List of Tamil films of 1997
List of released films

List of Tamil films of 1997

Section Title: List of released films
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Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Production	Music Director

J A N	10	Sakthi	R. Raghu Raj	Vineeth, Yuvarani	Gentleman Film International	R. Anandh

14	Dharma Chakkaram	K. S. Ravikumar	Vijayakanth, Deepti Bhatnagar, Rambha	Lakshmi Movie Makers	Deva

Iruvar	Mani Ratnam	Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai, Prakash Raj, Gouthami, Revathi, Tabu	Madras Talkies	A. R. Rahman

Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen	R. Sundarrajan	Vijay, Dimple	M. G. Pictures	Deva

Kathirunda Kadhal	Vijeshwaran	Arun Vijay, Suvalakshmi	Ganga Gowri Productions	Sirpy

Minsara Kanavu	Rajiv Menon	Prabhu Deva, Arvind Swamy, Kajol	AVM Productions	A. R. Rahman

Nalla Manusukkaran	Jayarajendran	Pandiarajan, Jayaragini	Annai Sree Baalaambikai Creations	Deva

Om Saravana Bhava	N. Krishnaswamy	Sowmyan, Vidyasri	M. S. Viswanathan

Periya Thambi	Chitra Lakshmanan	Prabhu, Nagma	Gayathri Films	Deva

15	Bharathi Kannamma	Cheran	R. Parthiban, Meena	Pankaj Productions	Deva

Gopura Deepam	Ramarajan	Ramarajan, Sukanya	Kashtoori Films International	Soundaryan

Nesam	K. Subash	Ajith Kumar, Maheswari	Dhanooja Films	Deva

30	Pudhayal	Selva	Mammooty, Arvind Swamy, Aamani, Sakshi Shivanand	Cheran Cine Makers	Vidyasagar

F E B	12	Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga	R. Balu	Murali, Kausalya	Sivasakthi Movie Makers	Deva

14	Ettupatti Rasa	Kasthuri Raja	Napoleon, Kushboo, Urvashi	Pyramid Films International	Deva

Parama Pithaa	K. Alexander	Nizhalgal Ravi, Vijaya	Uthiriyan

Vaimaye Vellum	P. Vasu	R. Parthiban, Rachana Banerjee	S. B. Films	Deva

21	Mannava	L. M. Balaji	Prashanth, Sanghavi, Urvashi	Star Movies	Deva

Maradha Uravu	Thiruvarangan	Rajiv, Rajam	Sirpy

28	Adhipathi	Balaraja	Varunraj, Apsara	Chandrabose

Aravindhan	T. Nagarajan	Sarath Kumar, R. Parthiban, Nagma	Amma Creations	Yuvan Shankar Raja

Mappillai Gounder	Manivasagam	Prabhu, Sakshi Shivanand, Swathi	Janaki Films	Deva

M A R	6	Vivasaayi Magan	Ramarajan	Ramarajan, Devayani	Mahalakshmi International	Sirpy

A P R	10	Arunachalam	Sundar C.	Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Rambha	Annamalai Cine Combines	Deva

Thaali Pudhusu	Keyar	Ramki, Kushboo	Perumal Productions	Raj, Vidyasagar

14	Dhinamum Ennai Gavani	A. R. Ramesh	Ramki, Sanghavi	Tamilannai Cine Creation	Sirpy

My India	K. Alex Pandian	Anandaraj, Swathi	Adithyan

Raasi	Muraliappas	Ajith Kumar, Rambha	NIC Arts	Sirpy

18	Vallal	Rajkapoor	Sathyaraj, Meena, Roja, Sangeetha	Ramanathan	Deva

25	Sishya	Selva	Karthik, Roshini	Tharangai V. Sunder	Deva

M A Y	9	Love Today	Balasekaran	Vijay, Suvalakshmi, Manthra	Super Good Films	Shiva

Pistha	K. S. Ravikumar	Karthik, Nagma	Pyramid Films International	S. A. Rajkumar

Pongalo Pongal	V. Sekhar	Vignesh, Sangeetha	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam	Deva

23	Ullaasam	J. D. Jerry	Ajith Kumar, Vikram, Maheswari	Amitabh Bachchan Corporation	Karthik Raja

J U N	6	Pasamulla Pandiyare	T. P. Gajendran	Rajkiran, Roja	Meenakshi Arts	Deva

27	Devathai	Nassar	Nassar, Vineeth, Keerthi Reddy	Indus Film Factory	Ilaiyaraaja

Suryavamsam	Vikraman	Sarath Kumar, Devayani, Raadhika, Priya Raman	R. B. Choudary	S. A. Rajkumar

J U L	4	Nattupura Nayagan	Rama Narayanan	Selva, Swathi, Timea	S. A. Rajkumar

Once More	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, Simran, Saroja Devi, Anju Aravind	Shree Ganesh Vision	Deva

