List of Tamil films of 1987

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 ₹61 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 1987, in alphabetical order.

Released films

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Production	Ref
J A N	1	Manaivi Ready	Pandiarajan	Pandiarajan, Debashree Roy, K. A. Thangavelu, R. S. Manohar, Manorama	Rathnam Art Movies
		Thalidhaanam	R. C. Sakthi	Rajesh, Lakshmi, Jayashree, Y. G. Mahendra	Annakkili V. Movies
		Poove Ilam Poove	Sirumugai Ravi	Suresh, Nadhiya, Jaishankar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Sumithra	Vijaya Kala Pictures
		Enga Veettu Ramayanan	K. Chozha Rajan	Karthik, S. Ve. Shekher, Ilavarasi, Mahalakshmi, S. S. Chandran, Vanitha	Anil Creations
	14	Velicham	Sundar K. Vijayan	Karthik, Ranjini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sumithra, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	L. V. Creations
		Nilavai Kayil Pudichen	Rama Narayanan	Chandrasekhar, Seetha	United International
		Kizhakku Africavil Sheela	Dwarakish	Suresh, Shakeela, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Dwarakish Chithra	[3]
		Kadhal Parisu	A. Jagannathan	Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Radha, Jaishankar, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala	Sathya Movies	[4]
		Raja Mariyadhai	Karthick Raghunath	Sivaji Ganesan, Karthik, Jeevitha, Janagaraj, Senthil, Sadhana	Kaiser Creations
		Sirai Paravai	Manobala	Vijayakanth, Radhika, Baby Shalini, Senthil, Y. Vijaya	Manthralaya Cine Creations
		Poovizhi Vasalile	Fazil	Sathyaraj, Karthika, Baby Sujitha	Lakshmi Priya Combines
	15	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Visu	Pandiyan, Visu, Jayashree, Kalpana, S. Ve. Shekher, Nizhalgal Ravi, Kismu	Kavithalayaa Productions
		Paruva Ragam	V. Ravichandran	V. Ravichandran, Juhi Chawla, Jaishankar, Manorama	Sri Eswari Productions
	23	Solvathellam Unmai	Nethaji	Vijayakanth, Rekha, Jaishankar	National Movie Makers
	26	Kudumbam Oru Kovil	A. C. Tirulokchandar	Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi	Sujatha Cine Arts
F E B	6	Nalla Pambu	Rama Narayanan	Karthik, Ambika, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Eagle Productions
	13	Valayal Satham	Jeevabalan	Murali, Bhagya, Raja, Madhuri, Chandrasekhar, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, Janagaraj, Senthil	Balan Pictures
	19	Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu	V. Azhagappan	Vijayakanth, Nadhiya, Suresh	Sri Rajakali Amman Movies
	27	Vilangu	P. Jayadevi	Jaishankar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nalini, Arun Pandian, Ramya Krishnan, Sulakshana, Janagaraj	Bhanu Arts
		Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	Balu Mahendra	Mohan, Radhika, Archana, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan	Saagar Combines
		Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi	Manivannan	Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sudha Chandran	Semba Creations
M A R
	6	Megam Karuththirukku	Rama Narayanan	Prabhu, Rekha, S. S. Chandran	Sri Thenandal Films
		Muthukkal Moondru	A. Jagannathan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Pandiarajan, Ranjini, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Baby Sujitha	Padmam Production
