Rajinikanth & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 6 Films

The shape of the work

Rajinikanth acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Rajinikanth personally recommended Delhi Ganesh for the role of his sidekick in 'Polladhavan' (1980). The director, P. Vasu, had never worked with Ganesh before, but Rajini insisted — and that film became the start of their five-film run.
• In 'Moondru Mugam' (1982), Delhi Ganesh played a comic relief character who constantly bickers with Rajini's character. Ganesh later said Rajini deliberately slowed down his own dialogue delivery in those scenes so Ganesh's punchlines would land harder — a small trick that made their banter feel real.
• During the shoot of 'Enkeyo Ketta Kural' (1982), Rajini and Delhi Ganesh shared a room in a small lodge in Kodaikanal for three weeks. Ganesh later recalled that Rajini would wake him up at 5 AM every day to practice lines together — even though Ganesh had only a few scenes.
• The success of their comic pairing in 'Polladhavan' (1980) directly led to director P. Vasu casting them together again in 'Moondru Mugam' (1982). That film's triple-role experiment for Rajini became a cult hit — and it wouldn't have happened without the trust built from their first collaboration.
• In 'Naan Adimai Illai' (1986), Delhi Ganesh played a timid father opposite Rajini's loud, aggressive son-in-law. Ganesh deliberately underplayed every reaction — no shouting, no big gestures — so Rajini's explosive energy would feel even more overwhelming. It's the only film where their dynamic is completely reversed.