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).
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
- Pazhani
- Bama Vijayam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
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.
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).
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).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & T. S. Balaiah'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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