M. S. Viswanathan & M. Krishnan Nair Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and M. Krishnan Nair appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1971 and 1976. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rickshawkaran (1971 — 7.6/10). Films span Rickshawkaran (1971) through Oorukku Uzhaippavan (1976).
The M. S. Viswanathan & M. Krishnan Nair partnership
From Rickshawkaran (1971) to Oorukku Uzhaippavan (1976). Rickshawkaran is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Oorukku Uzhaippavan in 1976.
It started with Rickshawkaran (1971).
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; M. Krishnan Nair directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Rickshawkaran
- Oorukku Uzhaippavan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of M. Krishnan Nair's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Oorukku Uzhaippavan, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 236 more films; M. Krishnan Nair stepped back.
Rickshawkaran was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Oorukku Uzhaippavan, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 236 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Before Rickshawkaran, M. Krishnan Nair had directed 3 films, including Mannippu (1969) and Aalukkoru Veedu (1960).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & M. Krishnan Nair's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
