List of Tamil films of 1989
Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1st April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹69 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

List of Tamil films of 1989

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Table Section Text: Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1st April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹69 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast

Aararo Aariraro	K. Bhagyaraj	Shantanoo Cine Combines	K. Bhagyaraj	K. Bhagyaraj, Bhanupriya, Manorama, Jai Ganesh

Anbu Kattalai	Yaar Kannan	Sri Gayathri Cine Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, K. R. Vijaya, Pallavi, Goundamani, Senthil,

Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil	Ashok Kumar	Film Merchants International	Thayanban	Sarath Babu, Silk Smitha, Saranya, Y. G. Mahendra

Annakili Sonna Kathai	S. Devarajan	Sri Ananda Lakshmi Fim Combines	Chandrabose	Sathyaraj, Sudha Rani, Malaysia Vasudevan, Kamala Kamesh

Annanukku Jai	Gangai Amaran	Sri Vijaya Jagathambal Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Arjun, Seetha, Kiruthika, Venniradai Moorthy, Chinni Jayanth, Charle

Apoorva Sagodharargal	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Raaj Kamal Films International	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Gouthami, Srividya, Rupini, Janagaraj, Manorama

Athaimadi Methaiadi	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	C. R. Production	S. R. Vasu	K. S. G. Venkatesh, Pallavi, Ilavarasi, S. S. Chandran, Prameela

Chinna Chinna Aasaigal	Muktha S. Sundar	Muktha Films	Chandrabose	Pandiarajan, Rasika, S. S. Chandran

Chinnappadass	C. V. Rajendran	Seethalakshmi Art Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Radha, S. S. Chandran, Kuyili

Dharma Devan	A. L. N. Mohan	Yovana Sasivarnam Combines	Sankar Ganesh	Rajesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Murali, B. Saroja Devi, Divya, Indira, S.

Dharmam Vellum	K. Rangaraj	Kala Chithra	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Sujatha, Gouthami, Rohini, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Dilli Babu	Chitralaya Gopu	Vasan Brothers	Gangai Amaran	Pandiarajan, Seetha, Yamuna, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth, Disco Shanti, Kovai Sarala

Dravidan	R. Krishnamoorthy	Suresh Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Vidhyashree, Jaishankar, Srividya, Suparna Anand, Monisha Unni, S. S. Chandran

Ellame En Thangachi	Bala Ganesh	Sri Dhandapani Creations	Gangai Amaran	Pandiarajan, Ramki, Nishanthi, Raasi, S. S. Chandran

En Arumai Manaivi	Jai Kumar	Manoranjitham Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	K. R.

En Kanavar	Ashwini Kumar	Sri Thennakudi Mariamman Films	Sangeetha Rajan	Ramki, Nirosha, Raghuvaran

En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan	Manobala	Manthralaya Cine Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Suhasini, Rekha, Janagaraj, V. K. Ramasamy

En Rathathin Rathame	K. Vijayan Sundar K. Vijayan	Sujatha Cine Arts	Sankar Ganesh	K. Bhagyaraj, Meenakshi Seshadri, Janagaraj

En Thangai	A. Jagannathan	Sathya Movies	S. A. Rajkumar	Arjun, Gouthami, Vaishnavi, S. S. Chandran, Kuyili, Charle

Enga Annan Varattum	R. Krishnamoorthy	Sri Rajakali Amman Enterprises	Gangai Amaran	Arjun, Rupini, Aruna, Senthil

Enga Ooru Mappillai	T. P. Gajendran	Citzen Film	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Gouthami, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Kuyili

Enga Veettu Deivam	T. R. Ramesh-Nandha Kumar	Saroj Movie International	Sankar Ganesh	Nizhalgal Ravi, Pallavi, S. S. Chandran, Chithra, Sathyakala, Kovai Sarala

Enne Petha Raasa	Siraaj	Redsun Art Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Rupini, Srividya, Rajkiran, Goundamani, Vinu Chakravarthy, Senthil

Idhaya Dheepam	B. Nithyanandam	Manju Cine Creation	Chandrabose	Mohan, Rekha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Chinni Jayanth, Kovai Sarala, Charle

Idhu Unga Kudumbam	S. Umesh	Sri Devi Kala Chitra	Hamsalekha	Raghuvaran, Raadhika, Urvashi

