List of Tamil films of 1980

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 ₹21.92 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 1980, in alphabetical order.

1980[]

Date	Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast
1 January	Aayiram Vaasal Idhayam	A. Jagannathan	Selvam Arts	Ilaiyaraaja[23]{திஞா}	Sudhakar, Raadhika, Roja Ramani, Thengai Srinivasan
26 January	Rishi Moolam	S. P. Muthuraman	S. S. K. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya
28 January	Billa	R. Krishnamurthy	Suresh Arts	M. S. Viswanathan[21]{திஞா}	Rajinikanth, Sripriya, Helen, K. Balaji
29 February	Deiveega Raagangal	A. Veerappan	Aachi Cine Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Srikanth, Vadivukkarasi, Roja Ramani
14 May	Avan Aval Adhu	V. Srinivasan	Maya Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
16 May	Yamanukku Yaman	D. Yoganand	Lakshmi Narasimha Pictures	K. Chakravarthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya
	Andharangam Oomaiyanathu	G. Premkumar	Lankal Films	K. J. Joy	Sarath Babu, Jose, M. G. Soman, Roopa, Rajani Sharma, Jayamalini, Jalaja, Suruli Rajan
	Anna Paravai	R. Pattabhiraman	Thiru Vadapalani Films	R. Ramanujam	Latha, Srikanth, Sudhakar, Raadhika
4 June	Anbukku Naan Adimai	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Rathi, Vijayan, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan
	Azhaithal Varuven	P. R. Somu	R. R. Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sudhakar, Sumalatha, Vadivukkarasi, Suruli Rajan
12 June	Bhama Rukmani	R. Bhaskaran	Sri Kamakshi Amman Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	K. Bhagyaraj, Raadhika, Praveena, Nagesh
	Bombay Mail 109	T. P. Sundaram	Alarmelumanga Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Ravichandran, Sangeetha, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Jayamalini, Abarna
	Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti	Yuvaraja	Sri Amman Creations	Shankar–Ganesh[26]{திஞா}	Sudhakar, Anuradha, Vijayan
	Chinnajiru Kiliye	K. Chandra Bose	Sunrise Enterprises	G. K. Venkatesh[01]	Sudhakar, Raadhika, Suruli Rajan
26 April	Dharma Raja	M. A. Thirumugam	Vijayavel Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji, Thengai Srinivasan
	Dhinamthorum Deepavali				S. Ve. Shekher, Viji
	Edhir Veettu Jannal	Kalaignanam	Bhairavi Creation	Shankar–Ganesh	Sudhakar, Raadhika, Suruli Rajan, Manorama
	Ellam Un Kairasi	M. A. Thirumurugan	Santhi Cine Paradise	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Seema, Sowcar Janaki, Major Sundarrajan
	Enga Ooru Rasathi	N. S. Rajendran	Ravi Combines	Gangai Amaran[06]{திஞா}	Sudhakar, Raadhika, Ambika, Goundamani
	Engal Vadhiyar	Durai	Radhakrishna Combines	M. S. Viswanathan	Nagesh, Srikanth, Kavitha, Jayamalini, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan
	Geetha Oru Shenbagapoo	S. A. Kannan	Rajeswari Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Jai Ganesh, Srikanth, Subhashini, Lavanya, Suruli Rajan, Manorama
	Gramathu Athiyayam	C. Rudhraiya	Kumar Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Chandrahasan, , Krishnakumari
	Guru	I. V. Sasi	Sivasakthi Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, R. Muthuraman
	Idhayaththil Ore Idam	Prashath	Sri Hariharan Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Srikanth, Raadhika
	Ilamai Kolam	N. Venkatesh	G. V. P Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Suman, Pratap K. Pothen, Raadhika
	Inaindha Dhuruvangal	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Vohra Films	V. Kumar[01]	R. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya
	Ivargal Vidhiyasamanavargal	Moulee	Mangaadu Amman Creation	M. S. Viswanathan
	Jamboo	M. Karnan	Indhrani Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Jayamala, Jayavani, Praveena, Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
	Johnny	Mahendran	K. R. G. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Deepa, Suruli Rajan
		Durai	Golden Harvest Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	Sathar, Vanitha, Bharathi Mohan
	Kaalam Badhil Sollum	Amirtham	Karumari Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, Manjula
	Kaali	I. V. Sasi	Hem Nag Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi
	Kadhal Kadhal Kadhal	M. A. Kaja	Udhayam Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	A. V. Ramanan, Deepa, Suruli Rajan
	Kadhal Kiligal	A. C. Tirulokchandar	Arunodhaya Films	K. V. Mahadevan[03]{திஞா}	Sivakumar, Rathi
	Kallukkul Eeram	P. S. Nivas	Neelima Movie Makers	Ilaiyaraaja	Sudhakar, Bharathiraja, Aruna, Vijayashanti, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
	Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal	Devaraj–Mohan	Raja Meenakshi Films	K. V. Mahadevan, Ilaiyaraja, G. K. Venkatesh, Shankar–Ganesh, Agathiyar	Sarath Babu, Sripriya, Vadivukkarasi
	Karadi	T. K. Mohan	Poornima Creations	Gangai Amaran	M. G. C. Sukumar, Vijaya Geetha, Suruli Rajan
	Kumari Pennin Ullathile	Ra. Sankaran	Surendras Art International	Shankar–Ganesh	K. Bhagyaraj, Vijayan, Raadhika, Vijay Babu, Suruli Rajan
	Kuruvikoodu	P. Madhavan	Manimekalai Pictures	K. V. Mahadevan	Sivakumar, Saritha, Suruli Rajan
	Madhavi Vandhal	Nathigam Ramaswamy	The Nathigam Pictures
	Malargale Malarungal	Babu	Bhavana Films	Gangai Amaran	Sudhakar, Vijayan, Raadhika, Vanitha
	Malargindra Paruvathile		Rajapriya Combines	L. Vaidyanathan
	Mangala Nayagi	Krishnan–Panju	J. C. Chowdry Arts	V. Kumar	K. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Sivachandran, Nisha, Sri Geetha, 'Baby' Shobana
	Manmatha Rathangal	K. Shankar	Nahar Movies	K. V. Mahadevan
	Maria My Darling	Durai	Durgeswari Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan
	Mattravai Neril	Moulee	Ponmalar Arts	Shyam	Vijayan, Jaya Devi
	Mazhalai Pattalam	Lakshmi Deepak	Kalaikoodam Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Vishnuvardhan, Sumithra
		Rama Narayanan	Devipriya Movies	Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayan, Vijay Babu, Smitha
	Megathukkum Dhagam Undu	S. Jagadeesan	P. S. V. Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Sarath Babu, Rajani Sharma, Suruli Rajan
	Moodu Pani	Balu Mahendra	Raja Cine Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Pratap K. Pothen, Shoba, Mohan
	Murattu Kaalai	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Jaishankar, Rathi, Sumalatha, Suruli Rajan
	Muyalakku Moonu Kaal	V. C. Guhanathan	S. P. V. Films	Chandrabose	Bhanu Chander, , Suruli Rajan, Vijay Babu, Sathyapriya, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy, Venniradai Moorthy, Sachu
				Shankar–Ganesh	Jai Ganesh, Srikanth, Sangeetha,
		P. Madhavan		K. V. Mahadevan	Rajesh, Vadivukkarasi
	Naan Potta Savaal			Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Reena, Suruli Rajan, Manorama
	Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal	B. Lenin		Ilaiyaraaja	Jayalalitha, Sarath Babu, Srikanth, Jamila
		K. S. Gopalakrishnan		Shankar–Ganesh	Srividya, Vanitha, Thengai Srinivasan
	Natchathiram	Dasari Narayana Rao		Shankar–Ganesh	Sripriya, Mohan Babu, Sivachandran, Manorama
		K. S. Gopalakrishnan			Sujatha, Vijay Anand, Y. G. Mahendra, Vanitha
				A. V. Ramanan	Vijayakanth, Thirumurugan, Padmapriya, Praveena
	Nenjathai Killathe	Mahendran		Ilaiyaraaja	Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, Mohan
	Nijangal Nilaikkindrana	Govindan
	Nizhalgal	Bharathiraja		Ilaiyaraaja	Rajasekharan, Rohini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Chandrasekhar,
		Durai		Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayan, Menaka, Suruli Rajan
				Shankar–Ganesh	Thirumurugan, , Meera, Y. G. Mahendra, Sukumari
				Ilaiyaraaja	Jai Ganesh, Sumithra, Srikanth
				Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakumar, Latha, Sarath Babu
	Oru Kai Osai	K. Bhagyaraj		M. S. Viswanathan	K. Bhagyaraj, Ashwini
				Shankar–Ganesh	Jai Ganesh, Sripriya
	Oru Thalai Ragam	T. Rajendar		T. Rajendar	Shankar, Roopa, Raveendran, Chandrasekhar,
	Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu	Devaraj–Mohan	Sathya Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Saritha, Thengai Srinivasan
				Shankar–Ganesh	Ganesh,
				Shankar–Ganesh	R. Muthuraman, Vijayan, Saritha, Vadivukkarasi
				Gangai Amaren	Vijay Babu, Raadhika
	Polladhavan	V. Srinivasan		M. S. Viswanathan	Rajinikanth, Lakshmi, Sripriya
	Ponnagaram			Shankar–Ganesh	Sarath Babu, Shoba
		Durai		Ramesh Naidu	Vijayakumar, Sumithra
		Durai		Shankar–Ganesh	, Vijayan, Sathyakala, Vanitha
	Poottaatha Poottukkal	Mahendran		Ilaiyaraaja	Jayan, Charulatha, Sundar, Archana
				Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayan,
		M. Karnan		Shankar–Ganesh	Sarath Babu, Madhavi
	Raman Parasuraman			Sathyam	Sivakumar, Latha, Rathi
				Gangai Amaran	Udhayashankar, Menaka
	Ratha Paasam	K. Vijayan	Sivaji Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Jayachitra, Mohan Babu
25 December	Rusi Kanda Poonai	G. N. Rangarajan	Panchu Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Sudhakar, Saritha, Latha, M. R. Radha
				Malaysia Vasudevan	Sivakumar, Shoba
	Saranam Ayyappa			Chandrabose	Jayabharathi, Vijayan, Radha Ravi
		Bharathan		M. S. Viswanathan	, Menaka
	Soolam	M. Bhaskar		Ilaiyaraaja	Rajkumar,
	Soundaryame Varuga Varuga	C. V. Sridhar		Vijaya Bhaskar	Sivachandran, Sripriya

