Bobby Simha & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bobby Simha and Delhi Ganesh appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2013 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jigarthanda (2014 — 7.8/10). Films span Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013) through Agni Dev (2019).
The Bobby Simha & Delhi Ganesh partnership
Between 2013 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013) to Agni Dev (2019). Jigarthanda is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013).
The shape of the work
Bobby Simha acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Delhi Ganesh was the one who recommended Bobby Simha to director Karthik Subbaraj for Jigarthanda. Ganesh had seen Simha in a small role and told Subbaraj: 'This guy has the fire. Cast him.' That call got Simha the breakthrough role of 'Sethu'.
- In Jigarthanda, Ganesh played a retired film director who mentors Simha's character. Off-camera, Ganesh actually coached Simha on dialogue delivery for the scenes where Simha's character learns filmmaking. Simha later said Ganesh would pause takes to correct his Tamil diction.
- During Saamy II shoot, Simha and Ganesh shared a vanity van. Simha would bring Ganesh filter coffee every morning. Ganesh, in return, taught Simha Carnatic music basics between shots. The crew said they'd often hear Ganesh humming and Simha trying to repeat the notes.
- Their Jigarthanda pairing directly inspired director Karthik Subbaraj to write a father-son dynamic in his next film, Iraivi. Subbaraj said in a making video: 'The trust between Simha and Ganesh made me want to explore that mentor-mentee bond again.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Jigarthanda
- Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 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, Bobby Simha had 1 films behind them; Delhi Ganesh had 128.
Before Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, Bobby Simha had starred in 1 film, including Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012).
After Agni Dev, Bobby Simha went on to appear in 14 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Salaar (2023).
Before Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 128 films, including Veedu (1988) and Poi Solla Porom (2008).
After Agni Dev, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 22 more films, including Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2021) and Echo (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bobby Simha & Delhi Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vetrimaaran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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