List of Tamil films of 1952

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The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1952, in alphabetical order. [1]

1952

Title Director Production Music Cast Release date (D-M-Y)
Aan
(Dubbed from Hindi)
Mehboob Khan Mehboob Productions Naushad Dilip Kumar, Prem Nath, Nadira, Nimmi, Murad, Mukri, Cuckoo, Sheela Naik
Amarakavi F. NagoorNagoor Cine Productions G. Ramanathan[05]
T. A. Kalyanam
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, T. R. Rajakumari, B. S. Saroja, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, K. P. Kesavan, P. K. Saraswathi, K. A. Thangavelu 09-02-1952
Amma K. VembuAssociated Productions V. Dakshinamoorthy[01] Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, B. S. Saroja, Lalitha, Aranmula Ponnamma, M. N. Nambiar, T. S. Durairaj 06-12-1952
Andhaman Kaidhi V. KrishnanRadhakrishnan Films G. Govindarajulu Naidu[01] M. G. Ramachandran, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, P. K. Saraswathi, M. S. Draupadhi, T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani 14-03-1952
Aathmasanthi
(Dubbed from Malayalam)
Joseph Thaliath Jr. Geo Pictures T. R. Pappa[02]T. K. Madhavan Nair, Miss Kumari, Aranmula Ponnamma, S. P. Pillai, Neyyaattinkara Komalam21-03-1952
Chinna Durai T. R. Mahalingam Sri Sukumar Productions T. G. Lingappa T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi, G. Sakunthala, B. R. Panthulu, V. K. Ramasamy, T. K. Ramachandran, J. P. Chandrababu, S. R. Varalakshmi22-08-1952
Dharma Devatha P. Pullaiah Ragini Films C. R. Subburaman[03]{திஞா} Santha Kumari, Mukkamala, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Kaushik, Girija, Lalitha, Padmini, Relangi, K. S. Angamuthu, Baby Sachu 28-06-1952
En Thangai Ch. Narayana Murthy Asoka Pictures C. N. Pandurangan[01] M. G. Ramachandran, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, Madhuri Devi, P. S. Govindan, E. V. Saroja, V. Susheela31-05-1952
Ezhai Uzhavan K. B. Nagabhushanam Sri Raja Rajeswari Films H. R. Padmanabha SastryM. Sriramamurthy, P. Kannamba, Anjali Devi, Relangi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Lakshmiprabha17-10-1951
Kaadu (dubbed from English) William Berke
Ellis R. Dungan
Modern Theatres
Lippert Pictures
G. Ramanathan Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor, M. N. Nambiar, Sulochana 01-08-1952
Kaliyugam V. S. DhrupadArunodaya KalamandirVimal KumarS. M. Kumaresan, B. S. Saroja, P. G. Venkatesan, S. Nandhini, K. A. Thangavelu 01-03-1952
Kalyanam Pannippaar L. V. Prasad Vijaya Studios Ghantasala & Master Venu N. T. Rama Rao, G. Varalakshmi, Yandamuri Joga Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, C. V. V. Panthulu, Suryakantham 15-08-1952
Kalyani Acharya
M. Masthan
Modern Theatres G. Ramanathan
S. Dakshinamurthy
M. N. Nambiar, B. S. Saroja, M. G. Chakrapani, G. Sakunthala, D. Balasubramaniam, A. Karunanidhi, T. P. Muthulakshmi 21-06-1952
Kanchana S. M. Sriramulu Naidu[01] Pakshiraja Studios S. M. Subbaiah Naidu K. R. Ramasamy, Lalitha, Padmini, Miss Kumari, Aranmula Ponnamma, T. S. Durairaj 01-05-1952
Kaadhal P. S. Ramakrishna Rao Bharani Studios C. R. Subburaman A. Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Sriranjani Jr., C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Relangi, Kasturi Siva Rao, Suryakantham, K. S. Angamuthu14-06-1952
Kumari R. Padmanaban Rajeswari Films K. V. Mahadevan[01] M. G. Ramachandran, Sriranjani Jr., Madhuri Devi, Serukalathur Sama, T. S. Durairaj, C. T. Rajakantham, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, K. S. Angamuthu11-04-1952
