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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.<ref>[http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government raises entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%)]</ref> Commercial Taxes Department disclosed {{INR}}0.98 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.<ref>[https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/STATISTICAL+COMPENDIUM+2012-2013/9fb9d066-c862-412b-bc88-f29d4091164e?version=1.1 CTD reports {{INR}}0.98 crore ET collection in 1955-56]</ref><br />
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The following is a list of films produced in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]] in India in 1955, in alphabetical order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955.asp|title=1955 Tamil Films|access-date=2020-05-06|publisher=lakshmansruthi}}</ref><br />
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==1955==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
![[Title]] !![[Film director|Director]] !! [[Film producer|Production]] !! [[Music]]!! [[Cast member|Cast]] !! Release date (D-M-Y)<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Asai Anna Arumai Thambi]]''<br />
| G. R. Rao<br />
| [[Madhuri Devi|Sreemathi Pictures]]<br />
| [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| [[Madhuri Devi]], [[A. P. Nagarajan]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[V. M. Ezhumalai]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], Sushila, M. S. S. Bhagyam<br />
| 29-07-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Chella Pillai]]''<br />
| M. V. Raman<br />
| [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| R. Sudharsanam<br />
| [[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[P. Kannamba]], [[Pandari Bai]], [[T. S. Balaiah]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[B. R. Panthulu]], [[Javar Seetharaman]]<br />
| 24-06-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Doctor Savithri]]''<br />
| R. M. Krishnaswamy<br />
| Aruna Films<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[Anjali Devi]], [[Sundaram Balachander|S. Balachander]], [[B. R. Panthulu]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Madhuram]]<br />
| 25-11-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Ellam Inba Mayam]]''<br />
| Jiten Banerji<br />
| P. N. D. Production<br />
| [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], ''Friend'' Ramasamy, Lakshmiprabha<br />
| 01-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Ezhayin Aasthi]]''<br />
| D. L. Ramachandar<br />
| [[H. M. Reddy|Rohini Pictures]]<br />
| T. A. Kalyanam<br />G. Natarajan<br />
| [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]], [[Jaggayya]], [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]<br />
| 14-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Gomathiyin Kaadhalan]]''<br />
| [[P. Neelakantan]]<br />
| [[T. R. Ramachandran|T. R. R. Productions]]<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[K. Sarangapani]], ''Friend'' Ramasamy, [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />
| 16-09-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Gruhalakshmi (1955 film)|Gruhalakshmi]]''<br />
| H. V. Babu<br />
| [[H. M. Reddy|Rohini Pictures]]<br />
| B. S. Kala/Sarala<br />G. Nataraj<br />T. A. Kalyanam<br />
| [[M. K. Radha]], [[V. Nagaiah]], [[Anjali Devi]], T. V. Kumudhini<br />
| 14-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]]''<br />
| [[T. R. Ramanna]]<br />
| [[T. R. Ramanna|R. R. Pictures]]<br />
| [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[E. V. Saroja]]<br />
| 29-07-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Guna Sundari]]''<br />
| [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao|K. Kameswara Rao]]<br />
| [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Productions]]<br />
| [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], [[V. M. Ezhumalai]], Lakshmiprabha, [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />
| 16-12-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Kalvanin Kadhali (1955 film)|Kalvanin Kadhali]]''<br />
| [[V. S. Raghavan (director)|V. S. Raghavan]]<br />
| [[V. S. Raghavan (director)|Revathi Productions]]<br />
| [[G. Govindarajulu Naidu]]<br />[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[P. Bhanumathi]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Kusalakumari]], [[K. Sarangapani]], S. R. Janaki<br />
| 13-11-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Kalyanam Seydhukko]]''<br />
| R. Chandar<br />
| Sri Unity Pictures<br />
| Ramaneekaran<br />
| P. S. Govindan, [[Girija (actress)|Girija]], Venkataraman, M. S. S. Bhagyam, [[A. Karunanidhi]], K. S. Angamuthu<br />
| 30-09-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Kanavane Kankanda Deivam]]''<br />
| [[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
| Narayanan & Co<br />
| A. Rama Rao<br />[[Hemanta Mukherjee|Hemant Kumar]]<br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]], [[V. Nagaiah]], ''Friend'' Ramasamy, [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />
| 06-05-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Kathanayaki]]''<br />
| [[K. Ramnoth]]<br />
| [[Modern Theatres]]<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], K. Malathi, K. S. Angamuthu<br />
