M. S. Viswanathan & Durai Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Durai appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1977 and 1978. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977 — 7.5/10). Films span Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) through Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (1978).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Durai partnership
Between 1977 and 1978, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 1 years. 1978 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) to Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam (1978).
Aayiram Jenmangal (1978, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The spanned closed with Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam in 1978.
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Durai directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
- Aayiram Jenmangal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 1 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 64 films behind them; Durai had 3. After Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 184 more films; Durai stepped back.
Before Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 64 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 184 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Before Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram, Durai had directed 3 films, including Asai 60 Naal (1976) and Avalum Penndhane (1975).
After Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam, Durai went on to direct 19 more films, including Neeya (1979) and Pasi (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Durai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Rajinikanth appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
4
22
2
2
2
Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Sonia Agarwal
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Aadukalam Naren
Vetrimaaran
Kishore
Vijay Sethupathi
Samuthirakani
Santhosh Narayanan
Gayathrie Shankar
Bagavathi Perumal
Prabhu Deva
D. Imman