M. S. Viswanathan & Shanthi Krishna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Shanthi Krishna appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manal Kayiru (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Manal Kayiru (1982) through Simla Special (1982).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Shanthi Krishna partnership
From Manal Kayiru (1982) to Simla Special (1982). The ran closed with Simla Special in 1982. Manal Kayiru is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Manal Kayiru (1982).
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Shanthi Krishna acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Manal Kayiru
- Simla Special0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Shanthi Krishna's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 182 films behind them; Shanthi Krishna had 3. After Simla Special, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 86 more films; Shanthi Krishna stepped back.
Before Manal Kayiru, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 182 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Simla Special, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 86 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Sandhippu (1983).
Before Manal Kayiru, Shanthi Krishna had starred in 3 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Sivappu Malli (1981).
After Simla Special, Shanthi Krishna went on to appear in 1 more film, including Muthal Vasantham (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Shanthi Krishna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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