M. S. Viswanathan & Gemini Ganesan Movies Together List — 28 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Gemini Ganesan appeared together in 28 Tamil films between 1965 and 1978. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poova Thalaiya (1969 — 7.6/10). Films span Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) through Kanchi Kamakshi (1978).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Gemini Ganesan partnership
1966 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 13 years, a M.–Gemini film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.6.
From Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) to Kanchi Kamakshi (1978). Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 64% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Poova Thalaiya; the 1970s to Punnagai. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Gemini Ganesan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
28 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 10 films together, anchored by Poova Thalaiya (7.6/10).
The 1970s brought 18 films together, anchored by Punnagai (7.6/10).
- Poova Thalaiya
- Shanti Nilayam
- Punnagai
- Naan Avanillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
28 films across 13 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Gemini Ganesan 's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 0 films behind them; Gemini Ganesan had 32. After Kanchi Kamakshi, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 184 more films; Gemini Ganesan stepped back.
Poojaikku Vandha Malar was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Kanchi Kamakshi, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 184 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Before Poojaikku Vandha Malar, Gemini Ganesan had starred in 32 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
After Kanchi Kamakshi, Gemini Ganesan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Thodarum (1999) and Soorakottai Singakutti (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Gemini Ganesan 's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 13 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nagesh appears alongside them in 11 films — practically a third lead.
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