Kaalathai Vendravan	Mohan Gandhiram	Bharath Cine Creations	Sankar Ganesh	M. G. Ramachandran

Kaaval Poonaigal	Kalippuli G. Sekharan	Renuka Distributors	Sangeetha Rajan	Raadhika, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhanu Chander, Manjula

Kadhal Enum Nadhiyinile	M. K. I. Sukumaran	J. A. Movie Combines	Manoj Gyan	Seetha, Pandiyan, Shankar

Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu	Vinodh	M. B. C. Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Raadhika, Murali, Nirosha, Rajyalakshmi, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Chinni Jayanth

Kakka Kadi	N. S. Ramesh Khanna	Rajan Movies	Chandrabose	Pandiarajan, Rekha

Karagattakaran	Gangai Amaran	Vijaya Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Kanaka, Chandrasekhar, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Kutravali	L. Raja	Sujatha Cine Arts	Chandrabose	Raghuvaran, Charan Raj, Rekha, Devi Lalitha, Nizhalgal Ravi

Manandhal Mahadevan	Rama Narayanan	Murali Cine Arts	Sankar Ganesh	S. Ve. Shekher, Pallavi, Janagaraj, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Kuyili

Manasukketha Maharasa	Deenadayal	Irusaar Amman Movies	Deva	Ramarajan, Seetha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Madhuri, Goundamani, Senthil

Manidhan Marivittan	Manivannan	Kamala Jothi Combines	Sankar Ganesh	Mohan, Chithra, Janagaraj, Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, Chinni Jayanth, Charle

Mappillai	Rajasekhar	Geetha Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Amala, Srividya, Jaishankar, S. S. Chandran

Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal	K. Shankar	Lakshmi Ganapathi Combines	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Radha, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, M. N. Nambiar, Jai Ganesh, Sumithra, Ramya Krishnan, Manorama

Moodu Manthiram	Manobala	Kaiser Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Prabhu, Rekha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Madhuri, Janagaraj, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Disco Shanti, Lalitha Kumari

Mundhanai Sabatham	Senthilnathan	Anand & Anand	Gangai Amaran	M. R. Yogaraj, Ilavarasi, Senthil

Naalai Manithan	Velu Prabhakaran	Perfect Production	Premi-Srini	Prabhu, Amala, Jaishankar, Janagaraj, Jayashree, Thakkali Srinivasan, Ajay Rathnam, Disco Shanti

Nee Vandhal Vasantham	A. Radhakrishnan	Poonga Films	Devendran	Vasantha Rajan, Sudha

Ninaivu Chinnam	Anu Mohan	Tamil Nadu Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Raadhika, Murali, Chithra, Goundamani, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Nyaya Tharasu	K. Rajeshwar	Menaka Pictures	Sankar Ganesh	Nizhalgal Ravi, Radha, Ra. Sankaran, Vijayan, Disco Shanti, Renuka, Priya, Charle

Ore Oru Gramathiley	K. Jyothi Pandian	Aeris Enterprises	Ilaiyaraaja	Lakshmi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Kamala Kamesh, Poornam Vishwanathan, Vinu Chakravarthy, Senthil

Orey Thaai Orey Kulam	S. Jagadeesan	Om Sakthi Internationals	K. V. Mahadevan	B. Saroja Devi, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi

Oru Ponnu Nenacha	K. Chozharajan	Mayura Cine Arts	S. A. Rajkumar	Mohan, Radha

Oru Thottil Sabadham	Bharathi Mohan	Uthra Movie Makers	Chandrabose	Ramki, Seetha, Ravichandran

Paandi Nattu Thangam	T. P. Gajendran	Meenakshi Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Nirosha, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Y. Vijaya

Paasa Mazhai	V. M. C. Haneefa	Poompuhar Production	Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Raadhika, Urvashi, Chandrasekhar

Paattukku Oru Thalaivan	Liaquat Ali Khan	Tamil Annai Cine Creation	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Shobana, M. N. Nambiar, K. R. Vijaya, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Padicha Pulla	Senthilnathan	Sri Chowdeswari Pictures	Ilaiyaraaja	Arjun, Seetha, S. S. Chandran, Manorama, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Silk Smitha

Penn Buthi Pin Buthi	Senthilnathan	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Ramki, Gouthami, Sujatha, Goundamani, Senthil, Sudha, Disco Shanti

