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. Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 19.82 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.CTD reports 19.82 crore ET collection in 1979-80
1979 Title Director Production Music CastAadu PambeAmirthamPoompuhar ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Sangeeta, SumithraAarilirunthu Arubathu VaraiS. P. MuthuramanP. A. Art ProductionsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Jaya Guhanathan, Cho, SangeethaAasaikku VayasillaiGopuShanmugam Cine EnterprisesM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, K. R. VijayaAdhisaya RaagamMohanraj-SureshFilm Talents AcedamyDelhi Ganesh, JamilaAdukku MalliK. S. GopalakrishnanMeena Art PicturesShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Sujatha, Vanitha, Thengai SrinivasanAgal VilakkuR. SelvarajSunil PicturesIlaiyaraajaVijayakanth, ShobaAllaudinaum Arputha VilakkumI. V. SasiSupriya CreationsG. DevarajanKamal Haasan, Gemini Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Jayabharathi, Sripriya, SavitriAlankariGopuDurga Bagavathy FilmsVijaya BhaskarSuruli Rajan, ManoramaAnbe SangeethaK. NarayananAlagu MoviesIlaiyaraajaJai Ganesh, Sumithra, Radhika, Thengai SrinivasanAnbin AlaigalM. MastanSilver Screen EntertainmentA. T. UmmerMaster Sekhar, 'Baby' IndiraAnnai Oru AalayamR. ThyagarajanDevar FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sripriya, Anjali DeviAppothe Sonnene KettiyaV. T. ArasuShasti FilmsJaya VijayaSathyapriyaAzhage Unnai AarathikkirenC. V. SridharSri Bharani Chithra EnterprisesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Latha, Jai Ganesh, NageshAzhiyatha KolangalBalu MahendraDevi FilmsSalil ChowdhuryShoba, Pratap K. PothenChakkalathiDevaraj MohanSubburaja CombinesIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Shoba, AmbikaChellakiliK. M. BalakrishnanVallivelan MoviesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Sumithra, SripriyaChithirai SevvanamN. C. ChakraborthyDhanasekhari EnterprisesM. S. ViswanathanDevathaiP. N. MenonP. P. CreationsShyamSivakumar, Jai Ganesh, Jayanthi, LavanyaDhairya LakshmiGopuVijayavani CombinesG. K. VenkateshJaishankar, Lakshmi, SrikanthDharma YuddhamR. C. SakthiCharu Chithra FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sridevi, Thengai SrinivasanEnippadigalP. MadhavanRamya Chithra ProductionsK. V. MahadevanSivakumar, ShobaEnnadi MeenakshiK. NarayananSri Dhanalakshmi CreationShankar–GaneshSivakumar, SripriyaGnana KuzhandhaiK. Kameshwara RaoAbirami EnterprisesK. V. MahadevanGemini Ganesan, Latha, Jai Ganesh, Jayachitra, Sujatha, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Tambaram LalithaIdhaya RojaS. R. DasrathanChandrika Cine ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSrikanth, JaiganeshImayamV. SrinivasanMuktha FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Srividya, A. Sakunthala, Thengai SrinivasanInikkum IlamaiM. A. KajaKadayanallur Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Radhika, Vijayakanth, MeeraJaya Nee JayuchutteA. JagannathanGomathi InternationalIlaiyaraaja Srikanth, Major Sundarrajan, Prameela, KanchanaKadamai NenjamDuraiUma Shankar CombinesShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Srividya, Pandari Bai, Sachu, R.S.Manohar, Ramadas.Kadavul Amaitha MedaiS. P. MuthuramanThirisool FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Major SundarrajanKalyanaramanG. N. RangarajanP. A. Art ProductionsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Thengai SrinivasanKamasasthiramBalamuruganSri Navamani ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, SeemaKandhar AlangaramK. SundaramAaya CreationsKunnakudi VaidyanathanThangavelu, V.K. RamasamyKanni ParuvathileB. V. BalaguruSri Amman CreationsShankar–GaneshRajesh, K. Bhagyaraj, VadivukkarasiKarai Kadantha KurathiMandurai BabujiS. M. M. ProductionsGangai AmaranSudhakar, VanithasriKavari MaanS. P. MuthuramanRajanna EnterprisesIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Vijayakumar, Sridevi, PrameelaKizhakkum Merkum SandhikkindranaR. PattabhiramanMangadu Amman FilmsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Simple Kapadia, Fatafat JayalaxmiKudisaiJayabharathiJwalaG. KameshDandayupaniKuppathu RajaT. R. RamannaSuriyalakshmi PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Manjula, PadmapriyaKuzhandhaiyai ThediR. PattabhiramanSri Balambika ProductionsGangai AmaranJaishankar, AnuradhaLakshmiT. K. MohanNageswari FilmsIlaiyaraajaSridevi, Jai Ganesh, Master Sridhar, JamilaMahalakshmiR. PattabhiramanArumugam ArtsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, SangeethaMalligai MohiniDuraiPallavi Enterprises G. K. VenkateshLatha, Malini FonsekaMambazhathu VanduR. C. SakthiVijayaraja CombinesShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, Sathyapriya, Sarath BabuMangala VaathiyamK. ShankarSaregama FilmsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, SripriyaManthoppu KilliyeM. A. KajaKadayanallur Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Deepa, Major Sundarrajan, Gandhimathi, Suruli RajanMayandiR. PattabhiramanJai Geetha CombinesM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Jayachitra, A. SakunthalaMugathil Mugam PaarkalaamA. JagannathanS. G. MoviesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Sumithra, RadhikaMuthal IravuA. JagannathanKay Cee FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sumithra, Sathyapriya, SathyarajNaan Nandri SolvenPanasai ManiyanN. P. M. FilmsShyam JamunaNaan Oru Kai PaarkirenK. SornamSuryalaya FilmsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, SrideviNaan VazhavaippenD. YoganandVallinayagi FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth, Thengai SrinivasanNadagame UllagamKrishnan–PanjuVijayambika PicturesV. KumarK. