List of Tamil films of 1982

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 ₹37 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 1982, in alphabetical order.

1982[]

Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast
Adhisayappiravigal	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Jaishankar, Prabhu, Radha, Rajyalakshmi, Y. G. Mahendra, Vanitha, S. Ve. Shekher, Silk Smitha
Agaya Gangai	Manobala		Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Suhasini, Goundamani
Agni Sakshi	K. Balachander	Kavithalayaa Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Saritha, Swapna
	Rajasekhar	AVM Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	Pratap K. Pothen, Saritha
Anandha Ragam		Panchu Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Radha, Aruna, Goundamani
Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai	R. Sundarrajan	K. R. G. Art Productions	K. V. Mahadevan	Kapildev, Sivachandran, Sulakshana, Vanitha,
	P. N. Menon		M. S. Viswanathan	, Raja,
Archanai Pookal	Gokula Krishnan		Ilaiyaraaja	Chandrasekhar, Mohan, Rajyalakshmi,
			Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Vanitha
Auto Raja	K. Vijayan		Ilaiyaraaja Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayakanth, Jaishankar, Gayathri, Vanitha
	P. Bhanumathi	Bharani Pictures		P. Bhanumathi, Sarath Babu
	M. Karnan		Shankar–Ganesh	Suman, , , Swetha
Ayiram Muthangal	S. Devarajan	Vivekanandha Pictures	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Radha, Y. G. Mahendra, Charuhasan, Silk Smitha, Vanitha
Azhagiya Kanne	Mahendran		Ilaiyaraaja	Sarath Babu, Sumalatha, Suhasini, Baby Anju
			Shankar–Ganesh	Chandrasekhar, Madhuri
Chinnan Chirusugal	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	K. V. Mahadevan	Mohan, Sulakshana, Prabhu, Silk Smitha
Darling, Darling, Darling	K. Bhagyaraj		Shankar–Ganesh	K. Bhagyaraj, Poornima Jayaram, Suman, Aruna, Baby Anju
	K. S. Gopalakrishnan		M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. Vijaya, Sridevi, Thiagarajan
Echchil Iravugal			Ilaiyaraaja	Pratap K. Pothen, Raveendran, Roopa, Vanitha
Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal			Ilaiyaraaja	Sarath Babu, Pratap K. Pothen, Raadhika
Enkeyo Ketta Kural	S. P. Muthuraman	P. A. Art Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Ambika, Radha
Erattai Manithan	K. Shankar		M. S. Viswanathan	S. S. Rajendran, Jaiganesh, Latha, Sumithra, Bhavani, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama
Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai	B. Lenin			Thyagarajan, Sripriya, Suresh
Ezhavathu Manithan	K. Hariharan		L. Vaidyanathan	Raghuvaran, Rathna
Garuda Saukiyama	K. S. Prakash Rao		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Thiagarajan
Gopurangal Saivathillai	Manivannan		Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Suhasini, Radha, S. Ve. Shekher
Hitler Umanath	P. Madhavan		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Suruli Rajan
Idhayam Pesugirathu	S. A. Chandrasekhar		Shyam	Raveendran, Ambika
				Mohan,
Ilanjodigal	Rama Narayanan		Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Suresh, Radha, Vijayashanti, Goundamani
			Shyam	Mohan, Raadhika, Rajesh, Menaka, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha
Kadhal Oviyam	Bharathiraja		Ilaiyaraaja	Kannan, Radha, Archana, Janagaraj
	A. Jagannathan		Shankar–Ganesh	Mohan, Radha, Geetha
	Kalanidhi			Rajeev, Sivachandran, Saira Banu, Rani Padmini
Kalyana Kaalam			Shankar–Ganesh	Suhasini, Janagaraj, Thyagu
Kanalukku Karaiyethu			Shankar–Ganesh	Shankar, Aruna
Kanavugal Karpanaigal			Gangai Amaran	Sarath Babu, Roopa, Rani Padmini
Kanmani Poonga	Visu		M. S. Viswanathan	Visu, Saritha, , Sivashankari,