	7	Velundu Vinaiyillai	K. Shankar	Vijayakanth, Ambika, M. N. Nambiar, Senthil, Vadivukkarasi	Om Muruga Arts
		Velaikaran	S. P. Muthuraman	Rajinikanth, Amala, K. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Pallavi, V. K. Ramasamy, Senthil	Kavithalayaa Productions
	19	Sankar Guru	L. Raja	Arjun, Seetha, Sasikala, Baby Shalini, Senthil, Manorama, Y. G. Mahendra	AVM Productions
	21	Ilangeswaran	T. R. Ramanna	K. R. Vijaya, Rajesh, Revathi, Srividya, Sripriya	Sri Sivakami Productions
	27	Ananda Aradhanai	Dinesh Baboo	Mohan, Suhasini, Lizy, Srividya, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Jai Krishna Combines
A P R	10	Aalappirandhavan	A. S. Pragasam	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Silk Smitha, Master Tinku	Pragaas Productions	[5]
	14	Veerapandiyan	Karthick Raghunath	Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayakanth, Radhika, Jaishankar, Sumithra, V. K. Ramasamy, Anuradha	Prakash Pictures
		Makkal En Pakkam	Karthick Raghunath	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Rajesh, Nagesh, Janagaraj, Manorama, Anuradha	Suresh Arts
		Thaye Neeye Thunai	P. R. Somu	K. R. Vijaya, Karthik, Pandiyan, Sudha Chandran, Senthil, S. S. Chandran	Sri Bhuvaneswari Kala Mandir
		Enga Chinna Rasa	K. Bhagyaraj	K. Bhagyaraj, Radha, C. R. Saraswathy	Sri Amman Creations
		Oru Thayin Sabhatham	T. Rajendar	T. Rajendar, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, S. S. Chandran	Chimbu Cine Arts
	17	Chinna Poove Mella Pesu	Robert–Rajasekar	Prabhu, Ramki, Narmadha, Shubha, Sudha Chandran, Sabitha Anand, Chinni Jayanth	Ess Kay Film Combines
M A Y	1	Neethikku Thandanai	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Radhika, Ravichandran, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Charan Raj, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala	Lalithanjali Fine Arts
	8	Ore Raththam	K. Sornam	Karthik, Pandiyan, Seetha, Madhuri, M. K. Stalin, Kismu, Manorama	Murasu Movies
	15	Paadu Nilave	K. Rangaraj	Mohan, Nadhiya, Ravichandran, Senthil	Krishnalaya Productions
		Rekha	N. Raghav	Ilavarasan, Sandhya	Ashapriya Productions
	16	Anbulla Appa	A. C. Tirulokchandar	Sivaji Ganesan, Nadhiya, Rahman, V. K. Ramasamy, Y. G. Mahendra, Manorama, Sangeetha, Baby Sujitha	AVM Productions
	29	Kavalan Avan Kovalan	Visu	Prabhu, Rekha, Madhuri, Visu, Prameela, Kalaranjini	K. R. G. Film Circuit
		Ival Oru Pournami	T. P. K.	Raveendran, Seetha, Rooplatha, Sri Raman	T. P. K. Productions
J U N	4	Cooliekkaran	Rajasekhar	Vijayakanth, Jaishankar, Srividya, Rupini, Radha Ravi, Silk Smitha, Nagesh, S. S. Chandran	Kalaippuli International
	12	Veeran Veluthambi	Rama Narayanan	Radha Ravi, Ambika, Chandrasekhar, Rekha, Senthil, S. S. Chandran	Sri Thenandal Films
		Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	Santhana Bharathi	Sathyaraj, Nalini, Jeevitha, Geetha	Raaj Kamal Films International
		Ini Oru Sudhanthiram	Manivannan	Sivakumar, Nalini, Chandrasekhar, Pandiyan, Rekha, Raja, Jeevitha, Sulakshana, Janagaraj, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Kalaikovil
	17	Enga Ooru Pattukaran	Gangai Amaran	Ramarajan, Rekha, Nishanthi, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Meenakshi Arts
		Kavithai Paada Neramillai	Yugi Sethu	Amala, Raghuvaran, Yugi Sethu, Nassar	Maayas Cope Film Company
