List of Tamil films of 1987
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 ₹61 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

List of Tamil films of 1987

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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 ₹61 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

Title	Director	Producer	Music	Cast

Aalappirandhavan	A. S. Pragasam	Pragaas Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Silk Smitha, Master Tinku

Aankalai Nambathey	K. Alex Pandian	Alamu Movies	Devendran	Pandiyan, Rekha, Ramya Krishnan, Senthil, V. K. Ramasamy, S. S. Chandran

Aayusu Nooru	Ponmani Rajan	Sampath Creations	T. Rajendar	Pandiyan, Pandiarajan, Ranjini, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Anand	C. V. Rajendran	Sivaji Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Prabhu, Radha, Jayashree, Chinni Jayanth

Ananda Aradhanai	Dinesh Baboo	Jai Krishna Combines	Manoj Gyan	Mohan, Suhasini, Lizy, Srividya, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Anbulla Appa	A. C. Tirulokchandar	AVM Productions	Sankar Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Nadhiya, Rahman, V. K. Ramasamy, Y. G. Mahendra, Manorama, Sangeetha, Baby Sujitha

Anjatha Singam	M. R. Vijaychander	Karthik Arts	Sankar Ganesh	Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Nalini, Jaishankar, Silk Smitha, Anuradha, Senthil, Vanitha

Arul Tharum Ayyappan	Dasarathan	Sri Balamurugan Film Circuit	Dhinakar	Pandiyan, M. Viswanathan, Rekha, Raghuvaran, Senthil

Aval Mella Sirithal	M. N. Jai Sundar	Sri Kavitha Cine Arts	Gangai Amaran	Murali, Seetha, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Chinni Jayanth, Charle

Chellakutti	K. Natraj	Dhandayudhapani Films	Gangai Amaran	Suresh, Jayashree, Sarath Babu, Sujatha

Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu	P. Madhavan	Karpagam Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivakumar, Ambika, Ilavarasi, Cho, Senthil, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku

Chinna Poove Mella Pesu	Robert - Rajasekhar	Ess Kay Film Combines	S. A. Rajkumar	Prabhu, Ramki, Narmadha, Shubha, Sudha Chandran, Sabitha Anand, Chinni Jayanth

Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi	Manivannan	Semba Creations	Gangai Amaran	Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Nadhiya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sudha Chandran

Cooliekkaran	Rajasekhar	Kalaippuli International	T. Rajendar	Vijayakanth, Jaishankar, Srividya, Rupini, Radha Ravi, Silk Smitha, Nagesh, S. S. Chandran

Dhoorathu Pachai	Manobala	Sri Lakshmi Art Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Karthik, Suhasini, Thulasi

Elangeswaran	T. R. Ramanna	Sri Sivakami Productions	M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. Vijaya, Rajesh, Revathi, Srividya, Sripriya

Ellaikodu	K. Jothipandiyan	S. S. G. Films	Sankar Ganesh	Saritha, Rajesh, Radha Ravi

Enga Chinna Rasa	K. Bhagyaraj	Sri Amman Creations	Sankar Ganesh	K. Bhagyaraj, Radha, C. R. Saraswathy

Enga Ooru Pattukaran	Gangai Amaran	Meenakshi Arts	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Rekha, Nishanthi, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Enga Veettu Ramayanan	K. Chozha Rajan	Anil Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Karthik, S. Ve. Shekher, Ilavarasi, Mahalakshmi, S. S. Chandran, Vanitha

Etikku Potti	R. Govindarajan	Murali Cine Arts	Gangai Amaran	Pandiarajan, Saritha, Chithrangi, Rajeev

Evargal Indiyargal	S. Jagadeesan	Oaam Selvi Arts	Manoj Gyan	Ramarajan, Madhuri, Lakshmi, Senthil

Gramatthu Minnal	K. Rangaraj	Keerthana Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Ramarajan, Revathi, Raja, Goundamani

Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai	Anu Mohan	Royal India Creations	Gangai Amaran	Mohan, Amala, Rekha, Goundamani, Senthil

