M. S. Viswanathan & Thengai Srinivasan Movies Together List — 58 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Thengai Srinivasan appeared together in 58 Tamil films between 1968 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rickshawkaran (1971 — 7.6/10). Films span Ethir Neechal (1968) through Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal (1986).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Thengai Srinivasan partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1978 was their peak — 9 films in twelve months. For 18 years, a M.–Thengai film arrived almost every year.
From Ethir Neechal (1968) to Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal (1986). Alaigal (1973, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 69% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Ethir Neechal; the 1980s to Billa. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Thengai Srinivasan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
58 films across 3 decades
The 1960s brought 3 films together, anchored by Ethir Neechal (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 40 films together, anchored by Rickshawkaran (7.6/10).
The 1980s brought 15 films together, anchored by Billa (7.5/10).
- Ethir Neechal
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- Rickshawkaran
- Urimai Kural
- Billa
- Thillu Mullu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
58 films across 18 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
65% of M. S. Viswanathan's screen credits are with Thengai Srinivasan. After Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 31 more films; Thengai Srinivasan stepped back.
Ethir Neechal was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 31 more films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Kaathala Kaathala (1998).
Before Ethir Neechal, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 3 films, including Vallavan Oruvan (1966) and Thayum Magalum (1965).
After Mel Maruvathoor Arpudhangal, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Krishnan Vandhan (1987) and Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987).




















Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Thengai Srinivasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 43 people again and again — a small repertory company. Manorama appears alongside them in 16 films — practically a third lead.
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