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A list of films produced in the Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

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in 1956

1956 in film

The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...

in alphabetical order:

1956

Title Title A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...	Director Film director A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...	Production Film producer A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...	Music Music Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...	Cast Cast member A cast member is:* An actor who performs in a theatrical production, motion picture, or television program. The actors who perform in the show are collectively referred to as the cast....
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum	T. R. Sundaram T. R. Sundaram Tiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram was a Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Sinhalese film actor, director and iconic film producer...	Modern Theaters	S. Dakshinamoorthy	M. G. Ramachandran M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician.... Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:... P.S. Veerappa P.S. Veerappa P.S. Veerappa was a famous villain actor of yesteryears and a producer of Tamil Cinema.Some of his films were-As Actor:1.Raj Mahal 2.Sivagangai Seemai aka "The Land of Sivagangai" - India...
Amara Deepam Amara Deepam -Plot:A educated unemployed person Ashok falls in love with athe daughter Aruna of a wealthy Industrialist.Aruna is taken hostage by her husband to be Sukumar , and while Ashok trails them to save Aruna, Ashok loses his memory in an accident. Ashok Meets Roopa and they begin to like each other...	T. Prakash Rao	Venus Pictures	T. Chellapathirao	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films... Savitri
Asai	Natesan	Natesh Art Pictures	Viswanathan Ramamoorthy	Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films... P.S. Veerappa P.S. Veerappa P.S. Veerappa was a famous villain actor of yesteryears and a producer of Tamil Cinema.Some of his films were-As Actor:1.Raj Mahal 2.Sivagangai Seemai aka "The Land of Sivagangai" - India...
Bhakta Markendeya	B.S. Ranga	Vikram Production
Kalam Mari Pochu	Tapi Chanakya Tapi Chanakya Thapi Chanakya was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for Indian Army.-Filmography:# Palletoori Pilla in Telugu...	Sarathi Pictures	Master Venu Master Venu Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu was a music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander...	Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Anjali Devi Anjali Devi Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :... T.S. Balaiah
Kannin Manigal	R. Janakiram	Maheswari Pictures	T.R. Pappa	Sundar Sundar Sundar is an adjective signifying good, nice, handsome or beautiful. It has its origin in Sanskrit language. The word is also used as names of people by speakers of languages branching off of Indo-Aryan languages.Some Indian names:*... Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films... Sriranjani Sriranjani Shree ranjani is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is a hexatonic scale . It is a derived scale , as it does not have all the seven swaras...
Kokilavani	S.A. Natrajan	Forward Arts Films	T.G.Lingappa	S.A.Natarajan
Kudumba Villakku	F.Nagoor	Nagoor Cine Productions	Chelapathi Rao	Narasimhabarati Jamuna Raajamma
Kula Daivam	Krishnan Panju	S. K. Pictures	R. Sudarsanam	S. V. Sahasranamam Pandari Bai Pandari Bai Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan... Mainavathi
Madurai Veeran Madurai Veeran (1956 film) Madurai Veeran is a 1956 Tamil film directed by D. Yoganand, starring M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi and Padmini. The film was released on 13 April 1956 and completed a 100-days-run at all the theatres it was screened at.-Production:...	D. Yoganand	Krishna Pictures	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	M. G. Ramachandran M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician.... Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films... Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:...
Mandhiravadhi	Subramaniam Subramaniam Subramaniam is a South Indian name. It may also be spelled Subramanian. The name is derived from the Sanskrit words su , meaning "good" or "dear," and bramanian, meaning brahmin; the name translates loosely as "dear to Brahmins."It may refer to the following:*L...	Neela Productions	R. Devarajan	Premnasim Jayabarathi
Marma Veeran Marma Veeran Marma Veeran is a 1956 Tamil film written by A. L. Narayanan and directed by T. R. Raghunath and was produced by actor Sriram. The film starred Sriram and Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles with N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesan in guest appearances with Rajasulochana, Chittor V....	T. R. Ragunath	Jupili Arts Films	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	N. T. Rama Rao N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician... Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....
