M. S. Viswanathan & M. R. Radha Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and M. R. Radha appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1965 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pazhani (1965 — 7.5/10). Films span Enga Veettu Penn (1965) through Pancha Boodham (1979).
The M. S. Viswanathan & M. R. Radha partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Panchamirdham (1978). They didn't share a set between 1969 and 1978. For 14 years, a M.–M. film arrived almost every year.
From Enga Veettu Penn (1965) to Pancha Boodham (1979). Pazhani is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 64% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Pazhani; the 1970s to Panchamirdham. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; M. R. Radha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
11 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 7 films together, anchored by Pazhani (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 4 films.
- Pazhani
- Chandhrodhayam
- Panchamirdham0
- Vandikaran Magan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 0 films behind them; M. R. Radha had 58. After Pancha Boodham, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 160 more films; M. R. Radha stepped back.
Enga Veettu Penn was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Pancha Boodham, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 160 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
Before Enga Veettu Penn, M. R. Radha had starred in 58 films, including Palum Pazhamum (1961) and Karpagam (1963).
After Pancha Boodham, M. R. Radha went on to appear in 3 more films, including Rusi Kanda Poonai (1980) and Naan Potta Savaal (1980).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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