Murali & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Murali and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Malarin Payanam (1985 — 1.0/10). Films span Oru Malarin Payanam (1985) through Silambu (1990).
The Murali & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
From Oru Malarin Payanam (1985) to Silambu (1990). The ran closed with Silambu in 1990. It started with Oru Malarin Payanam (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Oru Malarin Payanam; the 1990s to Silambu. Murali acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Oru Malarin Payanam
- Silambu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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, Murali had 3 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 244. After Silambu, Murali kept going for 57 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Before Oru Malarin Payanam, Murali had starred in 3 films, including Poovilangu (1984) and Ingeyum Oru Gangai (1984).
After Silambu, Murali went on to appear in 57 more films, including Sami Potta Mudichu (1991) and Thanga Manasukkaran (1992).
Before Oru Malarin Payanam, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 244 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Silambu, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Kaathala Kaathala (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Murali & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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