M. S. Viswanathan & N. S. Maniam Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and N. S. Maniam appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1971 and 1977. Films span Anbukkor Annan (1971) through Gaslight Mangamma (1977).
The M. S. Viswanathan & N. S. Maniam partnership
Between 1971 and 1977, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a M.–N. film arrived almost every year. From Anbukkor Annan (1971) to Gaslight Mangamma (1977).
The spanned closed with Gaslight Mangamma in 1977. It started with Anbukkor Annan (1971).
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; N. S. Maniam directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Anbukkor Annan0
- Malligai Poo0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
71% of N. S. Maniam's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Gaslight Mangamma, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 214 more films; N. S. Maniam stepped back.
Anbukkor Annan was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Gaslight Mangamma, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 214 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Anbukkor Annan was N. S. Maniam's directorial debut.
After Gaslight Mangamma, N. S. Maniam went on to direct 2 more films, including Taxi Driver (1978) and Ennaippar En Azhagaipar (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & N. S. Maniam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Jaishankar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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