Sivaji Ganesan & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Movies Together List — 19 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivaji Ganesan and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy appeared together in 19 Tamil films between 1960 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasamalar (1961 — 8.5/10). Films span Petra Manam (1960) through Engirundho Vandhaan (1995).
The Sivaji Ganesan & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy partnership
After 30 years apart, they came back together for Engirundho Vandhaan (1995). They didn't share a set between 1965 and 1995. 1962 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.5 and 8.5. From Petra Manam (1960) to Engirundho Vandhaan (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 95% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Pasamalar; the 1990s to Engirundho Vandhaan. Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
19 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 18 films together, anchored by Pasamalar (8.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Pasamalar
- Karnan
- Engirundho Vandhaan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
19 films across 35 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
83% of Sivaji Ganesan's screen credits are with Viswanathan Ramamoorthy.
Petra Manam was Sivaji Ganesan's acting debut.
After Engirundho Vandhaan, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Once More (1997) and En Aasai Rasave (1998).
Petra Manam was Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivaji Ganesan & Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. R. Radha appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 13 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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