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 37 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.CTD reports 37 crore ET collection in 1982–83
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1982, in alphabetical order.
Released films
Opening Title Director Cast Production Ref JAN 1 Nadamadum SilaigalMalleeswarC. H. Narayana Rao, Shankar, Roopa, Vadivukkarasi Sri Nithyodaya Pictures 2Vedikkai ManidhargalB. V. BalaguruRajeev, Vijayashanti, Vanitha Abhirami Enterprises 10Nayakkirin MagalK. S. GopalakrishnanVijayakumar, Jayachitra, Jai Ganesh, Sathyaraj Karpagam Studios 14ThunaiviValampuri SomanathanSivakumar, Sujatha, Sudhakar, Roopa, Surekha, Cho, Thengai Srinivasan Girnar FilmsKrodhamA. JagannathanPrem, Rani PadminiLotus Film CompanyKathoduthan Naan PesuvenM. A. KajaSripriya, Vijayan, Suruli Rajan, ManoramaSri Mahamayi EnterprisesMettiMahendranSarath Babu, Radhika, C. R. Vijayakumari, Rajesh, Vadivukkarasi Rose ArtsErattai ManithanK. ShankarS. S. Rajendran, Jai Ganesh, Latha, Sumithra, Bhavani, V. K. Ramasamy, ManoramaMaruthapandiyan Pictures Murai PonnuR. KrishnamurthyVijayan, Roja Ramani Saravana Movies Pokkiri RajaS. P. MuthuramanRajinikanth, Sridevi, Radhika AVM Productions Anandha RagamBharaniSivakumar, Radha, Aruna, Goundamani Panchu Arts IlanjodigalRama NarayananKarthik, Suresh, Radha, Vijayashanti, GoundamaniBairavi Films Naan Kudithukonde IruppenKadaloor PurushothamanThengai Srinivasan, K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakumar Rajavarthini Pictures 26Vaazhvey Maayam R. KrishnamurthyKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Sripriya, Pratap K. Pothen, Ambika Suresh ArtsHitler UmanathP. MadhavanSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Suruli RajanP. V. T. ProductionsKalyana KalamRobert–RajasekarSuhasini, Janagaraj, Thyagu K. R. K. Creations FEB 5Oru Varisu UruvagiradhuMouleePratap K. Pothen, Sripriya, Jaishankar Trinity CreationIdhayam PesugirathuS. A. ChandrasekharRaveendran, AmbikaSangamam United MoviesOorukku Oru PillaiD. YoganandSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, SripriyaSri Gomathi Sankar Films 6 Vaa Kanna VaaD. YoganandSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh Sivaji Productions 11Manamadurai MalliMadurai ThirumaranAshok, Boopathy, Vyjayanthi Mala, NishaM. S. V. S. Pictures 19Parvaiyin MarupakkamK. M. BalakrishnanVijayakanth, Sripriya, Sivachandran, Silk Smitha Kannmani Creations Kanalukku KaraiyethuShankar, Aruna Pushpanjali Productions Moondram PiraiBalu MahendraKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Silk Smitha Sathya Jyothi FilmsAsthivaramT. ThirunavukarasuJaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, VanithaKar Creation25Garuda SaukiyamaK. S. Prakash RaoSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, ThiagarajanRevathi Combines 26 VadivangalMadhukoor KannanRamji, Radhika, Suhasini A. V. P. Combines Payanangal MudivathillaiR. SundarrajanMohan, Poornima Jayaram, S. Ve. Shekher Motherland Pictures MAR5Pattanathu RajakkalS. A. ChandrasekharVijayakanth, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha Veeralakshmi Combines Iniyavale VaaN. C. ChakravarthyMohan, Radhika, Rajesh, Menaka, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha Aiswarya ArtAyiram MuthangalS. DevarajanSivakumar, Radha, Y. G. Mahendra, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, VanithaVivekanandha Pictures7Deviyin ThiruvilaiyadalK. S. GopalakrishnanK. R. Vijaya, Sridevi, ThiagarajanRevathi Cine Arts12 Thanikattu RajaV. C. GuhanathanRajinikanth, Sridevi, Sripriya, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sathyakala, Y. G. MahendraSuresh Productions VadaimalaiMaruthi ValliSrikanth, Saroja, Poornam Viswanathan Jayamurthy At Madras ChitraThambathyam Oru SangeethamVenkatMohan, Prasanna, Sulakshana, Jai Ganesh R. R. Films19AnuP. N. MenonJaya