Ini Oru Sudhanthiram	Manivannan	Kalaikovil	Gangai Amaran	Sivakumar, Nalini, Chandrasekhar, Pandiyan, Rekha, Raja, Jeevitha, Sulakshana, Janagaraj, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Iniya Uravu Poothathu	C. V. Sridhar	Sri Rajakaliamman Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Suresh, Nadhiya, S. Ve. Shekher, Babita, Cho

Ival Oru Pournami	T. P. K.	T. P. K. Productions	T. K. Ramamoorthy	Raveendran, Seetha, Rooplatha, Sri Raman

Ivargal Varungala Thoongal	Venkat	Perfect Productions	T. Rajendar	Prabhu, Ambika, Raghuvaran, Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Nagesh, Disco Shanti

Jallikattu	Manivannan	Seetha Lakshmi Art Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Radha, Janagaraj

Kaani Nilam	S. Arunmozhi	Latha Creations	Arun	Kalairani, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	Santhana Bharathi	Raaj Kamal Films International	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Nalini, Jeevitha, Geetha

Kadhal Parisu	A. Jagannathan	Sathya Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Radha, Jaishankar, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala

Kalyana Kacheri	Manivannan	Suriyaraj Combines	Ilaiyaraaja	Arjun, Ilavarasi, Senthil, Anuradha, Chinni Jayanth

Kathai Kathayam Karanamam	Y. G. Mahendra	Sri Lakshmi Jyothi Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Y. G. Mahendra, Pallavi, Jaishankar, Visu, Manorama

Kavalan Avan Kovalan	Visu	K. R. G. Film Circuit	Vijay Anand	Prabhu, Rekha, Madhuri, Visu, Prameela, Kalaranjini

Kavithai Paada Neramillai	Yugi Sethu	Maayas Cope Film Company	L. Vaidyanathan	Amala, Raghuvaran, Yugi Sethu, Nassar

Kizhakku Africavil Sheela	Dwarakish	Dwarakish Chithra	Bappi Lahiri	Suresh, Shakeela, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Kootu Puzhukkal	R. C. Sakthi	Palayee Amman Art Creations	M. S. Viswanathan	Raghuvaran, Amala, Chandrasekhar, Y. Vijaya

Krishnan Vandhaan	K. Vijayan	S. L. S. Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Sivaji Ganesan, Mohan, Rekha, Thengai Srinivasan

Makkal En Pakkam	Karthick Raghunath	Suresh Arts	Chandrabose	Sathyaraj, Ambika, Rajesh, Nagesh, Janagaraj, Manorama, Anuradha

Manaivi Ready	Pandiarajan	Rathnam Art Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Pandiarajan, Debashree Roy, K. A. Thangavelu, R. S. Manohar, Manorama

Manathil Uruthi Vendum	K. Balachandar	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Suhasini, Sridhar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind

Mangai Oru Gangai	Hariharan	Motherland Pictures	Laxmikant–Pyarelal	Saritha, Suresh, Nadhiya

Manithan	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Rajinikanth, Rupini, Srividya, Raghuvaran, Madhuri, Cho, Senthil

Meendum Mahaan	Uthaman	Rathnam Cine Arts	V. Kumar	Pandiarajan, Murali, Rahman, Rekha, Madhuri, S. Ve. Shekher, Aruna

Megam Karuththirukku	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	Manoj Gyan	Prabhu, Rekha, S. S. Chandran

Michael Raj	V. C. Guhanathan	Suresh Productions	Chandrabose	Raghuvaran, Madhuri, Sarath Babu, Sumithra, Senthil, Viji, Baby Shalini

Mupperum Deviyar	K. Shankar	Ammu Creations	M. S. Viswanathan	K. R. Vijaya, Sujatha, Lakshmi, Prabhu, Ambika, Senthil

Muthukkal Moondru	A. Jagannathan	Padmam Production	T. Rajendar	Sivaji Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Pandiarajan, Ranjini, Thengai Srinivasan, Manorama, Baby Sujitha

My Dear Lisa	Baby	Asha Creations	Reghu Kumar	Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana, Jaya Rekha, Manorama

Nalla Pambu	Rama Narayanan	Eagle Productions	Sankar Ganesh	Karthik, Ambika, Madhuri, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Nayakan	Mani Ratnam	Muktha Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Saranya, Karthika, Janagaraj, Nassar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Thara

