Vijayakanth & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1982 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal (1989 — 5.0/10). Films span Om Sakthi (1982) through Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal (1989).
The Vijayakanth & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Between 1982 and 1989, they barely worked apart — 11 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Vijayakanth–M. film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal (5.0/10) came 7 years in.
From Om Sakthi (1982) to Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal (1989). The unfolded closed with Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal in 1989.
The shape of the work
Vijayakanth acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
11 films across 1 decade
- Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal
- Puthiya Sagaptham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 7 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, Vijayakanth had 9 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 182. After Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal, Vijayakanth kept going for 63 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Before Om Sakthi, Vijayakanth had starred in 9 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 63 more films, including En Kitta Mothathey (1990) and Sakkarai Devan (1993).
Before Om Sakthi, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 182 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Kaathala Kaathala (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayakanth & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. N. Nambiar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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