Devi, Raja, S. S. R. RajendrakumarT. R. M. Creations27Auto RajaK. VijayanVijayakanth, Jaishankar, Gayathri, Vanitha Santosh Art Films APR 14Simla SpecialV. SrinivasanKamal Haasan, Sripriya, S. Ve. Shekher, Y. G. Mahendra, Manorama, Thengai Srinivasan Muktha FilmsSangiliC. V. RajendranSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Prabhu, Sumithra, Roja Ramani, Y. G. Mahendra Arun Sujatha Combines RangaR. ThyagarajanRajinikanth, Radhika, K. R. Vijaya, Raveendran, Silk Smitha Devar Films 21 TheerpuR. KrishnamurthySivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sarath Babu, Silk Smitha Sujatha Cine Arts 30Kadhal OviyamBharathirajaKannan, Radha, Archana, Janagaraj Manoj Creations MAY 5 Thottal SudumN. S. Raj BharathDileep, Suhasini Hayagreeva Films7Kelviyum Naane Pathilum NaaneN. MurugeshKarthik, Srividya, Aruna S. T. Combines Vasandhathil Or NaalA. C. TirulokchandarM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Thengai SrinivasanVenus Arts Manal KayiruVisuS. Ve. Shekher, Shanthi Krishna, Visu, Manorama, KismuKavithalayaa Productions Sivantha KangalRama NarayananVijayakanth, UsharaniUma Kannu Creation 10 Nenjil Oru RagamT. RajendarSaritha, Rajeev K. R. G. Art Productions 14 Kanavugal KarpanaigalA. L. S. KannappanSarath Babu, Roopa, Rani Padmini A. L. S. Enterprises 21Kadhalithu PaarA. JagannathanMohan, Radha, GeethaSri Niranjani Films 25Om ShaktiS. A. ChandrasekharVijayakanth, Menaka, Jaishankar Rajam Movies 28Thooku MedaiAmirthamChandrasekar, Menaka, Chakravarthy, Usha Rajendar Sri Appan Films 29Katrukenna VeliK. N. SubbuMohan, Radha, Geetha, Thengai SrinivasanBobby Films JUN 4Eera Vizhi KaaviyangalB. R. RavishankarSarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, RadhikaR. V. CinemasNeram VandhachuM. VellaisamyKarthik, Radha, Thiagarajan, Usharani, Silk SmithaKarthik Arts 11PuthukavithaiS. P. MuthuramanRajinikanth, Saritha, Jyothi Kavithalayaa ProductionsEzhavathu ManithanK. HariharanRaghuvaran, RathnaLatha Creations 14 Echchil IravugalA. S. PragasamPratap K. Pothen, Raveendran, Roopa, VanithaNew Wavers Arts 18Ninaivellam NithyaC. V. SridharKarthik, Jigi, Nizhalgal Ravi Shiv Shakthi FilmsNirantharamR. K. MurthySuresh, Rajeev, Menaka B. M. K. PicturesIdho VarugirenK. C. Krishna MoorthyMohan, SrikamuS. G. Films 24 AmmaRajasekharPratap K. Pothen, Saritha AVM Productions JUL 2Sattam SirikkiradhuT. R. RamannaVijayakanth, Pratap K. Pothen, Jyothi, Aruna E. V. R. Films Nambinal NambungalK. S. GopinathSivakumar, Saritha, Shanthi Krishna Suresh Chithra Films 9Thaai MookaambikaiK. ShankarK. R. Vijaya, Sivakumar, Jaishankar, Sujatha, Saritha, Major Sundarrajan, Karthik, Poornima Jayaram, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama Sivashankar Creations Nandri, Meendum VarugaMouleePratap K. Pothen, Suhasini, Jaishankar Ponmalar International 23Manjal NilaRanjith KumarSuresh, Kalaranjini, Nizhalgal Ravi Sri Manickam Films 27 Kavithai MalarS. DevarajanMadhavi S. M. Creations AUG 6Raga BandhangalP. RamachandrenRajamani, Jayashri, Nalini Venus Arts 10Lottery TicketC. V. RajendranMohan, Prabhu, Suhasini, Silk SmithaR. V. Creations 11 SparisamR. C. SakthiS. Ve. Shekher, Sri Lakshmi Sri Sathya Sai Art Movies 14 Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiRama NarayananMohan, Poornima Jayaram, Silk Smitha Shobanaa's Creations Enkeyo Ketta KuralS. P. MuthuramanRajinikanth, Ambika, RadhaP. A. Art ProductionsKanne RadhaRama NarayananKarthik, Radha, Raja, Vanitha Charuchithra FilmsSakalakala VallavanS. P. MuthuramanKamal Haasan, Ambika, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk SmithaAVM Productions 25 NijangalK. S. SethumadhavanSivakumar, Menaka Ramya Chithra Productions 27PanchavarnamManimaranJacob, Menaka K. J. Films SEP 2Pakkathu Veetu RojaM. BhaskarKarthik, Radha, GoundamaniBhairavi Films 