List of Tamil films of 1977

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 ₹14.99 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 1977, in alphabetical order.^[3]

1977

Title	Director	Production	Music	Cast
16 Vayathinile	Bharathiraja	Sri Amman Creations	Ilaiyaraaja12திஞா	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Rajinikanth
Aadu Puli Attam	S. P. Muthuraman	Swarnambika Productions	Vijaya Bhaskar2திஞா	Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Rajinikanth, Sangeetha, Thengai Srinivasan
Aalukkoru Aasai	S. P. Muthuraman	Cine Enterprises	Ilaiyaraaja	R. Muthuraman, Jayachitra, Kavitha, Thengai Srinivasan
Aaru Pushpangal	K. M. Balakrishnan	Ashtalakshmi Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan22திஞா	Vijayakumar, Srividya, Rajinikanth,Y.Vijaya
Aasai Manaivi	K. Sornam	Suryalaya Productions	Shankar–Ganesh8திஞா	Jaishankar, Sujatha, Bhavani
Aattukara Alamelu	R. Thyagarajan	Dhandayudhapani Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Sripriya, Jai Ganesh, Kavitha
Agraharathil Kazhutai	John Abraham	Nirmiti Films	M. B. Sreenivasan	M. B. Sreenivasan, Swathi, Srilalitha
Andru Sinthiya Ratham	R. Sundaram	Geetha Chitra Productions	V. Kumar	Jaishankar, Padmapriya, Thengai Srinivasan,Asogan, Manorama, Murthy
Annan Oru Koyil	K. Vijayan	Sivaji Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sumithra, Jai Ganesh
Avan Oru Sarithiram	K. S. Prakash Rao	Gomathi Sankar Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Kanchana, Cho
Avar Enakke Sontham	Pattu	P. A. Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Jaishankar, Srividya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. Vijaya
Avargal	K. Balachander	Kalakendra Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Rajinikanth, Kumari Padmini, Kutty Padmini
Balaparichai	V. Srinivasan	Muktha Films	T. M. Soundararajan	R. Muthuraman, Jai Ganesh, Sujatha, Prameela, Cho, Manorama, Y. Vijaya
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri	S. P. Muthuraman	M. A. M. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra, Jaya Guhanathan
Chakravarthy	Krishnan–Panju	P. V. T. Productions	V. Kumar	Jaishankar, Sharada, Sripriya, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. Vijaya
Chollu Kanna Chollu	T. N. Thirumalaisamy Nadar	T. R. I. Films	Bose & Deva
Deviyin Thirumanam	P. Madhavan	Santhi Chithra Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Prameela, Padmapriya
Dheepam	K. Vijayan	Suresh Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Vijayakumar, Sangeetha, Nagesh
Durga Devi	Ra. Sankaran	Devipriya Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Srividya
Ellam Avale	Amirtham	Marina Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	M. K. Muthu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Chandrakala
Enna Thavam Seithen	Krishnan–Panju	Nalantha Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Sathyapriya
Gaslight Mangamma	N. S. Maniam	Maniam Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Srikanth, Shubha, Thengai Srinivasan
Gayathri	R. Pattabiraman	Vijaya Meena Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Jaishankar, Sridevi, Rajinikanth, Rajasulochana
Ilaya Thalaimurai	Krishnan–Panju	Yoga Chitra Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, Vijayakumar, Nagesh
Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga	K. Shankar	Subbu Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Radha Saluja, Vijayakumar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Thengai Srinivasan
Kalamadi Kalam	Gopu	Rajapriya Productions	Vijaya Bhaskar	Jaishankar, Kavitha, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan, Sachu, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Manorama, P. R. Varalakshmi, Lavanya
Kavikkuyil	Devaraj–Mohan	S. P. T. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Sridevi, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Rajinikanth
Madhurageetham	V. C. Guhanathan	Sri Venkatalakshmi Productions	Chandrabose	Vijayakumar, Srividya, Sripriya, Suruli Rajan, Sachu
Maamiyar Veedu	N. Krishnamurthy	Ramraj Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Jaishankar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Mazhai Megam	A. S. Prakasam	Saradha Arts	K. V. Mahadevan	R. Muthuraman, Sharada, Srikanth
Meenava Nanban	C. V. Sridhar	Muthu Enterprises	M. S. Viswanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Sachu
Munnooru Naal	S. S. Devadas	Deva Art Films		Thengai Srinivasan, P. R. Varalakshmi
Murugan Adimai	R. Thyagarajan	C. F. Trust	K. V. Mahadevan	R. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakumar, A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, Thengai Srinivasan, Jaya Guhanathan, A. Sakunthala
Naam Pirandha Mann	A. Vincent	Vijaya Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Kamal Haasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Nagesh
