M. S. Viswanathan & S. A. Ashokan Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and S. A. Ashokan appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1966 and 1976. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iru Malargal (1967 — 7.5/10). Films span Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) through Thunive Thunai (1976).
The M. S. Viswanathan & S. A. Ashokan partnership
1967 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 10 years, a M.–S. film arrived almost every year. From Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) to Thunive Thunai (1976).
The ran closed with Thunive Thunai in 1976. Iru Malargal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Iru Malargal; the 1970s to Sange Muzhangu. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; S. A. Ashokan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
13 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 7 films together, anchored by Iru Malargal (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 6 films.
- Iru Malargal
- Naan Aanaiyittal
- Sange Muzhangu0
- Raman Thediya Seethai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of S. A. Ashokan's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Thunive Thunai, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 236 more films; S. A. Ashokan stepped back.
Naan Aanaiyittal was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Thunive Thunai, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 236 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Before Naan Aanaiyittal, S. A. Ashokan had starred in 15 films, including Paavai Vilakku (1960) and Kattu Rani (1965).
After Thunive Thunai, S. A. Ashokan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Odi Vilayadu Thatha (1977) and Taxi Driver (1978).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & S. A. Ashokan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nagesh appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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