Sripriya & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sripriya and Delhi Ganesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1980 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Polladhavan (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Polladhavan (1980) through Kalicharan (1988).
The Sripriya & Delhi Ganesh partnership
From Polladhavan (1980) to Kalicharan (1988). The played out closed with Kalicharan in 1988. Polladhavan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Polladhavan (1980).
The shape of the work
Sripriya acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sripriya was already a star when she recommended Delhi Ganesh for a key role in Polladhavan (1980). The director wanted a familiar face, but she insisted on this relatively new stage actor. That film put Ganesh on the map in Tamil cinema.
- In Simla Special (1982), Sripriya played the loud, comic foil to Delhi Ganesh's deadpan straight man. She set the pace with her energy; he anchored every scene with a stone-faced reaction. Their timing worked because she pushed and he pulled.
- After Kalicharan (1988) bombed hard, Sripriya and Delhi Ganesh never worked together again. But they stayed in touch. Ganesh later said she was the first co-star who called him just to check in, no film talk.
- Delhi Ganesh once told a magazine: 'Sripriya made me feel like I belonged on a film set. She didn't treat me like a newcomer. She treated me like a partner.'
- Their pairing in Polladhavan (1980) directly led to the director casting them again in Simla Special (1982). That film became a minor cult comedy, and its 'hotel scene' where Ganesh tries to order food while Sripriya keeps interrupting is still shared on Tamil meme pages.
3 films across 1 decade
- Polladhavan
- Kalicharan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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, Sripriya had 39 films behind them; Delhi Ganesh had 4. After Kalicharan, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 145 more films; Sripriya stepped back.
Before Polladhavan, Sripriya had starred in 39 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Aval Appadithan (1978).
After Kalicharan, Sripriya went on to appear in 14 more films, including Drushyam (2014) and Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
Before Polladhavan, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 4 films, including Pasi (1979) and Pattina Pravesam (1977).
After Kalicharan, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 145 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sripriya & Delhi Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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