Delhi Ganesh

Actor

Birthday August 1, 1944

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Pattamadai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Age 79 years old

Nationality India

#24170 Most Popular

1944

Ganesan, (born 1 August 1944 ) known professionally as Delhi Ganesh, is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials.

1964

Ganesh served in the Indian Air Force from 1964 to 1974 before quitting in favour of films.

He was given the stage name Delhi Ganesh by K. Balachander.

1976

He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present.

Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, Dakshina Bharata Nataka Sabha.

He was introduced to Tamil Film Industry by K. Balachander in the film Pattina Pravesam (1976).

1979

He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for his performance in Pasi (1979).

1981

Ganesh played the hero in the 1981 film Engamma Maharani.

1985

His most notable films are Sindhu Bhairavi (1985), Nayakan (1987), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), Aahaa..! (1997) and Thenali (2000).

Delhi Ganesh also appeared in TV serials and Short films.

He also made an appearance in the short film What if Batman was from Chennai as a version of Alfred Pennyworth.

1989

His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or a comedian, but he has also played villainous roles in films like Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).

1994

He also received various state awards like Kalaimamani (1994) given by the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.

2015

In 2015, he launched his first production venture, Ennul Aayiram (2016) which would star his son Maha in the leading role.

2016

In 2016, he had a brief role as Sriman (the man who lodges complaint about his missing son, only later to find out that his son is dead) in Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru under Karthick Naren's direction alongside Rahman.