List of Tamil films of 1988

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 ₹63 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 1988, presented in alphabetical order.

Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast
Adhu Antha Kaalam	Valampuri John		Chandrabose	Sarath Babu, Lakshmi, Charan Raj, Rajeev
Adimai Vilangu
Agni Natchathiram	Mani Ratnam	Sujatha Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Karthik, Amala, Nirosha, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Sumithra, V. K. Ramasamy, Janagaraj, Thara
				Anand, Madhuri
Annanagar Mudhal Theru	Balu Anand		Chandrabose	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Radha, Anand, Janagaraj, Manorama
Aval Mella Sirithal			Gangai Amaran	Murali, Seetha, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth, Charle
			R. D. Burman	Baby Shalini
Dharmathin Thalaivan	S. P. Muthuraman	Dhandayuthapani Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Suhasini, Khushbu, V. K. Ramasamy, Charle
			Ilaiyaraaja	Arjun, Seetha, Rekha, Nishanthi, Madhuri, Saranya, Pallavi, Senthil, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, S. S. Chandran
En Bommukutty Ammavukku	Fazil		Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Suhasini, Raghuvaran, Rekha, Geetu Mohandas
En Jeevan Paduthu	R. Sundarrajan	Panchu Associates	Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Saranya, Pratap K. Pothen, Kapil Dev, Sudha, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Chinni Jayanth
En Thamizh En Makkal	Santhana Bharathi	Sivaji Productions	Gangai Amaran	Sivaji Ganesan, Vadivukkarasi, Pallavi, Nizhalgal Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth
En Thangachi Padichava	P. Vasu		Gangai Amaran	Prabhu, Rupini, Chithra, Sudha
En Thangai Kalyani	T. Rajendar	Chimbu Cine Arts	T. Rajendar	T. Rajendar, Srividya, , Sudha, S. S. Chandran, Venniradai Moorthy, Renuka, Silambarasan
En Uyir Kannamma	Sivachandran		Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Radha, Lakshmi, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi	V. Azhagappan		Chandrabose	Raghuvaran, Nishanthi, Geetha, S. S. Chandran
Enga Ooru Kavalkaran	T. P. Gajendran	Meenakshi Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Gouthami, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Y. Vijaya
Ennai Vittu Pogaathe			Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Sabitha Anand, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran, Senthil
Ganam Courtar Avargale	Manivannan		Devendran	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Srividya, Janagaraj
Guru Sishyan	S. P. Muthuraman	P. A. Art Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Gouthami, Seetha, Pandiyan, Cho, Manorama
Idhu Namma Aalu			K. Bhagyaraj	K. Bhagyaraj, Shobana, J. V. Somayajulu, Manorama, Kumarimuthu
Illam	I. V. Sasi		Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Amala, Chandrasekhar, Y. G. Mahendra
Irandil Ondru	V. Azhagappan		Ilaiyaraaja	Ramki, Nadhiya, Madhuri
Ithu Engal Neethi	S. A. Chandrasekhar		Ilaiyaraaja	Ramki, Raadhika, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vani Viswanath, Raja, S. S. Chandran
