List of Malayalam films of 1981 explained

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1981.

Opening	Sl. No.	Film	Cast	Director	Music Director	Notes
J A N	9		Ariyappedatha Rahasyam		P. Venu
	23		Arayannam	Sukumaran, Sathar
			Thadavara
	30		Greeshma Jwala
			Orikkal Koodi
F E B	6		Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam		A. T. Abu
			Kaloopasana		Ahuan Sebastian
	13		Kolilakkam
	21		Aakkramanam
	26		Sanchari		Boban Kunchacko
M A R	3		Theekkali
	12		Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu		Srini
			Nidra
			Kathayariyathe
			Asthamikkatha Pakalukal
	20		Arikkari Ammu
			Abhinayam
			Danda Gopuram
A P R	2		Oppol
	9		Ira Thedunna Manushyar		K. Sukumaran Nair
			Sphodanam
			Choothaattam		K. Sukumaran Nair
	10		Thushaaram
			Kaattu Kallan
	24		Swarangal Swapnagal		A. N. Thampi
M A Y	1		Kodumudikal
			Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla
	8		Agnisaram
	9		Ellaam Ninakku Vendi
	29		Valarthumrugangal
J U N	5		Veliyattam
	12		Thakilu Kottampuram			Darsan Raman, P. Susheeladevi
	19		Kilungaatha Changalakal		C. N. Venkita Swamy
	26		Kallan Pavithran
J U L	3		Paathira Sooryan		K. P. Pillai
			Sneham Oru Pravaaham		Dr. Shajahan	K. J. Joy
			Venal
	10		Parankimala
			Inaye Thedi		Antony Eastman
	17		Vayal		Antony Eastman
	24		Agni Yudham		N. P. Suresh
	29		Saahasam
	31		Sankharsham
			Kaahalam
A U G	7		Munnettam
			Avatharam
	14		Garjanam
			Dhanya
			Sreeman Sreemathi
	21		Attimari			K. J. Joy
			Prema Geethangal
			Thrasam		Padiyan
	28		Kolangal
S E P	4		Raktham
	5		Chaatta
	10		Vida Parayum Munpe
			Sambhavam
			Enne Snehikkoo Enne Maathram
			Vazhikal Yaathrakkar			Ben Surendar
			Parvathy
	25		Dhruvasangamam
	28		Guha	Jagathy Sreekumar, Mini	M. R. Jose
O C T	2		Dwandha Yudham		C. V. Hariharan
			Manassinte Theerthayathra		Thamban
			Cancerum Laingeekia Rogangalum		P. R. S. Pillai
	7		Thaaraavu
	8		Adima Changala
	16		Archana Teacher
	30		Ilaneer		Sithara Venu
			Poocha Sanyasi
			Thrishna
			Swarnappakshikal		P. R. Nair
			Kadathu
			Oridathoru Phayalvaan
N O V	12		Aarathi
	17		Urukku Mushtikal		K. P. Jayan
			Thenum Vayambum		Ashok Kumar
	20		Karimpoocha			K. J. Joy
			Njan Ninne Marakkilla		Vijay	Guna Singh
	27		Hamsa Geetham
			Itha Oru Dhikkari		N. P. Suresh
D E C	4		Visham
			Aambal Poovu
	11		Oothikachiya Ponnu		P. K. Joseph
			Nizhal Yudham			K. J. Joy
	25		Ammakkorumma
			Thaaravu
	31		Ahimsa
					C. P. Padmakumar
			Elippathayam
			Randu Mukhangal

Dubbed films

Title	Director(s)	Original film		Cast
		Film	Language
Chattambi Krishnan	Vijaya Nirmala
I Love You	Nandan
Sapthapathy	K. Viswanath
Panneer Pushpangal	Bharathy Vasu	Panneer Pushpangal	Tamil	Suresh, Shantikrishna
Oru Thalai Ragam	T. Rajender	Oru Thalai Ragam	Tamil
Oridathoru Mandravathi	Mani Murugan
Jeevikkan Padikkanam	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi	Telugu	Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Rojaramani
Siva Mahima
Njan Njanalla	Shankar Nag	Janma Janmada Anubandha
Nancy	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Bala Nagamma	K. Sankar
Vamshavriksham	Bappu			Kamal Haasan, Madhavi

References

• Web site: Kerala Government Public Relations Department . 24 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050828202957/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/art/list.htm . 28 August 2005 . dead .
• Web site: Cinema of Malayalam . https://web.archive.org/web/20050426081118/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/ . 26 April 2005 . 18 September 2019 .
• Web site: Official Site of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists . 24 February 2011 .