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- DirectorK.S. ManiStarsThoothukudi Ramaswamy AiyerHariyanM. JayalakshmiFirst Tamil adaptation of the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanAachi ManoramaNageshNavarathri traces Nalina's (Savitri) experience of nine emotions on nine consecutive nights.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriGemini GanesanThe bond of love between a brother and a sister is tested due to the machinations of a greedy relative.
- DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsShivaji GanesanJayalalitha JPandari BaiThe story is about a father and his sons--all three roles played by Sivaji Ganesan. One son who had disappeared shortly after his birth reappears, spends time with his father, and solves the remaining problem of the family. The father tells his wife he has the perfect gift for her birthday and presents the long-lost son. At the end the long-lost son tragically dies in front of his brother and parents after saving them from the Goons.
- DirectorS.S. BalanStarsPandari BaiShivaji GanesanJayalalitha JSundaram Pillai has 2 wives at 2 residences.
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsDevikaNageshAachi ManoramaDr Murali finds out that Venu, the patient he is treating, is his former lover Sita's husband. Knowing that Sita would commit suicide if he dies, Murali dedicates himself to saving Venu.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsGemini GanesanShivaji GanesanSavitriBelieving his wife to be dead, a soldier with the British-Indian army marries another woman and moves on. But what happens when he discovers that his wife is actually alive?
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuJawar N. SitaramanStarsVaralakshmi G.JaishankarJamunaTwins, who were separated at birth, reunite to bring together their divorced parents.
- DirectorH.M. ReddyStarsT.P. RajalakshmiP.G. VenkatesanL.V. PrasadA Princess is tricked into marrying a naive and illiterate youth.
- DirectorK. SubramaniamStarsM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharR.S. SundarambalS.S. Mani BhagavatharPavalakkodi tells the mythical love story of Arjuna (Thyagaraja Bhagavathar) and Pavalakkodi (S. D. Subbulakshmi), the princess of Coral Island.
- DirectorRaja Sandow P.K.StarsT.K. ShanmughamN.S. KrishnanM.S. VijayalA story of a loving couple who get separated because of the evil designs of some envious persons.
- DirectorEllis DunganStarsM.R. GnanamalM.K. RadhaT.S. BalaiahA wealthy man escapes after shooting his friend in drunken state which results in a drastic change in his life then.
- DirectorMurugadasaStarsT.M. SoundararajanM.R. RadhaK. NatarajanLife of a man changes when he realizing the truth.
- DirectorK. SubramaniamStarsBaby SarojaK. VishwanathanBharathA 'contemporary' setting story about a playboy being especially influential. A Brahmin widow (Chellam) and her daughter (Saroja) are cast out by wealthy relatives. She seeks shelter in the house of a low-caste servant, causing the enraged Brahmins of the village to set the servant's house on fire.
- DirectorEllis DunganStarsM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharSerukalathun SamaP.B. RangachariThe 2nd major South Indian historical. Set in the year 1083 A.D. it tells of the poet Kambar (Sama) who wrote the 'Kambaramayana' in Tamil at Karikala Chola's court. The film opens with the victorious return of Kulothunga Chola to the city of Woriur. There is a love story between the poet's son, Ambikapathy (Bhagavathar) and the Princess Amaravathy (Santhanalakshmi). However, class distinctions are maintained as the young lover fails the test of will imposed by the king as a precondition for the marriage.
- DirectorY.V. RaoStarsAswathammaM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharL. Narayan RaoBased on the life story of a Sanskrit poet named Bilwamangal.
- DirectorKeshavrao Dhaiber
- DirectorNarayanrao Sarpotder D.StarsT.P. RajalakshmiV.A. ChellappaKrishnamurthyThis mythological features the birth, childhood and early antics of Krishna (Mahalingam). Krishna dance on Kalyamardhanam. He finally gets to fight with his uncle Kamsa and kills him. There are several miracle scenes with special effects.
- DirectorRaja Sandow P.K.StarsMiss PapaM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharS.S. RajamaniBased on the life history of Thiruneelakanta Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars.
- DirectorH.M. ReddyStarsS. SanthanamP.U. ChinnappaKali N. RathnamA nationalist allegory about an Indian king's resistance to Alexander the Great. Greek general Seleucus Nicator, her called Minander (C.S.D. Singh), is left in charge by Alexander. He is opposed by Ugrasen (Santhanam), the king of Udaygiri and the founder (321 B.C.) of the Maurya dynasty. Minander's daughter Helen (Rajalakshmi) falls in love with the king and eventually marries him after Minander has been defeated and returns to Greece. The real heroine is Kumudini, as a fiercely loyal nationalist character, who throws out her husband Jayapala (Santhanam again, in a dual role) when she learns that he is a Greek spy. Her brother is Prathapan (Chinnappa).
- DirectorT.R. SundaramStarsP.U. ChinnappaM.V. RajammaT.S. BalaiahP. U. Chinnappa, plays in dual role, as twin brothers. One is a tyrant king and the other is a brave commoner, separated at birth. Loosely based on Alexander Dumas' The man in the Iron mask.
- DirectorEllis DunganStarsG.N. BalasubramaniamTharamani DeviT.S. DurairajSakuntalai is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the Mahabarata and dramatized by Kalidasa in the play Abhijnanasakuntalam.
- DirectorBomman IraniStarsT.S. BalaiahP.U. ChinnappaP.S. GnanamThe love story of Kathavarayan and Aryamala.