List of Tamil films of 1983

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 ₹40 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 1983, in alphabetical order.

1983[]

Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast
Aanandha Kummi	Gokula Krishnan	Ilaiyaraaja Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Bhanuchander, Ashwini, Goundamani
Aayiram Nilave Vaa			Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Sulakshana, Silk Smitha, Nagesh
Adutha Varisu	S. P. Muthuraman	Dwarkish Chitra	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Silk Smitha, S. Varalakshmi, Cho, Manorama
Alai Payum Nenjangal			Shankar–Ganesh	Suresh, Sujatha, Rajesh, Ilavarasi
Anal Kaatru	Komal Swaminathan		Shankar–Ganesh	Rajesh, Delhi Ganesh, Vanitha
Anney Anney	Moulee	Kalaivani Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Moulee, Sumithra, Viji
Antha Sila Naatkal			Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Poornima Jayaram, Manorama, Nithya, Silk Smitha, Dhilip
Apoorva Sahodarigal	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Bappi Lahiri	Karthik, Suhasini, Radha, Suresh, Urvashi, Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya
	Durai		V. Kumar	Jai Ganesh, Savitri, Kavitha, Suruli Rajan, Sachu
Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate			Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Rajyalakshmi, Thiagarajan, Silk Smitha
			M. S. Viswanathan	Suresh, Sulakshana, S. Ve. Shekher, Vanitha
Dhooram Adhighamillai			Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Viji
Dowry Kalyanam	Visu		M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Visu, Srividya, Viji, S. Ve. Shekher, , Manorama
En Aasai Unnoduthan	K. Narayanan		Shankar–Ganesh	Prem, Poornima
En Priyame			Gangai Amaran	Raveendran, Viji
			Ilaiyaraaja	Jaishankar, Thiagarajan, Vijayakumar, Silk Smitha, Jayamalini, Jyothi Lakshmi
				Rajeev, Subhadra
	Rama Narayanan		M. S. Viswanathan	Suresh, Sulakshana
Ilamai Kaalangal	Manivannan		Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Sasikala, Balaji, Rohini
			Shankar–Ganesh	Rajeev, Mahalakshmi, Anuradha
Imaigal	R. Krishnamurthy	Vivekanandha Pictures	Gangai Amaran	Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Sarath Babu, Rajyalakshmi, Y. G. Mahendra, Goundamani, Silk Smitha, Jayamalini
Indru Nee Nalai Naan	Major Sundarrajan		Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Jaishankar, Lakshmi, Sulakshana, Thengai Srinivasan
Inimai Idho Idho			Ilaiyaraaja	Chandresekhar, Rajendra Prasad, Nisha
	V. K. Ramasamy		Shankar–Ganesh	, Vyjayanthimala
	Manivannan		Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Ambika, Silk Smitha
			Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Seema
			Shyam	Sreenath, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nalini, Lavanya, Manorama
			Shankar–Ganesh	K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum	Sreedhar Rajan		Ilaiyaraaja	, Poornima Jayaram, Jaishankar, Rajesh, Jayamala
				Srikanth, Vijay Babu, , ,
			G. K. Venkatesh	, Rajkumar
			G. Devarajan	Sujatha, Ramakrishna, Y. G. Mahendra
Kokkarakko	Gangai Amaran		Ilaiyaraaja	Mahesh, Ilavarasi, Silk Smitha
			Shankar–Ganesh	Karthik, Jalaja
Malaiyoor Mambattiyan	Rajasekhar		Ilaiyaraaja	Thiagarajan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha, Jayamalini, Goundamani
	A. Jagannathan
Manaivi Solle Manthiram	Rama Narayanan		Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Nalini, Pandiyan, Ilavarasi
Mann Vasanai	Bharathiraja	Gayathri Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Pandiyan, Revathi, Anitha, Vijayan
Mella Pesungal	Bharathi-Vasu		Ilaiyaraaja	Vasanth, Bhanupriya, Y. G. Mahendra
Miruthanga Chakravarthi	K. Shankar		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Prabhu, Sulakshana, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Y. G. Mahendra
Mundhanai Mudichu	K. Bhagyaraj	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	K. Bhagyaraj, Urvashi, Deepa
Muthu Engal Sothu	G. N. Rangarajan		Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Radha, Rajeev, Geetha, Vanitha
			M. S. Viswanathan	Mohan, Poornima Jayaram,
			Chandrabose	Vijayakanth, , Subhadra, Goundamani
			Shankar–Ganesh	Jayaraj, , Silk Smitha
	K. Vijayan			Ramesh, Vijayalakshmi
Neethibathi	R. Krishnamurthy	Suresh Arts	Gangai Amaran	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sujatha, Prabhu, Raadhika, Y. G. Mahendra
	K. Rangaraj		Shankar–Ganesh	Mohan, Radha, Poornima Jayaram, Goundamani, Thiagarajan, Geetha
			M. S. Viswanathan	Gemini Ganesan, Lakshmi, Raadhika
				Nizhalgal Ravi, Anand Babu, Nassar, Silk Smitha, Surekha, Sindhu, Meenakshi
			Ilaiyaraaja	Sripriya, Srikanth, Gemini Ganesan, Goundamani
Oru Indhiya Kanavu	Komal Swaminathan		M. S. Viswanathan	Suhasini, Rajeev, Lalitha
	S. P. Muthuraman		Vijaya Bhaskar	Karthik, Visu, Radha, Manorama
Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu	C. V. Sridhar	Chithraalaya Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Raghuvaran, Sumalatha, Manochithra, Prathapachandran
	Moulee		Shyam	S. Ve. Shekher, , Moulee
Paayum Puli	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Radha, Jaishankar, Thiagarajan, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha

Poikkal Kudhirai	K. Balachander	Kalaivani Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Viji, Ramakrishna, Vaali, Raveendran
			Shankar–Ganesh	Suresh, Sulakshana
Raagangal Maaruvathillai			Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Ambika
Saatchi	S. A. Chandrasekhar		Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayakanth, Viji
Salangai Oli	K. Viswanath	Poornodaya Movie Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu
	S. A. Chandrasekhar		Shankar–Ganesh	Suman
Sandhippu	C. V. Rajendran	Sivaji Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sridevi, Prabhu, Radha
Saranalayam	R. Sundarrajan		M. S. Viswanathan	Mohan, Nalini
Saattai Illatha Pambaram			Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Saritha, Cho
	M. Karnan		Shankar–Ganesh	Suman, Madhavi
Sattam	K. Vijayan	Sujatha Cine Arts	Gangai Amaran	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Sarath Babu, Jaishankar, Manorama, Y. G. Mahendra, Sathyakala, Silk Smitha
	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Suresh, Nalini, S. Ve. Shekher
	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Poornima Jayaram
Sivappu Sooriyan	V. Srinivasan	Muktha Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Rajinikanth, Saritha, Radha, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha
Silk Silk Silk			M. S. Viswanathan	Silk Smitha, Bhanu Chander, Raghuvaran
Soorakottai Singakutti	Rama Narayanan	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Silk Smitha, Gemini Ganesan, Prameela
			Shankar–Ganesh	Prabhu, Ambika, Y. G. Mahendra
			Shankar–Ganesh	S. Ve. Shekher, Sulakshana
Sumangali	D. Yoganand		M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Prabhu, Y. G. Mahendra, Geetha, Silk Smitha
Thai Veedu	R. Thyagarajan	Devar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Rajinikanth, Anita Raj, Jaishankar, Suhasini, Silk Smitha
			Shankar–Ganesh	Prabhu, Suresh, Vijayashanti, Vanitha, Manorama
		Muktha Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Poornima Jayaram, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha, Goundamani
Thandikkappatta Nyayangal	M. Bhaskar	Oscar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Rohini, Y. G. Mahendra
Thanga Magan	A. Jagannathan	Sathya Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Poornima Jayaram, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha
Thangaikkor Geetham	T. Rajendar	Thanjai Cine arts	T. Rajendar	Sivakumar, T. Rajendar, Saritha, Nalini, Anand Babu
			Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	T. N. Seshagopalan, Nalini
	R. Sundarrajan		K. V. Mahadevan	Mohan, Ambika, S. Ve. Shekher
Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Radha, Sulakshana, Jamuna, Goundamani
Thudikkum Karangal	C. V. Sridhar	K. R. G. Films	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Rajinikanth, Radha, Jaishankar, Sujatha, Vijayakumar, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha, Vanitha
	R. C. Sakthi		Shankar–Ganesh	Lakshmi, Rajkumar
Urangatha Ninaivugal			Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Raadhika, Menaka, Rajeev, Silk Smitha
Uruvangal Maralam				Y. G. Mahendra, Suhasini, S. Ve. Shekher, Silk Smitha
Uyirullavarai Usha	T. Rajendar	Thanjai Cine Arts	T. Rajendar	Saritha, T. Rajendar, Ganga, Nalini, Goundamani
			Shankar–Ganesh	Suresh, Viji, Manoj, Rohini
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan	Manivannan	Panchu Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Raadhika, Suhasini
Vellai Roja	A. Jagannathan	Filmco	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Ambika, Radha, Suresh, Y. G. Mahendra, Silk Smitha
Villiyanur Matha			G. Devarajan	Sarath Babu, Vijayashanti, Y. G. Mahendra, Prameela, Sangeetha
	K. Shankar		M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, Saritha, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Manorama
	Komal Swaminathan		M. S. Viswanathan	Pratap K. Pothen, Suhasini, Raveendran
	K. S. Gopalakrishnan		Ilaiyaraaja	K. R. Vijaya, Sulakshana, Rajesh, Rajeev, Poornima, Y. G. Mahendra

References[]

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

[2] CTD reports ₹40 crore ET collection in 1983-84

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