Sivaji Ganesan & Poornam Viswanathan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivaji Ganesan and Poornam Viswanathan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Vazhavaippen (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) through Padikkadavan (1985).
The Sivaji Ganesan & Poornam Viswanathan partnership
From Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) to Padikkadavan (1985). The played out closed with Padikkadavan in 1985. Naan Vazhavaippen is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Naan Vazhavaippen (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Naan Vazhavaippen; the 1980s to Tharaasu. Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; Poornam Viswanathan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Naan Vazhavaippen (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Tharaasu (7.3/10).
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Tharaasu
- Padikkadavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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, Sivaji Ganesan had 147 films behind them; Poornam Viswanathan had 7.
Before Naan Vazhavaippen, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 147 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).
After Padikkadavan, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Mudhal Kural (1992) and Mannukkul Vairam (1986).
Before Naan Vazhavaippen, Poornam Viswanathan had starred in 7 films, including Rickshawkaran (1971) and Naan Avanillai (1974).
After Padikkadavan, Poornam Viswanathan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) and Ore Oru Gramathiley (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivaji Ganesan & Poornam Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ambika is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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