| 19-02-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Kaveri (1955 film)|Kaveri]]''<br />
| [[D. Yoganand]]<br />
| [[Lena Chettiar|Krishna Pictures]]<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]], [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Madhuram]]<br />
| 12-01-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Koteeswaran]]''<br />
| [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]<br />
| Sri Ganesh Movietone<br />
| [[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Sundaram Balachander|S. Balachander]], Sriram, [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[Serukalathur Sama]], [[Rushyendramani]]<br />
| 13-11-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Maheswari (film)|Maheswari]]''<br />
| [[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
| [[Modern Theaters]]<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[C. K. Saraswathi]], [[A. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| 13-11-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Maaman Magal (1955 film)|Maaman Magal]]''<br />
| R. S. Mani<br />
| Mani Productions<br />
| [[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]], [[T. S. Durairaj]]<br />
| 14-10-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Mangaiyar Thilakam]]''<br />
| [[L. V. Prasad]]<br />
| Vaidhya Films<br />
| [[Susarla Dakshinamurthi|S. Dakshinamurthi]]<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[S. V. Subbaiah]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[K. Sarangapani]], K. N. Kamalam<br />
| 26-08-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Menaka (1955 film)|Menaka]]''<br />
| V. C. Suburamman<br />
| Kasturi Films<br />
| [[T. G. Lingappa]]<br />[[C. N. Pandurangan]]<br />Vedha<br />
| [[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[K. Sarangapani]], ''Friend'' Ramasamy<br />
| 1-5-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Methavigal]]''<br />
| K. Vembu<br />
| [[V. S. Raghavan (director)|Revathi Productions]]<br />
| [[G. Govindarajulu Naidu]]<br />
| [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], P. K. Saraswathi<br />
| 27-05-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Missiamma]]''<br />
| [[L. V. Prasad]]<br />
| [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Prouductions]]<br />
| [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[K. Sarangapani]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Rushyendramani]]<br />
| 14-01-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Mullaivanam]]''<br />
| V. Krishnan<br />
| Aravind Pictures<br />
| [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| Sriram, [[Kumari Rukmani]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], P. S. Gnanam<br />
| 11-03-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Mudhal Thethi]]''<br />
| [[P. Neelakantan]]<br />
| [[B. R. Panthulu|Padmini Pictures]]<br />
| [[T. G. Lingappa]]<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Madhuram]]<br />
| 12-03-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Nalla Thangai]]''<br />
| [[S. A. Natarajan]]<br />
| [[S. A. Natarajan|Forward Art Films]]<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Madhuri Devi]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[S. A. Natarajan]], [[A. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| 05-02-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Nalla Thangal]]''<br />
| P. V. Krishna Iyer<br />
| Madras Movietone<br />
| [[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| [[R. S. Manohar]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[A. P. Nagarajan]], [[Madhuri Devi]], [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[E. V. Saroja]]<br />
| 30-12-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Nallavan (1955 film)|Nallavan]]''<br />
| M. Thiruvengadam<br />
| Sunrise Productions<br />
| M. S. Gnanamani<br />
| [[R. S. Manohar]], [[Serukulathur Sama]], P. K. Saraswathi, [[Rajasulochana]], [[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />
| 05-03-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Nam Kuzhandai]]''<br />
| K. S. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| Windsor Productions<br />
| [[M. D. Parthasarathy]]<br />
| [[R. S. Manohar]], [[S. Varalakshmi]], [[V. Nagaiah]], [[A. P. Nagarajan]], [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Madhuram]], Kumari Lakshmi, Lakshmiprabha<br />
| 27-05-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Needhipathi]]''<br />
| [[A. S. A. Sami]]<br />
| Vijaya Films<br />
| [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| [[K. R. Ramasamy (actor)|K. R. Ramasamy]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Rajasulochana]], K. Malathi, [[Kusalakumari]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]], [[M. N. Rajam]]<br />
| 07-10-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Pennarasi]]''<br />
| K. Somu<br />
| M. A. V. Pictures<br />
| [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| [[A. P. Nagarajan]], [[P. Kannamba]], K. Suryakala, [[Rajasulochana]], [[V. M. Ezhumalai]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], [[C. T. Rajakantham]]<br />
| 14-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Porter Kandan]]''<br />
