List of Tamil films of 1979 explained

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1979, in alphabetical order.

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, gross jumped to 140 per cent of net.[1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 19.82 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]

1979

MusicCast
Aadu PambeAmirthamPoompuhar ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Sangeeta, Sumithra
Aarilirunthu Arubathu VaraiS. P. MuthuramanP. A. Art ProductionsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Jaya Guhanathan, Cho, Sangeetha
Aasaikku VayasillaiGopuShanmugam Cine EnterprisesM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya
Adhisaya RaagamMohanraj-SureshFilm Talents AcedamyDelhi Ganesh, Jamila
Adukku MalliK. S. GopalakrishnanMeena Art PicturesShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Sujatha, Vanitha, Thengai Srinivasan
Agal VilakkuR. SelvarajSunil PicturesIlaiyaraajaVijayakanth, Shoba
Allaudinaum Arputha VilakkumI. V. SasiSupriya CreationsG. DevarajanKamal Haasan, Gemini Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Jayabharathi, Sripriya, Savitri
AlankariGopuDurga Bagavathy FilmsVijaya BhaskarSuruli Rajan, Manorama
Anbe SangeethaK. NarayananAlagu MoviesIlaiyaraajaJai Ganesh, Sumithra, Radhika, Thengai Srinivasan
Anbin AlaigalM. MastanSilver Screen EntertainmentA. T. UmmerMaster Sekhar, 'Baby' Indira
Annai Oru AalayamR. ThyagarajanDevar FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sripriya, Anjali Devi
Appothe Sonnene KettiyaV. T. ArasuShasti FilmsJaya VijayaSathyapriya
Azhage Unnai AarathikkirenC. V. SridharSri Bharani Chithra EnterprisesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Latha, Jai Ganesh, Nagesh
Azhiyatha KolangalBalu MahendraDevi FilmsSalil ChowdhuryShoba, Pratap K. Pothen
ChakkalathiDevaraj MohanSubburaja CombinesIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Shoba, Ambika
ChellakiliK. M. BalakrishnanVallivelan MoviesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Sumithra, Sripriya
Chithirai SevvanamN. C. ChakraborthyDhanasekhari EnterprisesM. S. Viswanathan
DevathaiP. N. MenonP. P. CreationsShyamSivakumar, Jai Ganesh, Jayanthi, Lavanya
Dhairya LakshmiGopuVijayavani CombinesG. K. VenkateshJaishankar, Lakshmi, Srikanth
Dharma YuddhamR. C. SakthiCharu Chithra FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sridevi, Thengai Srinivasan
EnippadigalP. MadhavanRamya Chithra ProductionsK. V. MahadevanSivakumar, Shoba
Ennadi MeenakshiK. NarayananSri Dhanalakshmi CreationShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Sripriya
Gnana KuzhandhaiK. Kameshwara RaoAbirami EnterprisesK. V. MahadevanGemini Ganesan, Latha, Jai Ganesh, Jayachitra, Sujatha, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Tambaram Lalitha
ImayamV. SrinivasanMuktha FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Srividya, A. Sakunthala, Thengai Srinivasan
Inikkum IlamaiM. A. KajaKadayanallur Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Radhika, Vijayakanth
Jaya Nee JayuchutteA. JagannathanGomathi InternationalIlaiyaraajaSrikanth, Major Sundarrajan, Prameela, Kanchana
Kadamai NenjamDuraiUma Shankar CombinesShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Srividya,Pandari Bai, Sachu,R.S.Manohar,Ramadas.
Kadavul Amaitha MedaiS. P. MuthuramanThirisool FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Major Sundarrajan
KalyanaramanG. N. RangarajanP. A. Art ProductionsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Thengai Srinivasan
KamasasthiramBalamuruganSri Navamani ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Seema
