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Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett<ref>[http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958]</ref> Commercial Taxes Department disclosed {{INR}}2.28 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}}2.28 crore ET collection in 1961-62]</ref><br />
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The following is a list of films produced in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]] in India in [[1961 in film|1961]], in alphabetical order.<br />
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==1961==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
![[Title]] !![[Film director|Director]] !! [[Film producer|Production]] !! [[Music]]!! [[Cast member|Cast]] !! Release date (D-M-Y)<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Mughal-e-Azam|Akbar]]''<br />
|[[K. Asif]]<br />
|Sterling Investment Corporation<br />
|[[Naushad]]<br />
|[[Dilip Kumar]], [[Madhubala]], [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], [[Durga Khote]]<br />
|03-03-1961 Tamil version<ref>[https://www.kalkionline.com/archivessale/arcview.php?1,1961-02-26#page/23 Ad in Kalki magazine of 26 Feb 1961]</ref><br />
|----<br />
| ''[[Zabak|Arabu Naattu Azhagi]]''<br><small>Remake of Hindi film</small>[[File:Arabu Naattu Azhagi Tamil film advertisement.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
| [[Homi Wadia]]<br />
| Film Centre, Chennai<br />
|Vijayabhasker<br />
| <br />
| 06-10-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Arasilankumari]]''<br />
|[[A. S. A. Sami]] & A. Kasilingam<br />
|[[Jupiter Pictures]]<br />
|[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Rajasulochana]]<br />
|01-01-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Anbu Magan]]''<br />
|[[Tatineni Prakash Rao|T. Prakash Rao]]<br />
|Jayalakshmi Pictures<br />
|[[T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />
|27-01-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Bhagyalakshmi (film)|Bhagyalakshmi]]''<br />
|K. V. Srinivasan<br />
|Narayanan & Co<br />
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[E. V. Saroja]]<br />
|07-11-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Ellam Unakkaga]]''<br />
|[[Adurthi Subba Rao|A. Subbarao]]<br />
|Saravanabhava Unity Pictures<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]<br />
|01-07-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Ennai Paar]]''<br />
|G. R. Nathan<br />
|Palaniyappa Productions<br />
|[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
|[[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T.R. Mahalingam]], [[B. S. Saroja]], [[Pandari Bai]]<br />
|16-06-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Jagadeka Veeruni Katha|Jagathala Prathapan]]''<br />
|[[K. V. Reddy]]<br />
|[[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]]<br />
|[[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]<br />
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
|<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Kaanal Neer]]''<br />
|[[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]<br />
|[[Bharani Pictures]]<br />
|[[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna|P. Banumathi]]<br />
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna|P. Banumathi]], [[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />
|21-07-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Kappalottiya Thamizhan]]''<br />
|[[B. R. Panthulu]]<br />
|[[Padmini Pictures]]<br />
|[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Tambaram Lalitha]]<br />
|07-11-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Kongunattu Thangam]]''<br />
|[[M. A. Thirumugam]]<br />
|[[Devar Films]]<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[C. L. Anandan]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[Pushpalatha]], [[Tambaram Lalitha]]<br />
|14-04-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Kumara Raja (1961 film)|Kumara Raja]]''<br />
|G. K. Ramu<br />
|Sivakami Pictures<br />
|[[T. R. Pappa]]<br />
|[[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[T. S. Balaiah]], Suryakala, [[M. N. Rajam]]<br />
|21-04-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Kumudham]]''<br />
|[[Adurthi Subba Rao|A. Subbarao]]<br />
|[[Modern Theatres]]<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]]<br />
|29-07-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''Maharajan Petra Maindhan''<br />{{small|Dubbed from Telugu}}<br />
| [[B. Vittalacharya]]<br />
| Vittal Productions<br />
| [[Rajan–Nagendra]]<br />
| [[Kanta Rao]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]], [[Mukkamala]], [[Balakrishnan]], Srikanth, Satya Narayana<br />
| <br />
|----<br />
|''[[Malliyam Mangalam]]''<br />
|Malliyam Rajagopal<br />
|Tamil Nadu Talkies<br />
|T. A. Kalyanam<br />
|[[S. V. Sahasranamam]], [[Pandari Bai]], [[S. V. Subbaiah]], [[Mynavathi]], Lakshmi Muthuraman<br />
|<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Mamiyarum Oru Veetu Marumagale]]''<br />
|[[K. B. Tilak]]<br />
|Anubama Films<br />
|[[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]<br />
|[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[M. N. Rajam]], [[Devika]]<br />
|27-04-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Manapanthal]]''<br />
|[[V. N. Reddy]] <br />
|R. R. Pictures<br />
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[S. A. Ashokan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[E. V. Saroja]]<br />
|10-02-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Marutha Nattu Veeran]]''<br />
|[[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
|Saravanabhava Unity Pictures<br />
