Sathyaraj & M. S. Viswanathan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and M. S. Viswanathan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1978 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sandhippu (1983 — 7.5/10). Films span Chiranjeevi (1978) through Mangamma Sapatham (1985).
The Sathyaraj & M. S. Viswanathan partnership
Between 1978 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Chiranjeevi (1978) to Mangamma Sapatham (1985). Sandhippu is the one most viewers reach for.
The spanned closed with Mangamma Sapatham in 1985. It started with Chiranjeevi (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Chiranjeevi; the 1980s to Sandhippu. Sathyaraj acted in every film; M. S. Viswanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Sandhippu (7.5/10).
- Chiranjeevi0
- Sandhippu
- Mangamma Sapatham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 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, Sathyaraj had 0 films behind them; M. S. Viswanathan had 86. After Mangamma Sapatham, Sathyaraj kept going for 190 more films; M. S. Viswanathan stepped back.
Chiranjeevi was Sathyaraj's acting debut.
After Mangamma Sapatham, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 190 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Before Chiranjeevi, M. S. Viswanathan had starred in 86 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Mangamma Sapatham, M. S. Viswanathan went on to appear in 41 more films, including Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) and Irumbu Pookkal (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & M. S. Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivaji Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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