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Mohan Babu, ChoNallathoru KudumbamK. VijayanSujatha Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, DeepaNangooramTimothy WeeraratneLankal FilmsV. Kumar & Premasiri KhemadasaLakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Fareena Lye, Vijaya Kumaranatunga, V. S. Raghavan, Suruli Rajan, Ceylon ManoharNee Sirithal Naan SirippenV. RajagopalSound & SightShyamSrikanth, Sivachandran, Sumithra, Jaya PrabhaNeechal KulamT. R. RamannaMani Amman CreationDharapuram SundarrajanSuman, LavanyaNeedhikku Mun Neeya NaanaDuraiSri Gomathi Sankar FilmsM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, LathaNeelakadalin OrathileK. ShankarFernando ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanGamini Fonseka, Sripriya, Radha SalujaNeela MalargalKrishnan–PanjuSabari Cini CreationsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, K. R. VijayaNeeya?DuraiSri Chamundeswari FilmsShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Ravichandran, Latha, Manjula, Deepa, Jai Ganesh, Srikanth, Nenjukku NeedhiAmirthamSivaleela Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, SangeetaNinaithale InikkumK. BalachanderPremalaya ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanKamalahasan, Jaya Prada, Rajinikanth, GeethaNiram Maratha PookkalBharathirajaLena ProductionsIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Radhika, Vijayan, RathiNool VeliK. BalachanderKalakendra MoviesM. S. ViswanathanSarath Babu, Saritha, SujathaOorukku Oru RajaS. T. DhandapaniSivakumar Cine ArtsOre Vaanam Ore BhoomiI. V. SasiGeo Movies ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, SeemaOru Koyil Iru DheebangalS. P. MuthuramanLalith Priya ProductionsV. DakshinamoorthyVijay BabuOru Vidukadhai Oru ThodarkadhaiM. A. KajaSri Devipriya FilmsGangai AmaranVijayan, Shoba, Vijay Babu, AbarnaPadhai MarinaalDuraiLalitha ArtsShankar–GaneshVikram, Seema, Sarath Babu, VanithaPagalil Oru IravuI. V. SasiMurali MoviesIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Sridevi, SeemaPancha BoodhamSathyamYasodha FilmsShankar–GaneshM. R. Radha, Srikanth, SangeethaPancha KalyaniN. SambandamU. M. ProductionsShyamSivachandran, VasanthiPappathiR. K. ShanmughamChinnavar CreationShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, RathiPasiDuraiSunitha Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshShoba, Delhi Ganesh, VijayanPattakkathi BhairavanV. B. Rajendra PrasadJagapathi Art PicturesIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Jayasudha, SrideviPonnu Oorukku PudhusuR. SelvarajUnited InternationalIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Vijayan, SarithaPoonthalirDevaraj–MohanS. M. CreationsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sujatha, Suruli RajanPortar PonnusamyAdiyarJeppiar PicturesM. S. ViswanathanThengai Srinivasan, VadivukkarasiPuthiya VaarpugalBharathirajaManoj CreationsIlaiyaraajaK. Bhagyaraj, Rathi, GoundamaniRaja RajeswariN. SambandamCinemalaya ProductionsShankar–GaneshR. Muthuraman, Sujatha, Srikanth, AbarnaRosappu RavikkaikariDevaraj–MohanVivekanandha ProductionsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Deepa, SivachandranSigappukkal MookkuthiValampuri SomanathanSwarnambika FilmsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Vijayakumar, Roja RamaniSiri Siri MamaKarunanidiManju FilmsShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Padmapriya, SrikamuSri Rama JayamV. SrinivasanKarthigai FilmsM. S. ViswanathanThengai Srinivasan, Sujatha, AbarnaSuprabadhamK. ShankarP. V. T. ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Jai Ganesh, SripriyaSuvarilladha ChiththirangalK. BhagyarajBagavathy CreationsGangai AmaranSudhakar, Sumathi, K. BhagyarajThaayillamal Naan IllaiR. ThyagarajanDevar FilmsShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Jai GaneshThevaigalN. S. RavishankarAmirtha Jothi CombinesShyamJai Ganesh, SumithraThirisoolamK. VijayanSivaji ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, SripriyaThisai Maariya ParavaigalS. JagadeesanP. S. V. PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSarath Babu, Sumalatha, Major SundarrajanUthiripookkalMahendranDimple CreationsIlaiyaraajaVijayan, AshwiniUrangadha KanavugalA. K. VelanNyani BrothersShankar–GaneshDelhi Ganesh, RajaniVallavan VarugiranR. SundaramModern TheatresRajeshReena, Ramakrishna, Ceylon Manohar, Jayakala, Aarathi, Vennira Aadai MoorthyVeettukku Veedu VasappadiP. MadhavanArun Prasad MoviesRajan–NagendraVijayakumar, Suman, Shoba, RathiVelli RathamKrishnan–PanjuAstalakshmi PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Manjula, Jamila, Kovai Sarala Velum Mayilum ThunaiRa. SankaranSri Devi Priya FilmsShankar–GaneshM. R. Radha, Vijayakumar, Major Sundarrajan, Sripriya, Radhika, Cho, ManoramaVetrikku OruvanS. P. MuthuramanVijayabhaskar FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Mohan BabuYarukku Yar KaavalMalliyam RajagopalNeo Manijeh Cine ProductionsK. J. JoySivakumar, Sripriya, Srikanth, Jayasri
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