Malayalam films of 1981
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The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1981.
film Year Direction Story Screenplay Main Actors
Ariyappedatha Rahasyam 1981 Venu
Venu
The venu is a bamboo transverse flute used in the Carnatic music of South India. Although it is often called Carnatic flute or simply flute in English, venu is the instrument's ancient Sanskrit name...

    (Prem Nazir,Jayan,Janardhan,Joseprakash,Prameela,jayabharathy)
Arayannam 1981 P. Gopikumar      
Thadavara 1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

    (Jayan,K.P.Ummer,M.N.Nambiar,Seema,Nanditha Bose)
Greeshma Jwala 1981 P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambharan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades.- Career :...

    (Sukumaran,Ratheesh,Seema)
Orikkal Koodi 1981 I. V. Sasi
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

     
Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam 1981 A.T. Abu      
Kaloopasana 1981 Ahuan Sebastian      
Kolilakkam
Kolilakkam
Kolilakkam is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by Vijayanandh, and starring Jayan.This was Jayan's last film before his death. His death happened during the shooting of this movie in which he was supposed to board a moving helicopter from a bike. The helicopter carrying him hit the ground while he...

1981 P.N. Sundaram     (Jayan,Madhu,Soman,Sukumaran,K.R.Vijaya,Sumalatha,M.N.nambiar,Balan.K.Nair)
Aakkramanam
Aakkramanam
Aakkramanam is an Indian film in the Malayalam language by Sreekumaran Thampi starring Madhu, Jayan, Balan K. Nair, Sathar, Sreevidya, and Jayabharathi.-Cast:* Madhu* Jayan* Balan K. Nair* Sathar* Sreevidya* Jayabharathi* Prameela...

1981 Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is a civil engineer by education.-Film career:Sreekumaran Thampi, was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by P...

    (Jayan,Madhu,Sathar,Jayabharathy,Balan.K.Nair)
Sanchaari 1981 Boban Kunjako     (PremNazir,Jayan,Mohanlal,Subha,Shobana)
Theekkali 1981 Sasikumar      
Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu 1981 M. Mani     (Madhu,Ratheesh.Latha)
Nidhra 1981 Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

     
Kathayariyathhe 1981 Mohan
Mohan (director)
Mohan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. Mohan has done several critically acclaimed films including Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu, Pakshe, Isabella, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Idavela, Vida Parayum Mumbe and Shalini Ente Koottukari...

     
Asthamikkatha Pakalukal 1981 Sheriff
Sheriff
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Arikkari Ammu
Arikkari Ammu
Arikkari Ammu is an Indian film in Malayalam language by Sreekumaran Thampi starring Madhu, Kuthiravattom Pappu, Jayabharathi, and Suchithra Sasi....

1981 Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is a civil engineer by education.-Film career:Sreekumaran Thampi, was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by P...

     
Ooppole 1981 K.S. Sethumadhavan      
Abhinayam 1981 Baby     (Jayan,Prathap Chandran,Vidhubala)
Danda Gopuram 1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

     
Ira Thedunna Manushyar 1981 K. Sukumaran Nair      
Chattambi Krishnan 1981 Vijaya Nirmala
Vijaya Nirmala
Vijaya Nirmala is a South Indian actress and director. In 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director who had made the highest number of films. She has directed 47 movies.-Career:...

     
I Love You 1981 Nandan      
Sphodanam 1981 P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambharan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades.- Career :...

    (Sukumaran,Soman,Mammooty,Ravikumar,Balan.K.Nair,Sheela,Seema)
Thushaaram 1981 I. V. Sasi
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

    (Ratheesh, Jose,lalu Alex,Johny,Balan.K.nair,Seema,RaniPadhmini)
Kaattu Kallan 1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

     
Choothattam 1981 K. Sukumarn Nair      
Swargangal Swapnangal 1981 N.N. Thampi      
Kodumudikal 1981 Sasikumar      
Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla 1981 Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

     
Agnisaram
Agnisaram
Agnisaram is an Indian film in Malayalam language by A. B. Raj starring Jayan, Jose Prakash, and Jayabharathi.-Soundtrack:...

1981 A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese movies followed by directing 65 malayalam movies from 1963 till 1984. He has also directed two Tamil movies...

    (Jayan,Sukumaran,Jayabharathy)
Ellaam Ninakku Vendi 1981 Sasikumar      
Valarthumrugangal 1981 Hariharan
Hariharan (director)
Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...

    (Sukumaran,Ratheesh,Madhavi.Chitra)
Vealiyattam 1981 P.T. Rajan      
Thakilu Kottampuram
Thakilu Kottampuram
Thakilu Kottampuram is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by Balu Kiriyath. It features Prem Nazir, Sukumaran, Adoor Bhasi, Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mala Aravindan, Sheela, Jalaja, Sreekala, Anjali, Santhakumari, Baby Manjusha, and Sathyachitra.-Cast:...