	27	Aankalai Nambathey	K. Alex Pandian	Pandiyan, Rekha, Ramya Krishnan, Senthil, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran	Alamu Movies
J U L	10	Vanna Kanavugal	Ameerjan	Karthik, Murali, Jayashree, Charle	Kavithalayaa Productions
		Ivargal Indiyargal	S. Jagadeesan	Ramarajan, Madhuri, Lakshmi, Senthil	Oaam Selvi Arts
	11	Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai	Anu Mohan	Mohan, Amala, Rekha, Goundamani, Senthil	Royal India Creations
	16	Per Sollum Pillai	S. P. Muthuraman	Kamal Haasan, Radhika, K. R. Vijaya, Goundamani, Manorama, Raveendran, Ramya Krishnan	AVM Productions
	17	Etikku Potti	R. Govindarajan	Pandiarajan, Saritha, Chithrangi, Rajeev	Murali Cine Arts
	22	Jaathi Pookkal	A. P. Rathinam	Shanavas, Nalini	Lavanya Films
	24	Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu	P. Madhavan	Sivakumar, Ambika, Ilavarasi, Cho, Senthil, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku	Karpagam Films
		Mangai Oru Gangai	Hariharan	Saritha, Suresh, Nadhiya	Motherland Pictures
		Ninaive Oru Sangeetham	K. Rangaraj	Vijayakanth, Radha, Srividya, Rekha, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	V. N. S. Films
	31	Dhoorathu Pachai	Manobala	Karthik, Suhasini, Thulasi	Sri Lakshmi Art Movies
		Ondru Engal Jathiye..!	Ramarajan	Ramarajan, Nishanthi, Ravichandran, Sulakshana, Senthil, S. S. Chandran	Sri Devi Bagavathi Films
A U G	14	Ninaikka Therintha Maname	I. Suresh	Mohan, Rupini, Chandrasekhar	Sivadharani Movies
		Kani Nilam	S. Arunmozhi	Kalairani, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh	Latha Creations
	15	Vairagyam	K. Vijayan	Prabhu, Radha, Sowcar Janaki, Jaishankar, Manorama, Janagaraj	Sujatha Cine Arts
	21	Anjatha Singam	M. R. Vijaychander	Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Nalini, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha, Anuradha, Senthil, Vanitha	Karthik Arts
	28	Jallikattu	Manivannan	Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Radha, Janagaraj	Seetha Lakshmi Art Films
		Krishnan Vandhaan	K. Vijayan	Sivaji Ganesan, Mohan, Rekha, Thengai Srinivasan	S. L. S. Productions
S E P	4	Oorkavalan	Manobala	Rajinikanth, Radhika, Pandiyan, Y. G. Mahendra, Chithra	Sathya Movies
		My Dear Lisa	Baby	Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana, Jaya Rekha, Manorama	Asha Creations
		Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan	Ashok Kumar	Pandiarajan, Rekha, Nizhalgal Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku	Appu Movies
	11	Theertha Karaiyinile	Manivannan	Mohan, Rupini, Senthil, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala	Kamala Chithram
		Vaazhga Valarga	Vijaya Krishnaraj	Pandiarajan, Radha Ravi, Saritha, Deepa, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Niruma Creation
	12	Koottu Puzhukkal	R. C. Sakthi	Raghuvaran, Amala, Chandrasekhar, Y. Vijaya	Palayee Amman Art Creations
	18	Poo Poova Poothirukku	V. Azhagappan	Prabhu, Saritha, Amala, Rajeev, Senthil, Manorama	My Productions
		Parisam Pottachu	K. Chozha Rajan	Karthik, Pandiyan, Ranjini, Madhuri, Senthil, S. S. Chandran	Kalaimani Movies
		Kathai Kathaiyam Karanamam	Y. G. Mahendra	Y. G. Mahendra, Pallavi, Jaishankar, Visu, Manorama	Sri Lakshmi Jyothi Movies
		Ellaikodu	K. Jothipandiyan	Saritha, Rajesh, Radha Ravi	S. S. G. Films
	25	Meendum Mahaan	Uthaman	Pandiarajan, Murali, Rahman, Rekha, Madhuri, S. Ve. Shekher, Aruna	Rathnam Cine Arts
