V. S. Raghavan & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. S. Raghavan and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 1966 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shanti Nilayam (1969 — 7.6/10). Films span Ramu (1966) through Avasara Police 100 (1990).
The V. S. Raghavan & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. 1978 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 24 years, a V.–M. film arrived almost every year.
From Ramu (1966) to Avasara Police 100 (1990). Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Shanti Nilayam; the 1990s to Avasara Police 100. V. S. Raghavan acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
17 films across 4 decades
The 1960s brought 3 films together, anchored by Shanti Nilayam (7.6/10).
The 1970s brought 9 films together, anchored by Punnagai (7.6/10).
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Thyagi (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Shanti Nilayam
- Anbu Vazhi
- Punnagai
- Urimai Kural
- Thyagi
- Kalthoon0
- Avasara Police 100
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
74% of V. S. Raghavan's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan.
Before Ramu, V. S. Raghavan had starred in 2 films, including Bommai (1964) and Avana Ivan (1962).
After Avasara Police 100, V. S. Raghavan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Magizhchi (2010) and Kamaraj (2004).
Ramu was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Avasara Police 100, 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 V. S. Raghavan & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 15 people again and again — a small repertory company. M. N. Nambiar appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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