List of Tamil films of 1974

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett ^[1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹15.93 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.^[2]

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1974, in alphabetical order.

1974[]

Title	Director	Production	Music	Cast
			M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Nagesh, Lakshmi, Jayachitra, Savitri,Rajeshri
Anbai Thedi	V. Srinivasan	Muktha Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha, Major Sundarrajan, C. R. Vijayakumari, Shubha, Cho, Manorama
Anbu Thangai	S. P. Muthuraman		K. V. Mahadevan	R. Muthuraman, Jayalalitha, Jaya, Srikanth, K. A. Thangavelu
			Shyam	Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Ravichandran, Sheela
Athaiya Mamiya	Gopu		M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, Ushanandini, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Srikanth, M. N. Rajam, M. Bhanumathi, Venniradai Moorthy, Sachu
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai	K. Balachander		M. S. Viswanathan	Sujatha, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Jai Ganesh, M. G. Soman, Sripriya
			V. Kumar	Ravichandran, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Kalyan Kumar, Thengai Srinivasan, Pushpalatha, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy
Avalum Penn Thaane	Durai		V. Kumar	R. Muthuraman, Sumithra, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Rama Prabha
	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram		Shankar–Ganesh	K. R. Vijaya, Gemini Ganesan, Kumari Padmini, Major Sundarrajan, S. Varalakshmi, Pushpalatha, K. A. Thangavelu, Cho, Suruli Rajan, Manorama, Vijayakumar, Shashikumar, Sriranjani Jr.,
Dheerga Sumangali	A. C. Tirulokchandar		M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman, Major Sundarrajan, Pushpalatha, Sivakumar, Jayasudha, Suruli Rajan, Y. G. Mahendra
			Shankar–Ganesh	A. V. M. Rajan, Manjula, Thengai Srinivasan,Asogan, M. N. Rajam, Murthi
Dikkatra Parvathi	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao		Chitti Babu	Lakshmi, Srikanth, Y. G. Mahendran
En Magan	C. V. Rajendran	Sujatha Cine Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula, K. Balaji, Roja Ramani, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama
			M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Suruli Rajan, Baby Sridevi
Engamma Sapatham	S. P. Muthuraman		Vijaya Bhaskar	R. Muthuraman, Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Vidhubala, Suruli Rajan, Manorama
Gumasthavin Magal	A. P. Nagarajan		Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Aarathi, , Nagesh, Pandari Bai
	A. Jagannathan		T. R. Pappa	Jaishankar, Srividya, Jayachitra, Jayakumari, Srikanth
		Padmini Pictures	T. G. Lingappa	R. Muthuraman, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan,Srikanth, Kumari Padmini,Asogan
	A. B. Raj		Shankar–Ganesh	Nagesh, Prameela, Thengai Srinivasan, A. Sakunthala, Srikanth, M. R. R. Vasu, Sachu
Kaliyuga Kannan	Krishnan–Panju		V. Kumar	Jaishankar, Sowcar Janaki, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan,Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy, Asogan
Kalyanamam Kalyanam			Vijaya Bhaskar	Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Cho, Sukumari, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, Jayakumari,
	Devaraj–Mohan		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Lakshmi, M. N. Rajam, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Kumari Padmini
	M. Krishnan		M. S. Viswanathan	A. V. M. Rajan, Vijaya Kumari, Jaya, Ravichandran, M. R. R. Vasu,Asogan, Manorama,Ramadas
Maanikka Thottil	P. Madhavan		M. S. Viswanathan	Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Shubha, Nagesh, Vijayakumar, Jayakumari,
	P. Madhavan	Arun Prasad Movies	G. K. Venkatesh	A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, Srikanth, Vijayakumar, Vidhubala, Sripriya,
Naan Avanillai	K. Balachander	Shri Narayani Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Lakshmi, Jayabharathi, Jayasudha, Leelavathi
Netru Indru Naalai	P. Neelakantan	Amalraj Films	M. S. Viswanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Manjula, Latha, Rajasree, Thengai Srinivasan, Isari Velan, Rama Prabha, Sukumari
	Ra. Sankaran		V. Kumar	Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Cho, Manorama,Srikanth, Surulirajan