			Shankar–Ganesh	Pratap K. Pothen
			Hamsalekha	Pandiarajan, Pandiyan, Abhinaya, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala
Jeeva	Pratap K. Pothen	Sathya Jyothi Films	Gangai Amaran	Sathyaraj, Amala, Nizhalgal Ravi, Janagaraj, Silk Smitha
Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye	R. Sundarrajan		Devendran	Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Lakshmi, Raadhika, Rekha, Senthil
			Chandrabose	Anand Babu, Lakshmi, Vaishnavi, Nizhalgal Ravi, S. S. Chandran
			Shankar–Ganesh	K. R. Vijaya, Seetha, Rajeev
Kai Naattu	V. C. Guhanathan	Suresh Productions	Chandrabose	Raghuvaran, Nishanthi, Madhuri, Senthil, Sudhakar, Aruna
Kalicharan	L. Raja		Chandrabose	Karthik, Sripriya, Gouthami, Madhuri, Charan Raj, S. S. Chandran
Kaliyugam	K. Subash		Chandrabose	Prabhu, Raghuvaran, Amala, Geetha, Janagaraj
				Kapil Dev, Viji
Kalyana Paravaigal				Radha Ravi, Deepa, , Senthil
Kan Simittum Neram		Varalaxmi Creations		Karthik, Ambika, R. Sarathkumar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil
Katha Nayagan	Muktha Srinivasan	Muktha films	Chandrabose	Pandiarajan, S. Ve. Shekher, Rekha, Shobana, S. S. Chandran, Manorama
Kazhugumalai Kallan	Rajasekhar		Chandrabose	Charan Raj, Rekha, Disco Shanti
Kodi Parakkuthu	Bharathiraja	Manoj creations	Hamsalekha	Rajinikanth, Amala, Sujatha, Janagaraj
	Gangai Amaran		Gangai Amaran	Raghuvaran, Pandiyan, Abhinaya, Senthil
Kunguma Kodu	V. Azhagappan		S. A. Rajkumar	Mohan, Suresh, Nalini, Ramya Krishnan, Senthil
			Shankar–Ganesh	Ramki, , Vijayakumar, Sudhakar, Renuka
	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	S. A. Rajkumar	Vijayakanth, Rekha, M. K. Stalin
	Rama Narayanan		Shankar–Ganesh	Ramki, S. Ve. Shekher, Seetha, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Venniradai Moorthy, Madhuri, Kovai Sarala, Lalitha Kumari
Manamagale Vaa	Panchu Arunachalam		Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Raadhika, Goundamani, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Disco Shanti
Manasukkul Mathappu			S. A. Rajkumar	Prabhu, Saranya, Lizy, Sarath Babu, Janagaraj, Sachu
Mappillai Sir			Shankar–Ganesh	Mohan, Visu, Rekha, Jayanthi, , Sumithra
			Premasiri Khemadasa	Ramarajan, Pandiyan, Saranya, Lalitha Kumari, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Chinni Jayanth
Muthal Paavam	P. Chandrakumar	Super Film International	Usha Khanna-Jerry Amaldev	, Abhilasha
Naan Sonnathey Sattam	Rameshraj	Sri Mathralaya Chithralaya	Ilaiyaraaja	Charan Raj, Rekha
Nallavan	S. P. Muthuraman	Kalaippuli International	Chandrabose	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, M. N. Nambiar, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj, Vani Viswanath, Disco Shanti
Namma Ooru Nayagan	Yaar Kannan			Ramarajan, Gouthami, K. R. Vijaya, Sripriya, Senthil, Kovai Sarala
	Rama Narayanan		Shankar–Ganesh	Raja, Ranjini, Viji, S. S. Chandran
Nethiyadi	Pandiarajan		Pandiarajan	Pandiarajan, Vaishnavi, Janagaraj, Senthil, Kuyili
			Chandrabose	, Ilavarasi,