Pickpocket	G. M. Kumar	K. B. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Radha, S. S. Chandran, Silk Smitha

Pillaikkaga	P. Vasu	Sri Rajakali Amman Pictures	Gangai Amaran	Prabhu, Gouthami, Rupini, Nassar, Rekha

Pongi Varum Kaveri	T. K. Bose	Manorama Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Gouthami, Sripriya, S. S. Chandran, Disco Shanti, Kovai Sarala

Ponmana Selvan	P. Vasu	V. N. S. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Shobana, Vidhyashree, Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, V. K. Ramasamy, Goundamani, S. S. Chandran

Ponnu Paaka Poren	N. Murugesh	Lakshmi Raja Films	K. Bhagyaraj	Prabhu, Seetha, Mano, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala

Poo Manam	S. Rajasekaran	N. K. Film Combines	Vidyasagar	Rajasekaran, Mahalakshmi, Janagaraj

Poruthathu Pothum	P. Kalaimani	Kamala Chithram	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Nirosha, Ranjini, Jaishankar, Srividya, Kamala Kamesh, S. S. Chandran

Pudhea Paadhai	R. Parthiepan	Vivek Chitra	Chandrabose	R. Parthiepan, Seetha, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Kuyili

Pudhu Mappillai	P. S. Subramaniam	Sri Bala Murali Combines	Gangai Amaran	Pandiarajan, Jaishankar, Ranjini, Anuradha, Venniradai Moorthy, Charle

Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal	K. Balachander	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rahman, Sithara, Geetha, Jayachitra, Janagaraj, Lalitha Kumari

Raaja Raajathan	E. Ramadas	Danisha Pictures	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Gouthami, Srividya, Goundamani, Senthil, Manorama, Kovai Sarala

Radha Kadal Varadha	Deenadayal	Super Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan Kumar, Madhuri

Raja Chinna Roja	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Rajinikanth, Gouthami, Ravichandran, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Chinni Jayanth, Baby Shalini

Rajadhi Raja	R. Sundarrajan	Pavalar Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Radha, Nadhiya, Janagaraj, Y. Vijaya

Rajanadai	S. A. Chandrasekhar	V. V. Creations	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Seetha, Gouthami, Vidhyashree, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Baby Shamili

Rasathi Kalyanam	V. P. Sundar	K. M. R. Pictures	Sankar Ganesh	Pandiarajan, Ilavarasi, Goundamani

Rettai Kuzhal Thuppaki	M. Karnan	Vijaya Chithraa Cine Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Karthik, Suganthi, Malathi, Radha Ravi, S. S. Chandran, Anuradha

Sakalakala Sambanthi	Visu	K. R. G. Movies International	Sankar Ganesh	Visu, Saranya, Chandrasekhar, Aruna, Delhi Ganesh, Manorama, Pandiyan, Ranjini, Dhilip, Madhuri, Ilavarasan

Samsara Sangeetham	T. Rajendar	Chimbu Cine Arts	T. Rajendar	T. Rajendar, Renuka, Silambarasan

Samsarame Saranam	Jeevabalan	Sri Devi Bagavathi Films	Gangai Amaran	M. R. Yogaraj, Ranjini, Radha Ravi, Madhuri, Senthil, Venniradai Moorthy, Manorama, Disco Shanti

Sandhya Raagam	Balu Mahendra	Doordarshan	L. Vaidyanathan	Archana, Chokkalinga Bagavathar, Oviyar Veera Santhanam

Sangu Pushpangal	Anbukkani	Azhagapuram Amman Cine Arts	Guna Singh	Pandiyan, Vani Viswanath, Jeevitha, Senthil

Sariyana Jodi	Velu Prabhakaran	Film Makers International	Shyam	Pandiarajan, Ranjini, Jayadevi, Velu Prabhakaran, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala

Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa	M. Bhaskar	Oscar Movies	Sankar Ganesh	Karthik, Shobana, Ravichandran, Sumithra, Venniradai Moorthy, Kuyili

Siva	Ameerjan	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Raghuvaran, Shobana, Sowcar Janaki, Madhuri, Janagaraj, Disco Shanti, Charle

