Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 2.28 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.CTD reports 2.28 crore ET collection in 1961–62
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1961, in alphabetical order.
1961 Title Director Production Music Cast Release date (D-M-Y)AkbarK. AsifSterling Investment CorporationNaushadDilip Kumar, Madhubala, Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote03-03-1961 Tamil version Arabu Naattu AzhagiRemake of Hindi film Homi Wadia Film Centre, ChennaiVijayabhasker 06-10-1961ArasilankumariA. S. A. Sami & A. KasilingamJupiter PicturesG. RamanathanM. G. Ramachandran, Padmini, Rajasulochana01-01-1961Anbu MaganT. Prakash RaoJayalakshmi PicturesT. Chalapathi RaoA. Nageswara Rao, Savitri27-01-1961BhagyalakshmiK. V. SrinivasanNarayanan & CoViswanathan–RamamoorthyGemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, E. V. Saroja07-11-1961Ellam UnakkagaA. SubbaraoSaravanabhava Unity PicturesK. V. MahadevanSivaji Ganesan, Savitri, S. V. Ranga Rao01-07-1961Ennai PaarG. R. NathanPalaniyappa ProductionsT. G. LingappaT.R. Mahalingam, B. S. Saroja, Pandari Bai16-06-1961Jagathala PrathapanK. V. ReddyVijaya Vauhini StudiosPendyala Nageswara RaoN. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, L. VijayalakshmiKaanal NeerP. S. Ramakrishna RaoBharani PicturesP. BhanumathiA. Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Sowcar Janaki21-07-1961Kappalottiya ThamizhanB. R. PanthuluPadmini PicturesG. RamanathanSivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Tambaram Lalitha07-11-1961Kongunattu ThangamM. A. ThirumugamDevar FilmsK. V. MahadevanC. L. Anandan, M. R. Radha, Pushpalatha, Tambaram Lalitha14-04-1961Kumara RajaG. K. RamuSivakami PicturesT. R. PappaJ. P. Chandrababu, T. S. Balaiah, Suryakala, M. N. Rajam21-04-1961KumudhamA. SubbaraoModern TheatresK. V. MahadevanS. S. Rajendran, M. R. Radha, Sowcar Janaki, C. R. Vijayakumari29-07-1961Maharajan Petra Maindhan B. Vittalacharya Vittal Productions Rajan–Nagendra Kanta Rao, Krishna Kumari, Rajanala, Mukkamala, Balakrishnan, Srikanth, Satya NarayanaMalliyam MangalamMalliyam RajagopalTamil Nadu TalkiesT. A. KalyanamS. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai, S. V. Subbaiah, Mynavathi, Lakshmi MuthuramanMamiyarum Oru Veetu MarumagaleK. B. TilakAnubama FilmsPendyala Nageswara RaoS. S. Rajendran, M. N. Rajam, Devika27-04-1961ManapanthalV. N. ReddyR. R. PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthyS. S. Rajendran, S. A. Ashokan, B. Saroja Devi, E. V. Saroja10-02-1961Marutha Nattu VeeranT. R. RaghunathSaravanabhava Unity PicturesS. V. VenkatramanSivaji Ganesan, Jamuna, P. S. Veerappa24-08-1961Naaga NandhiniT. R. RaghunathB. V. N. PicturesR. SudarsanamAnjali Devi, K. Balaji, Devika, Sandhya, Nambiar10-02-1961Nagarathil ZimboNanubhai BhattVijaya BhaskarAzad, NiloferNallavan VazhvanP. NeelakantanArasu PicturesT. R. PappaM. G. Ramachandran, M. R. Radha, Rajasulochana31-08-1961Palum PazhamumA. BhimsinghSaravana FilmsViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, M. R. Radha, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki09-09-1961Panam PanthiyileK. SomuM. A. V. PicturesK. V. MahadevanS. S. Rajendran, M. R. Radha, C. R. Vijayakumari, Rajasree07-11-1961PangaaligalG. RamakrishnaIrish MoviesS. DakshinamurthiGemini Ganesan, M. R. Radha, Anjali Devi, DevikaPanithiraiMuktha V. SrinivasanMuktha FilmsK. V. MahadevanGemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, K. A. Thangavelu01-12-1961PasamalarA. BhimsinghRajamani PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. N. Rajam27-05-1961Paava MannippuA. BhimsinghBuddha PicturesViswanathan–RamamoorthySivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. R. Radha, Savitri, M. V. Rajamma, Devika16-03-1961Punar JanmamR. S. ManiVijaya FilmsT. Chalapathi RaoSivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Ragini, K. A. Thangavelu21-04-1961Rishya Sringar Mukkamala T. V. Raju Haranath, Rajasulochana, MukkamalaSabaash MapillaiS. RaghavanRagavan ProductionsK. V. MahadevanM. G. Ramachandran, M.R. Radha, Malini14-07-1961Sri ValliT. R. RamannaNarasus StudioG. RamanathanSivaji Ganesan, Padmini, J. P. Chandrababu, T. R. Mahalingam01-07-1961Thai Sollai ThattatheM. A. ThirumugamDevar FilmsK. V. MahadevanM.G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, M. R. Radha07-11-1961Thayilla PillaiL. V. PrasadPrasad MoviesK. V. MahadevanKalyan Kumar, T. S. Balaiah, M. V. Rajamma, L. Vijayalakshmi, Nagesh18-08-1961ThennilavuC. V. SridharChitralayaA. M. RajahGemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, K. A. Thangavelu30-09-1961ThirudatheP. NeelakantanA. L. S. ProductionsS. M. Subbaiah NaiduM.G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, K. A. Thangavelu23-03-1961Thooya UllamA. SubbaraoAnnapurna Pictures Ltd.Pendyala Nageswara RaoA. Nageswara Rao, Savitri, K. A. Thangavelu14-01-1961Veerakumar B. Vittalacharya PuratchidasanVittal Productions Rajan–Nagendra Kanta Rao, Krishna Kumari, Rajanala, Satyannarayana, Meenakumari, BalakrishnaYar Manamagan?P. SubramaniamNeela ProductionsBr LakshmananT. K. Balachandran, V. K. Ramasamy D. Balasubramaniam, Kumari K. V. Shanthi, C. R. Rajakumari22-09-1961
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