Neethikku Thandanai	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Lalithanjali Fine Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Raadhika, Ravichandran, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Charan Raj, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala

Neram Nalla Irukku	Manoj Kumar	Srini Creations	M. S. Viswanathan	Ramarajan, Nishanthi, Janagaraj, Senthil, Vidya Venugopal, Deepa

Nilavai Kayil Pudichen	Rama Narayanan	United International	Sankar Ganesh	Chandrasekhar, Seetha

Ninaikka Therintha Manamey	I. Suresh	Sivadharani Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Rupini, Chandrasekhar

Ninaive Oru Sangeetham	K. Rangaraj	V. N. S. Films	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Radha, Srividya, Rekha, Goundamani, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Ondru Engal Jathiye	Ramarajan	Sri Devi Bagavathi Films	Gangai Amaran	Ramarajan, Nishanthi, Ravichandran, Sulakshana, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Oor Kuruvi	O. S. Sivakumar	Mass Productions	Gangai Amaran	Arun Pandian, Srividya, Madhavi

Oorkavalan	Manobala	Sathya Movies	Sankar Ganesh	Rajinikanth, Raadhika, Pandiyan, Y. G. Mahendra, Chithra

Ore Raththam	K. Sornam	Murasu Movies	Devendran	Karthik, Pandiyan, Seetha, Madhuri, M. K. Stalin, Kismu, Manorama

Oru Thayin Sabhatham	T. Rajendar	Chimbu Cine Arts	T. Rajendar	T. Rajendar, Srividya, Nizhalgal Ravi, S. S. Chandran

Paadu Nilave	K. Rangaraj	Krishnalaya Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Nadhiya, Ravichandran, Senthil

Paasam Oru Vesham	Jayadevi	Liberty Films	Shyam	Ranjini, Madhuri, Disco Shanti, Vinu Chakravarthy, Nassar, Thyagu

Parisam Pottachu	K. Chozha Rajan	Kalaimani Movies	Manoj Gyan	Karthik, Pandiyan, Ranjini, Madhuri, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Paruva Ragam	V. Ravichandran	Sri Eswari Productions	Hamsalekha	V. Ravichandran, Juhi Chawla, Jaishankar, Manorama

Per Sollum Pillai	S. P. Muthuraman	AVM Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Kamal Haasan, Raadhika, K. R. Vijaya, Goundamani, Manorama, Raveendran, Ramya Krishnan

Pesum Padam	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Mandakini Chitra	L. Vaidyanathan	Kamal Haasan, Amala, Tinnu Anand, P. L. Narayana, Pratap K. Pothen, Farida Jalal

Poo Mazhai Pozhiyudhu	V. Azhagappan	Sri Rajakali Amman Movies	R. D. Burman	Vijayakanth, Nadhiya, Suresh

Poo Poova Poothirukku	V. Azhagappan	My Productions	T. Rajendar	Prabhu, Saritha, Amala, Rajeev, Senthil, Manorama

Pookkal Vidum Thoodhu	Sreedhar Rajan	Sri Sivahari Films	T. Rajendar	T. Rajendar, Monisha Unni, Harish

Poove Ilam Poove	Sirumugai Ravi	Vijaya Kala Pictures	Ilaiyaraaja	Suresh, Nadhiya, Jaishankar, S. S. Chandran, Senthil, Sumithra

Poovizhi Vasalile	Fazil	Lakshmi Priya Combines	Ilaiyaraaja	Sathyaraj, Karthika, Baby Sujitha

Puyal Paadum Pattu	Manivannan	Poompuhar Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Raghuvaran, Raadhika

Raja Mariyadhai	Karthick Raghunath	Kaiser Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Karthik, Jeevitha, Janagaraj, Senthil, Sadhana

Rekha	N. Raghav	Ashapriya Productions	Ilavarasan, Sandhya

Rettai Vaal Kuruvi	Balu Mahendra	Saagar Combines	Ilaiyaraaja	Mohan, Raadhika, Archana, V. K. Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan

Sattam Oru Vilayaattu	S. A. Chandrasekhar	V. V. Creations	Sankar Ganesh	Vijayakanth, Radha, Ravichandran, Srividya, S. S. Chandran

