M. S. Viswanathan

Sound

M. S. Viswanathan

Born June 24, 1928 · Palakkad, Kerala, India

Died July 14, 2015 · aged 87

M. S. Viswanathan was a South Indian musician, music composer and musical director for film and television productions, composing songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.

Known For

Pokkiri RajaPokkiri Raja · 1982
Pokkiri Raja
★ 7.21982
MovieActionComedy
Ramesh joins a businessman's factory to eradicate irregularity and corruption, but gets dismissed due to personal reasons. To make matters worse, he is framed for murder when the industrialist dies.
Pattikada PattanamaPattikada Pattanama · 1972
Pattikada Pattanama
★ 6.21972
MovieDrama
Pattikada Pattanama is a story about Mookkaiyan and kalpana who are completely opposite in their way of culture.Kalpana returns back to India after studying abroad and visits Mookkaiyans
Kalai KovilKalai Kovil · 1964
Kalai Kovil
1964
Movie
Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.
Paattum BharathamumPaattum Bharathamum · 1975
Paattum Bharathamum
1975
MovieMusicDrama
Ravi, a businessman, falls in love with Lalitha, a professional dancer. But her father challenges him to learn the art of dance in order to marry his daughter.
KaveriKaveri · 1955
Kaveri
1955
MovieHistoryDrama
A story of two rival kings, (R. Balasubramaniam, T.E. Krishnamachari); Sivaji Ganesan is the son of the latter. Krishnamachari is under the influence of an ambitious spiritual guru (Nambiar) who manipulates the king for his own ends. The prince works hard to prevent him from achieving his designs. He moves around the kingdom incognito fighting for people's rights. During this time he meets and falls in love with a dancer (Padmini). The rival king's daughter Lalitha is also in love with him. The wily advisor (Veerappa) of the other king tries to work out things in his favor and marry the dancer. After many twists and turns, the villains are exposed and the princess sacrifices her love in favor of the dancer.
Aayirathil OruvanAayirathil Oruvan · 1965
Aayirathil Oruvan
★ 5.81965
MovieDramaAction
Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
Nam NaaduNam Naadu · 1969
Nam Naadu
★ 6.01969
MovieDrama
The philanthropists and pillars of society, a doctor, a builder, and a merchant, led by the rich Dharmalingam, are in fact villains dealing in crime and black market. The protagonist 'Durai' is set out on a quest to vanquish these enemies of the nation
SorgamSorgam · 1970
Sorgam
★ 6.01970
MovieDrama
Sankar is an ambitious man who wants to make it big through fair means. However, the friend he works under, Sampath, begins to use corrupt measures to make them rich.

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Poikkal KudhiraiPoikkal Kudhirai · 1983
Poikkal Kudhirai
★ 10.01983
MovieDrama
Poikkal Kudhirai is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian comedy feature film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon. Poikkal Kuthirai is an hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Muthu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Muthu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.

Original Music Composer