List of Malayalam films of 1961
The following is a list of Malayalam films released in 1961.

List of Malayalam films of 1961

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of Malayalam films released in 1961.

Opening	Sl. no.	Film	Cast	Director	Music director	Notes

J A N	6	1	Seetharama Kalyanam	Harinath, Gitanjali	N. Trivikrama Rao	Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao	Dubbed version of Telugu movie Seetharama Kalyanam

28	2	Christmas Rathri	T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair	P. Subramaniam	Br. Lakshmanan

A P R	14	3	Ummini Thanka	Sukumari, Kedamangalam Sadanandan	G. Viswanath	V. Dakshinamoorthy

A U G	24	4	Kandam Bacha Kotte	Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nawas	T. R. Sundaram	Baburaj	Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film

5	Unniyarcha	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	Kunchacko	K. Raghavan

6	Arappavan	Sathyan, KPAC Sulochana	K. Shankar	G. K. Venkatesh, P. S. Divakar

N O V	3	7	Sabarimala Ayyappan	Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair	Shri Ramulu Naidu	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu	Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film

15	8	Bhaktha Kuchela	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Kanta Rao	P. Subramaniam	Brother Lakshmanan

18	9	Krishna Kuchela	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	Kunchacko	K. Raghavan

D E C	22	10	Jnaanasundari	Prem Nazir, L. Vijayalakshmi	K. S. Sethumadhavan	V. Dakshinamoorthy

11	Mudiyanaya Puthran	Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi	Ramu Kariat	Baburaj	President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film

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Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.
Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.
Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.

final_sentence: Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.
final_sentence: Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.
final_sentence: Arappavan is a 1961 Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar.