List of Tamil films of 1985
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 ₹56 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

List of Tamil films of 1985

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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 ₹56 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

Title	Director	Music	Producer	Cast

Aagaya Thamaraigal	V. Azhagappan	Gangai Amaran	Yuvaraj Productions	Suresh, Revathi, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Manorama, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Aan Paavam	Pandiarajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Alamu Movies	Pandiyan, Pandiarajan, Revathi, Seetha, V. K. Ramasamy, Janagaraj

Aandavan Sothu	M. Karnan	Sankar Ganesh	Kalaithottam	Jaishankar, Madhavi

Aasha	V. T. Thyagarajan	K. V. Mahadevan	V. T. T. Creation	Suresh, Nalini

Aduthathu Albert	G. N. Rangarajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Kumaravel Films	Prabhu, Urvashi, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Y. G. Mahendra

Alai Osai	Sirumugai Ravi	Ilaiyaraaja	Thirumal Cine Films	Vijayakanth, Nalini, Radha Ravi, Goundamani, Senthil

Ammavum Neeye Appavum Neeye	S. P. Muthuraman	M. S. Viswanathan	Vasan Brothers	Rajesh, Saritha, Y. G. Mahendra

Amutha Gaanam	K. Rangaraj	Ilaiyaraaja	Vasan Pictures	Vijayakanth, Nalini, Sulakshana, Baby Shalini

Anbin Mugavari	Manivannan	Ilaiyaraaja	Sri Meenakshi Productions	Mohan, Viji, Sasikala, Goundamani, Sathyaraj, Janagaraj, Senthil, Y. Vijaya, Kovai Sarala

Andha Oru Nimidam	Major Sundarrajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Geethakamalam Movies	Kamal Haasan, Urvashi, Major Sundarrajan, Y. G. Mahendra, Jayamalini, Anuradha

Annai Bhoomi	R. Thyagarajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Devar Films	Vijayakanth, Nalini, Radha Ravi, Goundamani

Anni	Karthick Raghunath	Gangai Amaran	Jay Vee Movies	Mohan, Saritha, Jaishankar, Deepa, Rohini, Manorama, Janagaraj

Anthasthu	R. Thyagarajan	Sankar Ganesh	Devar Films	Jaishankar, Lakshmi, Murali, Ilavarasi, Goundamani, Y. G. Mahendra

Arthamulla Aasaigal	Babu Maharaja	Gangai Amaran	Peninsula Productions	Karthik, Ambika, Anand Babu, Jaishankar

Aval Sumangalithan	Visu	M. S. Viswanathan	Kavithalayaa Productions	Karthik, K. R. Vijaya, Visu, Ilavarasi, Chandrasekhar, Kismu, Nisha

Avan	Chozha Rajan	Sankar Ganesh	K. R. K. Art Films	Arjun, Ilavarasi, Goundamani

Bandham	K. Vijayan	Sankar Ganesh	Sujatha Cine Arts	Sivaji Ganesan, Anand Babu, Kajal Kiran, Jaishankar, Baby Shalini

Chain Jayapal	Rama Narayanan	Sankar Ganesh	Baskar Art Movies	Rajesh, Ilavarasi, Radha Ravi, Sathyaraj, Anuradha, S. S. Chandran, Sadhana

Chidambara Rahasiyam	Visu	Sankar Ganesh	M. M. Film Circuit	S. Ve. Shekher, Visu, Ilavarasi, Arun Pandian, Kismu, Manorama

Chinna Veedu	K. Bhagyaraj	Ilaiyaraaja	Jaya Vijaya Movies	K. Bhagyaraj, Kalpana, Anu, Jaiganesh, Manorama

Chithirame Chithirame	Vittal Gnanam	Sivaji Raja	Amara Creations	Rajesh, Lakshmi, Sadhana, Senthil

Deiva Piravi	R. Krishnamoorthy	Sankar Ganesh	Suresh Productions	Mohan, Raadhika, Urvashi, Radha Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama

Eetti	Rajasekhar	Ilaiyaraaja	Vivekanandha Pictures	Vijayakanth, Nalini, Viji, Sathyaraj, Vishnuvardhan, Goundamani

Elan Kandru	Ameerjan	Gangai Amaran	S. K. Creations	Murali, Anitha, Mohana Priya

En Selvame	S. P. Muthuraman	Ilaiyaraaja	Suman, Ambika, Baby Anju

Engal Kural	Rama Narayanan	T. Rajendar	Sivagangai Screens	Suresh, Arjun, Nalini, Jeevitha, S. S. Chandran, Anuradha

Engirunthalum Vazhga	R. Selvaraj	Sankar Ganesh	Raghuvaran, Archana, Menaka

Erimalai	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	M. S. Viswanathan	Prathana Art Creations	Thiagarajan, Ambika, Sulakshana, Senthil

Geethanjali	K. Rangaraj	Ilaiyaraaja	Pavalar Creations	Murali, Nalini, Bhavya, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Senthil

Hello Yaar Pesurathu	Ramarajan	Ilaiyaraaja Gangai Amaran	Vikranth Creations	Suresh, Jeevitha

Hemavin Kadhalargal	T. V. Chandran	Raveendran	Ganga Creations	Delhi Ganesh, Anuradha

Idaya Kovil	Mani Ratnam	Ilaiyaraaja	Motherland Pictures	Mohan, Radha, Ambika, Goundamani

Idhu Engal Rajyam	M. S. Madhu	Sankar Ganesh	Sri Amman Creations	Rajesh, Jeevitha, Jayashree, Goundamani

Ilamai	Rama Narayanan	Sankar Ganesh	Charuchithra Films	Anand Babu, Arjun, Jeevitha

Inaintha Kodugal	P. S. Prakash	G. K. Venkatesh	Prasanna Creations	Kamalkar, Sasikala

Irandu Manam	K. Natraj	Gangai Amaran	Murali Cine Arts	Suresh, Sulakshana, Jayashree, Manorama, Senthil

Janani	Nethaji	M. S. Viswanathan	Gemini Pictures	Udhayakumar, Bhavya

Jansi Rani	M. Karnan	Sankar Ganesh	Cowboy Films	Madhavi, Sarath Babu

Japanil Kalyanaraman	S. P. Muthuraman	Ilaiyaraaja	P. A. Art Productions	Kamal Haasan, Radha, Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku

Kaakki Sattai	Rajasekhar	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathya Movies	Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Madhavi, Sathyaraj

Kaaval	K. Vijayan	Sankar Ganesh	Aparna Art Movies	Thiagarajan, Nalini, Sathyaraj

Kadivalam	Ram Sankar	Sankar Ganesh	Lakshmi Saraswathi Pictures	Rajeev, Menaka

Kalyana Agathigal	K. Balachander	V. S. Narasimhan	Kavithalayaa Productions	Saritha, Ashok, Y. Vijaya, Vanitha, Kuyili, Nisha, Raveendran

Kalyanam Oru Kalkattu	Jaichander	M. Lakshmi Narayanan	Revathi Screens	Sudhir, Anuradha

Kanni Rasi	Pandiarajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Vikranth Creations	Prabhu, Revathi, Goundamani, Sumithra, Janagaraj, Senthil

Karaiyai Thodadha Alaigal	P. Madhavan	Chandrabose	Arun Prasad Movies	Arun, Ganga, Ilavarasi, Devisri, Manorama, Goundamani, Senthil

Karpoora Deepam	A. Jagannathan	Gangai Amaran	G. R. P. Arts	Sivakumar, Sujatha, Ambika, Goundamani

Karuppu Sattaikaran	M. Karnan	Sankar Ganesh	Ammu Creations	Thiagarajan, Ambika, Goundamani, S. S. Chandran, Silk Smitha, Anuradha

Kattukulle Thiruvizha	A. Vincent	Sankar Ganesh	Sri Gayathri Films	Vijayendra, Viji

Ketti Melam	Visu	Ilaiyaraaja	Charuchithra Films	Karthik, Sulakshana, Visu

Kolusu	K. S. Mathangan	Malaysia Vasudevan	Royal Cine Arts	Saritha, Rajesh, Suresh, Sasikala

Kunguma Chimil	R. Sundarrajan	Ilaiyaraaja	Sun Flower Creations	Mohan, Revathi, Ilavarasi, Chandrasekhar

Kutravaaligal	Rama Narayanan	Sankar Ganesh	Poompuhar Production	Raveendran, Viji, Raghuvaran

Maappillai Singam	Cumbum Durai	Sankar Ganesh	Khan Films	Menaka, Viji, Dhilip

Mangamma Sapatham	K. Vijayan	Shankar Ganesh	Suresh & Raj	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Sujatha, Sathyaraj, Manorama

Mannukkeetha Ponnu	Ramarajan	Gangai Amaran	P. S. V. Films	Pandiyan, Chandrasekhar, Ilavarasi, Goundamani, Janagaraj, Senthil

Marudhani	Ramarajan	Gangai Amaran	J. R. Art Films	Pandiyan, Shobana, Sulakshana, Goundamani, S. S. Chandran, Janagaraj, Senthil

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai	Pratap K. Pothen	Ilaiyaraaja	Artiste Corporation	Pratap K. Pothen, Raadhika, Charuhasan

Meendum Parasakthi	A. Jagannathan	Ilaiyaraaja	Sri Devi Bagavathi Films	Sivakumar, Nalini, Goundamani

Mel Maruvathoor Athiparasakthi	S. Jagadeesan	K. V. Mahadevan	Oaam Selvi Arts	Rajesh, K. R. Vijaya, Saritha, Nalini, Thengai Srinivasan, Senthil

Mookkanan Kaiyiru	S. Subbaiah	Sankar Ganesh	Bhavani Cine Production	Karthik, Viji, Goundamani, Jaishankar, Manorama

Muthal Mariyathai	P. Bharathiraja	Ilaiyaraaja	Manoj Creations	Sivaji Ganesan, Radha, Vadivukkarasi

Naagam	Chozha Rajan	Sankar Ganesh	Sri Thenandal Films	Arjun, Ambika, Sasikala, S. S. Chandran

Naam	R. C. Sakthi	Sankar Ganesh	Indira Creations	S. Ve. Shekher, Sujatha, Ilavarasi

Nam Iruvar	R. Krishnamoorthy	Gangai Amaran	AVM Productions	Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Srividya, Urvashi

Naan Sigappu Manithan	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Ilaiyaraaja	Lakshmi Productions	Rajinikanth, K. Bhagyaraj, Ambika, Sathyaraj

Naan Ungal Rasigan	Manobala	Gangai Amaran	Saiputhra Films	Mohan, Raadhika, Nalini, Goundamani

Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri	Balu Anand	Ilaiyaraaja	Appu Movies	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Jeevitha, Goundamani, Senthil

Nalla Thambi	S. P. Muthuraman	Ilaiyaraaja	AVM Productions	Karthik, Radha, Moulee, Manorama, Anuradha

Navagraha Nayagi	K. Shankar	M. S. Viswanathan	Visakam Arts	K. R. Vijaya, Vijayakanth, Srividya, Major Sundarrajan, Pandiyan, Nalini, Suresh, Sasikala, Viji, Cho

Needhiyin Nizhal	Santhana Bharathi-P. Vasu	Sankar Ganesh	Sivaji Productions	Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, Radha, Srividya

Neethiyin Marupakkam	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Ilaiyaraaja	V. V. Creations	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Jaishankar

Nermai	R. Krishnamoorthy	M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. G. Film Circuit	Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Prabhu, Raadhika, Jaishankar

Oonjaladum Uravugal	Bharathan	Ilaiyaraaja	Samathalaya Productions	Jaishankar, Srividya

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary	P. Bharathiraja	Ilaiyaraaja	Janani Art Creations	Kamal Haasan, Radha, Revathi, Janagaraj

Oru Malarin Payanam	Muktha V. Srinivasan	Chandrabose	Muktha Films	Lakshmi, Murali, Urvashi, Sulakshana, Moulee, Janagaraj

Paadum Vaanampadi	M. Jayakumar	Sankar Ganesh + Bappi Lahiri	K. R. Cine Arts	Anand Babu, Jeevitha, Nagesh

Paartha Gnabagam Illayo	Nagesh	M. S. Viswanathan	A. R. Enterprises	Anand Babu, Ramya Krishnan, Radha Ravi

Padikkadavan	Rajasekhar	Ilaiyaraaja	Sri Eswari Productions	Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ambika, Ramya Krishnan, Nagesh, Janagaraj

