M. S. Viswanathan & Vishnuvarthan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Vishnuvarthan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1973 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Alaigal (1973 — 7.5/10). Films span Alaigal (1973) through Mazhalai Pattalam (1980).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Vishnuvarthan partnership
From Alaigal (1973) to Mazhalai Pattalam (1980). The ran closed with Mazhalai Pattalam in 1980. Alaigal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Alaigal (1973).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Alaigal; the 1980s to Mazhalai Pattalam. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Vishnuvarthan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Alaigal (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Alaigal
- Mazhalai Pattalam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mazhalai Pattalam, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 141 more films; Vishnuvarthan stepped back.
Alaigal was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Mazhalai Pattalam, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 141 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and 47 Natkal (1981).
Alaigal was Vishnuvarthan's acting debut.
After Mazhalai Pattalam, Vishnuvarthan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Inspector Dhanush (1991) and Siva Nagam (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Vishnuvarthan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Chandrakala is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
