List of Tamil films of 1956
Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross was 133.33 per cent of Nett for all films.[1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹1.09 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1956, in alphabetical order.
List of released films
Dubbed films
Title | Director(s) | Company | Composer | Original film | Cast | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | Language | |||||
Amara Geetham | Vedantam Raghavayya | Vinoda Pictures | Ghantasala | Chiranjeevulu | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna, Gummadi, Peketi Sivaram, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Suryakantam, Chhaya Devi, Surabhi Balasaraswati, Mahankali Venkayya |
Bale Raman | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | Bhaskar Productions | T. A. Kalyanam | Bratuku Teruvu | Telugu | A. Nageswara Rao, Sriranjani, K. Savithri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Suryakantam, Relangi |
C. I. D. | M. Krishnan Nair | Neela Productions | Br Lakshmanan | C.I.D | Malayalam | Prem Nazir, Miss Kumari, Kottarakkara, Kumari Thankam |
Edhu Nijam | S. Balachander | Prathiba Films | Master Venu | Edi Nijam | Telugu | Sowcar Janaki, Nagabhushanam, Gummadi, Ramana Reddy |
Illarame Inbam | Kovelamudi Bhaskar Rao | Bhaskar Productions | Ghantasala | Cherapakura Chedevu | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Relangi, Rajasulochana |
Mahakavi Kalidas | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | Lalithakala Films | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | Mahakavi Kalidasa | Kannada | Honnappa Bhagavatar, B. Raghavendra Rao, Narasimharaju, B. Saroja Devi |
Mangala Gowri | D. Yoganand | Mahi Productions | Ogirala Ramachandra Rao, T. V. Raju | Sri Gauri Mahatyam | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Sriranjani, Jr. |
Maya Mohini | Homi Wadia | Basant Pictures | S. N. Tripathi | Hatim Tai | Hindi | P. Jairaj, Shakila, Krishna Kumari, W. M. Khan, S. N. Tripathi, B. M. Vyas, Meenakshi, Sheikh, Vasantrao Pahlwan, Dalpat, Sardar Mansoor, Habib, Mithoo Miya, Aga Shapoor |
Santhanam | C. V. Ranganatha Dasu | Susarla Dakshinamurthi | Santhanam | Telugu | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Chalam, Amarnath (actor)|Amarnath, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Mikkilineni, Chadalavada, Allu Ramalingaiah, Padmanabham, Sriranjani, Jr., Kusuma Kumari, Hemalatha | |
Sivasakthi[4] | P. Neelakantan | Padmini Pictures | T. G. Lingappa | Shivasharane Nambekka | Kannada | B. R. Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma |
Thiruttu Raman | K. V. Reddy | Annapurna Pictures | Pendyala Nageshwara Rao | Donga Ramudu | Telugu | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Jamuna, Jaggayya |
Vanaratham | S. U. Sunny | Sunny Art Productions | Naushad | Uran Khatola | Hindi | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan, Tun Tun, Agha |
Vetri Veeran | T. Prakash Rao | Rajasri Productions | T. M. Ibrahim | Jayam Manade | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Sowkar Janaki, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu |
References
- ^ Government raises entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%)
- ^ CTD reports ₹1.09 crore ET collection in 1956-57
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
- v
- t
- e
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/India_film_clapperboard_%28variant%29.svg/40px-India_film_clapperboard_%28variant%29.svg.png)
- International Film Festival of India
- Submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- Winners and nominees of the Academy Awards
- Winners and nominees of the Golden Globe Awards
- Winners and nominees of the British Academy Film Awards
- Winners and nominees at the Cannes Film Festival
- Most expensive films
- List of Indian film series
- Science fiction films in India
- Horror films
- Highest-grossing films
- Highest-grossing South Indian films