Oorai Therinjikitten			Gangai Amaran	Pandiarajan, Pallavi, Jaishankar, Senthil
Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam			Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Prabhu, Rahman, Raadhu, Senthil
Paadatha Thenikkal	V. M. C. Haneefa		Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Raadhika, Baby Sujitha
Paarthal Pasu	K. S. Gopalakrishnan		Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Chandrasekhar, Pallavi, , Dharani, S. S. Chandran, Senthil
Paasa Paravaigal	V. M. C. Haneefa		Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Mohan, Lakshmi, Raadhika, S. S. Chandran
Paatti Sollai Thattathe	Rajasekhar	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Pandiarajan, Urvashi, Manorama, S. S. Chandran, Silk Smitha, Disco Shanti
			K. V. Mahadevan	, Pallavi, Janagaraj, , Chandrasekhar
	Durai			Chandrasekhar, Senthil
Paravaigal Palavitham			S. A. Rajkumar	Ramki, Nirosha, Janagaraj, Thara
	Rajan			Senthil, V. K. Ramasamy
	Senthilnathan	Anbalaya Films	Chandrabose	Arjun, Nirosha, Chandrasekhar, Sabitha Anand, Senthil
Penmani Aval Kanmani	Visu	Kavithalayaa Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	Visu, Pratap K. Pothen, Seetha, , Dhilip, Ilavarasan, Ramesh Aravind, Madhuri, Aruna, Manorama, Vadivukkarasi, Kamala Kamesh
			Shankar–Ganesh	Shridhar, Saritha, Goundamani
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran	Senthilnathan	Tamil Annai Cine Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Anand, Vani Viswanath, S. S. Chandran
Poovizhi Raja	Santhana Bharathi			Prabhu, Ramki, Nishanthi, Senthil, Chinni Jayanth
Poovukkul Boogambam			Sangeetha Rajan	Thiagarajan, Parvathi, Charan Raj
	S. A. Chandrasekhar		S. A. Rajkumar	Sivakumar, Charan Raj, Raadhika, Madhuri, Senthil
Puthiya Vaanam	R. V. Udayakumar	Sathya Movies	Hamsalekha	Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Rupini, Gouthami, Janagaraj, Kuyili, Disco Shanti
Raasave Unnai Nambi		Red Sun Art Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Rekha, Saritha, Radha Ravi
Raththa Dhanam	Sivachandran		Gangai Amaran	Prabhu, Lakshmi, Gouthami, Chandrasekhar, Pratap K. Pothen, Sadhana, Nizhalgal Ravi, S. S. Chandran, Y. Vijaya, Disco Shanti
Rayilukku Neramachu			S. A. Rajkumar	Ramarajan, Nishanthi, Pandiyan, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama
	Jayabharathi		Gangai Amaran	Sarath Babu, Ambika, Chandrasekhar, Senthil
Sahadevan Mahadevan	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Mohan, S. Ve. Shekher, Pallavi, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala
	Gangai Amaran	Meenakshi Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Charan Raj, Nishanthi, Chandrasekhar, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala
Sathya	Suresh Krissna	Raaj Kamal Films International	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Amala, Rajesh, Janagaraj, Anand
Senthoora Poove		Tamil Ponni Art	Manoj Gyan	Vijayakanth, Ramki, Nirosha, Chandrasekhar, Senthil
Shenbagamae Shenbagamae	Gangai Amaran		Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Rekha, Silk Smitha, Chandrasekhar, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala
Sigappu Thali	R.Thyagarajan		Shankar–Ganesh	Charan Raj, Ramki, Nishanthi, Saranya, S. S. Chandran
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu	B. Lenin		Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Priyasri, Radha Ravi, Venniradai Moorthy, Charle
Soora Samhaaram	Chithra Lakshmanan	Gayathri Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Nirosha, Madhuri, Nizhalgal Ravi, Pallavi, Janagaraj
	S. A. Chandrasekhar		M. S. Viswanathan	Charan Raj, Raadhika, Nizhalgal Ravi
	R. Krishnamoorthy		Shankar–Ganesh	Arjun, Rupini, Srividya, Jaishankar, S. S. Chandran
Thaimel Aanai	L. Raja	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Arjun, Raghuvaran, B. Saroja Devi, Ranjini, Madhuri, Vani Viswanath, , S. S. Chandran, Senthil
Thambi Thanga Kambi	K. Shankar		Gangai Amaran	Vijayakanth, Lakshmi, Rekha, Ramya Krishnan, Manorama, Senthil, Kovai Sarala
			M. S. Viswanathan	Pandian, Sudha Chandran, S. Ve. Shekher, Sri Jaya, Manorama, Senthil, Y. Vijaya
			M. S. Viswanathan	Charan Raj, Madhuri, Chandrasekhar, Asha Rani
			K. Bhagyaraj	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Chandrasekhar, Pandian, Seetha, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Baby Sujitha
Therkathi Kallan	P. Kalaimani		Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Sulakshana, Madhuri, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj
Ullathil Nalla Ullam	Manivannan		Gangai Amaran	Vijayakanth, Radha, Radha Ravi, Madhuri, Janagaraj, Senthil, Kamala Kamesh, Disco Shanti
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi	K. Balachander	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Gemini Ganesan, Seetha, Manorama, Janagaraj
Urimai Geetham	R. V. Udayakumar		Manoj Gyan	Prabhu, Karthik, Pallavi, Ranjini, Janagaraj
Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum	Ameerjan		Devendran	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Vidhyashree, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran, Senthil
			Shankar–Ganesh	Chandrasekhar
			Shankar–Ganesh	Sathyan, Jeevitha, Senthil
Vasanthi	Chitralaya Gopu	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Mohan, Madhuri, , Manorama, S. S. Chandran
Veedu	Balu Mahendra		Ilaiyaraaja	Archana, Bhanu Chander, Chokkalinga Bhagavathar
Veedu Manaivi Makkal	T. P. Gajendran	Sri Thenandal Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Visu, K. R. Vijaya, S. Ve. Shekher, Seetha, Anand Babu, Ganga, Lalitha Kumari

References[]

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

[2] CTD reports ₹63 crore ET collection in 1988-89

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