Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & S. A. Ashokan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy and S. A. Ashokan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1961 and 1964. Films span Manappandhal (1961) through Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey (1964).
The Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & S. A. Ashokan partnership
Between 1961 and 1964, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Manappandhal (1961) to Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey (1964). The spanned closed with Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey in 1964.
It started with Manappandhal (1961).
The shape of the work
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored every film; S. A. Ashokan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey, S. A. Ashokan kept going for 23 more films; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy stepped back.
Before Manappandhal, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy had starred in 5 films, including Aalukkoru Veedu (1960) and Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960).
After Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy went on to appear in 8 more films, including Ayirathil Oruvan (1965) and Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
Before Manappandhal, S. A. Ashokan had starred in 2 films, including Paavai Vilakku (1960) and Vijayapuri Veeran (1960).
After Vazhkai Vazhvadharkey, S. A. Ashokan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Adhey Kangal (1967) and Iru Malargal (1967).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & S. A. Ashokan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Saroja Devi is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Saroja Devi appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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