Nallathukku Kalamillai	T. N. Balu	Thozhilalar Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Sripriya, Srikanth,Sunderajan, Sukumari, Asogan, Suruli Rajan
Nandha En Nila	A. Jagannathan	Ramya Cine Arts	V. Dakshinamoorthy	Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi
Navarathinam	A. P. Nagarajan	C. N. V. Movies	Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	M. G. Ramachandran, Latha, Jayachitra, Sripriya, Zarina Wahab, Jaya Guhanathan, Y. Vijaya, Shubha, 'Kumari' Padmini, P. R. Varalakshmi
Nee Vazha Vendum	A. Bhimsingh	Fathima Amudha Combines	M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Bharathi, Sumithra, Nagesh
Odi Vilaiyaadu Thatha	T. N. Balu	K. P. K. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Srikanth, Sripriya, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Suruli Rajan
Olimayamana Ethirkaalam	K. Krishnamurthy	Sri Chitra Mahal Productions	Vijaya Bhaskar	Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Sowcar Janaki
Oruvanukku Oruthi	Ra. Sankaran	Babu Movies	V. Kumar	Jaishankar, Lakshmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Y. G. Mahendran, Bhavani
Palabishegham	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Kalavalli Combines	Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Sripriya, Srikanth, Thengai Srinivasan
Pattina Pravesam	K. Balachander	Premalaya Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Jai Ganesh, Sarath Babu, Sivachandran, Delhi Ganesh, Meera, Swarna, Jayasri
Pen Jenmam	A. C. Tirulokchandar	Cine Bharath Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	R. Muthuraman, Jaya Prabha, Prakash, Jayamalini, Seema
Pennai Solli Kutramillai	S. P. Muthuraman	R. V. Films	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Srikanth, Y. Vijaya
Perumaikkuriyaval	Ra. Sankaran	Gomathi Sankar Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Sivakumar, Padmapriya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Srikanth, Manorama, Thengai, Sreenivasan
Punidha Anthoniyar	Nanjil Durai	Jayashri Nanjil Incorporation	M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Jayachitra, Major Sundarrajan, Savitri, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, Prameela
Punniyam Seithaval	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Ravi Combines	M. S. Viswanathan	R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Thengai Srinivasan, Sukumari, P. R. Varalakshmi
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram	Durai	Sri Uma Chitra Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	Vijayakumar, Rajinikanth, Sumithra, Y. Vijaya
Rasi Nalla Rasi	Gopu	Sasura Combines	Vijaya Bhaskar	Jaishankar, Vidhubala
Rowdy Rakkamma	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Jai Geetha Productions	Shankar–Ganesh	Jaishankar, Srividya, Kavitha, Nagesh
Sainthadamma Sainthadu	Devaraj–Mohan	Padmasri Combines	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Sridevi, Meera, Sunderajan, Thengai Sreenivasan, Puspalatha
Sathiyavan Savithri Dubbed from Malayalam	P. G. Viswambaran	Sri Vardhini Productions	G. Devarajan	Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sankaradi
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal	A. Bhimsingh	A. B. S. Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	Lakshmi, Srikanth, Nagesh
Sonthamadi Nee Enakku	S. P. Muthuraman	Jai Geetha Productions	V. Kumar	Jaishankar, Sripriya, Rajasulochana, Srikanth Sundarrajan, Surulirajan
Sonnathai Seiven	Krishnan–Panju	Geetha Arts	V. Kumar	Sivakumar, Sujatha, Bhavani
Sorgam Naragam	R. Thyagarajan	Dhandayudhapani Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Sivakumar, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Vijayakumar, Padmapriya,Nagesh, Sunderajan,Thengai Sreenivasan
Sri Krishna Leela	A. P. Nagarajan	Sri Umaiyambikai Pictures	S. V. Venkatraman	Sivakumar, Jayalalitha, Srividya, T. R. Mahalingam, Major Sundarrajan, C. R. Vijayakumari
Thaliya Salangaiya	T. R. Ramanna	Prosperity Pictures	K. V. Mahadevan	R. Muthuraman, Vanisri, Asokan, M.N.Rajam, Sunderajan, S.V.Suppaya
Thanikudithanam	S. A. Kannan	Sri Shanmugamani Films	M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. Vijaya, Cho, V. K. Ramasamy, Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai, Sangeetha, Y. G. Mahendra
Thoondil Meen	Ra. Sankaran	Sudarsan Enterprises	V. Kumar	Mohan Sharma, Lakshmi
Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi	Valampuri Somanathan	S. P. V. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Swarna, Vijaya Chandrika
Unnai Suttrum Ulagam	G. Subramaniam	Sri Navaneetha Films	Shankar–Ganesh	Jayalalitha, Savitri,KamalHasan, Vijayakumar, Vidhubala, Prameela
Uyarnthavargal	T. N. Balu	Rasaleela Pictures	Shankar–Ganesh	Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan

References

1. Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
2. CTD reports ₹14.99 crore ET collection in 1977-78
3. "1977 Tamil Movie". lakshmansruthi. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2016.