1981 Balu Kirieth     (Premnazir,Sukumaran,Mohanlal,Sheela)
Kilungaatha Changalakal 1981 C.N. Venkitta Swamy      
Kallan Pavithran
Kallan Pavithran
Kallan Pavithran is a 1981 Malayalam film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Nedumudi Venu, Adoor Bhasi and Bharath Gopi. The film is about a thief who meets a crooked merchant in the town and an incident occurring afterward changing his entire life...

1981 P. Padmarajan     - valign="top" Paathira Sooryan 1981 K.P. Pillai      
Sneham Oru Pravaaham 1981 Dr. Shahjahan      
Venal 1981 Lenin Rajendran
Lenin Rajendran
Lenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal...

     
Paraangi Mala 1981 Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

     
Inaye thedi 1981 Antony Eastman      
Saahasam 1981 K.G. Rajasekaran      
Vayal 1981 Antony Eastman     - valign="top" Agni Yudham
Agni Yudham
Agni Yudham is an Indian film in Malayalam language by Suresh starring Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Jagathi Sreekumar, and Jayabharathi....

1981 Suresh
Suresh (actor)
Suresh is an Indian film actor, primarily works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Suresh is more popular as the Romantic hero of South India in 1980's. He is known for his outstanding performances in films like Panneer Pushpangal and Kozhi Koovuthu. He was the popular pair of actress Nadia Moidu...

     
Sankharsham 1981 P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambharan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades.- Career :...

    (PremNazir,Sukumaran,Ratheesh,Seema,Sreevidhya,Balan.K.Nair,Rani Padhmini)
Kaahalam 1981 Joshi
Joshi
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Munnettam 1981 Sreekumarn Thampi     (Ratheesh,Mammooty,Sumalatha,Menaka)
Avathaaram 1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

     
Garjanam
Garjanam
Garjanam is a 1981 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by C. V. Rajendran, The film has Rajinikanth in the lead role supported by Balan K. Nair, Madhavi and Sukumari.-Trivia:...

1981 C.V. Rajendran     (Rajanikanth,Madhavi,Geetha,Ravi kumar)
Dhanya 1981 Fazil
Fazil
A. M. Fazil is an Indian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter of Malayalam cinema.His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extra curricular activities engulfed him. He wrote plays, enacted them with his friends A. M. Fazil (born 1953, in Alleppey, Kerala) is an Indian...

    (Sarathbabu,Sreevidhya,Mohanlal)
Sreeman Sreemathi 1981 Hariharan
Hariharan (director)
Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...

     
Attimari 1981 Sasikumar     (Premnazir,Mohanlal,Sreenath,T.G.Ravi,Jayabharathy)
Prema Geethangal 1981 Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

     
Thrasam 1981 Padiyan      
Koelangal 1981 K.G. George      
Raktham 1981 Joshi
Joshi
Joshi is a family name common in India and Nepal. Whereas the Joshi's of India are of Brahmin origin, the Joshi's of Nepal are either Newars or Khas-Brahmin...

     
Vida Parayum Munpe
Vida Parayum Munpe
Vida Parayum Munpe is a 1981 Malayalam language film written by John Paul, directed by Mohan, and produced by Innocent. Prem Nazir essays the lead role in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful film. His performance also won great appreciation. Nazir was conferred the Special Jury...

1981 Mohan
Mohan (director)
Mohan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. Mohan has done several critically acclaimed films including Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu, Pakshe, Isabella, Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha, Idavela, Vida Parayum Mumbe and Shalini Ente Koottukari...

     
Chaatta 1981 Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

     
Sambhavam 1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

     
Enne Snehikku Enne Mathrakm 1981 P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambharan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades.- Career :...

    (Sukumaran,Soman,Ratheesh,Sreevidhya,Seema)
Vazhikal Yaathrakkar 1981 A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese movies followed by directing 65 malayalam movies from 1963 till 1984. He has also directed two Tamil movies...

     
Parvaathy 1981 Bharathan
Bharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...

     
Dhruva Sangamam 1981 Sasikumar     (Sukumaran,Mohanlal,K.P.Ummer,Subha,Reena)
Sapthapathy 1981 K. Viswanath      
Dwandha Yudham 1981 Hariharan      
Manssinte Theerdha Yathra 1981 Thamban      
Cancerum Laingeekia Rogangalum 1981 P.R.S. Pillai      
Thaarattu 1981 Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s...

    (Balachandramenon,Nedumudi venu,Raju,Sreevidhya,VenuNagavally,Sathikrishna)
Adima Changala
Adima Changala
Adima Changala is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by A. B. Raj and starring Prem Nazir in the lead role. It is a remake of the 1969 Italian zapata spaghetti western film The Five Man Army.-Cast:* Prem Nazir* Cochin Haneefa* Balan K. Nair...

1981 A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj
A. B. Raj is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Singalese movies followed by directing 65 malayalam movies from 1963 till 1984. He has also directed two Tamil movies...

