List of Tamil films of 1947

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The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1947, in alphabetical order. [1]

1947

Title Director Production Music Cast Release date (D-M-Y)
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres G. Ramanathan V. N. Janaki, P. S. Govindan, S. Varalakshmi, M. R. Swaminathan, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham, Ganesa Bhagavathar, Madhuri Devi, R. Balasubramaniam 08-12-1947
Baktha Thulasidas B. S. Ranga Vikram Art Productions Anil Biswas-S. Balachander B. S. Raja Iyengar, Lakshmi Shankar, C. V. V. Panthulu, Joker Ramudu, Thulasi15-08-1947
Chithrabahavali Nanubhai Vakil Goodwin Pictures V. N. Janaki, Premkumar, Madhavan, Manipillai, Chithralekha, Indira Acharya, Rajam, Banumathi11-04-1947
Deivaneethi [2] M. L. Tandon & Jiten BanerjeeWindsor ProductionsM. S. GnanamaniV. A. Chellappa, P. Kannamba, K. R. Ramasamy, N. R. Sakunthala, T. S. Durairaj, S. P. L. Dhanalakshmi, K. R. Chellam 02-05-1947
Dhana Amaravathi B. S. Ramiah Ambika Pictures K. V. Mahadevan B. S. Saroja, S. M. Kumaresan, V. N. Sundaram, Vadivambal, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, Kumari Rajam, J. P. Chandrababu 29-11-1947
Ekambavanan B. N. Rao & T. V. KrishnasamiSaravanabhava Pictures G. Ramanathan Kothamangalam Seenu, P. A. Periyanayaki, K. Sarangapani, C. T. Rajakantham, Nagerkoil Mahadevan, S. V. Subbaiah 21-08-1947
KadagamAcharyaTamil Nadu Talkies G. Ramanathan T. S. Balaiah, Suryakumari, Vijayakumar, T. S. Krishnaveni, T. R. Ramachandran, T. S. Durairaj, R. Balasubramaniam, Kumari Kamala, Leela12-04-1947
Kanjan Kovai C. Aiyamuthu & T. R. Gopu Jupiter Pictures S. M. Subbaiah Naidu S. V. Subbaiah, R. Malathi, M. N. Nambiar, T. G. Kamala Devi, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, M. K. Mustafa, M. S. S. Bhagyam11-11-1947
Kannika S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Pakshiraja Studios Papanasam Sivan M. S. Sarojini, T. E. Varadhan, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, D. Balasubramaniam, Kali N. Rathnam 11-11-1947
Kundalakesi Bomman D. IraniK. S. S Pictures S. M. Subbaiah Naidu & G. Ramanathan C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, N. C. Vasanthakokilam, G. Pattu Iyer, K. L. V. Vasantha, T. R. Ramachandran, G. M. Basheer, R. Padma, P. R. Mangalam13-03-1947
Mahathma Udangar [3] G. Pattu IyerSri Kamal Productions S. V. Venkatraman & T. R. Ramanathan Kothamangalam Seenu, T. R. Ramachandran, Vijayakumari, Anjali Devi, Vidwan Srinivasan, Kulathu Mani, Sowthamini, K. R. Chellam, Kumari Kamala 11-11-1947
Malai MangaiBaskar PicturesT. S. Madhu, Vimalkumar, R. B. Lakshmi Devi
Madhanamala K. VembuTamil Nadu TalkiesM. S. GnanamaniSriram, T. R. Rajani, P. B. Rangachari, Vidwan Srinivasan, P. S. Veerappa, R. N. Nambiar, S. R. Janaki, T. S. Jaya 12-12-1947
Miss Malini Kothamangalam Subbu Gemini Studios S. Rajeswara Rao & Parur S. Anantharaman Pushpavalli, Kothamangalam Subbu, M. S. Sundari Bai, Javar Sitaraman, Gemini Ganesan, V. Gopalakrishnan 26-09-1947
Naam Iruvar A. V. Meiyappan AVM Productions R. Sudharsanam T. R. Mahalingam, T. A. Jayalakshmi, Kumari Kamala, T. R. Ramachandran, B. R. Panthulu, K. Sarangapani, V. K. Ramasamy 12-01-1947
Paithiyakkaran Krishnan–Panju N. S. K. PicturesM. S. Gnanamani & C. R. Subburaman S. V. Sahasranamam, T. A. Madhuram, N. S. Krishnan, M. G. Ramachandran, D. Balasubramaniam, S. J. Kantha, S. R. Janaki, T. A. Jayalakshmi26-09-1947
Pankajavalli S. SoundararajanTamil Nadu Talkies Papanasam Sivan P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari, Kumari Rukmini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram 10-10-1947
PonnaruviC. V. RamanC. V. Raman G. Ramanathan V. A. Chellappa, Kothamangalam Seenu, K. T. Rukmani, R. Balasubramaniam, P. G. Venkatesan, P. R. Mangalam, T. S. Durairaj, T. S. Jaya 01-03-1947
Rajakumari A. S. A. Sami Jupiter Pictures S. M. Subbaiah Naidu M. G. Ramachandran, K. Malathi, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Swaminathan, K. Thavamani Devi, M. N. Nambiar, Pulimoottai Ramaswami11-04-1947
Rama Rajyam
(dubbed from Hindi)
Vijay Bhatt AVM Productions R. Sudharsanam Shobhna Samarth, Prem Adib, Amirbai Karnataki, Umakant Desai, Badri Prasad, Chandrakant
RukmangadhanP. S. V. IyerNational Studio-Iyer Productions G. Ramanathan G. N. Balasubramaniam, P. R. Mangalam, T. R. Ramachandran, G. Narayana Rao, P. A. Periyanayaki, C. T. Rajakantham, P. A. Rajamani06-05-1947
Sulochana T. R. Sundaram
P. B. Krishna Iyer
Modern Theatres T. R. Sundaram, K. L. V. Vasantha, V. A. Chellappa, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, T. V. Kumudhini, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham 31-01-1947
SurusuruppuLakshmi Films
Thaai Nadu T. S. ManiChitrakala MovietoneR. Narayana Iyer Battling Mani, S. T. Williams, V. P. S. Mani, T. K. Krishnaiah, M. R. Sundari, N. C. Meera15-08-1947
Thiyagi Ramji Bai AryaMoorthy Productions S. V. Venkatraman & T. R. Ramanathan V. N. Janaki, N. Krishnamurthi, V. S. Mani, Kulathu Mani, K. S. Angamuthu22-08-1947
Thulasi Jalandar K. B. Nagabhushanam Raja Rajeswari Films M. D. Parthasarathy P. U. Chinnappa, P. Kannamba, S. Varalakshmi, Kothamangalam Seenu, T. S. Durairaj, R. Balasubramaniam, T. S. Jaya, Rushyendramani 11-08-1947
Udayanan Vasavadatta T. R. Raghunath Uma Pictures C. R. Subburaman G. N. Balasubramaniam, Vasundhara Devi, M. S. Saroja, D. Balasubramaniam, K. Sarangapani, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham 21-06-1947
Veera VanithaNanubai PatMohan PicturesP. S. Srinivasa Rao, Sahadevan, Madhu, R. B. Lakshmi Devi, Indira Acharya, Saroja
Vichitra Vanitha K. Subramanyam Madras United Artists Corporation Br Lakshmanan B. S. Saroja, Chitra S. Krishnaswami, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, P. A. Periyanayaki, K. S. Angamuthu10-10-1947
Vedhalapuram Nanubhai Vakil Bhaskar PicturesNageswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi, Madhava Rao, Leela, Subba Rao, Baby Rani

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