Kanne Radha	Rama Narayanan		Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Radha, Raja, Vanitha
	Vijay Krishnaraj		Shankar–Ganesh	Ravi, Sulakshana
			Shankar–Ganesh	Sripriya, Vijayan, Suruli Rajan, Manorama
			Sivaji Raja	Mohan, Radha, Geetha, Thengai Srinivasan
	S. Devarajan		Ilaiyaraaja	Madhavi
Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane			Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Srividya, Aruna, Poornima
Kozhi Koovuthu	Gangai Amaran		Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Suresh, Silk Smitha, Viji
Krodham	A. Jagannathan		Shankar–Ganesh	Prem, Rani Padmini
			Shyam	Satyajit, Asha
	C. V. Rajendran			Mohan, Prabhu, Suhasini, Silk Smitha
	K. M. Balakrishnan
Magane Magane	K. N. Lakshmanan	Panju Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Suresh, Poornima Rao, Manju Bhargavi
Mamiyara Marumagala			M. S. Viswanathan	Sudhakar, Raadhika
Manal Kayiru	Visu	Kavithalayaa Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	S. Ve. Shekher, Shanthi Krishna, Visu, Manorama,
				Ashok, , , Nisha
Manjal Nila	Ranjith Kumar		Ilaiyaraaja	Suresh, Kalaranjini, Nizhalgal Ravi
	-Kalanidhi		Shankar–Ganesh	Chandrasekar, Suhasini, S. Ve. Shekher, Raghuvaran, Manorama
Metti	Mahendran		Ilaiyaraaja	Sarath Babu, Raadhika, C. R. Vijayakumari, Rajesh, Vadivukkarasi
Moondram Pirai	Balu Mahendra	Sathya Jyothi Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Silk Smitha
Moondru Mugam	A. Jagannathan	Sathya Movies	Shankar–Ganesh	Rajinikanth, Raadhika, Rajyalakshmi, Kamala Kamesh
Mul Illatha Roja				, , Delhi Ganesh, Goundamani,
	R. Krishnamurthy		M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayan, Roja Ramani
			M. S. Viswanathan	Thengai Srinivasan, K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakumar
			Shankar–Ganesh	C. H. Narayana Rao, Shankar, Roopa, Vadivukkarasi
Nadodi Raja			Shankar–Ganesh	Rajeev, Aruna, Thiagarajan, Y. G. Mahendra
	Durai		Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Menaka, Thengai Srinivasan
			M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Saritha, Shanthi Krishna
Nandri, Meendum Varuga	Moulee		Shyam	Pratap K. Pothen, Suhasini, Jaishankar
	K. S. Gopalakrishnan		Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Jai Ganesh, Sathyaraj
Neethi Devan Mayakkam	Bapu		K. V. Mahadevan	Bhanu Chander, Madhavi
Nenjangal	Major Sundarrajan	Vanitha Film Production	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, Vijayakumar, Silk Smitha
	T. Rajendar	K. R. G. Art Productions	T. Rajendar	Saritha, Rajeev
Neram Vandhachu			Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Radha, Thiagarajan, Usharani, Silk Smitha
	K. S. Sethumadhavan		M. B. Sreenivasan	Sivakumar, Menaka
Ninaivellam Nithya	C. V. Sridhar		Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, , Nizhalgal Ravi
			Shankar–Ganesh	Suresh, Rajeev, Menaka
Nizhal Thedum Nenjangal	P. S. Nivas		Ilaiyaraaja	Rajeev, Vijayashanti, Bhanu Chander, Subhadra, Vadivukkarasi
Om Shakti	S. A. Chandrasekhar		M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Menaka, Jaishankar
Oorukku Oru Pillai	D. Yoganand		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sripriya
Oorum Uravum	Major Sundarrajan		Shankar–Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Major Sundarrajan, Y. G. Mahendra, Nizhalgal Ravi
	Moulee		M. S. Viswanathan	Pratap K. Pothen, Sripriya, Jaishankar
Pagadai Panirendu			K. Chakravarthy	Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendra
Pakkathu Veetu Roja	M. Bhaskar		Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Radha, Goundamani
			Shyam	Jacob, Menaka
	B. Lenin		Gangai Amaran	Sarath Babu, Saritha, Geetha, Y. G. Mahendra
Paritchaikku Neramaachu	V. Srinivasan		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Y. G. Mahendra
