Jayachitra & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayachitra and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1973 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973 — 7.5/10). Films span Bharatha Vilas (1973) through Nayakkirin Magal (1982).
The Jayachitra & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
1974 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Jayachitra–M. film arrived almost every year. From Bharatha Vilas (1973) to Nayakkirin Magal (1982).
The played out closed with Nayakkirin Magal in 1982. Sollathaan Ninaikkiren is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 81% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Sollathaan Ninaikkiren; the 1980s to Ratha Pasam. Jayachitra acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 13 films together, anchored by Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 3 films.
- Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
- Sadhurangam
- Ratha Pasam0
- Nandri, Meendum Varuga0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 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
53% of Jayachitra's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Nayakkirin Magal, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 86 more films; Jayachitra stepped back.
Before Bharatha Vilas, Jayachitra had starred in 1 film, including Kurathi Magan (1972).
After Nayakkirin Magal, Jayachitra went on to appear in 13 more films, including Mama Alludu (1990) and Rettaisuzhi (2010).
Bharatha Vilas was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Nayakkirin Magal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 86 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Sandhippu (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayachitra & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Jaishankar appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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