M. S. Viswanathan & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 34 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Vijayakumar appeared together in 34 Tamil films between 1973 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974 — 8.4/10). Films span Ponnukku Thanga Manasu (1973) through Senthamizh Selvan (1994).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Vijayakumar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1978 was their peak — 8 films in twelve months. For 21 years, a M.–Vijayakumar film arrived almost every year.
From Ponnukku Thanga Manasu (1973) to Senthamizh Selvan (1994). Aayiram Jenmangal (1978, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 74% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Aval Oru Thodar Kathai; the 1990s to Avasara Police 100. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
34 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 25 films together, anchored by Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (8.4/10).
The 1980s brought 7 films together, anchored by Theerpu (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
- Pattum Bharathamum
- Theerpu
- Thyagi
- Avasara Police 100
- Senthamizh Selvan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
34 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
87% of M. S. Viswanathan's screen credits are with Vijayakumar. After Senthamizh Selvan, Vijayakumar kept going for 97 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Ponnukku Thanga Manasu was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Senthamizh Selvan, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
Before Ponnukku Thanga Manasu, Vijayakumar had starred in 1 film, including Mugoortha Naal (1967).
After Senthamizh Selvan, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 97 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 21 people again and again — a small repertory company. Manorama appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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