M. S. Sundari Bai Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
M. S. Sundari Bai's collaborators
M. S. Sundari Bai's most frequent co-actor is Nagesh — 4 pairings. Sivaji Ganesan has stayed in M. S. Sundari Bai's catalogue spanning 10 years — a partnership that crosses decades. Sivakumar averages 7.7/10 across 2 films with M. S. Sundari Bai — the highest-rated active pairing.
4 different collaborators have shared three or more films with M. S. Sundari Bai — a deep bench of returning faces.
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the casting roster leans toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.
Top pairings compared
Sivaji Ganesan leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.
| Metric | Sivaji Ganesan | Nagesh | M. S. Viswanathan | Sachu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Avg rating | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| First | 1961 | 1966 | 1966 | 1967 |
| Latest | 1971 | 1971 | 1971 | 1971 |
| Best film | Punar Jenmam | Motor Sundaram Pillai | Motor Sundaram Pillai | Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa |
Top Co-Actors of M. S. Sundari Bai
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Music Directors Who Worked with M. S. Sundari Bai
Multi-decade partnerships
Sivaji Ganesan is the only collaborator who has worked with M. S. Sundari Bai in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Sivakumar, Sivaji Ganesan, and Sowcar Janaki sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.