Marumalarchi	K.S.Prakash Rao	Anandha Productions	Rajeswar Rao	Sriram G. Varalakshmi
Mathar Kula Manickam	T. Prakash Rao	Lalitha Films	S. Rajeswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao Salur Rajeswara Rao was a composer of musical scores for South Indian films for over half a century. He also sang, and played the harmonium....	Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Anjali Devi Anjali Devi Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :... nageswara rao Nageswara Rao Nageswara Rao or Nageshwara Rao is one of the Indian names.* Akkineni Nageswara Rao is an eminent Telugu film actor and producer.* Edida Nageshwara Rao is a famous Telugu movie producer....
Moondru Pengal	R.S. Prakash	Jayesri Lakshmi Pictures	Pandurangan	P.K. Saraswathi Girija Girija Girija Shettar was a Caucasian/Indian film actress of South Indian Cinema.-Personal life:Girija Shettar was born on July 20, 1969 in Orsett, Essex to a Kannada doctor father and a British mother. From the age of 18, Girija got trained in Bharatanatyam... M.N. Rajam
Naan Petra Selvam	K. Somu	Paragon Pictures	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... G. Varalakshmi V.K. Ramasamy
Naga Devathai	K. Sankar	A.V.M. Productions	R. Sudarsanam	R. Nagendra Rao Jamuna Sowkar Janaki
Naga Panjami	Ch. Narayanamurthy	Sri Rajeswari Film & Co		Anjalidevi S.Varalakshmi K.A. Thangavelu
Nalla Veedu	Jyothish Sinha	Jaisakthi Pictures	T.R. Pappa	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... Anjali Devi Anjali Devi Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :... T.S. Balaiah
Nane Raja	A. Bhim Singh	Kalpana Kala Mandir	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... S.V. Subbaiah M.N. Rajam
Nannambikkai	K. Vembu Charlie	Film Center		N.S. Krishnan T.A. Madhuram Pandari Bai Pandari Bai Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
Ondre Kulam	N. Krishnaswamy	Triveni Pictures		Madhuri Devi R.S. Manohar J. P. Chandrababu
Paditha Penn	A.L. Narayanan	Shyamala Pictures P Limited
Pasavalai	A.S. Nagarajan	Modern Theaters Limited	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	M.K. Radha M.K. Radha M. K. Radha was a Tamil cinema actor. He was born in Chennai and took up acting in Tamil Stage at the early age of 7. He was tutored by his father Kandasamy Mudaliar a famous drama teacher at that time... G. Varalakshmi Mainavathi
Pennin Perumai	P. Pullaiah P. Pullaiah P. Pullaiah or P. Pullayya B.A. is a Telugu film director and producer. He was recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937...	Saravana Bava Unity	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Savitri
Prema Pasam	Vedantham Ragavaiah	Narasus Studio Limited	R. Sudarsanam	Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Savitri Balaji
Raja Rani Raja Rani Raja Rani is a 1973 Hindi film. Produced by Jagdish Kumar, the film is written and directed by veteran writer Sachin Bhowmick. This was to be Sachin's first and last attempt to take on direction. The film starred Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore along with Iftekar and Asit Sen. Mumtaz makes an...	A. Bhim Singh	National Pictures	Viswanathan Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films... S.S. Rajendran
Rambiyin Kadhali	R.R. Chandran	Kalpana Kala Mandir	T.R. Pappa	K.A. K.A. Thangavelu Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:... M.N.Rajam M.N.Nambiar
Rangoon Radha Rangoon Radha Rangoon Radha is a Tamil film that was released on 1 November 1956 starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi as the main cast.-Production:The story was based on play Angel Street written by Patrick Hamilton. Adaptated to film in 1940 as Gaslight starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard...	A. Kasilingam	Mekala Pictures	T.R. Pappa	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... S. S. Rajendran Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:...
Sadharam	V.C. Subburaman	Kasturi Films	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	Gemini Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies.... Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:... K.A. K.A. Thangavelu
Tenali Raman	B.S. Ranga	Vikram Production	Viswanathan Ramamoorthy	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... Jamuna N.T.Ramarao
Thaikkupin Tharam	M.A. Thirumugam	Thevar Films	K.V. Mahadevan	M.G. Ramachandran Banumathi Banumathi Dr. Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was a noted Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages.-Early life:... T.S. Balaiah
Vanaratham		Naushad Ali
Vazhvile Oru Naal	A. Kasilingam	Mekala	G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...	Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... G. Varalakshmi V.K. Ramasamy
Verum Pechalla	Joseph Thaliyath	Principle Productions		T.S. Balaiah Padmini Padmini (actress) Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...

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