Kandhar AlangaramK. SundaramAaya CreationsKunnakudi VaidyanathanThangavelu, V.K. Ramasamy
Kanni ParuvathileB. V. BalaguruSri Amman CreationsShankar–GaneshRajesh, K. Bhagyaraj, Vadivukkarasi
Karai Kadantha KurathiMandurai BabujiS. M. M. ProductionsGangai AmaranSudhakar, Vanithasri
Kavari MaanS. P. MuthuramanRajanna EnterprisesIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Vijayakumar, Sridevi, Prameela
Kizhakkum Merkum SandhikkindranaR. PattabhiramanMangadu Amman FilmsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Simple Kapadia, Fatafat Jayalaxmi
KudisaiJayabharathiJwalaG. KameshDandayupani
Kuppathu RajaT. R. RamannaSuriyalakshmi PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Manjula, Padmapriya
Kuzhandhaiyai ThediR. PattabhiramanSri Balambika ProductionsGangai AmaranJaishankar, Anuradha
LakshmiT. K. MohanNageswari FilmsIlaiyaraajaSridevi, Jai Ganesh, Master Sridhar, Jamila
MahalakshmiR. PattabhiramanArumugam ArtsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Sangeetha
Malligai MohiniDuraiG. K. VenkateshLatha, Malini Fonseka
Mambazhathu VanduR. C. SakthiVijayaraja CombinesShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, Sathyapriya, Sarath Babu
Mangala VaathiyamK. ShankarSaregama FilmsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sripriya
Manthoppu KilliyeM. A. KajaKadayanallur Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Deepa, Major Sundarrajan, Gandhimathi, Suruli Rajan
MayandiR. PattabhiramanJai Geetha CombinesM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Jayachitra, A. Sakunthala
Mugathil Mugam PaarkalaamA. JagannathanS. G. MoviesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Sumithra, Radhika
Muthal IravuA. JagannathanKay Cee FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Sathyapriya, Sathyaraj
Naan Nandri SolvenPanasai ManiyanN. P. M. FilmsShyamJamuna
Naan Oru Kai PaarkirenK. SornamSuryalaya FilmsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sridevi
Naan VazhavaippenD. YoganandVallinayagi FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth, Thengai Srinivasan
Nadagame UllagamKrishnan–PanjuVijayambika PicturesV. KumarK. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Mohan Babu, Cho
Nallathoru KudumbamK. VijayanSujatha Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, Deepa
NangooramTimothy WeeraratneLankal FilmsV. Kumar & Premasiri KhemadasaLakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Fareena Lye, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan, Ceylon Manohar
Nee Sirithal Naan SirippenV. RajagopalSound & SightShyamSrikanth, Sivachandran, Sumithra, Jaya Prabha
Neechal KulamT. R. RamannaMani Amman CreationDharapuram SundarrajanSuman, Lavanya
Needhikku Mun Neeya NaanaDuraiSri Gomathi Sankar FilmsM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Latha
Neelakadalin OrathileK. ShankarFernando ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanGamini Fonseka, Sripriya, Radha Saluja
Neela MalargalKrishnan–PanjuSabari Cini CreationsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, K. R. Vijaya
Neeya?DuraiSri Chamundeswari FilmsShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Ravichandran, Latha, Manjula, Deepa, Jai Ganesh, Srikanth,
Nenjukku NeedhiAmirthamSivaleela Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sangeeta
Ninaithale InikkumK. BalachanderPremalaya ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanKamalahasan, Jaya Prada, Rajinikanth, Geetha
Niram Maratha PookkalBharathirajaLena ProductionsIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Radhika, Vijayan, Rathi
Nool VeliK. BalachanderKalakendra MoviesM. S. ViswanathanSarath Babu, Saritha, Sujatha
Oorukku Oru RajaS. T. DhandapaniSivakumar Cine Arts
Ore Vaanam Ore BhoomiI. V. SasiGeo Movies ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Seema
Oru Koyil Iru DheebangalS. P. MuthuramanLalith Priya ProductionsV. DakshinamoorthyVijay Babu
Oru Vidukadhai Oru ThodarkadhaiM. A. KajaSri Devipriya FilmsGangai AmaranVijayan, Shoba, Vijay Babu, Abarna
Padhai MarinaalDuraiLalitha ArtsShankar–GaneshVikram, Seema, Sarath Babu, Vanitha
Pagalil Oru IravuI. V. SasiMurali MoviesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Sridevi, Seema
Pancha BoodhamSathyamYasodha FilmsShankar–GaneshM. R. Radha, Srikanth, Sangeetha
Pancha KalyaniN. SambandamU. M. ProductionsShyamSivachandran, Vasanthi
PappathiR. K. ShanmughamChinnavar CreationShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, Rathi
PasiDuraiSunitha Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshShoba, Delhi Ganesh, Vijayan
Pattakkathi BhairavanV. B. Rajendra PrasadJagapathi Art PicturesIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Jayasudha, Sridevi
Ponnu Oorukku PudhusuR. SelvarajUnited InternationalIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Vijayan, Saritha
PoonthalirDevaraj–MohanS. M. CreationsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sujatha, Suruli Rajan
Portar PonnusamyAdiyarJeppiar PicturesM. S. ViswanathanThengai Srinivasan, Vadivukkarasi
Puthiya VaarpugalBharathirajaManoj CreationsIlaiyaraajaK. Bhagyaraj, Rathi, Goundamani
Raja RajeswariN. SambandamCinemalaya ProductionsShankar–GaneshR. Muthuraman, Sujatha, Srikanth, Abarna
Rosappu RavikkaikariDevaraj–MohanVivekanandha ProductionsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Deepa, Sivachandran
Sigappukkal MookkuthiValampuri SomanathanSwarnambika FilmsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Vijayakumar, Roja Ramani
Siri Siri MamaKarunanidiManju FilmsShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Padmapriya, Srikamu
Sri Rama JayamV. SrinivasanKarthigai FilmsM. S. ViswanathanThengai Srinivasan, Sujatha, Abarna
SuprabadhamK. ShankarP. V. T. ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Jai Ganesh, Sripriya
Suvarilladha ChiththirangalK. BhagyarajBagavathy CreationsGangai AmaranSudhakar, Sumathi, K. Bhagyaraj
Thaayillamal Naan IllaiR. ThyagarajanDevar FilmsShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Jai Ganesh
ThevaigalN. S. RavishankarAmirtha Jothi CombinesShyamJai Ganesh, Sumithra
ThirisoolamK. VijayanSivaji ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sripriya
Thisai Maariya ParavaigalS. JagadeesanP. S. V. PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSarath Babu, Sumalatha, Major Sundarrajan
UthiripookkalMahendranDimple CreationsIlaiyaraajaVijayan, Ashwini
Urangadha KanavugalA. K. VelanNyani BrothersShankar–GaneshDelhi Ganesh, Rajani
Vallavan VarugiranR. SundaramModern TheatresRajeshReena, Ramakrishna, Ceylon Manohar, Jayakala, Aarathi, Vennira Aadai Moorthy
Veettukku Veedu VasapadiP. MadhavanArun Prasad MoviesRajan–NagendraVijayakumar, Suman, Shoba, Rathi
Velli RathamKrishnan–PanjuAstalakshmi PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Manjula, Jamila
Velum Mayilum ThunaiRa. SankaranSri Devi Priya FilmsShankar–GaneshM. R. Radha, Vijayakumar, Major Sundarrajan, Sripriya, Radhika, Cho, Manorama
Vetrikku OruvanS. P. MuthuramanVijayabhaskar FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Mohan Babu
Yarukku Yar KaavalMalliyam RajagopalNeo Manijeh Cine ProductionsK. J. JoySivakumar, Sripriya, Srikanth, Jayasri

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 19.82 crore ET collection in 1979-80