| K. Vembu<br />
| Narasu Studios<br />
| [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| [[M. K. Radha]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], ''Valaiyapathi'' G. Muthukrishnan, [[D. Balasubramaniam]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[T. S. Durairaj]], [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />
| 14-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Town Bus]]''<br />
| K. Somu<br />
| M. A. V. Pictures<br />
| [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| [[N. N. Kannappa]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[A. Karunanidhi]], [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]], [[Tambaram Lalitha]]<br />
| 13-11-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Ulagam Palavitham]]''<br />
| S. A. Murugesh<br />
| National Pictures<br />
| N. S. Balakrishnan<br />
| [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]], M. Lakshmi Prabha, [[K. A. Thangavelu]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
| 14-04-1955<br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Valliyin Selvan]]''<br />
| [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
| United Film Arts<br />
| P. S. Anantharaman<ref>[http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails33.asp வள்ளியின் செல்வன்]</ref><br />
| [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[S. V. Subbaiah]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]], [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]], [[M. S. Sundari Bai]], Vanaja<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/charming-villainous/article3217609.ece |publisher=thehindu.com|title=Charming, villainous - The Hindu |newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 March 2006|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref><br />
| 11-02-1955<br />
|}<br />
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== Dubbed films ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; font-size:95%;"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title<br />
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Director(s)<br />
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Original film<br />
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Cast<br />
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Film<br />
! scope="col" | Language<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Anarkali (1955 film)|Anarkali]]'' || [[Vedantam Raghavaiah]] || ''Anarkali'' || Telugu || [[A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]], [[P. Kannamba]], Surabhi Balasaraswati, [[Peketi Sivaram]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/805349/the-fascinating-tale-of-the-many-anarkalis|title=The fascinating tale of the many Anarkalis}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''Nalla Penmani'' || [[B. Vittalacharya]] || ''Kanyadhanam'' || Telugu || [[Kanta Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Maa Gopi|Jaya Gopi]]'' || [[B. S. Ranga]] || ''Maa Gopi'' || Telugu || V. Narasimha Rao, [[V. Nagaiah]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/maa-gopi-1954/article5538714.ece |title=Archived copy |website=www.thehindu.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309044309/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/maa-gopi-1954/article5538714.ece |archive-date=9 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimhan]]'' || [[D. Yoganand]] || ''Jayasimha'' || Telugu || [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Kanta Rao]], [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] || <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170623064436/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955.asp|archive-date=23 June 2017|access-date=21 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| ''Jyothi (1954 film)|Jothi''<br />Dubbed from Telugu<br />
| [[K. B. Tilak]]<br />
| Navayuga Productions<br />
| [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]<br />
| [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]], Ramachandra Kashyap<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Samrat (1954 film)|Kaadhal Parisu]]'' || Najam Naqvi || ''Samrat'' || Hindi || [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]], Kamlesh Kumari ||<br />
|-<br />
|''[[:ta:மனோரதம்|Manoratham]]'' || C. V Raju || ''Natasekhara'' || Kannada || [[Kalyan Kumar]], Vidhyavathi, Sandhya, ||<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Rechukka|Naattiya Thara]]'' || [[P. Pullaiah]] || ''Rechukka'' || Telugu || [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Devika]], [[Mukkamala]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Vipra Narayana]]'' || [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]|| ''Vipra Narayana'' ||Telugu|| [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|A. Nageswara Rao]], [[P. Bhanumathi]], [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]]||<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170621000354/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955.asp|archive-date=21 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1955 in Indian cinema|Films, Tamil]]<br />
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[[Category:Lists of Tamil films by year|1955]]<br />
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