Nagesh & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 1962 and 1965. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964 — 8.5/10). Films span Policekaran Magal (1962) through Ayirathil Oruvan (1965).
The Nagesh & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy partnership
Between 1962 and 1965, they barely worked apart — 12 films in 3 years. 1964 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.3 and 8.5.
From Policekaran Magal (1962) to Ayirathil Oruvan (1965). Ayirathil Oruvan (1965, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
12 films across 1 decade
- Kaadhalikka Neramillai
- Server Sundaram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 3 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
48% of Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Ayirathil Oruvan, Nagesh kept going for 242 more films; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy stepped back.
Before Policekaran Magal, Nagesh had starred in 1 film, including Thayilla Pillai (1961).
After Ayirathil Oruvan, Nagesh went on to appear in 242 more films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976).
Before Policekaran Magal, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy had starred in 11 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Palum Pazhamum (1961).
After Ayirathil Oruvan, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thalavanin Arulullam (1994) and Engirundho Vandhaan (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 12 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 9 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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