M. S. Viswanathan & V. K. Ramasamy Movies Together List — 41 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and V. K. Ramasamy appeared together in 41 Tamil films between 1966 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pattikada Pattanama (1972 — 7.6/10). Films span Nadodi (1966) through Anbulla Appa (1987).
The M. S. Viswanathan & V. K. Ramasamy partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1973 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 21 years, a M.–V. film arrived almost every year.
From Nadodi (1966) to Anbulla Appa (1987). Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Nadodi; the 1980s to Tharaasu. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; V. K. Ramasamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
41 films across 3 decades
The 1960s brought 7 films together, anchored by Nadodi (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 26 films together, anchored by Pattikada Pattanama (7.6/10).
The 1980s brought 8 films together, anchored by Tharaasu (7.3/10).
- Nadodi
- Kaavalkaaran
- Pattikada Pattanama
- Gauravam
- Tharaasu
- Anbulla Appa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
41 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
65% of M. S. Viswanathan's screen credits are with V. K. Ramasamy.
Nadodi was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Anbulla Appa, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 22 more films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Kaathala Kaathala (1998).
Before Nadodi, V. K. Ramasamy had starred in 7 films, including Karpagam (1963) and Bandha Pasam (1962).
After Anbulla Appa, V. K. Ramasamy went on to appear in 28 more films, including Vetri Karangal (1991) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & V. K. Ramasamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 29 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nagesh appears alongside them in 17 films — practically a third lead.
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