List of Tamil films of 1978 explained

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett [1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 18.17 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1978, in alphabetical order.

1978

MusicCast
AchchaniDevaraj–MohanMahalakshmi CombinesIlaiyaraajaR. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Shoba
AdhirstakaranVenunathSoundhara CombinesM. S. ViswanathanNagesh, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, V. K. Ramasamy, A. Sakunthala, Sukumari
Agni PravesamK. NarayananUnited CombinesM. S. ViswanathanSrikanth, Padmapriya
Alli DarbarK. M. BalakrishnanAiyaa CreationsShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Manjula, Kavitha
Anantha BairaviMohan GandhiramSreevidhya ProductionsR. RamanujamRavichandran, K. R. Vijaya, Jayadevi
Andaman KadhaliV. SrinivasanMuktha FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Chandra Mohan, Kavitha
AnnapooraniKrishnan–PanjuVijayambika FilmsV. KumarR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Cho
Athaivida RagasiyamKiruba ShankarArumugam EnterprisesShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Fatafat Jayalakshmi, Jai Ganesh, Suma, S. V. Subbaiah
Aval AppadithanC. RudraiahKumar ArtsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sripriya, Rajinikanth
Aval Oru AdhisayamB. V. SrinivasanSuchitra FilmsVijaya BhaskarJaishankar, Y. Vijaya
Aval Oru Pachai KuzhandhaiS. C. SekharAnnai Vallankanni CreationsIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Bhavani
Aval Thandha UravuDuraiM. N. S. EnterprisesM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Sharada, Kavitha
Aayiram JenmangalDuraiPallavi EnterprisesM. S. Viswanathan
BairaviM. BhaskarVallivelan MoviesIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sripriya, Geetha
Chittu KuruviDevaraj–MohanSri Vishnupriya CreationsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Meera
En Kelvikku Enna BathilP. MadhavanAbhirami CreationsM. S. ViswanathanRajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Vijaya Chandrika
Ennai Pol OruvanT. R. RamannaSri Vinayaga PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sharada, Ushanandini
Ganga Yamuna KaveriK. SornamSri Geetha Chitra ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Sridevi, Nanditha Bose, Kavitha
General ChakravarthiD. YoganandVijayavel FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Kavitha
Ilamai Oonjal AadukirathuC. V. SridharSri Chithra ProductionsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Jayachitra, Sripriya
Ilaya Rani RajalakshmiMadurai ThirumaranMeenambika FilmsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Srividya, Sridevi
Iraivan Kodutha VaramA. BhimsinghRaja Cine ArtsM. S. ViswanathanRajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi
Iravu 12 ManiS. RajendranB. S. Raj ProductionsShankar–GaneshRavichandran, Rajasree
Ithu Eppadi IrukkuR. PattabiramanVijaya Meena FilmsIlaiyaraajaJaishankar, Sridevi, Thengai Srinivasan
Ival Oru SeethaiA. JagannathanWelcome MoviesV. KumarVijayakumar, Sumithra, Srikanth, Y. Vijaya, Sathyapriya
Justice GopinathD. YoganandVallimanalan PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, A. Sakunthala
Kaatrinile Varum GeethamS. P. MuthuramanVijayabhaskar FilmsIlaiyaraajaR. Muthuraman, Kavitha, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan
KaipidithavalA. BhimsinghGaneshanjali ProductionsShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan
Kamakshiyin KarunaiK. NarayananAnand ProductionsShankar–GaneshSrikanth, Manorama
KannamoochiR. PattabiramanSri Balambika ProductionsV. KumarSivakumar, Latha, Sumithra
Kannan Oru Kai KuzhandhaiN. VenkateshVivekananda PicturesIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Sowcar Janaki, Jai Ganesh, Sathyapriya, Jayamalini
Karate KamalaK. S. GiriAlankar ArtsShankar–GaneshJayamalini, Srikanth
Karunai UllamA. BhimsinghM. S. V. MoviesShankar–GaneshSrikanth, K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakumar
Kaviraja KalamegamG. R. NathanT. N. R. ProductionsS. M. Subbaiah NaiduT. M. Soundararajan, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, V. K. Ramasamy, A. Sakunthala, C. R. Vijayakumari
Kizhakke Pogum RailBharathirajaSri Amman CreationsIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Radhika, Goundamani
Kungumam Kathai SolgirathuK. ShankarDevakumari FilmsM. S. ViswanathanM. G. C. Sukumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Hema Chaudhary, Padmapriya, Thengai Srinivasan
Maariyamman ThiruvizhaN. VenkateshRajarajeshwari PicturesIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sujatha
Machanai PaatheengalaV. C. GuhanathanThirumurugan EnterprisesChandraboseSivakumar, Sumithra, Sridevi
Madhuraiyai Meetta SundharapandiyanM. G. RamachandranSoleswar CombinesM. S. ViswanathanM. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Padmapriya
Makkal KuralU. RajendranThiruthani PicturesV. KumarJaishankar, Prameela, A. Sakunthala, Thengai Srinivasan
Mangudi MinorV. C. GuhanathanS. P. V. FilmsChandraboseVijayakumar, Sripriya, Rajinikanth, A. Sakunthala
Manitharil Ithanai Nirangalah!R. C. SakthiV. D. S. ProductionsShyamKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Murali Mohan, Sathyapriya
Meenakshi KungumamK. NarayananSri Devipriya FilmsShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Sripriya, Jai Ganesh
Mela ThaalangalK. SornamAshtalakshmi PicturesRamesh NaiduJaishankar, Sripriya, Manorama