|[[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[P. S. Veerappa]]<br />
|24-08-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Naaga Nandhini]]''<br />
|[[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
|B. V. N. Pictures<br />
|[[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|[[Anjali Devi]], [[K. Balaji]], [[Devika]], [[Sandhy]], [[M. N. Nambiar|Nambiar]]<br />
|10-02-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Zimbo Comes To Town|Nagarathil Zimbo]]<br />{{small|Dubbed from Hindi}}''<br />
|Nanubhai Bhatt<br />
| <br />
|[[Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
|Azad, Nilofer<br />
| <br />
|----<br />
|''[[Nallavan Vazhvan]]''<br />
|[[P. Neelakantan]]<br />
|Arasu Pictures<br />
|[[T. R. Pappa]]<br />
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[Rajasulochana]]<br />
|31-08-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Palum Pazhamum]]''<br />
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
|Saravana Films<br />
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />
|09-09-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Panam Panthiyile]]''<br />
|K. Somu<br />
|M. A. V. Pictures<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[S. S. Rajendran]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[Rajasree]]<br />
|07-11-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Pangaaligal]]''<br />
|[[G. Ramakrishna]]<br />
|Irish Movies<br />
|[[S. Dakshinamurthi]]<br />
|[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Devika]]<br />
|<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Panithirai]]''<br />
|[[Muktha Srinivasan|Muktha V. Srinivasan]]<br />
|[[Muktha Films]]<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
|01-12-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Pasamalar]]''<br />
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
|Rajamani Pictures<br />
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[M. N. Rajam]]<br />
|27-05-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Paava Mannippu]]''<br />
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
|Buddha Pictures<br />
|[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[M. R. Radha]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[M. V. Rajamma]], [[Devika]]<br />
|16-03-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Punar Janmam]]''<br />
|R. S. Mani<br />
|Vijaya Films<br />
|[[T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
|21-04-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''Rishya Sringar''<br />{{small|Dubbed from Telugu}}<br />
| [[Mukkamala]]<br />
| <br />
| [[T. V. Raju]]<br />
| [[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]], [[Rajasulochana]], [[Mukkamala]]<br />
| <br />
|----<br />
|''[[Sabaash Mapillai]]''<br />
|[[V. S. Raghavan (director)|S. Raghavan]]<br />
|Ragavan Productions<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M.R. Radha]], [[Malini (Tamil actress)|Malini]]<br />
|14-07-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]''<br />
|[[T. R. Ramanna]]<br />
|Narasus Studio<br />
|[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]]<br />
|01-07-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Thaai Sollai Thattadhe]]''<br />
|[[M. A. Thirumugam]]<br />
|[[Devar Films]]<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[M.G. Ramachandran]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[M. R. Radha]]<br />
|07-11-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Thayilla Pillai]]''<br />
|[[L. V. Prasad]]<br />
|Prasad Movies<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[Kalyan Kumar]], [[T. S. Balaiah]], [[M. V. Rajamma]], [[L. Vijayalakshmi]], [[Nagesh]]<br />
|18-08-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Thennilavu]]''<br />
|[[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
|Chitralaya Films<br />
|[[A. M. Rajah]]<br />
|[[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
|30-09-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Thirudathe]]''<br />
|[[P. Neelakantan]]<br />
|A. L. S. Productions<br />
|[[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]<br />
|[[M.G. Ramachandran]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
|23-03-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[[Thooya Ullam]]''<br />
|[[Adurthi Subba Rao|A. Subbarao]]<br />
|Annapurna Pictures Ltd.<br />
|[[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|A. Nageswara Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
|14-01-1961<br />
|----<br />
|''[https://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2012/08/1961_8803.html Veerakumar]''<br />{{small|Dubbed from Telugu}}<br />
| [[B. Vittalacharya]] Puratchidasan<br />
|Vittal Productions<br />
| [[Rajan–Nagendra]]<br />
| [[Kanta Rao]], [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]], Satyannarayana, [[Meenakumari]], [[Balakrishna]]<br />
| <br />
|----<br />
|''[[Yar Manamagan?]]''<br />
|[[P. Subramaniam]]<br />
|[[Neela Productions]]<br />
|[[Br Lakshmanan]]<br />
|[[T. K. Balachandran]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] [[D. Balasubramaniam]], Kumari K. V. Shanthi, C. R. Rajakumari<br />
|22-09-1961<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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{{Tamil cinema}}<br />
{{1961 films}}<br />
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[[Category:1961 in Indian cinema|Films, Tamil]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of 1961 films by country or language|Tamil]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of Tamil films by year|1961]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]</div>
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