Senthil & Delhi Ganesh Movies Together List — 23 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Senthil and Delhi Ganesh appeared together in 23 Tamil films between 1979 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasi (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Pasi (1979) through Azhagana Naatkal (2001).
The Senthil & Delhi Ganesh partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. 1987 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 22 years, a Senthil–Delhi film arrived almost every year.
From Pasi (1979) to Azhagana Naatkal (2001). Chinna Vathiyar (1995, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Pasi; the 2000s to Azhagana Naatkal. Senthil acted in every film; Delhi Ganesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Yaar (1985), a film that tanked hard. But director R. Sundarrajan saw something in their back-and-forth and immediately cast them together again in Sirai Paravai (1987). That second film is what actually kicked off their run.
- Senthil was the loud, physical comedian. Delhi Ganesh was the calm, deadpan reactor. In Manithan (1987), watch how Ganesh just stares silently while Senthil rants — that pause is what made the joke land. Ganesh set the rhythm; Senthil rode it.
- Their pairing in Government Mappillai (1992) directly inspired the comedy track in the later hit Sathi Leelavathi (1995). Director Balu Mahendra admitted he wrote the Kamal-Kovai Sarala scenes after watching how Senthil and Ganesh played off each other in that film.
- Off-screen, they barely hung out. Senthil was a party guy; Delhi Ganesh was a strict vegetarian who went home early. But on set, they had a rule: never rehearse together. They believed the first take had the freshest energy, so they saved it for the camera.
- Delhi Ganesh once said in an interview: 'Senthil would come to set with ten new ideas. I just had to stand there and not mess up his timing. He made me look like a better actor than I am.'
23 films across 4 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pasi (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 8 films, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s brought 13 films together, anchored by Chinna Vathiyar (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Pasi
- Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal
- Manithan
- Chinna Vathiyar
- Thodarum
- Azhagana Naatkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
23 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Senthil's screen credits are with Delhi Ganesh. After Azhagana Naatkal, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 85 more films; Senthil stepped back.
Pasi was Senthil's acting debut.
After Azhagana Naatkal, Senthil went on to appear in 28 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Iyarkai (2003).
Before Pasi, Delhi Ganesh had starred in 2 films, including Pattina Pravesam (1977) and Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (1978).
After Azhagana Naatkal, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 85 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Senthil & Delhi Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva scored 7 of them. They worked with the same 18 people again and again — a small repertory company. Goundamani appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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