Mudi Sooda MannanR. VittalR. V. FilmsSatyamJaishankar, Sridevi, Y. Vijaya, Deepa, Sarath Babu
Mullum MalarumMahendranAnanthi FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Shoba
Nizhal NijamagiradhuK. BalachanderKalakendra MoviesM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sumithra, Shoba, Sarath Babu
Oru Nadigai Natakam ParkiralA. BhimsinghGirnar FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSrikanth, Lakshmi, Nagesh
Oru Veedu Oru UlagamDuraiSunitha Cine ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSrikanth, Shubha, Shoba, Vijaya Babu
PanchamirdhamJ. SasikumarYesodha FilmsG. DevarajanJaishankar, Sangeeta, M. R. Radha
Paruva MazhaiN. Sankaran NairRaghava InternationalSalil ChowdhuryKamal Haasan, Zarina Wahab, Meena
Paavathin SambalamDuraiG. V. R. CombinesShankar–GaneshR. Muthuraman, Sumithra, Prameela
Per Solla Oru PillaiKrishnan–PanjuVani Chithra ProductionsVijaya BhaskarR. Muthuraman, Srikanth, C. R. Vijayakumari, Sripriya
Pilot PremnathA. C. TirulokchandarCine India Productions
D. M. Films
M. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Malini Fonseka, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, Jayachitra, Sridevi, Thengai Srinivasan
PriyaS. P. MuthuramanS. P. T. FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sridevi, Ashna, Ambareesh, Thengai Srinivasan
Punniya BoomiK. VijayanN. V. R. PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, Sangeetha, Y. Vijaya, Bhavani
Radhai Ketra KannanR. KrishnamurthySri Mookambikai ArtsK. V. MahadevanSivakumar, Srividya, Srilatha
Rajavuketha RaniL. BaluVelan MoviesVijaya BhaskarJaishankar, Sridevi, Srikanth, Sathyapriya
Rudhra ThaandavamK. VijayanAlarmelu Manga ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Sumithra, V. K. Ramasamy, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
SadhurangamDuraiChithra ArtsV. KumarRajinikanth, Srikanth, Jayachitra, Prameela, Thengai Srinivasan
Sakka Podu Podu RajaS. P. MuthuramanRathna MoviesShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Jayachitra, Cho, Manorama
Sattam En KaiyilT. N. BaluBalu Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan
SeervarisaiK. SornamKay Cee FilmsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
Shankar Salim SimonP. MadhavanAbhirami MoviesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Manjula, Latha, Jai Ganesh
Sigappu RojakkalBharathirajaK. R. G. ProductionsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sridevi
Sonnadhu Nee ThanaaC. N. MuthuVijaya Raja PicturesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Sumithra, Thengai Srinivasan, Jai Ganesh
Sri Kanchi KamakshiK. S. GopalakrishnanChithra ProductionsK. S. RaghunathanGemini Ganesan, Sujatha, Srividya, Sripriya, R. Muthuraman, Prameela, Srikanth, Y. Vijaya, Thengai Srinivasan, P. R. Varalakshmi
Taxi DriverN. S. ManiamCharu Chitra FilmsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Sridevi, M. R. Radha, Srikanth
Thai Meethu SathiyamR. ThyagarajanDhandayudhapani FilmsShankar–GaneshRajinikanth, Sripriya, Major Sundarrajan
Thanga RanganS. R. DakshinamurthyJeppiar PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Shubha, Thengai Srinivasan, Srividya
Thappu ThalangalK. BalachanderPremalaya ProductionsVijaya BhaskarRajinikanth, Saritha
ThirukkalyanamK. ChandraboseVasanthalaya PicturesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Srividya, Shubha
Tripura SundariK. ChandraboseGaruda FilmsIlaiyaraajaSrikanth, Jayaprabha, Manju Bhargavi
ThyagamK. VijayanSujatha Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, K. Balaji, Thengai Srinivasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Manorama
Ullathil KuzhanthaiyadiK. S. GopalakrishnanA. C. V. CombinesShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan
Unakkum Vaazhvu VarumG. SrinivasanAshapriya ProductionsV. KumarR. Muthuraman, Sripriya
Uravugal Endrum VaazhgaH. S. VenuRajam EnterprisesShankar–GaneshR. Muthuraman, Srividya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Major Sundarrajan
Vanakkatukuriya KathaliyeA. C. TirulokchandarCine Bharath ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanRajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sridevi, Jayachitra
Vandikkaran MaganAmirthamPoompuhar ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, M. R. Radha, Jayachitra, Roja Ramani, Manorama, S. A. Ashokan, S. V. Subbaiah
Varuvan VadivelanK. ShankarSubbu ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Latha, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Chandrakala, Padmapriya, Jai Ganesh, Nagesh
Vattathukkul ChaduramS. P. MuthuramanM. A. M. FilmsIlaiyaraajaLatha, Sumithra, Srikanth, Sarath Babu
Vayasu PonnuK. ShankarR. G. M. ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Latha, Roja Ramani, Jai Ganesh, M. N. Nambiar, Thengai Srinivasan
Vaazha Ninaithaal VaazhalaamDevaraj–MohanSri Kamakoti MoviesIlaiyaraajaJaishankar, Sripriya, Jayadevi, Thengai Srinivasan
VazhthungalC. V. RajendranSenthamarai CombinesL. VaidyanathanR. Muthuraman, Chandrakala, Pandari Bai
Vetri ThirumagalH. V. BabuVivek AgenciesC. N. PanduranganT. R. Mahalingam, Madhuri Devi

References

  1. http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
  2. https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/STATISTICAL+COMPENDIUM+2012-2013/9fb9d066-c862-412b-bc88-f29d4091164e?version=1.1 CTD reports 18.17 crore ET collection in 1978-79