M. S. Viswanathan & Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1974 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pokkiri Raja (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Anbu Thangai (1974) through Pokkiri Raja (1982).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Babu partnership
From Anbu Thangai (1974) to Pokkiri Raja (1982). The played out closed with Pokkiri Raja in 1982. It started with Anbu Thangai (1974).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Anbu Thangai; the 1980s to Pokkiri Raja. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Babu directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Anbu Thangai0
- Pokkiri Raja
- Kudumbam Oru Kadambam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pokkiri Raja, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 86 more films; Babu stepped back.
Anbu Thangai was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Pokkiri Raja, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 86 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Sandhippu (1983).
Anbu Thangai was Babu's acting debut.
After Pokkiri Raja, Babu went on to appear in 13 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Vetri Karangal (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
R. Muthuraman is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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