Charlie & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1983 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poikkal Kudhirai (1983 — 7.5/10). Films span Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) through Punnagai Poove (2003).
The Charlie & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Punnagai Poove (2003). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2003.
From Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) to Punnagai Poove (2003). The spanned closed with Punnagai Poove in 2003.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Poikkal Kudhirai; the 2000s to Punnagai Poove. Charlie acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
9 films across 3 decades
The 1980s brought 6 films together, anchored by Poikkal Kudhirai (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Poikkal Kudhirai
- Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu
- Gnana Paarvai0
- Senthamizh Selvan0
- Punnagai Poove
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 20 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, Charlie had 0 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 214. After Punnagai Poove, Charlie kept going for 46 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Poikkal Kudhirai was Charlie's acting debut.
After Punnagai Poove, Charlie went on to appear in 46 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Before Poikkal Kudhirai, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 214 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Charlie & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Charlie & M. S. Viswanathan's films together
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