M. S. Viswanathan & Tapi Chanakya Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Tapi Chanakya appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1965 and 1968. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oli Vilakku (1968 — 7.8/10). Films span Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) through Oli Vilakku (1968).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Tapi Chanakya partnership
Between 1965 and 1968, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) to Oli Vilakku (1968). Enga Veettu Pillai (1965, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The spanned closed with Oli Vilakku in 1968. Oli Vilakku is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Tapi Chanakya directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Oli Vilakku
- Enga Veettu Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
83% of Tapi Chanakya's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Oli Vilakku, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 300 more films; Tapi Chanakya stepped back.
Enga Veettu Pillai was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Oli Vilakku, 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, Tapi Chanakya had directed 1 film, including Pudhiya Padhai (1960).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Tapi Chanakya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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