M. S. Viswanathan & Komal Swaminathan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Komal Swaminathan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1981 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thanneer Thanneer (1981 — 8.4/10). Films span Thanneer Thanneer (1981) through Yudhakandam (1983).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Komal Swaminathan partnership
One film towers over the rest: Thanneer Thanneer at 8.4/10. 1983 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. Between 1981 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years.
From Thanneer Thanneer (1981) to Yudhakandam (1983). It started with Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — M. S. Viswanathan music composer, Komal Swaminathan director, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Thanneer Thanneer
- Anal Kaatru0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
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 159 films behind them; Komal Swaminathan had 0. After Yudhakandam, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 70 more films; Komal Swaminathan stepped back.
Before Thanneer Thanneer, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 159 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Yudhakandam, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 70 more films, including Iru Medhaigal (1984) and Tharaasu (1984).
Thanneer Thanneer was Komal Swaminathan's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
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