Parvaiyin Marupakkam	K. M. Balakrishnan		Chandrabose	Vijayakanth, Sripriya, Sivachandran, Silk Smitha
Pattanathu Rajakkal	S. A. Chandrasekhar		Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayakanth, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha
Payanangal Mudivathillai	R. Sundarrajan		Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Poornima Jayaram, S. Ve. Shekher
Poi Satchi	K. Bhagyaraj		Shankar–Ganesh	K. Bhagyaraj, Raadhika
Pokkiri Raja	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Raadhika
Puthukavithai	S. P. Muthuraman	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Saritha, Jyothi
Raagam Thedum Pallavi	T. Rajendar		T. Rajendar	Shankar, Roopa
			Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	, Jayashri, Nalini
Ranga	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Rajinikanth, Raadhika, K. R. Vijaya, Raveendran, Silk Smitha
Rani Theni	G. N. Rangarajan		Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Deepan Chakravarthy, Sri, Vanitha
Sakalakala Vallavan	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha
Sangili	C. V. Rajendran		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Prabhu, Sumithra, Roja Ramani, Y. G. Mahendra
Sattam Sirikkiradhu	T. R. Ramanna		T. Rajendar	Vijayakanth, Pratap K. Pothen, Jyothi, Aruna
Simla Special	V. Srinivasan	Muktha Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, S. Ve. Shekher, Y. G. Mahendra, Manorama, Thengai Srinivasan
	Rama Narayanan		Gangai Amaran	Vijayakanth, Usharani
	R. C. Sakthi		Ravi	S. Ve. Shekher, Sri Lakshmi
Thaai Mookaambikai	K. Shankar		Ilaiyaraaja	K. R. Vijaya, Sivakumar, Jaishankar, Sujatha, Saritha, Major Sundarrajan, Karthik, Poornima Jayaram, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama
			M. S. Viswanathan	Prasanna, Sulakshana, Jai Ganesh
Thanikattu Raja	V. C. Guhanathan	Suresh Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Sripriya, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sathyakala, Y. G. Mahendra
				Delhi Ganesh, Swarna
	Rama Narayanan		Shankar–Ganesh	Mohan, Poornima Jayaram, Silk Smitha
Theerpu	R. Krishnamurthy	Sujatha Cine Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sarath Babu, Silk Smitha
Theerpugal Thiruththapadalam	M. Bhaskar	Oscar Movies	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Ambika, Sathyakala
Thooku Medai	Amirtham		Shankar–Ganesh	Chandrasekar, Menaka, ,
Thooral Ninnu Pochchu	K. Bhagyaraj		Ilaiyaraaja	K. Bhagyaraj, Sulakshana, M. N. Nambiar
			Shankar–Ganesh	Dileep, Suhasini
Thunai	Durai		Shankar–Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Suresh, Radha
	Valampuri Somanathan		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Sujatha, Sudhakar, Roopa, Surekha, Cho, Thengai Srinivasan
Thyagi	C. V. Rajendran	Padmalaya Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sripriya, Vijayakumar, Geetha
Vaa Kanna Vaa	D. Yoganand	Sivaji Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh
			M. S. Viswanathan	Srikanth, Saroja, Poornam Viswanathan
			Chandrabose	Ramji, Raadhika, Suhasini
Valibamey Vaa Vaa	Bharathiraja		Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Radha, Goundamani
Vasandhathil Or Naal	A. C. Tirulokchandar		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, Thengai Srinivasan
Vazhvey Maayam	R. Krishnamurthy	Suresh Arts	Gangai Amaran	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Sripriya, Pratap K. Pothen, Ambika
			Shankar–Ganesh	Rajeev, Vijayashanti, Vanitha
		Modern Theatres	Shankar–Ganesh	Rajeev, Rajesh, Vanitha,

References[]

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

[2] CTD reports ₹37 crore ET collection in 1982-83

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