V. I. P	D. Sabhapathi	Prabhu Deva, Abbas, Simran, Rambha	Kalaipuli S. Dhanu	Ranjit Barot

11	Nandhini	Manobala	Prakash Raj, Suhasini, Keerthi Reddy	V. Natarajan	Sirpy

25	Kaadhali	Sidhu	Vignesh, Devayani	Tara Creations	Deva

A U G	1	Pagaivan	Ramesh Balakrishnan	Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj, Anjala Zhaveri	Viswas Films	Deva

15	Anubhavam Pudhumai	S. Raj	Venki, Jothy	Deva

Kadhal Palli	Pavithran	Vignesh, Suvaluxmi	Deva

Sathi Sanam	V. Jayaprakash	Mahesh, Ovia	Deva

22	Periya Idathu Mappillai	Guru Dhanapal	Jayaram, Devayani, Manthra	Murugan Movies	Sirpy

Raman Abdullah	Balu Mahendra	Sivakumar, Vignesh, Karan, Eshwari Rao, Rudra	Ilaiyaraaja

S E P	5	Abhimanyu	K. Subash	R. Parthiban, Ravali	Sree Charan Films	Deva

Adimai Changili	R. K. Selvamani	Arjun, Roja, Rambha	Sai Roja Companies	Ilaiyaraaja

Kalyana Vaibhogam	N. Rathnam	Ramki, Kushboo, Sangita	Gomathi Shankar Films	Deva

Nerrukku Ner	Vasanth	Vijay, Suriya, Simran, Kausalya,	Madras Talkies	Deva

12	Adrasakkai Adrasakkai	V. C. Guhanathan	Pandiarajan, Sangita, Anusha	Victory Movies	Sirpy

Ganga Gowri	Madheswaran	Arun Kumar, Sangeetha, Manthra	Ganga Gowri Production	Sirpy

Naalaya Udhayam	K. R. Ranjith	K. R. Ranjith, Rani Chitra	Aravind

19	Aahaa Enna Porutham	C. Ranganathan	Ramki, Sanghavi	K.B Films	Vidyasagar

26	Paththini	P. Vasu	Jayaram, Kushboo	Good Luck Films	Deva

O C T	10	Samrat	C. Dinakaran	Ramki, Vineetha, Rukma	Lakshmikaran Enterprises	Manoj Saran

30	Aahaa	Suresh Krishna	Rajiv Krishna, Sulekha	Shogun Films Ltd	Deva

Periya Manushan	Guru Dhanapal	Sathyaraj, Ravali	Guru Film International	Deva

Porkkaalam	Cheran	Murali, Meena, Sanghavi	M. Kaja Mydeen, V. Gnanavelu, V. Jaya Prakash	Deva

Ratchagan	Praveen Kanth	Nagarjuna, Sushmita Sen	Kunjumon Studios	A. R. Rahman

Thedinen Vanthathu	Ravi Varma	Prabhu, Manthra, Goundamani	Shiva Shree Pictures	Sirpy

Themmangu Paattukaaran	Gangai Amaren	Ramarajan, Aamani	Sree Devi Bahavathy Films	Ilaiyaraaja

Vasuki	Kasthuri Raja	Rajendra Prasad, Urvashi	Anand Movie Land	Ilaiyaraaja

Vidukadhai	Agathiyan	Prakash Raj, Neena	Kavithalayaa Productions	Deva

31	Janakiraman	Sundar C.	Sarath Kumar, Nagma, Rambha, Goundamani	Malar Films	Sirpy

N O V	28	Thadayam	Ramesh Balakrishnan	Ramki, Vijayashanti, Indraja	Maruthi Movie Makers	Deva

Veerapandi Kottayiley	Chandernath	Ramji, Maina	Vasanthan

D E C	5	Kadavul	Velu Prabhakaran	Arun Pandian, Roja	Deccan Pictures PVT. LTD.	Ilaiyaraaja

Roja Malare	Jayamurugan	Murali, Reeva	Kamalam Movies	Adithyan

Thambi Durai	Senthilnathan	Saravanan, Sukanya	Sree Maariamman Films	Ilaiyaraaja

12	Arasiyal	R. K. Selvamani	Mammootty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Roja	Motherland Movies Internationals	Vidyasagar

Poochudava	Udayasankar	Abbas, Simran	K Jayaraman	Sirpy

Rettai Jadai Vayasu	C. Sivakumar	Ajith Kumar, Manthra	Bhagyam Cine Combines	Deva

19	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Fazil	Vijay, Shalini	Sangili Murugan	Ilaiyaraaja

26	Pudhalvan	Selva Vinayagam	Ramki, Pragathi	Vijaya Gowri Films	Deva

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Sakthi is a 1997 Tamil drama film, directed by R. Raghuraj, making his directorial debut.

final_sentence: Sakthi is a 1997 Tamil drama film, directed by R. Raghuraj, making his directorial debut.