List of Tamil films of 1953 explained

Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross was 133.33 per cent of Nett for all films.[1]

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1953, in alphabetical order.[2]

1953

MusicRelease date
AnbuM. NatesanNatesh Art PicturesT. R. PappaSivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari, Padmini, Rushyendramani, Lalitha, K. A. Thangavelu, T. S. Jaya24-07-1953
Asai MaganG. R. RaoAssociated ProductionsV. DakshinamoorthyGemini Ganesan, Sathyan, B. S. Saroja, Padmini, Aranmula Ponnamma, Girija18-09-1953
AvvaiyarKothamangalam SubbuGemini StudiosM. D. Parthasarathy
P. S. Anandaraman
Mayavaram Venu
K. B. Sundarambal, M. K. Radha, Gemini Ganesan, D. Balasubramaniam, L. Narayana Rao, T. V. Kumudhini, M. S. Sundari Bai15-08-1953
AzhagiSundar Rao NadkarniJupiter PicturesP. R. ManiS. A. Natarajan, Krishna Kumari, M. N. Nambiar, Revathi11-12-1953
ChandiraniP. BhanumathiBharani PicturesC. R. Subburaman
M. S. Viswanathan
P. Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, Relangi18-08-1953
DevadasVedantam RaghavayyaVinoda PicturesC. R. Subburaman
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
A. Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Lalitha, M. N. Nambiar, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, S. V. Ranga Rao11-09-1953
En VeeduV. NagayyaOur India FilmsV. Nagayya
A. Rama Rao
V. Nagayya, T. R. Rajakumari, T. S. Balaiah, V. Gopalakrishnan, Vidyavathi, Girija-01-1953
GenovaF. NagoorChandra PicturesM. S. Viswanathan
M. S. Gnanamani
T. A. Kalyanam
M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja, T. S. Durairaj01-06-1953
GumasthaR. M. KrishnaswamyAruna PicturesG. Ramanathan
V. Nagayya
C. N. Pandurangan
V. Nagayya, Pandari Bai, B. Jayamma, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, R. S. Manohar, 'Friend' Ramasami, C. K. Saraswathi, M. Saroja03-04-1953
InspectorR. S. ManiJupiter PicturesG. RamanathanS. Balachander, Anjali Devi, T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi, S. A. Natarajan, M. S. Draupathi, P. K. Saraswathi, S. R. Janaki31-07-1953
JatagamR. Nagendra RaoR. N. R. PicturesR. GovardhanamT. K. Balachandran, K. Suryakala, R. Nagendra Rao, K. Sarangapani, K. N. Kamalam, K. R. Chellam, K. S. Angamuthu25-12-1953
KangalKrishnan–PanjuMotion Pictures TeamG. Ramanathan
S. V. Venkatraman
Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Sahasranamam, Mynavathi, J. P. Chandrababu, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, C. T. Rajakantham05-11-1953
LakshmiK. B. NagabhushanamSri Raja Rajeswari FilmsM. D. ParthasarathyP. Kannamba, R. S. Manohar, C. V. V. Panthulu, Vanaja, J. P. Chandrababu, M. Saroja19-12-1953
Madana MohiniM. L. PathiLiberty PicturesK. V. MahadevanP. V. Narasimha Bharathi, C. R. Rajakumari, Pollachi Kamala, M. L. Pathi, 'Pulimoottai' Ramaswami, K. S. Angamuthu, V. M. Ezhumalai, Loose Arumugam14-03-1953
MamiyarK. VembuSri Gajanana ProductionsC. N. PanduranganR. S. Manohar, S. Varalakshmi, Suryakantham, Relangi, M. S. S. Bhagyam, B. R. Panthulu, Girija04-03-1953
Manam Pola MangalyamP. PullaiahNarayanan & CompanyA. Rama RaoGemini Ganesan, Savitri, Surabhi Balasaraswathi, K. Sarangapani, M. R. Santhanalakshmi05-11-1953
Manidhanum MirugamumK. Vembu
S. D. Sundharam
Revathi ProductionsG. Govindarajulu NaiduSivaji Ganesan, Madhuri Devi, N. N. Kannappa, K. Sarangapani, T. R. Ramachandran, M. N. Rajam04-12-1953
ManithanK. RamnothJupiter Pictures
Lavanya Pictures
S. V. VenkatramanT. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi, Krishnakumari, S. A. Natarajan, Madhuri Devi, C. V. V. Panthulu, Pandari Bai17-04-1953
MarumagalD. YoganandKrishna PicturesC. R. Subburaman
G. Ramanathan
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
N. T. Rama Rao, Padmini, Lalitha, T. R. Ramachandran, S. V. Sahasranamam, Surabhi Balasaraswathi14-04-1953
MinminiT. V. Ramnoth, KrishnaswamyR. A. L. Thenankoon ProductionVijayakumar, Krishna Sharma, Mangalam, Menaka, T. K. Kalyanam, Chitra Krishnasami11-06-1953
