M. S. Viswanathan & V. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and V. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1967 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973 — 7.8/10). Films span Nenjirukkumvarai (1967) through Pathini Penn (1993).
The M. S. Viswanathan & V. Gopalakrishnan partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Nenjirukkumvarai (1967) to Pathini Penn (1993). The work is uneven: Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (7.8) at one end, Pathini Penn (1.0) at the other.
Polladhavan (1980, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The unfolded closed with Pathini Penn in 1993.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Nenjirukkumvarai; the 1990s to Avasara Police 100. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; V. Gopalakrishnan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
11 films across 4 decades
The 1960s brought 3 films together, anchored by Nenjirukkumvarai (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 4 films together, anchored by Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (7.8/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.6/10.
- Nenjirukkumvarai
- Galatta Kalyanam
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Sadhurangam
- Polladhavan
- Sirai
- Avasara Police 100
- Pathini Penn
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
65% of M. S. Viswanathan's screen credits are with V. Gopalakrishnan.
Nenjirukkumvarai was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Pathini Penn, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
Before Nenjirukkumvarai, V. Gopalakrishnan had starred in 2 films, including Neerkumizhi (1965) and Bommai (1964).
After Pathini Penn, V. Gopalakrishnan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kadavul (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & V. Gopalakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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