M. S. Viswanathan & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 66 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 66 Tamil films between 1964 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Server Sundaram (1964 — 8.5/10). Films span Server Sundaram (1964) through Pokkiri Raja (1982).
The M. S. Viswanathan & R. Muthuraman partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1976 was their peak — 10 films in twelve months. For 18 years, a M.–R. film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 8.5. From Server Sundaram (1964) to Pokkiri Raja (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 76% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Server Sundaram; the 1980s to Pokkiri Raja. M. S. Viswanathan original music composer in some, music composer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
66 films across 3 decades
The 1960s brought 14 films together, anchored by Server Sundaram (8.5/10).
The 1970s brought 50 films together, anchored by Punnagai (7.6/10).
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Server Sundaram
- Major Chandrakanth
- Punnagai
- Moondru Daivangal
- Pokkiri Raja
- Anna Paravai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
66 films across 18 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of M. S. Viswanathan's screen credits are with R. Muthuraman. After Pokkiri Raja, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 86 more films; R. Muthuraman stepped back.
Server Sundaram was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Pokkiri Raja, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 86 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Sandhippu (1983).
Before Server Sundaram, R. Muthuraman had starred in 12 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Karpagam (1963).











Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 32 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nagesh appears alongside them in 26 films — practically a third lead.
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