MuyarchiJoseph PallippadC. C. ProductionS. G. K. Pillai
P. Kalinga Rao
P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Revathi, P. A. Thomas, V. K. Ramasamy, M. Lakshmi Prabha17-06-1953
NaalvarV. KrishnanSangeetha PicturesK. V. MahadevanA. P. Nagarajan, Kumari Thankam, N. N. Kannappa, M. N. Krishnan, S. R. Janaki, V. N. Natesan, T. P. Muthulakshmi, R. Balasubramaniam, C. R. Vijayakumari, V. M. Ezhumalai, E. R. Sahadevan05-11-1953
NaamA. KasilingamJupiter Pictures
Mekala Pictures
C. S. JayaramanM. G. Ramachandran, V. N. Janaki, M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, M. G. Chakrapani, P. K. Saraswathi, S. R. Janaki05-03-1953
PanakkaariK. S. Gopala KrishnanUma PicturesS. V. VenkatramanT. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran, V. Nagayya, Javar Seetharaman, C. V. V. Panthulu, Mangalam, T. S. Durairaj, K. R. Chellam, K. A. Thangavelu, T. S. Jaya01-04-1953
ParopakaramKamal GhoshShobha FilmsGhantasalaG. Varalakshmi, Ramesh Sharma, Savitri, Relangi25-09-1953
PetrathaiK. S. Prakash RaoPrakash ProductionsPendyala Nageswara RaoA. Nageswara Rao, G. Varalakshmi, M. N. Nambiar, R. Nageswara Rao, Rajasulochana, T. D. Vasantha, C. Varalakshmi
PonniA. S. A. Sami
C. S. Rao
Pakshiraja StudiosS. M. Subbaiah NaiduSriram, Lalitha, Padmini, Kaushik, D. Balasubramaniam, Santha Kumari, T. S. Durairaj, P. S. Gnanam26-06-1953
PoongothaiL. V. PrasadAnjali PicturesP. Adinarayana RaoA. Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Sivaji Ganesan, Relangi, Pandari Bai, T. D. Vasantha01-02-1953
Ratna DeepamDebaki BoseDebaki Bose ProductionsRobin Chatterjee11-9-53
RohiniKamal GhoshMadras Arts ProductionG. Ramanathan
K. V. Mahadevan
D. C. Dutt
Madhuri Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. A. Natarajan, S. V. Sahasranamam, Rajasulochana, G. Varalakshmi, C. K. Saraswathi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Lanka Satyam02-11-1953
ThandhaiM. R. S. ManiExcel ProductionsP. S. DivakarPrem Nazir, B. S. Saroja, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Bopan Kunjako, T. S. Jayashree, Baby Girija, S. P. Pillai, Pankajavalli00-04-1953
Thirumbi PaarT. R. SundaramModern TheatresG. RamanathanSivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Krishna Kumari, Girija, T. S. Durairaj, K. A. Thangavelu10-07-1953
UlagamL. S. RamachandranSociety PicturesM. S. GnanamaniV. Nagayya, M. V. Rajamma, T. E. Varadan, P. K. Saraswathi, P. S. Veerappa, M. S. Draupathi, T. R. Rajani, Pulimoottai Ramasami, M. Lakshmiprabha, C. K. Saraswathi, K. S. Angamuthu10-07-1953
VanjamY. R. SwamyRohini PicturesT. A. KalyanamKanta Rao, Savithri, Gummadi, K. Sarangapani, Girija, Seetha05-12-1953
Vazha PirandhavalT. R. RamannaR. R. PicturesS. Rajeswara Rao
G. Ramanathan
Sriram, T. R. Rajakumari, K. Sarangapani, Pandari Bai, B. S. Saroja, J. P. Chandrababu08-04-1953
Velaikari MagalC. V. Ranganatha DasRajyam PicturesC. R. Subbaraman
S. Dakshinamurthi
N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao, Santha Kumari, T. Kanakam, Relangi, Suryakantam14-01-1953

Dubbed films

TitleDirector(s)Company ComposerOriginal filmCast
TitleLanguage
Avan Aah Hindi Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Pran, Vijayalaxmi, Ramesh Sinha
Nalla Pillai Albela Hindi Geeta Bali, Bhagwan Dada, Sunder, Badri Prasad, Prathima Devi, Nihal, Maruti, Dulari
Ratha Deepam Debaki Bose Productions Ratna Deepam Bengali A. Gupta, Manju Dey, Abhi Bhattacharya, Pahari Sanyal, Kamal Mitra
Sathya Sodhanai H. L. N. Simha AVM Productions
Karnataka Films
R. Sudharsanam Gunasagari Kannada C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, Gubbi Veeranna, Pandari Bai, T. S. Balaiah, T. S. K. Basayya, C. V. V Panthalu, Rajasulochana

References

  1. http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government raises entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%)
  2. Web site: 1953 Tamil Films. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405200428/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953.asp. dead. 5 April 2017. 2020-01-27. lakshmansruthi.