M. S. Viswanathan & Mohan Babu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Mohan Babu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Annan Oru Koyil (1977 — 7.3/10). Films span Annan Oru Koyil (1977) through Ratha Pasam (1980).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Mohan Babu partnership
From Annan Oru Koyil (1977) to Ratha Pasam (1980). Annan Oru Koyil is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Ratha Pasam in 1980.
It started with Annan Oru Koyil (1977).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Annan Oru Koyil; the 1980s to Ratha Pasam. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Mohan Babu acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Annan Oru Koyil (7.3/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Annan Oru Koyil
- Ratha Pasam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
When they first worked together, M. S. Viswanathan had 64 films behind them; Mohan Babu had 0. After Ratha Pasam, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 141 more films; Mohan Babu stepped back.
Before Annan Oru Koyil, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 64 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Ratha Pasam, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 141 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and 47 Natkal (1981).
Annan Oru Koyil was Mohan Babu's acting debut.
After Ratha Pasam, Mohan Babu went on to appear in 52 more films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Mahanati (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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