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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
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{{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 (TV series)|Chithi]]'', ''[[Metti Oli]]'', ''[[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]]'', ''[[Malargal]]'', ''Enge Brahmanan'' and ''[[Bommalattam (TV series)|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 (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' || Medical college dean ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'' || Judge ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006 || ''[[Aavani Thingal]]'' || Periyavar ||
|-
| ''[[Stalin (2006 film)|Stalin]]'' || Chief Minister || Telugu film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Veerappu]]'' || Puli's uncle ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Thangam]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Thozha (2008 film)|Thozha]]'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Ainthaam Padai]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2010||''[[Singam]]''|| Kavya's grandfather ||
|-
| ''[[Enthiran]]'' ||Vaseegaaran's father ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Singam 2]]'' ||Kavya's grandfather ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Si3 (film)|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 (India)|Sun TV]], [[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|-
|[[Nimmathi Ungal choice-2|''Nimmathi Ungal Choice-2'']]|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|1999||[[Kasalavu Nesam|''Kasalavu Nesam'']]||Sundaram ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], [[Raj TV]]
|-
|1999–2001||[[Chithi (TV series)|''Chithi'']]||Mahalingam||rowspan=5|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2000–2001||''Anandha Bhavan''||Parameshwar Iyer
|-
|2000–2002|| [[Chinna Papa Periya Papa|''Chinna Papa Periya Papa'']] ||
|-
|2002–2005||[[Metti Oli|''Metti Oli'']]||Chidambaram
|-
|2002||[[Annamalai (2002 TV series)|''Annamalai'']]||Seshadri
|-
|2002–2004 || ''Agni Saatchi''|| || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
|2003||''Gopura Vaasal''|| ||
|-
|2003–2009||[[Anandham (TV series)|''Anandham'']]||Radha Krishnan "RK"||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2005–2007||''[[Malargal]]''||Nataraja Gounder
|-
|2005–2008||[[Aarthi (TV series)|''Aarthi'']]|| ||[[Raj TV]]
|-
|2008–2009||[[Gokulathil Seethai (2008 TV series)|''Gokulathil Seethai'']]|| ||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2009–2010||''Enge Brahmanan''|| ||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2009 ||[[Vilakku Vacha Nerathula|''Vilakku Vacha Nerathula'']]|| Astrologer||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2009 ||[[Kalyanam (2009 TV series)|''Kalyanam'']] || || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2010–2015||[[Mundhanai Mudichu (2010 TV series)|''Mudhanai Mudichu'']]||Kandaswamy||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2010 || ''Poovilangu''|| || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
|2010–2011 || [[En Peyar Meenakshi|''En Peyar Meenakshi'']] || Meenakshi's father || [[Vijay TV]]
|-
|2012||[[My Name Is Mangamma|''My Name Is Mangamma'']]|| KMR||rowspan=2|[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012–2014||[[Puguntha Veedu|''Puguntha Veedu'']]||Ramanathan
|-
|[[Paartha Gnabagam Illayo (TV series)|''Paartha Gnabagam Illayo'']]|| ||[[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2012–2016||[[Bommalattam (TV series)|''Bommalattam'']]||Chidambaram Periyaswamy||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2013–2014||[[Ranga Vilas|''Ranga Vilas'']]|| ||[[Jaya TV]]
|-
|2016–2018||[[Thalayanai Pookal|''Thalayanai Pookal'']]||Ramanathan||[[Zee Tamizh]]
|-
|2017–2019 ||[[Mahalakshmi (TV series)|''Mahalakshmi'']]||Subramani||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2018–2020||rowspan="2"|[[Lakshmi Stores|''Lakshmi Stores'']]||Thillainathan||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2019||Swaminathan|| [[Gemini TV]]
|-
|2019–2020||[[Pandavar Illam|''Pandavar Illam'']]||Periya Sundaram||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|}

== Awards ==
*Sun Kudumbam 2012 Life Achievements Awards for ''[[Metti Oli]]''
*Sun Kudumbam 2018 Best Maamanaar (Shared with [[Poovilangu Mohan]]) for ''[[Mahalakshmi (TV series)|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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Ashok Hathrasi at 22:41, 16 January 2026