{{short description|Indian actor}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Delhi Kumar | birth_name = A. Panchapakesan | image = | occupation = Actor | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|05|09}} | birth_place = | years_active = 1974{{endash}}2020 | children = Arvind Swamy (son)<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vaL1VnLB6kw|title=Throwback to actor Delhi Kumar speaking about Aravind Swamy #SunTV #SunTVThrowback #DelhiKumar|work=Sun TV|via=YouTube}}</ref> }}
'''Delhi Kumar''' (born 9 May 1942) is an Indian actor known for playing various roles in teleserials like ''Chithi'', ''Metti Oli'', ''Anandham'', ''Malargal'', ''Enge Brahmanan'' and ''Bommalattam''. He has also acted in a few Tamil films, such as ''Dumm Dumm Dumm'' (2001), ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002) and ''Enthiran'' (2010).
==Partial filmography == ===Actor=== ;Films {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes |- |1974||''Onne Onnu Kannu Kannu'' || ||debut film |- | 1977 || ''Gaayathri'' || Gayathri's father || |- | 2001 || ''Dumm Dumm Dumm'' || Maruthu Pillai || |- | rowspan="2"|2002 || ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' || Ganesan || |- | ''Samurai'' || Medical college dean || |- | 2003 || ''Boys'' || Judge || |- | rowspan="2"|2006 || ''Aavani Thingal'' || Periyavar || |- | ''Stalin'' || Chief Minister || Telugu film |- | 2007 || ''Veerappu'' || Puli's uncle || |- | rowspan="2"|2008 || ''Thangam'' || || |- |''Thozha'' || || |- | 2009 || ''Ainthaam Padai'' || || |- |rowspan=2|2010||''Singam''|| Kavya's grandfather || |- | ''Enthiran'' ||Vaseegaaran's father || |- | 2013 || ''Singam 2'' ||Kavya's grandfather || |- | 2017 || ''Singam 3'' ||Kavya's grandfather || |}
;Dubbing artist {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Actor !! Film |- | K. Viswanath || ''Kakkai Siraginile'' |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Channel |- |rowspan=2|1997||''Premi''|| ||Sun TV, Vijay TV |- |''Nimmathi Ungal Choice-2''|| ||Sun TV |- |1999||''Kasalavu Nesam''||Sundaram ||Sun TV, Raj TV |- |1999–2001||''Chithi''||Mahalingam||rowspan=5|Sun TV |- |2000–2001||''Anandha Bhavan''||Parameshwar Iyer |- |2000–2002|| ''Chinna Papa Periya Papa'' || |- |2002–2005||''Metti Oli''||Chidambaram |- |2002||''Annamalai''||Seshadri |- |2002–2004 || ''Agni Saatchi''|| || Star Vijay |- |2003||''Gopura Vaasal''|| || |- |2003–2009||''Anandham''||Radha Krishnan "RK"||rowspan=2|Sun TV |- |2005–2007||''Malargal''||Nataraja Gounder |- |2005–2008||''Aarthi''|| ||Raj TV |- |2008–2009||''Gokulathil Seethai''|| ||Kalaignar TV |- |2009–2010||''Enge Brahmanan''|| ||Jaya TV |- |2009 ||''Vilakku Vacha Nerathula''|| Astrologer||Kalaignar TV |- |2009 ||''Kalyanam'' || || Sun TV |- |2010–2015||''Mudhanai Mudichu''||Kandaswamy||Sun TV |- |2010 || ''Poovilangu''|| || Star Vijay |- |2010–2011 || ''En Peyar Meenakshi'' || Meenakshi's father || Vijay TV |- |2012||''My Name Is Mangamma''|| KMR||rowspan=2|Zee Tamil |- |rowspan=2|2012–2014||''Puguntha Veedu''||Ramanathan |- |''Paartha Gnabagam Illayo''|| ||Kalaignar TV |- |2012–2016||''Bommalattam''||Chidambaram Periyaswamy||Sun TV |- |2013–2014||''Ranga Vilas''|| ||Jaya TV |- |2016–2018||''Thalayanai Pookal''||Ramanathan||Zee Tamizh |- |2017–2019 ||''Mahalakshmi''||Subramani||Sun TV |- |2018–2020||rowspan="2"|''Lakshmi Stores''||Thillainathan||Sun TV |- |2019||Swaminathan|| Gemini TV |- |2019–2020||''Pandavar Illam''||Periya Sundaram||Sun TV |}
== Awards == *Sun Kudumbam 2012 Life Achievements Awards for ''Metti Oli'' *Sun Kudumbam 2018 Best Maamanaar (Shared with Poovilangu Mohan) for ''Mahalakshmi'' *Sun Kudumbam 2019 Best Grandfather for ''Pandavar Illam''
== References == * {{cite news|title=TV's famous father|author=Malathi Rangarajan|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/31/stories/2004073100010200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911150615/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/31/stories/2004073100010200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2004|work=The Hindu|date=31 July 2004}} * {{cite news|title='Entertainment mustn't erode values'|author=Chitra Swaminathan|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/08/stories/2006040800090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016135800/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/08/stories/2006040800090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2008|work=The Hindu|date=4 August 2006}}
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