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 21.92 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.CTD reports 21.92 crore ET collection in 1980-81
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1980, in alphabetical order.
1980 DateTitle Director Producer Music Cast12 JanuaryAayiram Vaasal IdhayamA. JagannathanSelvam ArtsIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Radhika, Roja Ramani, Thengai Srinivasan26 JanuaryRishi MoolamS. P. MuthuramanS. S. K. FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya28 JanuaryBillaR. KrishnamurthySuresh ArtsM. S. ViswanathanRajinikanth, Sripriya, Helen, K. Balaji29 FebruaryDeiveega RaagangalA. VeerappanAachi Cine ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSrikanth, Vadivukkarasi, Roja Ramani14 MayAvan Aval AdhuV. SrinivasanMaya ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama16 MayYamanukku YamanD. YoganandLakshmi Narasimha PicturesK. ChakravarthySivaji Ganesan, SripriyaAndharangam OomaiyanathuG. PremkumarLankal FilmsK. J. JoySarath Babu, Jose, M. G. Soman, Roopa, Rajani Sharma, Jayamalini, Jalaja, Suruli RajanAnna ParavaiR. PattabhiramanThiru Vadapalani FilmsR. RamanujamLatha, Srikanth, Sudhakar, Radhika4 JuneAnbukku Naan AdimaiR. ThyagarajanDevar FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Rathi, Vijayan, Sujatha, Thengai SrinivasanAriyaa ParuvathileUnknownNew Era CombinesNickolas RajaVadivukkarasiAvalukkagave NaanM. ThiruvengadamVyas N Rose MoviesMadurai Somu, HareramSivakumar, Rathi DeviAzhaithal VaruvenP. R. SomuR. R. ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSudhakar, Sumalatha, Vadivukkarasi, Suruli Rajan12 JuneBhama RukmaniR. BhaskaranSri Kamakshi Amman MoviesM. S. ViswanathanK. Bhagyaraj, Radhika, Praveena, NageshBombay Mail 109T. P. SundaramAlarmelumanga ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanRavichandran, Sangeetha, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Jayamalini, AbarnaChinna Chinna Veedu KattiYuvarajaSri Amman CreationsShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Babitha (Anu), VijayanChinnajiru KiliyeK. Chandra BoseSunrise EnterprisesG. K. VenkateshSudhakar, Radhika, Suruli Rajan26 AprilDharma RajaM. A. ThirumugamVijayavel FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji, Thengai SrinivasanEdhir Veettu JannalKalaignanamBhairavi CreationShankar–GaneshSudhakar, Radhika, Suruli Rajan, ManoramaEllam Un KairasiM. A. ThirumugamSanthi Cine ParadiseIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Seema, Sowcar Janaki, Major SundarrajanEnga Ooru RasathiN. S. RajendranRavi CombinesGangai AmaranSudhakar, Radhika, Ambika, GoundamaniEngal VadhiyarDuraiRadhakrishna CombinesM. S. ViswanathanNagesh, Srikanth, Kavitha, Jayamalini, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli RajanGeetha Oru ShenbagapooS. A. KannanRajeswari MoviesM. S. ViswanathanJai Ganesh, Srikanth, Subhashini, Lavanya, Suruli Rajan, ManoramaGeethavin RojaVijithaa Art PicturesM. L. SrikanthJai GaneshGramathu AthiyayamC. RudhraiyaKumar ArtsIlaiyaraajaChandrahasan, Nandakumar, KrishnakumariGuruI. V. SasiSivasakthi FilmsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sridevi, R. MuthuramanIdhayaththil Ore IdamPrashathSri Hariharan FilmsIlaiyaraajaSrikanth, RadhikaIlamai KolamN. VenkateshG. V. P CreationsIlaiyaraajaSuman, Pratap K. Pothen, RadhikaInaindha DhuruvangalK. S. GopalakrishnanVohra FilmsV. KumarR. Muthuraman, K. R. VijayaIvargal VidhiyasamanavargalMouleeMangaadu Amman CreationM. S. ViswanathanJambooM. KarnanIndhrani FilmsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Jayamala, Jayavani, Praveena, Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan, ManoramaJohnnyMahendranK. R. G. FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Sridevi, Deepa, Suruli RajanKaaduDuraiGolden Harvest ProductionsShankar–GaneshSathar, Vanitha, Bharathi MohanKaalam Badhil SollumAmirthamKarumari