List of Malayalam films of 1980

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1980.

Opening		Sl. No.	Film	Cast	Director	Lyricist	Music Director	Notes
J A N	4	1	Makara Vilakku	Jose, Sankaradi	P. K. Joseph	Sreekumaran Thampi	K. J. Joy
	25	2	Ivar	M. G. Soman, Sukumaran,Sharada, Seema,	I. V. Sasi	P. Bhaskaran	G. Devarajan
		3	Kadalkkaattu	M. G. Soman, Jayabharathi,	P. G. Vishwambharan	Bichu Thirumala	A. T. Ummer
F E B	8	4	Air Hostess	Prem Nazir, Rajani Sharma	P. Chandrakumar	O. N. V. Kurup	Salil Chowdhary
		5	Chora Chuvanna Chora	Madhu, G. K. Pillai	G. Gopalakrishnan	Mullanezhi, G. K. Pallath	G. Devarajan
	12	6	Adhikaram	Sukumaran,Seema,	P. Chandrakumar	Sathyan Anthikkad	A. T. Ummer
	15	7	Aarohanam	Nedumudi Venu, Prathap Pothen	A. Sheriff	Poovachal Khader	Shyam
		8	Kari Puranda Jeevithangal	Prem Nazir, Jayan,Jayabharathi	J. Sasikumar		M. K. Arjunan
	21	9	Vazhimariya Paravakal		S. Jagadeesan
	22	10	Kochu Kochu Thettukal	Sukumaran,Shubha	Mohan	Bichu Thirumala	Shyam
	29	11	Dooram Arike	M. G. Soman, Sukumaran	Jeassy		Ilaiyaraaja
		12	Love in Singapore	Prem Nazir, Jayan	Baby		Shankar–Ganesh
M A R	3	13	Ammayum Makalum	Jayabharathi, Jose	Stanley Jose		Shyam
	7	14	Pavizha Mutthu	M. G. Soman, Sankaradi, Bahadoor	Jeassy		G. Devarajan
	14	15	Ithikkara Pakki	Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jayabharathi,	J. Sasikumar	Bichu Thirumala	Traditional
	21	16	Shalini Ente Koottukari	Sukumaran, Shobha, Jalaja	Mohan		G. Devarajan
		17	Agni Kshethram	Prem Nazir, Srividya	P. T. Rajan		K. J. Joy
		18	Daaliya Pookkal	Pappan, Roopesh	Prathap Singh		Kanjangad Ramachandran
	28	19	Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal	Sashi Kumar, T. V. Chandran	Chintha Ravi
A P R	3	20	Theekkadal	Prem Nazir, Madhu,Sukumaran	Navodaya Appachan	Bichu Thirumala	Guna Singh
	11	21	Benz Vasu	Jayan, Seema	Hassan		A. T. Ummer
	18	22	Angadi	Jayan,Sukumaran, Seema	I. V. Sasi	Bichu Thirumala	Shyam
		23	Kaavalmaadam	Sukumaran,Jose, Ambika	P. Chandrakumar		A. T. Ummer
	24	24	Vilkkanundu Swapnangal	Sukumaran, Sudheer	Azad		M. B. Sreenivasan
	25	25	Chandra Bimbam	M. G. Soman,Jayabharathi, Prathap Pothen	N. Sankaran Nair		Shankar–Ganesh
		26	Esthappan	Rajan Kakkanadan, Krishnapuram Leela	G. Aravindan		Janardhan, G. Aravindan
		27	Theenalangal	Jayan, Sheela	J. Sasikumar		M. K. Arjunan
		28	Mr. Michael	Prem Nazir, Jose	J. Williams	Bichu Thirumala	Chakravarthy
M A Y	9	29	Maro Charitra	Kamal Haasan, Saritha	K. Balachander		M. S. Viswanathan
		30	Ambalavilakku	Madhu, Srividya	Sreekumaran Thampi		V. Dakshinamoorthy
	16	31	Akalangalil Abhayam	Madhu, Sheela, M. G. Soman	Jeassy		G. Devarajan
		32	Idi Muzhakkam	Jayan, Sukumaran,Ratheesh	Sreekumaran Thampi		Shyam
J U N	6	33	Eden Thottam	M. G. Soman, Jayabharathi	P. Chandrakumar		Shyam
	12	34	Thirayum Theeravum	Prem Nazir,M. G. Soman, Jayabharathi	K. G. Rajasekharan		G. Devarajan
		35	Kalika	Sukumaran,Sheela,	Balachandra Menon		G. Devarajan
	14	36	Saraswathi Yaamam	M. G. Soman,Raghavan, Prameela	Mohan Kumar		A. T. Ummer
	19	37	Kaantha Valayam	Jayan, Krishnachandran	I. V. Sasi		Shyam
	25	38	Chamaram	Prathap Pothan, Nedumudi Venu	Bharathan		M. G. Radhakrishnan
	27	39	Thaliritta Kinakkal	Sukumaran,Prathap Pothen,	P. Gopikumar		Jithin Shyam
J U L	4	40	Youvanam Daaham	Jose, Shubha	Crossbelt Mani		M. G. Radhakrishnan
		41	Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal	Adoor Bhasi, Kaviyoor Ponnamma	John Abraham		Johnson
	11	42	Soorya Daaham	Sukumari, Shobha	Mohan	Bichu Thirumala	G. Devarajan
		43	Rajaneegandhi	Madhu, Lakshmi	M. Krishnan Nair		G. Devarajan
	25	44	Ithile Vannavar	Madhu,Sukumaran, Sheela	P. Chandrakumar		Shyam
A U G	1	45	Dwik Vijayam	Prem Nazir, Srividya	M. Krishnan Nair		G. Devarajan
		46	Aniyaatha Valakal	Sukumaran, M. G. Soman	Balachandra Menon	Bichu Thirumala	A. T. Ummer
	7	47	Prakriti Manohari	Jagannatha Varma, Lisha	G. S. Panicker
