Delhi Ganesh & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Delhi Ganesh and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1977 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pattina Pravesam (1977 — 7.5/10). Films span Pattina Pravesam (1977) through Vetri Vinayagar (1996).
The Delhi Ganesh & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Pattina Pravesam (1977) to Vetri Vinayagar (1996). The work is uneven: Pattina Pravesam (7.5) at one end, Chidambara Rahasiyam (3.8) at the other.
Polladhavan (1980, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The spanned closed with Vetri Vinayagar in 1996.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 70% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Pattina Pravesam; the 1990s to Vetri Vinayagar. Delhi Ganesh acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Pattina Pravesam (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 7 films together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Pattina Pravesam
- Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam0
- Polladhavan
- Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal
- Vetri Vinayagar0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Delhi Ganesh had 0 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 64. After Vetri Vinayagar, Delhi Ganesh kept going for 103 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Pattina Pravesam was Delhi Ganesh's acting debut.
After Vetri Vinayagar, Delhi Ganesh went on to appear in 103 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016).
Before Pattina Pravesam, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 64 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Vetri Vinayagar, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
Collaboration Journey
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