Shankar Guru	L. Raja	AVM Productions	Chandrabose	Arjun, Seetha, Sasikala, Baby Shalini, Senthil, Manorama, Y. G. Mahendra

Sirai Paravai	Manobala	Manthralaya Cine Creations	Ilaiyaraaja	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Baby Shalini, Senthil, Y. Vijaya

Solvathellam Unmai	Nethaji	National Movie Makers	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Rekha, Jaishankar

Thalidhaanam	R. C. Sakthi	Annakkili V. Movies	M. S. Viswanathan	Rajesh, Lakshmi, Jayashree, Y. G. Mahendra

Thambathyam	K. Vijayan	Kalyani Cine Arts	Manoj Gyan	Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika, Radha, V. K. Ramasamy, Thulasi, Prasad

Thangachi	R. Krishnamurthy	Rathna Movies	S. A. Rajkumar	Ramki, Seetha, Pallavi, Radha Ravi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Anuradha

Thaye Neeye Thunai	P. R. Somu	Sri Bhuvaneswari Kala Mandir	Sankar Ganesh	K. R. Vijaya, Karthik, Pandiyan, Sudha Chandran, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Theertha Karaiyinile	Manivannan	Kamala Chithram	Ilayaraja	Mohan, Rupini, Senthil, Janagaraj, Kovai Sarala

Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Visu	Kavithalayaa Productions	Sankar Ganesh	Pandiyan, Visu, Jayashree, Kalpana, S. Ve. Shekher, Nizhalgal Ravi, Kismu

Thulasi	Ameerjan	Veeralakshmi Combines	Sampath Selvam	Murali, Seetha, Chandrasekhar, Senthil, Charle, Thara

Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan	Ashok Kumar	Appu Movies	Ilaiyaraaja	Pandiarajan, Rekha, Nizhalgal Ravi, V. K. Ramasamy, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, Master Tinku

Uzhavan Magan	R. Aravindraj	Ravuther Films	Manoj Gyan	Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Radha, Senthil, S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala

Vairakkiyam	K. Vijayan	Sujatha Cine Arts	Manoj Gyan	Prabhu, Radha, Sowcar Janaki, Jaishankar, Manorama, Janagaraj

Valayal Satham	Jeevabalan	Balan Pictures	M. S. Viswanathan	Murali, Bhagya, Raja, Madhuri, Chandrasekhar, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, Janagaraj, Senthil

Vanna Kanavugal	Ameerjan	Kavithalayaa Productions	V. S. Narasimhan	Karthik, Murali, Jayashree, Charle

Vaazhga Valarga	Vijaya Krishnaraj	Niruma Creation	Ilaiyaraaja	Pandiarajan, Radha Ravi, Saritha, Deepa, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Vedham Pudhithu	P. Bharathiraja	Janani Art Creations	Devendran	Sathyaraj, Amala, Saritha, Raja, Janagaraj

Veerapandiyan	Karthick Raghunath	Prakash Pictures	Sankar Ganesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Jaishankar, Sumithra, V. K. Ramasamy, Anuradha

Veeran Veluthambi	Rama Narayanan	Sri Thenandal Films	S. A. Rajkumar	Radha Ravi, Ambika, Chandrasekhar, Rekha, Senthil, S. S. Chandran

Velaikaran	S. P. Muthuraman	Kavithalayaa Productions	Ilaiyaraaja	Rajinikanth, Amala, K. R. Vijaya, Sarath Babu, Pallavi, V. K. Ramasamy, Senthil

Velicham	Sundar K. Vijayan	L. V. Creations	Manoj Gyan	Karthik, Ranjini, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sumithra, Senthil, Kovai Sarala

Velundu Vinaiyillai	K. Shankar	Om Muruga Arts	M. S. Viswanathan	Vijayakanth, Ambika, M. N. Nambiar, Senthil, Vadivukkarasi

Vilangu	P. Jayadevi	Bhanu Arts	Shyam	Jaishankar, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nalini, Arun Pandian, Ramya Krishnan, Sulakshana, Janagaraj

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Thirumathi is a 1987 Tamil film, directed by Visu.

final_sentence: Thirumathi is a 1987 Tamil film, directed by Visu.