Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 14.99 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1977, in alphabetical order.
1977 Title Director Production Music Cast16 VayathinileBharathirajaSri Amman CreationsIlaiyaraajaKamal Haasan, Sridevi, RajinikanthAadu Puli AttamS. P. MuthuramanSwarnambika ProductionsVijaya BhaskarKamal Haasan, Sripriya, Rajinikanth, Sangeetha, Thengai SrinivasanAalukkoru AasaiS. P. MuthuramanCine EnterprisesIlaiyaraajaR. Muthuraman, Jayachitra, Kavitha, Thengai SrinivasanAaru PushpangalK. M. BalakrishnanAshtalakshmi PicturesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Srividya, Rajinikanth, Y.VijayaAasai ManaiviK. SornamSuryalaya ProductionsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sujatha, BhavaniAattukara AlameluR. ThyagarajanDhandayudhapani FilmsShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Sripriya, Jai Ganesh, KavithaAgraharathil KazhutaiJohn AbrahamNirmiti FilmsM. B. SreenivasanM. B. Sreenivasan, Swathi, SrilalithaAndru Sinthiya RathamR. SundaramGeetha Chitra ProductionsV. KumarJaishankar, Padmapriya, Thengai Srinivasan, Asogan, Manorama, MurthyAnnan Oru KoyilK. VijayanSivaji ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sumithra, Jai GaneshAvan Oru SarithiramK. S. Prakash RaoGomathi Sankar PicturesM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Kanchana, ChoAvar Enakke SonthamPattuP. A. ProductionsIlaiyaraajaJaishankar, Srividya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. VijayaAvargalK. BalachanderKalakendra MoviesM. S. ViswanathanKamal Haasan, Sujatha, Rajinikanth, Kumari Padmini, Kutty PadminiBalaparitchaiV. SrinivasanMuktha FilmsT. M. SoundararajanR. Muthuraman, Jai Ganesh, Sujatha, Prameela, Cho, Manorama, Y. VijayaBhuvana Oru Kelvi KuriS. P. MuthuramanM. A. M. FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra, Jaya GuhanathanChakravarthyKrishnan–PanjuP. V. T. ProductionsV. KumarJaishankar, Sharada, Sripriya, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. VijayaChollu Kanna CholluT. N. Thirumalaisamy NadarT. R. I. FilmsBose & DevaDeviyin ThirumanamP. MadhavanSanthi Chithra ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Prameela, PadmapriyaDheepamK. VijayanSuresh ArtsIlaiyaraajaSivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Vijayakumar, Sangeetha, NageshDurga DeviRa. SankaranDevipriya CreationsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, SrividyaEllam AvaleAmirthamMarina MoviesM. S. ViswanathanM. K. Muthu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, ChandrakalaEnna Thavam SeithenKrishnan–PanjuNalantha MoviesM. S. ViswanathanVijayakumar, Sujatha, SathyapriyaGaslight MangammaN. S. ManiamManiam PicturesM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth, Shubha, Thengai SrinivasanGayathriR. PattabiramanVijaya Meena FilmsIlaiyaraajaJaishankar, Sridevi, Rajinikanth, RajasulochanaIlaya ThalaimuraiKrishnan–PanjuYoga Chitra ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, Vijayakumar, NageshIndru Pol Endrum VaazhgaK. ShankarSubbu ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanM. G. Ramachandran, Radha Saluja, Vijayakumar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Thengai SrinivasanKalamadi KalamGopuRajapriya ProductionsVijaya BhaskarJaishankar, Kavitha, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, Sachu, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Manorama, P. R. Varalakshmi, LavanyaKavikkuyilDevaraj–MohanS. P. T. FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sridevi, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, RajinikanthMadhurageethamV. C. GuhanathanSri Venkatalakshmi ProductionsChandraboseVijayakumar, Srividya, Sripriya, Suruli Rajan, SachuMaamiyar VeeduN. KrishnamurthyRamraj MoviesM. S. ViswanathanJaishankar, Vennira Aadai NirmalaMazhai MegamA. S. PrakasamSaradha ArtsK. V. MahadevanR. Muthuraman, Sharada, SrikanthMeenava NanbanC. V. SridharMuthu EnterprisesM. S. ViswanathanM. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, SachuMunnooru NaalS. S. DevadasDeva Art FilmsThengai Srinivasan, P. R. VaralakshmiMurugan AdimaiR. ThyagarajanC. F. TrustK. V. MahadevanR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakumar, A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Jaya Guhanathan, A. SakunthalaNaam Pirandha MannA. VincentVijaya ArtsM. S. ViswanathanSivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Kamal Haasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, NageshNallathukku KalamillaiT. N. BaluThozhilalar FilmsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sripriya, Srikanth, Sunderajan, Sukumari, Asogan, Suruli RajanNandha En NilaA. JagannathanRamya Cine ArtsV. DakshinamoorthyVijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat JayalaxmiNavarathinamA. P. NagarajanC. N. V. MoviesKunnakudi VaidyanathanM. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Jayachitra, Sripriya, Zarina Wahab, Jaya Guhanathan, Y. Vijaya, Shubha, 'Kumari' Padmini, P. R. VaralakshmiNee Vazha VendumA. BhimsinghFathima Amudha CombinesM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Bharathi, Sumithra, NageshOdi Vilaiyaadu ThathaT. N. BaluK. P. K. FilmsIlaiyaraajaSrikanth, Sripriya, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Suruli RajanOlimayamana EthirkaalamK. KrishnamurthySri Chitra Mahal ProductionsVijaya BhaskarVijayakumar, Sripriya, Sowcar JanakiOruvanukku OruthiRa. SankaranBabu MoviesV. KumarJaishankar, Lakshmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. G. Mahendran, BhavaniPalabisheghamK. S. GopalakrishnanKalavalli CombinesShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Sripriya, Srikanth, Thengai SrinivasanPattina PravesamK. BalachanderPremalaya ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanJai Ganesh, Sarath Babu, Sivachandran, Delhi Ganesh, Meera, Swarna, JayasriPenn JenmamA. C. TirulokchandarCine Bharath ProductionsIlaiyaraajaR. Muthuraman, Jaya Prabha, Prakash, Jayamalini, SeemaPennai Solli KutramillaiS. P. MuthuramanR. V. FilmsM. S. ViswanathanSivakumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Srikanth, Y. VijayaPerumaikkuriyavalRa. SankaranGomathi Sankar ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanSivakumar, Padmapriya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Srikanth, Manorama, Thengai, SreenivasanPunidha AnthoniyarNanjil DuraiJayashri Nanjil IncorporationM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Jayachitra, Major Sundarrajan, Savitri, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, PrameelaPunniyam SeithavalK. S. GopalakrishnanRavi CombinesM. S. ViswanathanR. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Sukumari, P. R. VaralakshmiRaghupathi Raghavan RajaramDuraiSri Uma Chitra ProductionsShankar–GaneshVijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra, Y. VijayaRasi Nalla RasiGopuSasura CombinesVijaya BhaskarJaishankar, VidhubalaRowdy RakkammaK. S. GopalakrishnanJai Geetha ProductionsShankar–GaneshJaishankar, Srividya, Kavitha, NageshSainthadamma SainthaduDevaraj–MohanPadmasri CombinesIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Sridevi, Meera, Sunderajan, Thengai Sreenivasan, PuspalathaSathiyavan Savithri Dubbed from MalayalamP. G. ViswambaranSri Vardhini ProductionsG. DevarajanKamal Haasan, Sridevi, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, SankaradiSila Nerangalil Sila ManithargalA. BhimsinghA. B. S. ProductionsM. S. ViswanathanLakshmi, Srikanth, NageshSonthamadi Nee EnakkuS. P. MuthuramanJai Geetha ProductionsV. KumarJaishankar, Sripriya, Rajasulochana, Srikanth Sundarrajan, Surulirajan Sonnathai SeivenKrishnan–PanjuGeetha ArtsV. KumarSivakumar, Sujatha, BhavaniSorgam NaragamR. ThyagarajanDhandayudhapani FilmsShankar–GaneshSivakumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Vijayakumar, Padmapriya, Nagesh, Sunderajan, Thengai SreenivasanSri Krishna LeelaA. P. NagarajanSri Umaiyambikai PicturesS. V. VenkatramanSivakumar, Jayalalitha, Srividya, T. R. Mahalingam, Major Sundarrajan, C. R. VijayakumariThaliya SalangaiyaT. R. RamannaProsperity PicturesK. V. MahadevanR. Muthuraman, Vanisri, Asokan, M.N.Rajam, Sunderajan, S.V.SuppayaThanikudithanamS. A. KannanSri Shanmugamani FilmsM. S. ViswanathanK. R. Vijaya, Cho, V. K. Ramasamy, Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai, Sangeetha, Y. G. Mahendra Thoondil MeenRa. SankaranSudarsan EnterprisesV. KumarMohan Sharma, LakshmiThunai Iruppal MeenakshiValampuri SomanathanS. P. V. FilmsIlaiyaraajaSivakumar, Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Swarna, Vijaya ChandrikaUnnai Suttrum UlagamG. SubramaniamSri Navaneetha FilmsShankar–GaneshJayalalitha, Savitri, KamalHasan, Vijayakumar, Vidhubala, PrameelaUyarnthavargalT. N. BaluRasaleela PicturesShankar–GaneshKamal Haasan, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan
References