The following is a list of Malayalam films released in 1961. Opening Sl.no. Film Cast Director Music director NotesJAN 28 Christmas Rathri T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair P. Subramaniam Br Lakshmanan APR 14 ummini thanka Sukumari, Kedamangalam Sadanandan G. Viswanath V. Dakshinamoorthy AUG 24 Kandam Bacha Kotte Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nawas T. R. Sundaram Baburaj Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film Unniyarcha Prem Nazir, Sathyan Kunchacko K. Raghavan Arappavan Sathyan, KPAC Sulochana K. Shankar G. K. Venkatesh, P. S. Divakar NOV 3 Sabarimala Ayyappan Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair Shri Ramulu Naidu S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film 15 Bhaktha Kuchela C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Kanta Rao P. Subramaniam Br Lakshmanan 18 Krishna Kuchela Prem Nazir, Sathyan Kunchacko K. Raghavan DEC 22 Jnaanasundari Prem Nazir, L. Vijayalakshmi K. S. Sethumadhavan V. Dakshinamoorthy Mudiyanaya Puthran Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi Ramu Kariat M. S. Baburaj President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film