M. S. Viswanathan & O.A.K.Thevar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and O.A.K.Thevar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1966 and 1973. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anbu Vazhi (1968 — 6.5/10). Films span Ramu (1966) through Ganga Gowri (1973).
The M. S. Viswanathan & O.A.K.Thevar partnership
From Ramu (1966) to Ganga Gowri (1973). The played out closed with Ganga Gowri in 1973. It started with Ramu (1966).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Anbu Vazhi; the 1970s to Ganga Gowri. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; O.A.K.Thevar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Anbu Vazhi
- Ramu0
- Ganga Gowri0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of O.A.K.Thevar's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Ganga Gowri, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 300 more films; O.A.K.Thevar stepped back.
Ramu was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Ganga Gowri, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 300 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
Before Ramu, O.A.K.Thevar had starred in 6 films, including Karnan (1964) and Poompuhar (1964).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & O.A.K.Thevar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gemini Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
2
2
2
Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Jayaprakash
Jagan
Vijay Sethupathi
Aditi Rao Hydari
Nizhalgal Ravi
Kajal Aggarwal
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Ajith Kumar
AvinashJayaprakash
Sai Dheena