Padikkadha Pannaiyar	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	Ilaiyaraaja	Karpaga Lakshmi Pictures	Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Anuradha, Y. G. Mahendra, Dhilip

Pagal Nilavu	Mani Ratnam	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathya Jyothi Films	Murali, Revathi, Raadhika, Sarath Babu, Sathyaraj

Panam Pathum Seyyum	Vijayasingam	Sankar Ganesh	Dhandayuthapani Films	Goundamani, S. Ve. Shekher, Srividya, Urvashi, Radha Ravi, Anuradha

Pattuselai	Raja Annadurai	Gangai Amaran	Sri Sornalakshmi Kalamandir	Pandiyan, Jeevitha, Sathyaraj

Perumai	C. V. Rajendran	M. S. Viswanathan	M. M. Combines	Sujatha, Suresh, Rajiv

Pillai Nila	Manobala	Ilaiyaraaja	Kalaimani Movies	Mohan, Nalini, Baby Shalini, Jaishankar, Janagaraj

Poove Poochooda Vaa	Fazil	Ilaiyaraaja	Navodaya Studio	Padmini, Nadhiya, S. Ve. Shekher, Jaishankar

Poruttham	Moulee	Gangai Amaran	Aries Cine Arts	Naresh Kumar, Poornima, Rekha, Moulee, Manorama

Pournami Alaigal	M. Bhaskar	Sankar Ganesh	Oscar Movies	Sivakumar, Ambika, Revathi, Major Sundarrajan, Sumithra, Prameela, Nizhalgal Ravi, Baby Meena

Prema Paasam	K. Vijayan	Gangai Amaran	Ram Balaji Movies	Sivakumar, Revathi

Pudhu Yugam	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Gangai Amaran	V. V. Creations	Sivakumar, Vijayakanth, K. R. Vijaya, Viji, Anuradha, Y. G. Mahendra

Puthiya Sagaptham	Visu	Gangai Amaran	Sri Bhagavathi Creations	Vijayakanth, Ambika, Visu, Kismu

Puthiya Theerpu	C. V. Rajendran	Ilaiyaraaja	Ram Arts	Vijayakanth, Ambika, Cho, Janagaraj

Rahasiyam	Rama Narayanan	Gangai Amaran	Meena Production	Chandrasekhar, Nalini, Radha Ravi

Raja Gopuram	P. G. Pandian	Ilaiyaraaja	Sri Jayanthi Cine Arts	Rajesh, Sulakshana, Pandiyan, Nalini, Goundamani

Raja Rishi	K. Shankar	Ilaiyaraaja	Bhairavi Films	Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu, K. R. Vijaya, Lakshmi, Raadhika, Nalini, Vijayakumar, Y. G. Mahendra, Vanitha

Raja Yuvaraja	Somasundaram	Ben Surendar	Be Yess Art Films	Thiagarajan, Urvashi, Deepa, Goundamani, Senthil

Rajathi Rojakili	Rama Narayanan	Chandrabose	Niruma Creations	Rajesh, Suresh, Nalini, Sulakshana, Goundamani, Manorama, Anuradha, Senthil

Raman Sreeraman	T. K. Prasad	Sivaji Raja	R. B. Creations	Vijayakanth, Jyothi, Vanitha, Goundamani, Anuradha

Saavi	Karthik Raghunath	Gangai Amaran	Maruthi Movie Arts	Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Saritha, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anuradha, Disco Shanti

Samaya Purathale Satchi	S. Jagadeesan	K. V. Mahadevan	Oaam Selvi Arts	Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Rajesh, Nalini, Rajeev, Ilavarasi

Samudhaya Chanthaiyile	Thennavan	J. R. S. Pictures

Santhosha Kanavukal	R. C. Sakthi	Sankar Ganesh	Thirupathiswamy Pictures	Vijayakanth, Nalini, Rajesh, Deepa, Sathyaraj

Selvi	K. Natraj	Ilaiyaraaja	Dhandayudhapani Films	Suresh, Revathi, Jeevitha

Sindhu Bhairavi	K. Balachander	Ilaiyaraaja	Kavithalayaa Productions	Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Janagaraj

Sivappu Nila	Rama Narayanan	Sankar Ganesh	Murali Cine Arts	Jaishankar, Sujatha, Chandrasekhar, Suresh, Sasikala, Vanitha, S. S. Chandran

