Who is M. S. Viswanathan's most frequent co-actor?

Manorama has worked with M. S. Viswanathan in 10 films (1985–1992). Their highest-rated film together is Bandham.

What's the size of M. S. Viswanathan's collaboration circle?

M. S. Viswanathan has worked with 49 actors and 8 directors on GudVibe — 57 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many movies have M. S. Viswanathan and Manorama done together?

10 films, between 1985 and 1992. These include Bandham, Nermai, and Oru Malarin Payanam.

What's M. S. Viswanathan's strongest pairing?

By the composite ranking — film count, average rating, recency, and span — K. Shankar comes out on top with 6 films averaging 5.0/10.

Who is M. S. Viswanathan's most frequent director?

K. Shankar has directed 6 films with M. S. Viswanathan, starting with Navagraha Nayagi.

Which M. S. Viswanathan duo has the highest average rating?

The M. S. Viswanathan–Jaishankar pairing — 6 films averaging 6.8/10, with Bandham (6.8) at the top.

Has M. S. Viswanathan worked with the same actor across decades?

Yes — K. R. Vijaya has worked with M. S. Viswanathan across 2 decades, from 1985 to 1996. 24 other pairings also span multiple decades.

Does any single co-actor dominate M. S. Viswanathan's filmography?

Yes — Manorama, with 10 films, sits well ahead of every other collaborator.

Who returns repeatedly to M. S. Viswanathan's sets?

28 different collaborators have shared three or more films with M. S. Viswanathan — a deep returning roster.

Who is M. S. Viswanathan's earliest tracked partner?

K. Shankar — first paired in 1985 on Navagraha Nayagi.

M. S. Viswanathan

Directors, Singers & Collaborators

M. S. Viswanathan

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10Films with Manorama

M. S. Viswanathan Frequent Collaborators — Directors, Singers & Films

M. S. Viswanathan's collaborators

One pairing towers over the rest: Manorama, with 10+ films — far ahead of every other collaborator. M. S. Viswanathan's most frequent co-actor is Manorama — 10 on-screen meetings.

Director K. Shankar has helmed 6 films with M. S. Viswanathan (1985–1996). K. R. Vijaya has stayed in M. S. Viswanathan's catalogue for over a decade — a partnership that crosses decades.

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.

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Most acclaimed pairing

M. S. Viswanathan × Jaishankar

6 films·avg 6.8/10

Longest running

M. S. Viswanathan × K. R. Vijaya

11+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the preferred set of partners leans toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.

57Total Collaborators

10Most films with Manorama

2Role categories

Top pairings compared

Average ratings spread 2.0 points across the top four — quality varies sharply between these pairings.

Metric	K. Shankar	K. R. Vijaya	Charlie	Sujatha
Films together	6	8	7	6
Avg rating	5.0	3.0	4.6	5.0
First	1985	1985	1986	1985
Latest	1996	1996	1994	1994
Best film	Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal	Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal	Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu	Mangamma Sapatham

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M. S. Viswanathan Frequent Collaborators — Directors, Singers & Films

M. S. Viswanathan's collaborators

Collaborator network

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