	K. Vijayan		Shankar–Ganesh	A. V. M. Rajan, P. R. Varalakshmi, Major Sundarrajan, M. N. Rajam, Cho, Manorama
	A. Bhimsingh		Jaya Vijaya	Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Jaya, V. S. Raghavan, V. K. Ramasamy, Venniradai Moorthy, Manorama, Sukumari
Panathukkaga			M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Shashikumar, Thengai Srinivasan, A. Sakunthala, Kamal Haasan, Master Sridhar, Sripriya
			Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Jayasudha, Shashikumar, Jayakumari, M. R. R. Vasu, Manorama
Paruva Kaalam			G. Devarajan	Prameela, Roja Ramani, Srikanth, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh, Sachu
	Krishnan–Panju		Shankar–Ganesh	P. Bhanumathi, B. Saroja Devi, A. V. M. Rajan, R. Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Rajasree, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, M. N. Rajam
	Gopu		M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, Prameela,Nagesh, M. R. R. Vasu, Venniradai Murthi
				Jaishankar, S. V. Ranga Rao, Devika, , Kumari Padmini, Nagesh, Cho, Manorama, Sukumari
		Modern Theatres		Jaishankar, Shashi Kumar, Lakshmi, Jayasudha, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
Pudhiya Manidhan			Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Jayasudha
Raja Nagam			V. Kumar	Srikanth, Manjula, Shubha, Major Sundarrajan
			M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Ravichandran, Kumari Padmini, A. Sakunthala, Cho, S. V. Subbaiah
				Vijayakumar, Vidhubala, Suruli Rajan, Sachu
			M. S. Viswanathan	M. K. Muthu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, M. R. Radha, Thengai Srinivasan, M. Bhanumathi
Sirithu Vazha Vendum	S. S. Balan		M. S. Viswanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Thengai Srinivasan
			Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	R. S. Manohar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Sivakumar, Srividya
Sivagamiyin Selvan	C. V. Rajendran		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, Latha, A. V. M. Rajan, Cho
	T. R. Ramanna		Shankar–Ganesh	Ravichandran, Sowcar Janaki Latha, Nagesh
	K. S. Gopalakrishnan		V. Kumar	P. Bhanumathi, Ravikumar, R. S. Manohar, , P. R. Varalakshmi
Thaai	D. Yoganand		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha, S. Varalakshmi, Major Sundarrajan, M. R. R. Vasu, Manorama
			V. Kumar	Sivakumar, Prameela, K. A. Thangavelu, Cho, Thengai Srinivasan,
			M. S. Viswanathan	P. Bhanumathi, R. Muthuraman, Sharada, A. Sakunthala, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan, Sachu
Thanga Pathakkam	P. Madhavan	Sivaji Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth, Prameela, Major Sundarrajan, Cho, Manorama, , Suruli Rajan
Thanga Valayal^[3]			K. V. Mahadevan	Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, , K. A. Thangavelu, Manorama
Thirudi			M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama
Thirumangalyam	A. Vincent		M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, Jayalalitha, Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Nagesh, Srikanth, Sukumari, Sachu
			Soolamangalam Sisters	Major Sundarrajan, Sivakumar, M. Bhanumathi, Shashi Kumar, Sukumari, P. R. Varalakshmi
			Vijaya Bhaskar	Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
			Vijaya Bhaskar	Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Manorama, Thengai Srinivasan,Srikanth,
Urimaikural	C. V. Sridhar		M. S. Viswanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Anjali Devi, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Pushpalatha, Sachu
Vairam	T. R. Ramanna		T. R. Pappa	Jaishankar, Jayalalitha, S. A. Ashokan, M. R. R. Vasu, Thengai Srinivasan, Sachu
Vani Rani	Tapi Chanakya C. V. Rajendran	Vijaya Productions	K. V. Mahadevan	Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, R. Muthuraman, K. A. Thangavelu
Vellikizhamai Viratham	R. Thyagarajan	Dhandayudhapani Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Jayachitra, Jayasudha, Nagesh, Srikanth

References[]

^ Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
^ CTD reports ₹15.93 crore ET collection in 1974-75
^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020.

[1] Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958

[2] CTD reports ₹15.93 crore ET collection in 1974-75

[3] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020.

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