O C T	21	Manithan	S. P. Muthuraman	Rajinikanth, Rupini, Srividya, Raghuvaran, Madhuri, Cho, Senthil	AVM Productions
		Uzhavan Magan	R. Aravindraj	Vijayakanth, Radhika, Radha, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala	Rowther films
		Chellakutti	K. Natraj	Suresh, Jayashree, Sarath Babu, Sujatha	Dhandayudhapani Films
		Sattam Oru Vilayattu	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Vijayakanth, Radha, Ravichandran, Srividya, S. S. Chandran	V. V. Creations
		Nayakan	Mani Ratnam	Kamal Haasan, Saranya, Karthika, Janagaraj, Nassar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Thara	Muktha Films
		Pookkal Vidum Thudhu	Sreedhar Rajan	T. Rajendar, Monisha Unni, Harish	Sri Sivahari Films
		Iniya Uravu Poothathu	C. V. Sridhar	Suresh, Nadhiya, S. Ve. Shekher, Babita, Cho	Sri Rajakaliamman Productions
		Ivargal Varungala Thoongal	Venkat	Prabhu, Ambika, Raghuvaran, Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Nagesh, Disco Shanti	Perfect Productions
		Manathil Urudhi Vendum	K. Balachandar	Suhasini, Sridhar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind	Kavithalayaa Productions
		Neram Nalla Irukku	Manoj Kumar	Ramarajan, Nishanthi, Janagaraj, Senthil, Vidya Venugopal, Deepa	Srini Creations
		Puyal Paadum Paattu	Manivannan	Raghuvaran, Radhika	Poompuhar Productions
N O V	12	Mupperum Deviyar	K. Shankar	K. R. Vijaya, Sujatha, Lakshmi, Prabhu, Ambika, Senthil	Ammu Creations
	20	Thambathyam	K. Vijayan	Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika, Radha, V. K. Ramasamy, Thulasi, Prasad	Kalyani Cine Arts
		Aayusu Nooru	Ponmani Rajan	Pandiyan, Pandiarajan, Ranjini, Senthil, Kovai Sarala	Sampath Creations
		Anand	C. V. Rajendran	Prabhu, Radha, Jayashree, Chinni Jayanth	Sivaji Productions
	27	Thulasi	Ameerjan	Murali, Seetha, Chandrasekhar, Senthil, Charle, Thara	Veeralakshmi Combines
		Thangachi	R. Krishnamurthy	Ramki, Seetha, Pallavi, Radha Ravi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Anuradha	Rathna Movies
		Pesum Padam	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Amala, Tinnu Anand, P. L. Narayana, Pratap K. Pothen, Farida Jalal	Mandakini Chitra
		Arul Tharum Ayyappan	Dasarathan	Pandiyan, M. Viswanathan, Rekha, Raghuvaran, Senthil	Sri Balamurugan Film Circuit
D E C	4	Kalyana Kacheri	Manivannan	Arjun, Ilavarasi, Senthil, Anuradha, Chinni Jayanth	Suriyaraj Combines
	5	Michael Raj	V. C. Guhanathan	Raghuvaran, Madhuri, Sarath Babu, Sumithra, Senthil, Viji, Baby Shalini	Suresh Productions
	18	Gramatthu Minnal	K. Rangaraj	Ramarajan, Revathi, Raja, Goundamani	Keerthana Creations
		Paasam Oru Vesham	Jayadevi	Ranjini, Madhuri, Disco Shanti, Vinu Chakravarthy, Nassar, Thyagu	Liberty Films
	26	Oor Kuruvi	O. S. Sivakumar	Arun Pandian, Srividya, Madhavi	Mass Productions
		Vedham Pudhithu	Bharathiraja	Sathyaraj, Amala, Saritha, Raja, Janagaraj	Janani Art Creations
	29	Aval Mella Sirithal	M. N. Jai Sundar	Murali, Seetha, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth, Charle	Sri Kavitha Cine Arts

References

1. Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
2. CTD reports ₹61 crore ET collection in 1987–88
3. "கிழக்கு ஆப்பிரிக்காவில் ஷீலா / Kizhakku Africavil Sheela (1987) | Screen4screen". Archived from the original on 18 November 2021.
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