Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross was 133.33 per cent of Nett for all films.
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1953, in alphabetical order.
1953 Title Director Production Music Cast Release date Anbu M. Natesan Natesh Art Pictures T. R. Pappa Sivaji Ganesan, T. R. Rajakumari, Padmini, Rushyendramani, Lalitha, K. A. Thangavelu, T. S. Jaya 24-07-1953 Asai Magan G. R. Rao Associated Productions V. Dakshinamoorthy Gemini Ganesan, Sathyan, B. S. Saroja, Padmini, Aranmula Ponnamma, Girija 18-09-1953 Avvaiyar Kothamangalam Subbu Gemini Studios M. D. ParthasarathyP. S. AnandaramanMayavaram Venu K. B. Sundarambal, M. K. Radha, Gemini Ganesan, D. Balasubramaniam, L. Narayana Rao, T. V. Kumudhini, M. S. Sundari Bai 15-08-1953 Azhagi Sundar Rao Nadkarni Jupiter Pictures P. R. Mani S. A. Natarajan, Krishna Kumari, M. N. Nambiar, Revathi 11-12-1953 Chandirani P. Bhanumathi Bharani Pictures C. R. SubburamanM. S. Viswanathan P. Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, Relangi 18-08-1953 Devadas Vedantam Raghavayya Vinoda Pictures C. R. SubburamanViswanathan–Ramamoorthy A. Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Lalitha, M. N. Nambiar, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, S. V. Ranga Rao 11-09-1953 En Veedu V. Nagayya Our India Films V. NagayyaA. Rama Rao V. Nagayya, T. R. Rajakumari, T. S. Balaiah, V. Gopalakrishnan, Vidyavathi, Girija -01-1953 Genova F. Nagoor Chandra Pictures M. S. ViswanathanM. S. GnanamaniT. A. Kalyanam M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja, T. S. Durairaj 01-06-1953 Gumastha R. M. Krishnaswamy Aruna Pictures G. RamanathanV. NagayyaC. N. Pandurangan V. Nagayya, Pandari Bai, B. Jayamma, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, R. S. Manohar, 'Friend' Ramasami, C. K. Saraswathi, M. Saroja 03-04-1953 Inspector R. S. Mani Jupiter Pictures G. Ramanathan S. Balachander, Anjali Devi, T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi, S. A. Natarajan, M. S. Draupathi, P. K. Saraswathi, S. R. Janaki 31-07-1953 Jatagam R. Nagendra Rao R. N. R. Pictures R. Govardhanam T. K. Balachandran, K. Suryakala, R. Nagendra Rao, K. Sarangapani, K. N. Kamalam, K. R. Chellam, K. S. Angamuthu 25-12-1953 Kangal Krishnan–Panju Motion Pictures Team G. RamanathanS. V. Venkatraman Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Sahasranamam, Mynavathi, J. P. Chandrababu, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, C. T. Rajakantham 05-11-1953 Lakshmi K. B. Nagabhushanam Sri Raja Rajeswari Films M. D. Parthasarathy P. Kannamba, R. S. Manohar, C. V. V. Panthulu, Vanaja, J. P. Chandrababu, M. Saroja 19-12-1953 Madana Mohini M. L. Pathi Liberty Pictures K. V. Mahadevan P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, C. R. Rajakumari, Pollachi Kamala, M. L. Pathi, 'Pulimoottai' Ramaswami, K. S. Angamuthu, V. M. Ezhumalai, Loose Arumugam 14-03-1953 Mamiyar K. Vembu Sri Gajanana Productions C. N. Pandurangan R. S. Manohar, S. Varalakshmi, Suryakantham, Relangi, M. S. S. Bhagyam, B. R. Panthulu, Girija 04-03-1953 Manam Pola Mangalyam P. Pullaiah Narayanan & Company A. Rama Rao Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Surabhi Balasaraswathi, K. Sarangapani, M. R. Santhanalakshmi 05-11-1953 Manidhanum Mirugamum K. Vembu S. D. Sundharam Revathi Productions G. Govindarajulu Naidu Sivaji Ganesan, Madhuri Devi, N. N. Kannappa, K. Sarangapani, T. R. Ramachandran, M. N. Rajam 04-12-1953 Manithan K. Ramnoth Jupiter PicturesLavanya Pictures S. V. Venkatraman T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi, Krishnakumari, S. A. Natarajan, Madhuri Devi, C. V. V. Panthulu, Pandari Bai 17-04-1953 Marumagal D. Yoganand Krishna Pictures C. R. SubburamanG. RamanathanViswanathan–Ramamoorthy N. T. Rama Rao, Padmini, Lalitha, T. R. Ramachandran, S. V. Sahasranamam, Surabhi Balasaraswathi 14-04-1953 Minmini T. V. Ramnoth, Krishnaswamy R. A. L. Thenankoon Production Vijayakumar, Krishna Sharma, Mangalam, Menaka, T. K. Kalyanam, Chitra Krishnasami 