M. N. Nambiar & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. N. Nambiar and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1961 and 1965. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasamalar (1961 — 8.5/10). Films span Pasamalar (1961) through Ayirathil Oruvan (1965).
The M. N. Nambiar & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy partnership
Between 1961 and 1965, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 4 years. 1964 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a M.–Viswanathan film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.3 and 8.5. From Pasamalar (1961) to Ayirathil Oruvan (1965).
The shape of the work
M. N. Nambiar acted in every film; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 1 decade
- Pasamalar
- Enga Veettu Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's screen credits are with M. N. Nambiar. After Ayirathil Oruvan, M. N. Nambiar kept going for 107 more films; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy stepped back.
Before Pasamalar, M. N. Nambiar had starred in 3 films, including Baghdad Thirudan (1960) and Ellorum Innaattu Mannar (1960).
After Ayirathil Oruvan, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 107 more films, including Deiva Magan (1969) and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973).
Before Pasamalar, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy had starred in 5 films, including Aalukkoru Veedu (1960) and Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960).
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 M. N. Nambiar & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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