3ThyagiC. V. RajendranSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sripriya, Vijayakumar, Geetha Padmalaya Pictures Poi SatchiK. BhagyarajK. Bhagyaraj, Radhika Thirupathysamy Pictures 17Marumagale VazhgaB. L. V. Prasad-KalanidhiChandrasekar, Suhasini, S. Ve. Shekher, Raghuvaran, ManoramaShrikant Pictures 20 NalanthanaDuraiPrabhu, Menaka, Thengai Srinivasan Kailasa Vinayakar Films 23 Boomboom MaaduAdaikalavanChandrasekhar, MadhuriA. N. N. Movies 24Kannodu KannVijay KrishnarajRavi, SulakshanaJaidevi Movies Kaduvulluku Oru KadidhamKalanidhiRajeev, Sivachandran, Ganga, Saira Banu, Rani Padmini J. V. L. Creation OCT 1 ThunaiDuraiSivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Suresh, Radha Prakash Pictures Moondru MugamA. JagannathanRajinikanth, Radhika, Rajyalakshmi, Kamala Kamesh Sathya Movies 8Thaniyatha DhagamE. M. IbrahimDelhi Ganesh, Swarna Mansoor Creations 9 Theerpugal ThiruththapadalamM. BhaskarSivakumar, Ambika, Sathyakala Oscar MoviesRaagam Thedum PallaviT. RajendarShankar, Roopa Raja Cine Arts Rani TheniG. N. RangarajanKamal Haasan, Deepan Chakravarthy, Sri, Vanitha Parameswari Enterprises Pannai Purathu PandavargalB. LeninSarath Babu, Saritha, Geetha, Y. G. Mahendra Jayasarathy Enterprises 15Archanai PookalGokula KrishnanChandrasekhar, Mohan, Rajyalakshmi, Subhathra Bagavathi CreationsGopurangal SaivathillaiManivannanMohan, Suhasini, Radha, S. Ve. ShekherEverest FilmsAntha Rathirikku Satchi IllaiR. SundarrajanKapildev, Sivachandran, Sulakshana, Vanitha, Usha Rajendar K. R. G. Art Productions Nadodi RajaS. M. OmarRajeev, Aruna, Thiagarajan, Y. G. Mahendra Balaji Creative Enterprises Mul Illatha RojaK. RamrajChakravarthy, Vijayakala, Delhi Ganesh, Goundamani, Usha Rani Om Saravana Bava Creations 22 Neethi Devan MayakkamBapuBhanu Chander, Madhavi Sathya Chithra CombinesKuppathu PonnuFeroz SharifSatyajit, AshaZoroo Creations NOV 14AdhisayappiravigalR. ThyagarajanKarthik, Jaishankar, Prabhu, Radha, Rajyalakshmi, Y. G. Mahendra, Vanitha, S. Ve. Shekher Devar Films Oorum UravumMajor SundarrajanSivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Major Sundarrajan, Y. G. Mahendra, Nizhalgal Ravi Raja Mahalakshmi ArtsAvanuku Nigar AvaneM. KarnanSuman, Madhan Kumar, Vasantha, SwethaIndhrani FilmsDarling, Darling, DarlingK. BhagyarajK. Bhagyaraj, Poornima Jayaram, Suman, Aruna, Baby AnjuVigranth Creation Pagadai PanirenduN. DhamodharanKamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendra Swarnambika ProductionsNizhal Thedum NenjangalP. S. NivasRajeev, Vijayashanti, Bhanu Chander, Subhadra, Vadivukkarasi Sivachithra PicturesKanmani PoongaVisuVisu, Saritha, Chakravarthy, Sivashankari, KismuAnanthi Films Paritchaikku NeramaachuV. SrinivasanSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Y. G. Mahendra Vidhya MoviesAgni SakshiK. BalachanderSivakumar, Saritha, SwapnaKavithalayaa Productions Thooral Ninnu PochchuK. BhagyarajK. Bhagyaraj, Sulakshana, M. N. Nambiar Durga Bhagavathy Films Valibamey Vaa VaaBharathirajaKarthik, Radha, Goundamani Sri Amman Creation 30Aval Etriya DeepamP. Bhanumathi P. Bhanumathi, Sarath BabuBharani Pictures DEC 6 Vetri NamedheR. SundaramRajeev, Rajesh, Vanitha, Usha Rajendra Modern Theatres 10NenjangalMajor SundarrajanSivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, Vijayakumar, Silk Smitha Vanitha Film Production 11Chinnan ChirusugalRama NarayananMohan, Sulakshana, Prabhu, Silk SmithaSri Thenandal Films 17 Agaya GangaiManobalaKarthik, Suhasini, Goundamani Sreeni EnterprisesAzhagiya KanneMahendranSarath Babu, Sumalatha, Suhasini, Baby AnjuSouthern Creations 25Mamiyara MarumagalaA. K. SubramaniamSudhakar, Radhika Narayanan MoviesMagane MaganeK. N. LakshmananSuresh, Poornima Rao, Manju Bhargavi Panju ArtsKozhi KoovuthuGangai AmaranPrabhu, Suresh, Silk Smitha, Viji Pavalar Creations
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