11-06-1953 Muyarchi Joseph Pallippad C. C. Production S. G. K. PillaiP. Kalinga Rao P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Revathi, P. A. Thomas, V. K. Ramasamy, M. Lakshmi Prabha 17-06-1953 Naalvar V. Krishnan Sangeetha Pictures K. V. Mahadevan A. P. Nagarajan, Kumari Thankam, N. N. Kannappa, M. N. Krishnan, S. R. Janaki, V. N. Natesan, T. P. Muthulakshmi, R. Balasubramaniam, C. R. Vijayakumari, V. M. Ezhumalai, E. R. Sahadevan 05-11-1953 Naam A. Kasilingam Jupiter PicturesMekala Pictures C. S. Jayaraman M. G. Ramachandran, V. N. Janaki, M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, M. G. Chakrapani, P. K. Saraswathi, S. R. Janaki 05-03-1953 Panakkaari K. S. Gopala Krishnan Uma Pictures S. V. Venkatraman T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran, V. Nagayya, Javar Seetharaman, C. V. V. Panthulu, Mangalam, T. S. Durairaj, K. R. Chellam, K. A. Thangavelu, T. S. Jaya 01-04-1953 Paropakaram Kamal Ghosh Shobha Films Ghantasala G. Varalakshmi, Ramesh Sharma, Savitri, Relangi 25-09-1953 Petrathai K. S. Prakash Rao Prakash Productions Pendyala Nageswara Rao A. Nageswara Rao, G. Varalakshmi, M. N. Nambiar, R. Nageswara Rao, Rajasulochana, T. D. Vasantha, C. Varalakshmi Ponni A. S. A. SamiC. S. Rao Pakshiraja Studios S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Sriram, Lalitha, Padmini, Kaushik, D. Balasubramaniam, Santha Kumari, T. S. Durairaj, P. S. Gnanam 26-06-1953 Poongothai L. V. Prasad Anjali Pictures P. Adinarayana Rao A. Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Sivaji Ganesan, Relangi, Pandari Bai, T. D. Vasantha 01-02-1953Ratna DeepamDebaki BoseDebaki Bose ProductionsRobin Chatterjee11-9-53 Rohini Kamal Ghosh Madras Arts Production G. RamanathanK. V. MahadevanD. C. Dutt Madhuri Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. A. Natarajan, S. V. Sahasranamam, Rajasulochana, G. Varalakshmi, C. K. Saraswathi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Lanka Satyam 02-11-1953 Thandhai M. R. S. Mani Excel Productions P. S. Divakar Prem Nazir, B. S. Saroja, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Bopan Kunjako, T. S. Jayashree, Baby Girija, S. P. Pillai, Pankajavalli 00-04-1953 Thirumbi Paar T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres G. Ramanathan Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Krishna Kumari, Girija, T. S. Durairaj, K. A. Thangavelu 10-07-1953 Ulagam L. S. Ramachandran Society Pictures M. S. Gnanamani V. Nagayya, M. V. Rajamma, T. E. Varadan, P. K. Saraswathi, P. S. Veerappa, M. S. Draupathi, T. R. Rajani, Pulimoottai Ramasami, M. Lakshmiprabha, C. K. Saraswathi, K. S. Angamuthu 10-07-1953 Vanjam Y. R. Swamy Rohini Pictures T. A. Kalyanam Kanta Rao, Savithri, Gummadi, K. Sarangapani, Girija, Seetha 05-12-1953 Vazha Pirandhaval T. R. Ramanna R. R. Pictures S. Rajeswara RaoG. Ramanathan Sriram, T. R. Rajakumari, K. Sarangapani, Pandari Bai, B. S. Saroja, J. P. Chandrababu 08-04-1953 Velaikari Magal C. V. Ranganatha Das Rajyam Pictures C. R. SubbaramanS. Dakshinamurthi N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao, Santha Kumari, T. Kanakam, Relangi, Suryakantam 14-01-1953
Dubbed films Title Director(s) Company Composer Original film Cast Title Language Avan Raja Nawathe R. K. Films Shankar Jaikishan Aah Hindi Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Pran, Vijayalaxmi, Ramesh Sinha Nalla Pillai Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan Art Productions C. Ramchandra Albela Hindi Geeta Bali, Bhagwan Dada, Sunder, Badri Prasad, Prathima Devi, Nihal, Maruti, Dulari Ratha Deepam Debaki Bose Debaki Bose Productions Robin Chatterjee Ratna Deepam Bengali A. Gupta, Manju Dey, Abhi Bhattacharya, Pahari Sanyal, Kamal Mitra Sathya Sodhanai H. L. N. Simha AVM ProductionsKarnataka Films R. Sudharsanam Gunasagari Kannada C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, Gubbi Veeranna, Pandari Bai, T. S. Balaiah, T. S. K. Basayya, C. V. V Panthalu, Rajasulochana
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