Prabhu & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1982 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sandhippu (1983 — 7.5/10). Films span Sangili (film) (1982) through Irumbu Pookkal (1991).
The Prabhu & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
1984 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Prabhu–M. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.5.
From Sangili (film) (1982) to Irumbu Pookkal (1991). Iru Medhaigal (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 92% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Sandhippu; the 1990s to Irumbu Pookkal. Prabhu acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
13 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 12 films together, anchored by Sandhippu (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Sandhippu
- Iru Medhaigal
- Irumbu Pookkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 9 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, Prabhu had 0 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 182. After Irumbu Pookkal, Prabhu kept going for 122 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Sangili (film) was Prabhu's acting debut.
After Irumbu Pookkal, Prabhu went on to appear in 122 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Kiss (2025).
Before Sangili (film), M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 182 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Irumbu Pookkal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prabhu & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivaji Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 10 of their 13 films. They worked with the same 10 people again and again — a small repertory company. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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