M. S. Viswanathan & R. Pattabiram Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and R. Pattabiram appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1978 and 1980. Films span Mela Thaalangal (1978) through Anna Paravai (1980).
The M. S. Viswanathan & R. Pattabiram partnership
Between 1978 and 1980, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 2 years. 1979 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Mela Thaalangal (1978) to Anna Paravai (1980).
The ran closed with Anna Paravai in 1980. It started with Mela Thaalangal (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Mela Thaalangal; the 1980s to Anna Paravai. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; R. Pattabiram directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 5 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Mela Thaalangal0
- Kizhakkum Merkum Sandhikkindrana0
- Anna Paravai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 2 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
86% of R. Pattabiram's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 86 films behind them; R. Pattabiram had 1. After Anna Paravai, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 141 more films; R. Pattabiram stepped back.
Before Mela Thaalangal, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 86 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Anna Paravai, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 141 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and 47 Natkal (1981).
Before Mela Thaalangal, R. Pattabiram had directed 1 film, including Gaayathri (1977).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & R. Pattabiram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Jaishankar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