Sondham 16	T. S. Krishna Kumar	Sri Durga Films	Sankar Ganesh	Mohan, Kalyani, Chandrasekhar, Manorama, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala, Disco Shanti, Lalitha Kumari

Solaikuyil	Rajan	Naachiar Movies	M. S. Murari	Karthik, Ragini Karthik, Radha Ravi, Pandiyan, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Kuyili

Sonthakkaran	L. Raja	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Arjun, Nirosha, Sarath Babu, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala

Thaai Naadu	R. Aravindraj	Semba Movies	Manoj Gyan	Sathyaraj, Raadhika, M. N. Nambiar, Jaishankar, Srividya, Janagaraj

Thalaippu Seithigal	K. Madhu	Shyam	Pandiarajan, Chithra, Y. G. Mahendra

Thalaivanukkor Thalaivi	Vittal T. Gnanam	Balamurali Krishna Creations	M. Balamuralikrishna	Mohan, Rekha, Vaishnavi, Rajeev, Nizhalgal Ravi, Senthil

Thangamana Purushan	Rama Narayanan	Vijaya Vinayaga Arts	Sankar Ganesh	S. Ve. Shekher, Rekha, S. S. Chandran, Manorama, Venniradai Moorthy, Kovai Sarala, Chinni Jayanth

Thangamana Raasa	V. Azhagappan	Rekha Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Kanaka, Goundamani, Vinu Chakravarthy, Gandhimathi, Rajeev, Ganga, Sudha

Thangamani Rangamani	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	Sankar Ganesh	Murali, S. Ve. Shekher, Pallavi, Devi Sri, S. S. Chandran, Venniradai Moorthy, Kovai Sarala, Gandhimathi, Charle

Thangachi Kalyanam	Prem	Lakshmi Jyothi Pictures	Vijay Menon, Poornima

Thaaya Thaarama	T. P. Gajendran	Amarajothi Movies	Sankar Ganesh	S. Ve. Shekher, Rekha, K. R. Vijaya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Pandiyan, Anand Babu

Thendral Sudum	Manobala	G. B. Art Combines	Ilaiyaraaja	Nizhalgal Ravi, Raadhika, Senthil

Thiruppu Munai	Kalaivanan Kannadasan	B. K. Enterprises	Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Chithra, Silk Smitha, Chandrasekhar, Sabitha Anand, Janagaraj

Unnai Naan Vazhthugiren	Venkatesh	Lakshmi Film Creations	Madhu Mohan, Kaveri

Uthama Purushan	K. Subash	Anandhi Films	Sankar Ganesh	Prabhu, Revathi, Amala, V. K. Ramasamy, Kuyili, Charle

Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai	P. Vasu	Raaj Films International	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Shobana, Srividya, Rajesh, Goundamani

Vaai Kozhuppu	Muktha Srinivasan	Muktha Films	Chandrabose	Pandiarajan, Gouthami, Janagaraj, S. S. Chandran, Manorama, Disco Shanti

Valudhu Kalai Vaithu Vaa	K. Raghunathan	Future Cine Creations	Premi-Srini	Pandiyan, Chithra, K. R. Vijaya, Senthamarai, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala

Varam	R. C. Sakthi	Lakshmi Sampoorna Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Prabhu, Amala, Jayashree, Srividya

Varusham Padhinaaru	Fazil	Ganga Chithra Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Kushboo, Vadivukkarasi, Poornam Vishwanathan, Jayabharathi, Janagaraj, V. K. Ramasamy, Sukumari, Charle

Vetrimel Vetri	M. Thyagarajan	Shiv Shri Pictures	Gangai Amaran	Prabhu, Seetha, Goundamani

Vetri Vizha	Pratap K. Pothen	Sivaji Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, Amala, Kushboo, Sasikala, Sowcar Janaki, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj, Disco Shanti

Vettayadu Vilayadu	L. Raja	Manthralaya Productions	Chandrabose	Arjun, Seetha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Charan Raj, Madhuri, Kovai Sarala, Baby Sujitha

Vizhiyora Kavidhaigal	T. S. Chandrasekhar	Sri Sivalayaa Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Manoj, Pallavi, Manorama, Senthil

Yogam Rajayogam	T. S. Krishna Kumar	Anbalaya Films	Sankar Ganesh	Ramki, Seetha, S. Ve. Shekher

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