Lakshmi & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 37 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lakshmi and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 37 Tamil films between 1968 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976 — 8.5/10). Films span Jeevanamsam (1968) through Jodi Sendhachu (1992).
The Lakshmi & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. 1972 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 24 years, a Lakshmi–M. film arrived almost every year.
The work is uneven: Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (8.5) at one end, Oru Malarin Payanam (1.0) at the other. From Jeevanamsam (1968) to Jodi Sendhachu (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Jeevanamsam; the 1990s to Jodi Sendhachu. Lakshmi acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
37 films across 4 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s brought 21 films together, anchored by Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (8.5/10).
The 1980s brought 13 films together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Jeevanamsam0
- Kanni Pen0
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
- Naan Avanillai
- Polladhavan
- Thillu Mullu
- Jodi Sendhachu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
37 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
49% of Lakshmi's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Jodi Sendhachu, Lakshmi kept going for 38 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Jeevanamsam was Lakshmi's acting debut.
After Jodi Sendhachu, Lakshmi went on to appear in 38 more films, including Midhunam (2012) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
Jeevanamsam was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Jodi Sendhachu, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 8 more films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lakshmi & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 11 people again and again — a small repertory company. R. Muthuraman appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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