even when I'm angry on set. He'd whisper a joke, and I'd break character.'
- Their 1998 film En Aasai Rasave launched a young comedian named Vivek in a supporting role. Vivek later credited the duo's on-set banter for teaching him comic timing.
- In Sandamarutham (2015), their last film together, Delhi Ganesh played a father figure to Vijayakumar's character. They shot the emotional climax in one take — Ganesh later said Vijayakumar's eyes were already wet before the camera rolled.
11 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Naan Adimai Illai
- Poovellam Kettuppar
- En Aasai Rasave
- Saamy
- Aanandham
- Sandamarutham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 29 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 22 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 63. After Sandamarutham, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 43 more films; Vijayakumar stepped back.
Before Naan Adimai Illai, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 22 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Achamillai Achamillai (1984).
After Sandamarutham, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 43 more films, including Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Nerkonda Paarvai (2019).
Before Naan Adimai Illai, Vijayakumar had starred in 63 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Sandhippu (1983).
After Sandamarutham, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 10 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Kuttram 23 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Delhi Ganesh & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva scored 3 of them. Manorama appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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