Sukumari & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sukumari and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1971 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976 — 8.5/10). Films span Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) through Neela Malargal (1979).
The Sukumari & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Between 1971 and 1979, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Sukumari–M. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.5 and 8.5.
From Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) to Neela Malargal (1979). Neela Malargal (1979, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
Sukumari acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
- Muhammad bin Tughluq
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Neela Malargal, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 160 more films; Sukumari stepped back.
Before Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sukumari had starred in 3 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Bandha Pasam (1962).
After Neela Malargal, Sukumari went on to appear in 23 more films, including Garjanai (1981) and Vazhvey Maayam (1982).
Muhammad bin Tughluq was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Neela Malargal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 160 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sukumari & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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