Vadivelu & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Delhi Ganesh appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1995 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thodarum (1999 — 6.8/10). Films span Aanazhagan (1995) through Ilaignan (2011).
The Vadivelu & Delhi Ganesh partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. For 16 years, a Vadivelu–Delhi film arrived almost every year. From Aanazhagan (1995) to Ilaignan (2011).
It started with Aanazhagan (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thodarum; the 2010s to Ilaignan. Vadivelu acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was still a struggling comedian when Delhi Ganesh recommended him for a small role in Mr. Romeo (1996). That film became Vadivelu's first major break in Tamil cinema.
- In Thodarum (1999), Delhi Ganesh played the straight man to Vadivelu's manic energy. Ganesh would deliberately pause his lines to let Vadivelu's physical comedy land — a rhythm they perfected across all five films.
- Their double-act in Cheena Thaana 001 (2007) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2010 hit 'Boss Engira Bhaskaran' — director M. Rajesh admitted he wrote the uncle-nephew dynamic after watching their scenes together.
- Delhi Ganesh once said in an interview that Vadivelu would call him 'Thatha' (grandfather) off-camera, and they'd share a cup of tea between every take — even on the worst-rated films like Kamarasu (2002).
- "He gave me the confidence to try new things. With him, I never felt like I was acting alone." — Vadivelu on Delhi Ganesh, in a 2008 interview with Ananda Vikatan.
14 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Thodarum
- Poovellam Kettuppar
- Thalai Nagaram
- Arasu
- Ilaignan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 16 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, Vadivelu had 23 films behind them; Delhi Ganesh had 69. After Ilaignan, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 56 more films; Vadivelu stepped back.
Before Aanazhagan, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Ilaignan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Aanazhagan, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 69 films, including Veedu (1988) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Ilaignan, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 56 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Delhi Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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