M. S. Viswanathan & L. Vijayalakshmi Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and L. Vijayalakshmi appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1965 and 1973. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enga Veettu Pillai (1965 — 7.6/10). Films span Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) through Malligai Poo (1973).
The M. S. Viswanathan & L. Vijayalakshmi partnership
Between 1965 and 1973, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a M.–L. film arrived almost every year. From Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) to Malligai Poo (1973).
Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The ran closed with Malligai Poo in 1973.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Enga Veettu Pillai; the 1970s to Malligai Poo. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; L. Vijayalakshmi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 5 films together, anchored by Enga Veettu Pillai (7.6/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Enga Veettu Pillai
- Kudiyirundha Koyil
- Malligai Poo0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of L. Vijayalakshmi's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Malligai Poo, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 300 more films; L. Vijayalakshmi stepped back.
Enga Veettu Pillai was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Malligai Poo, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 300 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
Before Enga Veettu Pillai, L. Vijayalakshmi had starred in 9 films, including Bommai (1964) and Sumaithaangi (1962).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & L. Vijayalakshmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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