Sonna Nambamatteenga	S. Jayachandar	Mjo Movie Creations

Sri Raghavendrar	S. P. Muthuraman	Ilaiyaraaja	Kavithalayaa Productions	Rajinikanth, K. R. Vijaya, Lakshmi, Ambika, Vishnuvardhan, Sathyaraj, Nizhalgal Ravi

Sugamana Raagangal	R. Sundarrajan	M. S. Viswanathan	Durga Bhagavathi Films	Sivakumar, Saritha, Jeevitha

Thandanai	Rama Narayanan	Chandrabose	Thirupathiswamy Pictures	Vijayakanth, Ambika, Major Sundarrajan, Jayachitra, S. S. Chandran

Thanga Mama 3D	K. Simon	Ilaiyaraaja	Filmco	Arunkumar, Sasikala

Thavam	R. C. Sakthi	M. S. Viswanathan	Gunachithra Productions	Lakshmi, Viswanath

Thendral Thodatha Malar	G. P. Balan	Sankar Ganesh	V. M. S. Pictures	Rajeev, Bhanupriya

Thendrale Ennai Thodu	C. V. Sridhar	Ilaiyaraaja	Devi Royal Production	Mohan, Jayashree, Y. G. Mahendra

Thiramai	Vijai Krishnaraj	Sankar Ganesh	Niruma Creations	Revathi, Sathyaraj, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Raveendran, Janagaraj, Senthil

Udaya Geetham	K. Rangaraj	Ilaiyaraaja	Motherland Pictures	Mohan, Lakshmi, Revathi, Anand Babu, Goundamani, Senthil

Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal	Balu Mahendra	Ilaiyaraaja	Kalakendra Movies	Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra

Unakkaga Oru Roja	C. V. Rajendran	T. Rajendar	Jaisakthi Combines	Mohan, Ambika, Suresh, Rajeev, Viji, Anuradha

Unnai Thedi Varuven	C. V. Sridhar	Ilaiyaraaja	K. R. G. Film Circuit	Suresh, Nalini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana, Manorama

Unnai Vidamatten	Nethaji	M. S. Viswanathan	Jepiyar Pictures	Nizhalgal Ravi, Viji, Poornima Rao

Urimai	Rama Narayanan	Ilaiyaraaja	M. A. H. Creations	Suresh, Nalini, Radha Ravi

Uthami	M. Vellaichami	Sankar Ganesh	Maruthi Movie Arts	Rajesh, Sujatha, Sangeetha

Uyarndha Ullam	S. P. Muthuraman	Ilaiyaraaja	AVM Productions	Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Radha Ravi, Nithya, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala

Veli	Durai	Sankar Ganesh	Sunitha Cine Arts	Rajesh, Jaishankar, Saritha, Sumithra, Sathyaraj, Janagaraj, Vanitha

Vellai Manasu	Gopu	M. S. Viswanathan	Filmco	Y. G. Mahendra, Ramya Krishnan, Disco Shanti

Vesham	Rama Narayanan	Sankar Ganesh	P. S. V. Films	Arjun, Ilavarasi, Goundamani

Vetrikani	M. R. Vijaychander	Sankar Ganesh	Jai Geetha Movies	Anand Babu, Jeevitha, Raveendran, Vanitha, Janagaraj, Senthil

Vilangu Meen	Jayadevi	Shyam	Thulasi International	Hariprasad, Sulakshana

Viswanathan Velai Venum	Raghuram	Sankar Ganesh	Janani Films	Karthik, Anand Babu, Jeevitha, Anitha

Yaar?	Sakthi-Kannan	V. S. Narasimhan	Kalaipuli Films	Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Nizhalgal Ravi, Senthil

Yaro Azhaikirargal	Rajan Sarma	Sankar Ganesh	Dattatreya Creation	Guru, Arundhati

Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe	V. C. Guhanathan	Chandrabose	United Cine Technicians	Vijayakanth, Archana, Anuradha, Vijayakumar, Sumithra

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Needhiyin Nizhal is a 1985 Indian Tamil film, directed by Bharathi-Vasu and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy.

final_sentence: Needhiyin Nizhal is a 1985 Indian Tamil film, directed by Bharathi-Vasu and produced by Santhi Narayanasamy.