Maaya Rambai (Dubbed from Telugu)T. P. SundaramN. B. Productions Ogirala Ramachandra Rao N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, K. Raghuramaiah, G. Varalakshmi, Kasturi Siva Rao 18-04-1952
Manavathi
(simultaneously made in Telugu)
Y. V. Rao Sarvodaya Films B. Rajanikantha Rao
H. R. Padmanabha Sastry
C. H. Narayana Rao, Mukkamala, Sriranjani Jr., Madhuri Devi, G. Varalakshmi, P. K. Saraswathi, Relangi ---03-1952
Mappillai T. R. Raghunath National Pictures T. R. Pappa
N. S. Balakrishnan
T. R. Ramachandran, P. K. Saraswathi, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, P. S. Veerappa, R. Balasubramaniam, V. K. Ramasamy, K. A. Thangavelu, M. Saroja 07-11-1952
Moondru Pillaigal R. Nagendra Rao Gemini Studios P. S. Anantharaman M. K. Radha, R. Nagendra Rao, P. Kannamba, Gemini Ganesan, Sriram, Suryaprabha, Vanaja, Saraswathi, M. S. Sundari Bai, J. P. Chandrababu 11-07-1952
Panam N. S. Krishnan Madras Pictures Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy[01] Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, K. A. Thangavelu, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Rajendran 27-12-1952
Parasakthi Krishnan–Panju National PicturesR. Sudharsanam Sivaji Ganesan, Sriranjani Jr., S. V. Sahasranamam, Pandari Bai, V. Susheela, S. S. Rajendran 17-10-1952
Pasiyin Kodumai K. J. Mohan Rao K & K Combines P. S. Diwakar Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nazir, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli, S. P. Pillai 28-11-1952
Penn Manam S. SoundarrajanTamil Nadu Talkies Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer T. K. Shanmugam, M. V. Rajamma, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, Pulimoottai Ramasami, C. T. Rajakantham, K. S. Angamuthu, T. P. Muthulakshmi, Kottapuli Jayaraman05-12-1952
Priyasakhi
(Dubbed from Malayalam)
G. R. Rao Neela Productions Brother Lakshmanan Sathyan, B. S. Saroja, M. N. Nambiar, K. P. Kottarakkara, Miss Kumari, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli 13-09-1952
Puratchi Veeran
(Dubbed from Hindi
Badal (1951))
Amiya Chakravarty Pakshiraja Films Shankar Jaikishan Madhubala, Prem Nath, Purnima, Agha 21-03-1952
Puyal G. VishwanathanPeligan PicturesS. G. K. Pillai
P. S. Diwakar
G. M. Basheer, M. V. Rajamma, A. K. Mohan, R. Lakshmidevi, S. Sakunthala25-07-1952
Rani L. V. Prasad Jupiter Pictures C. R. Subburaman S. Balachander, P. Bhanumathi, S. V. Subbaiah, M. K. Mustafa, M. Saroja, G. M. Basheer, M. S. S. Bhagyam26-04-1952
Shyamala B. A. Subba Rao Yuva Pictures G. Ramanathan
T. V. Rajee
S. B. Dinakar Rao
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, S. Varalakshmi, Relangi 29-11-1952
Thai Ullam K. Ramnoth Narayanan & Company V. Nagayya
A. Rama Rao
R. S. Manohar, M.V. Rajamma, V. Nagayya, Gemini Ganesan, Madhuri Devi, Javar Seetharaman, J. P. Chandrababu, T. P. Muthulakshmi 09-02-1952
Valaiyapathi T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres S. Dakshinamurthi G. Muthukrishnan, Sowcar Janaki, T. A. Jayalakshmi, K. K. Perumal, A. Karunanidhi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, M. S. S. Bhagyam, Pulimoottai Ramasami17-10-1952
Velaikaran P. V. KrishnanSri Valli ProductionsR. Sudharshanam T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi, T. S. Balaiah, Madhuri Devi, V. K. Ramasamy, M. S. Draupadhi23-05-1952
Zamindar P. V. Krishnan Jupiter Pictures
Sangeetha Pictures
G. Ramanathan S. A. Natarajan, G. Muthukrishnan, M. V. Rajamma, Madhuri Devi, D. Balasubramaniam, V. M. Ezhumalai, T. P. Muthulakshmi 30-08-1952

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