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6 films·1965–1969·Top co-star: Nagesh (5 films)

M. S. Viswanathan & T. S. Balaiah Movies Together List — 6 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

M. S. Viswanathan and T. S. Balaiah appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1965 and 1969. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pazhani (1965 — 7.5/10). Films span Pazhani (1965) through Magane Nee Vazhga (1969).

6
Films Together
7.5
Average Rating
1965 - 1969
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active
Perfect Chemistry

The M. S. Viswanathan & T. S. Balaiah partnership

Between 1965 and 1969, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. 1965 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a M.–T. film arrived almost every year.

From Pazhani (1965) to Magane Nee Vazhga (1969). The ran closed with Magane Nee Vazhga in 1969.

The shape of the work

M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; T. S. Balaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

6 films across 1 decade

1960s
Films6
Avg Rating7.5/10
Notable:
  • Pazhani(7.5)
  • Bama Vijayam(7.5)
Era:
M.: ActiveT.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19651969
Span4 years
Avg Interval~1 years

6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
6 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

33% of T. S. Balaiah's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Magane Nee Vazhga, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 300 more films; T. S. Balaiah stepped back.

M. S. Viswanathan

Pazhani was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.

After Magane Nee Vazhga, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 300 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).

T. S. Balaiah

Before Pazhani, T. S. Balaiah had starred in 10 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Arivaali (1963).

After Magane Nee Vazhga, T. S. Balaiah went on to appear in 2 more films, including Agathiyar (1972) and Ethiroli (1970).

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