Co-Stars & Directors
Usha Nandhini
Usha Nandhini Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Usha Nandhini's collaborators
Jayalalitha has stayed in Usha Nandhini's catalogue over 8 years — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1971 (with Manorama) to 1980 (with Jayalalitha).
Manorama averages 7.8/10 across 2 films with Usha Nandhini — the highest-rated active pairing. Usha Nandhini's most frequent music director is M. S. Viswanathan — 4 pairings.
As of June 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 8 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
M. S. Viswanathan leads the pack with daylight to spare — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 53%.
Top pairings compared
M. S. Viswanathan leads on film count, Manorama on average rating, Jayalalitha on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.
| Metric | M. S. Viswanathan | Jayalalitha | Gemini Ganesan | Manorama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 7.7 | — | — | 7.8 |
| First | 1971 | 1972 | 1972 | 1971 |
| Latest | 1973 | 1980 | 1980 | 1973 |
| Best film | Muhammad bin Tughluq | — | — | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
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Music Directors Who Worked with Usha Nandhini
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Multi-decade partnerships
Jayalalitha is the only collaborator who has worked with Usha Nandhini in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Manorama, M. S. Viswanathan, and Sivaji Ganesan sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.