M. S. Viswanathan & Vanisri Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Viswanathan and Vanisri appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 1966 and 1978. Their highest-rated collaboration was Punnagai (1971 — 7.6/10). Films span Namma Veettu Lakshmi (1966) through Kanchi Kamakshi (1978).
The M. S. Viswanathan & Vanisri partnership
1971 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a M.–Vanisri film arrived almost every year. From Namma Veettu Lakshmi (1966) to Kanchi Kamakshi (1978).
Uyarndha Manidhan (1968, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The ran closed with Kanchi Kamakshi in 1978.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Uyarndha Manidhan; the 1970s to Punnagai. M. S. Viswanathan scored every film; Vanisri acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
17 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 7 films together, anchored by Uyarndha Manidhan (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 10 films together, anchored by Punnagai (7.6/10).
- Uyarndha Manidhan
- Namma Veettu Lakshmi0
- Punnagai
- Ilaya Thalaimurai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 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
71% of Vanisri's screen credits are with M. S. Viswanathan. After Kanchi Kamakshi, M. S. Viswanathan kept going for 184 more films; Vanisri stepped back.
Namma Veettu Lakshmi was M. S. Viswanathan's acting debut.
After Kanchi Kamakshi, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 184 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Before Namma Veettu Lakshmi, Vanisri had starred in 1 film, including Ennadhan Mudivu (1965).
After Kanchi Kamakshi, Vanisri went on to appear in 6 more films, including Allari Alludu (1993) and Bombay Priyudu (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Viswanathan & Vanisri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Jaishankar appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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