Delhi Ganesh was an actor who primarily worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi language films in supporting roles. His illustrious career included playing character roles in more than 400 films, web series, and television serials. He was given the stage name by director K. Balachander who gave him a break in the Tamil film 'Pattina Pravesam' (1976). He appeared in a few Hindi films too which included, 'Appu Raja' (1990), 'Dus' (2005), 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' (2009), 'Chennai Express' (2013) and 'Hindustani 2' (2024). He died in Chennai on 9 November 2024, at the age of 80.