	Sujatha	Mohan	Sujatha Cine Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayan, Saritha, Shankar, Rajyalakshmi, Raveendran
				Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayan, Chakravarthy, Raadhika, Saritha
		Durai		Shankar–Ganesh	Rajesh, Nalini, Suruli Rajan
				Gangai Amaran	Ravikanth, Ambika
	Theru Vilakku			Gangai Amaran	Vijayan, Deepa, Suruli Rajan
			Modern Theatres	Rajesh	Sivakumar, Sivachandran, Sathyakala, Archana
27 September	Uchakattam			Shankar–Ganesh	Sarath Babu, Sunitha
7 March	Ullasa Paravaigal	C. V. Rajendran		Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Rathi, Deepa
29 August	Vandichakkaram	K. Vijayan	Vivekanandha Pictures	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Saritha, Silk Smitha
6 November	Varumayin Niram Sivappu	K. Balachander		M. S. Viswanathan	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Pratap K. Pothen, S. Ve. Shekher
6 November	Vishwaroopam	A. C. Tirulokchandar	Padmalaya Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sridevi
5 December	Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam	K. Vijayan		Salil Chowdhury	Vijayakanth, Poornima, Peeli Sivam, Suruli Rajan
					Thirumurugan, Vadivukkarasi,
		T. Rajendar		T. Rajendar	Raveendran, , Roopa
				Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayan, Vijay Babu, Deepa
				Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayan, Deepa

References[]

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

[2] CTD reports ₹21.92 crore ET collection in 1980-81

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