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8 Films Together
8 films·1971–1983·Top co-star: Sivaji Ganesan (6 films)

M. S. Viswanathan & D. Yoganand Movies Together List — 8 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

M. S. Viswanathan and D. Yoganand appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1971 and 1983. Films span Thangaikaga (1971) through Sumangali (1983).

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1971 - 1983
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The M. S. Viswanathan & D. Yoganand partnership

From Thangaikaga (1971) to Sumangali (1983). The unfolded closed with Sumangali in 1983. It started with Thangaikaga (1971).

The shape of the work

The 1970s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Thangaikaga; the 1980s to Oorukku Oru Pillai. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; D. Yoganand directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

8 films across 2 decades

The 1970s accounted for 5 films.

The 1980s accounted for 3 films.

1970s
Films5
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  • Rani Yar Kuzhandhai0
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1980s
Films3
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  • Oorukku Oru Pillai0
  • Vaa Kanna Vaa0
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The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19711983
Span12 years
Avg Interval~2 years

8 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
8 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

57% of D. Yoganand's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Sumangali, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 70 more films; D. Yoganand stepped back.

M. S. Viswanathan

Thangaikaga was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.

After Sumangali, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 70 more films, including Iru Medhaigal (1984) and Tharaasu (1984).

D. Yoganand

Before Thangaikaga, D. Yoganand had directed 5 films, including Parisu (1963) and Raani Samyuktha (1962).

After Sumangali, D. Yoganand went on to direct 1 more film, including Sarithira Nayagan (1984).

Decade

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