	8	48	Avan Oru Ahankaari	Sheela, Jose Prakash	K. G. Rajasekharan	Bichu Thirumala	M. S. Viswanathan
	15	49	Paalattu Kunjikannan	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	Boban Kunchacko		G. Devarajan
		50	Chandrahaasam	Prem Nazir, Jayan	Baby		K. J. Joy
	22	51	Sakthi	Jayan, Seema	Vijay Anand	Bichu Thirumala	K. J. Joy
	23	52	Meen	Madhu, Jayan	I. V. Sasi		G. Devarajan
		53	Lava	Prem Nazir, Jagathy Sreekumar	Hariharan		G. Devarajan
		54	Lorry	Prathap Pothen, Achankunju	Bharathan		M. S. Viswanathan
		55	Swarga Devatha	Sharada, K. P. Ummer	Charles Ayyampally		M. S. Viswanathan
	30	56	Malankattu	Babu, Prathima	Ramu Kariyat		K. Raghavan
S E P	5	57	Puzha	M. G. Soman, Srividya	Jeassy		M. K. Arjunan
	19	58	Hridhayam Paadunnu	M. G. Soman, Jose, Jagathy Sreekumar	G. Premkumar		K. J. Joy
	27	59	Swattu	Jagathy Sreekumar, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair	N. Sankaran Nair		G. Devarajan
		60	Bhaktha Hanuman		Ganga		V. Dakshinamoorthy
		61	Vedikkettu	Sukumaran, Jalaja	K. A. Sivadas		M. K. Arjunan
O C T	2	62	Swandam Enna Padam	Madhu, Srividya	Sreekumaran Thampi		Shyam
	3	63	Pralayam	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	P. Chandrakumar		A. T. Ummer
	10	64	Shishirathil Oru Vasantham	Sukumaran,Shubha,	Keyaar		Shyam
	16	65	Karimpana	Jayan, Seema	I. V. Sasi	Bichu Thirumala	A. T. Ummer
		66	Oru Varsham Oru Maasam	M. G. Soman, Jayabharathi, Sankaradi	J. Sasikumar		Raveendran
		67	Chaakara	Jayan,Sukumaran, Seema	P. G. Vishwambharan		G. Devarajan
	31	68	Raagam Thaanam Pallavi	M. G. Soman, Srividya, Sankaradi	A. T. Abu		M. K. Arjunan
		69	Oormakale Vida Tharu	Srividya, Prathap Pothen	Ravi Gupthan		K. J. Joy
		70	Prakadanam	M. G. Soman, Prathapachandran, Balan K. Nair	J. Sasikumar		G. Devarajan
N O V	6	71	Ishtamanu Pakshe	Sukumaran, Jagathy Sreekumar, Venu Nagavally	Balachandra Menon		G. Devarajan
		72	Pappu	M. G. Soman, Prathap Pothen, Seema	Baby	Bichu Thirumala	K. J. Joy
	12	73	Muthuchippikal	Madhu, M. G. Soman, Srividya	Hariharan		Traditional
	14	74	Anthappuram	Prem Nazir, Ambika	K. G. Rajasekharan		Shankar–Ganesh
		75	Deepam	Madhu, Jayan	P. Chandrakumar		Shyam
	21	76	Moorkhan	Jayan, Seema	Joshiy		A. T. Ummer
		77	Theeram Thedunnavar	Prem Nazir, Sukumaran	P. Chandrakumar		M. S. Viswanathan
	27	78	Naayattu	Prem Nazir, Jayan	Sreekumaran Thampi		Shyam
	28	79	Vaiki Vanna Vasantham	Madhu, Srividya	Balachandra Menon		Shyam
D E C	5	80	Mela	Sharaf	K. G. George		M. B. Sreenivasan
		81	Aagamanam	M. G. Soman, Ravikumar, Srividya	Jeassy		Vidyadharan
	12	82	Ival Eevazhi Ithu Vare	Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi	K. G. Rajasekharan		Shankar–Ganesh
		83	Sathyam	Sreenath, Sathaar	M. Krishnan Nair	Bichu Thirumala	A. T. Ummer
	17	84	Manushya Mrugam	Jayan, Jagathy Sreekumar	Baby		K. J. Joy
	19	85	Seetha	Sukumari, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair	P. Govindan		M. K. Arjunan
	24	86	Arangum Aniyarayum	Sukumaran,Sankaradi,	P. Chandrakumar		A. T. Ummer
		87	Ashwaradham	Srividya, Raveendran	I. V. Sasi		Shyam
	25	88	Manjil Virinja Pookkal	Shankar, Poornima Jayaram	Fazil	Bichu Thirumala	Jerry Amaldev
		89	Nattuchakkeruttu	Sheela, Sreelatha Namboothiri	Ravi Gupthan		G. Devarajan
	30	90	Sooryante Maranum	Nedumudi Venu, Ravi Alummoodu	Rajeevnath

Dubbed films

Title	Director(s)	Original film		Cast	Ref.
		Film	Language
Niram Maaratha Pookkal	Bharatiraja	Niram Maaratha Pookkal	Tamil
Sankarabharanam	K. Viswanath	Sankarabharanam	Telugu	Somayajalu, Manju Bhargavi

References

• "Kerala Government Public Relations Department". Archived from the original on 28 August 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
• "Cinema of Malayalam". Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
• "Official Site of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists". Retrieved 24 February 2011.