     
Archana Teacher 1981 P.N. Menon      
Panineer Pookkal 1981 Bharathy Vasu      
Elaneer 1981 Sithara Venu      
Poocha Sanyasi 1981 Hariharan
Hariharan (director)
Hariharan is a Malayali film director. His movies mainly revolved around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala society. His notable works include Pazhassi Raja, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam, Amrutham Gamaya and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national...

    (RajKumar Madhavi)
Thrikshna 1981 I. V. Sasi
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

    (Mammooty,Ratheesh,Rajalakshmi,Swapna,Rajkumar)
Swarna pakshikal 1981 P.R. Nair      
Kadathe 1981 P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambaran
P. G. Viswambharan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. Viswambharan directed 63 Malayalam films, in a career spanning close to four decades.- Career :...

    (PremNazir,shankar,Soman,Sumalatha)
Oridathoru Phayilvan 1981 P. Padmarajan      
Aarathi
Aarathi
Aarathi is an Indian actress and producer of Kannada movies.She first became popular during the late 1970s and 1980s, and was recognised for her roles in movies such as Naagarahaavu, Edakallu Guddada Mele, Bili Hendthi, Dharmasere, Paduvaaralli Pandavaru, Ranganayaki, Hombisilu, Upaasane and...

1981 P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar
P. Chandrakumar is an Indian director of Malayalam movies. Since the late 1970s Chandrakumar has directed some 50 movies. He started his career as a director of family entertainers. In 1988, his biblical film Adipapam got released. The film turned out to be Kerala's first superhit pornographic film...

     
Urukku Mushtikal 1981 K.P. Jayan      
Theanum Vayambum 1981 Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...

    (Premnazir,Nedumudi Venu,Mohanlal,Sumalatha)
Karimpoocha 1981 Baby     (Ratheesh,Joseprakash,Seema)
Oru Thalai Raagam 1981 E.M. Ibrahim      
Njan Ninne Marakkukilla 1981 Vijay
Vijay
Vijay is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference...

     
Oridathoru Mandravathi 1981 Mani Murugan      
Hamsa Geetham 1981 I. V. Sasi
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

    (Ratheesh,Seema)
Itha Oru Dhikkari 1981 Suresh
Suresh (actor)
Suresh is an Indian film actor, primarily works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Suresh is more popular as the Romantic hero of South India in 1980's. He is known for his outstanding performances in films like Panneer Pushpangal and Kozhi Koovuthu. He was the popular pair of actress Nadia Moidu...

     
Guha
Guha
Guha is an Indian family name and surname found amongst Bengali Hindus. It is also another name for the Hindu god Kartikeya. Guhas belong to the Kayastha community, a class of Kshatriyas that originated from Kannauj, the capital of India during much of the classical period, and immigrated to...

1981 M.R. Jose     (Shankar,Ambika)
Visham 1981 P.T. Rajan     (Ratheesh,Soman,Menaka,Srividhya)
Aambal Poovu 1981 Harikumar
Harikumar
Harikumar is a Tamil film actor, who has appeared in Tamil films. He is probably best known for his good performance in Madurai Sambavam. Moreover he has appeared as a choregrapher in over 100 films.- Filmography :- References :...

     
Jeevikkan Padikkanam 1981 (Dubbing)
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...

     
Oothi Kaachiya Ponnu 1981 P.K. Joseph     (Shankar,Mammooty,Mohanlal,Poornima Jayaram)
Nizhal Yudham 1981 Baby      
Siva Mahima 1981 (Dubbing)
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...

     
Njan Njanalla 1981 Sankar Naag      
Ammakkorumma
Ammakkorumma
Ammakkorumma is an Indian film in Malayalam language by Sreekumaran Thampi, starring Ratheesh, Jagathy Sreekumar and Zarina Wahab. Ammakkorumma in Malayalam language literally means A Kiss for Mother.-Cast:-Soundtrack:...

1981 Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi
Sreekumaran Thampi is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is a civil engineer by education.-Film career:Sreekumaran Thampi, was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by P...

    (Ratheesh,Zarina wahab)
Thaaravu 1981 Jeassy
Jeassy
Jeassy, also known as J. C. or Jesey, is an Indian director and actor of Malayalam movies. His first film as an actor was Ramu Kariat's Ezhu Rathrikal. Some of his notable films as an actor were Adimakal, Kallichellamma, Allahu Akbar, Maanpeda, Kuttyedathi and Ganga Sangamam. Shapamoksham made in...

     
Nancy 1981 Shinghitham Sreenivasa Rao      
Vamsha Vriksham 1981 Bappu      
Baala Nagamma 1981 K. Sankar      
Ahimsa
Ahimsa (Malayalam film)
Ahimsa is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Ratheesh, Mammootty, Sukumaran, Poornima Jayaram, Seema, and Menaka. Mammootty won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his role as Vasu.-Cast:...

1981 I. V. Sasi
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam...

   
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