FilmsM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, ManjulaKaaliI. V. SasiHem Nag FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Seema, Fatafat JayalaxmiKadhal Kadhal KadhalM. A. KajaUdhayam ProductionsShankar–GaneshA. V. Ramanan, Deepa, Suruli RajanKadhal KiligalA. C. TirulokchandarArunodhaya FilmsK. V. MahadevanSivakumar, RathiKallukkul EeramP. S. NivasNeelima Movie MakersIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Bharathiraja, Aruna, Vijayashanti, Vennira Aadai NirmalaKannil Theriyum KathaikalDevaraj–MohanRaja Meenakshi FilmsK. V. Mahadevan, Ilaiyaraja, G. K. Venkatesh, Shankar–Ganesh, AgathiyarSarath Babu, Sripriya, VadivukkarasiKaradiT. K. MohanPoornima CreationsGangai AmaranM. G. C. Sukumar, Vijaya Geetha, Suruli RajanKarumbu VilKumari Pennin UllathileRa. SankaranSurendras Art InternationalShankar–GaneshK. Bhagyaraj, Vijayan, Radhika, Vijay Babu, Suruli RajanKuruvikooduP. MadhavanManimekalai PicturesK. V. MahadevanSivakumar, Saritha, Suruli RajanMadhavi VandhalNathigam RamaswamyThe Nathigam PicturesChandraboseMalargale MalarungalBabuBhavana FilmsGangai AmaranSudhakar, Vijayan, Radhika, VanithaMalargindra ParuvathileRajapriya CombinesK. V. MahadevanMangala NayagiKrishnan–PanjuJ. C. Chowdry ArtsV. KumarK. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Sivachandran, Nisha, Sri Geetha, 'Baby' ShobanaManmatha RathangalK. ShankarNahar MoviesK. V. MahadevanMaria My DarlingDuraiDurgeswari FilmsShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Sripriya, Thengai SrinivasanMattravai NerilMouleePonmalar ArtsShyamVijayan, Jaya DeviMazhalai PattalamLakshmiKalaikoodam ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanVishnuvardhan, SumithraMeenakshiRama NarayananDevipriya MoviesShankar–GaneshVijayan, Vijay Babu, SmithaMegathukkum Dhagam UnduS. JagadeesanP. S. V. PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSarath Babu, Rajani Sharma, Suruli RajanMoodu PaniBalu MahendraRaja Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaPratap K. Pothen, Shoba, MohanMurattu KaalaiS. P. MuthuramanAVM ProductionsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Jaishankar, Rathi, Sumalatha, Suruli RajanMuyalakku Moonu KaalV. C. GuhanathanS. P. V. FilmsChandraboseBhanu Chander, Nisha, Suruli Rajan, Vijay Babu, Sathyapriya, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, SachuMuzhu NilavuUdumalai ChandranShanthi Nikethan ProductionsShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, Srikanth, Sangeetha, LakshmisriNaan Naaney ThanP. MadhavanRamya Chithra ProductionsK. V. MahadevanRajesh, VadivukkarasiNaan Potta SavaalPuratchidasanKanaka Saranga FilmsIlaiyaraajaRajinikanth, Reena, Suruli Rajan, ManoramaNadhiyai Thedi Vandha KadalB. LeninRadha ArtsIlaiyaraajaJayalalitha, Sarath Babu, Srikanth, JamilaNandri KarangalK. S. GopalakrishnanSolar CombinesShankar–GaneshSrividya, Vanitha, Thengai SrinivasanNatchathiramDasari Narayana RaoSri Samundeswari CombinesShankar–GaneshSripriya, Mohan Babu, Sivachandran, ManoramaNeer Nilam NeruppuK. S. GopalakrishnanKangadhara PicturesSahnkar–GaneshSujatha, Vijay Anand, Y. G. Mahendra, VanithaNeerottamJaichandarT. M. MoviesA. V. RamananVijayakanth, Thirumurugan, Padmapriya, PraveenaNenjathai KillatheMahendranDevi FilmsIlaiyaraajaSuhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, MohanNijangal NilaikkindranaGovindanVijayaraji PicturesShankar-GaneshNizhalgalBharathirajaManoj CreationsIlaiyaraajaRajasekharan, Rohini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Chandrasekhar, SuveethaOli PirandhadhuDuraiSunitha Cine ArtsShankar–GaneshVijayan, Menaka, Suruli RajanOomai Kanavu KandalVijayarajaMansoor MoviesShankar–GaneshThirumurugan, M. S. Vasanthi, Meera, Y. G. Mahendra, SukumariOre MuthamC. A. MugilanS. V. S. A. V. M. Cine ArtsIlaiyaraajaJai Ganesh, Sumithra, SrikanthOru Iravu Oru ParavaiP. C. ReddyEswari Chithra ProductionsIlaiyaraajaVijayakumar, Latha, Sarath BabuOru Kai OsaiK. BhagyarajAmmulu ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanK. Bhagyaraj, AshwiniOru Marathu ParavaigalRa. ShankaranJayavel ProductionsShankar–GaneshJai Ganesh, SripriyaOru Thalai RagamE. M. IbrahimT. RajendarMansoor CreationsT. RajendarShankar, Roopa, Raveendran, Chandrasekhar, Usha RajendarOru Velladu VengaiyagiradhuDevaraj–MohanSathya MoviesM. S. ViswanathanSivakumar, Saritha, Thengai SrinivasanOthayadi PaathayilaeA. S. PrakasamS. V. R. EnterprisesShankar–GaneshGanesh, PournamiPanam Penn PasamM. A. KajaMurali Karthikeyan PicturesShankar–GaneshR. Muthuraman, Vijayan, Saritha, VadivukkarasiParuvathin VasalileKiruba ShankarSri Suryalaya CreationsGangai AmarenVijay Babu, RadhikaPolladhavanV. SrinivasanVidhya MoviesM. S. ViswanathanRajinikanth, Lakshmi, SripriyaPonnagaramK. S. MathanganTrue FilmsShankar–GaneshSarath Babu, ShobaPennukku Yaar KaavalDuraiLakshmiJyothi FilmsRamesh NaiduVijayakumar, SumithraPorkkaalamDuraiKasthuri EnterprisesShankar–GaneshM. G. C. Sukumar, Vijayan, Sathyakala, VanithaPoottaatha PoottukkalMahendranSri Sarasalaya ProductionsIlaiyaraajaJayan, Charulatha, Sundar, ArchanaPournami NilavilM. A. KajaUmapriya CreationsShankar–GaneshVijayan, M. S. VasanthiPudhiya ThoranangalM. KarnanValli Velan MoviesShankar–GaneshSarath Babu, MadhaviRakaala ParavaigalNOT KNOWNChinnalapatti SakthivelP. SreenivasanChakravarthy, Suman, Praveena, V. K. RamasamyRaman ParasuramanM. S. GopinathSuresh Fine ArtsSathyamSivakumar, Latha, RathiRamayi Vayasukku VandhuttaV. AlagappanSri Durga CombinesGangai AmaranUdhayashankar, MenakaRatha PaasamK. VijayanSivaji ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Jayachitra, Mohan Babubvn25 DecemberRusi Kanda PoonaiG. N. RangarajanPanchu ArtsIlaiyaraajaSudhakar, Saritha, Latha, M. R. RadhaSamanthipooK. S. MathanganAnand CreationMalaysia VasudevanSivakumar, ShobaSanthana MalargalJ. RamuNagavelankanni CreationsGangai AmaranSudhakar, RadhikaSaranam AyyappaDasarathanAmudeshwari FilmsChandraboseJayabharathi, Vijayan, Radha RaviSavitriBharathanLena ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanVinod, MenakaSoolamM. BhaskarOscar MoviesIlaiyaraajaRajkumar, PonniSoundaryame Varuga VarugaC. V. SridharSri Bharani Chithra EnterprisesVijaya BhaskarSivachandran, SripriyaSrideviBalajiU. M. ProductionsVijayan, Vijay Babu, Saritha, Vanitha SriSujathaMohanSujatha Cine ArtsM. S. ViswanathanVijayan, Saritha, Shankar, Rajyalakshmi, RaveendranThai PongalM. G. VallabhanAnjaneya CombinesIlaiyaraajaVijayan, Chakravarthy, Radhika, SarithaTheneerJayabharathyVaigarai Films Pvt LtdGangai AmaranThanimaramDuraiJayadevi MoviesShankar–GaneshRajesh, Nalini, Suruli RajanTharayil Pootha MalarJai DuraiVengarai Amman CreationsGangai AmaranRavikanth, AmbikaTheru VilakkuM. A. KajaSri Devadevi FilmsGangai AmaranVijayan, Deepa, Suruli RajanThunive ThozhanR. SundaramModern TheatresR. RajeshSivakumar, Sivachandran, Sathyakala, ArchanaUchakattamN. S. Raj BharathSurya Art FilmsShankar–GaneshSarath Babu, Sunitha7 MarchUllasa ParavaigalC. V. RajendranS. P. T. FilmsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Rathi, Deepa29 AugustVandichakkaramK. VijayanVivekanandha PicturesShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Saritha, Silk Smitha6 NovemberVarumayin Niram SivappuK. BalachanderPremalaya ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Pratap K. Pothen, S. Ve. Shekher6 NovemberVishwaroopamA. C. TirulokchandarPadmalaya PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sridevi5 DecemberDoorathu Idi MuzhakkamK. VijayanSaisudha FilmsSalil ChowdhuryVijayakanth, Poornima, Peeli Sivam, Suruli RajanYaaga SaalaiK. V. ManisekaranFriends MoviesVijaya RamaniThirumurugan, Vadivukkarasi, M. S. VasanthiVasantha AzhaippugalT. RajendarJeppiar PicturesT. RajendarRaveendran, Usha Rajendar, RoopaVeli Thandiya VelladuM. A. KajaSenthil CreationsShankar–GaneshVijayan, Vijay Babu, DeepaValli MayilM. A. KajaKadayanalur CreationsShankar–GaneshVijayan, Deepa
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