M. S. Viswanathan & Sumithra Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Sumithra appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1977 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977 — 7.5/10). Films span Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) through Thiruppangal (1981).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Sumithra partnership
Between 1977 and 1981, they barely worked apart — 8 films in 4 years. 1978 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a M.–Sumithra film arrived almost every year.
From Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) to Thiruppangal (1981). Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram; the 1980s to Mazhalai Pattalam. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Sumithra acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 6 films together, anchored by Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 2 films.
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
- Nizhal Nijamagiradhu
- Mazhalai Pattalam0
- Thiruppangal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 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
When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 64 films behind them; Sumithra had 2. After Thiruppangal, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 118 more films; Sumithra stepped back.
Before Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 64 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Thiruppangal, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 118 more films, including Agni Sakshi (1982) and Manal Kayiru (1982).
Before Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram, Sumithra had starred in 2 films, including Mogam Muppadhu Varusham (1976) and Kanmani Raja (1974).
After Thiruppangal, Sumithra went on to appear in 24 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Saamy (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Sumithra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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