M. S. Viswanathan & Sharada Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Sharada appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1972 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975 — 7.5/10). Films span Gnana Oli (1972) through Simma Soppanam (1984).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Sharada partnership
From Gnana Oli (1972) to Simma Soppanam (1984). Ninaithadhai Mudippavan is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Simma Soppanam in 1984.
It started with Gnana Oli (1972).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Ninaithadhai Mudippavan; the 1980s to Simma Soppanam. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Sharada acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 5 films together, anchored by Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
- Naalai Namadhe
- Simma Soppanam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Simma Soppanam, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 56 more films; Sharada stepped back.
Gnana Oli was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Simma Soppanam, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 56 more films, including Bandham (1985) and Kanmaniye Pesu (1986).
Before Gnana Oli, Sharada had starred in 3 films, including Kungumam (1963) and Thulabaram (1969).
After Simma Soppanam, Sharada went on to appear in 16 more films, including Prema Khaidi (1990) and Sankranthi (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Sharada's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. N. Nambiar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. M. N. Nambiar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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