# List of Tamil films of 1955

Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross was 133.33 per cent of Nett for all films. Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹0.98 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1955, in alphabetical order.

## 1955

| Title | Director | Production | Music | Cast | Release date (D-M-Y) |
| Asai Anna Arumai Thambi | G. R. Rao | Sreemathi Pictures | K. V. Mahadevan | Madhuri Devi, A. P. Nagarajan, T. R. Ramachandran, Rajasulochana, V. M. Ezhumalai, A. Karunanidhi, Sushila, M. S. S. Bhagyam | 29-07-1955 |
| Chella Pillai | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | R. Sudharsanam | K. R. Ramasamy, Savitri, P. Kannamba, Pandari Bai, T. S. Balaiah, K. A. Thangavelu, B. R. Panthulu, Javar Seetharaman | 24-06-1955 |
| Doctor Savithri | R. M. Krishnaswamy | Aruna Films | G. Ramanathan | Anjali Devi, S. Balachander, B. R. Panthulu, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram | 25-11-1955 |
| Ellam Inba Mayam | Jiten Banerji | P. N. D. Production | Ghantasala | T. R. Ramachandran, Ragini, Rajasulochana, K. A. Thangavelu, Friend Ramasamy, Lakshmiprabha | 01-04-1955 |
| Ezhayin Aasthi | D. L. Ramachandar | Rohini Pictures | T. A. Kalyanam G. Natarajan | Sowcar Janaki, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Suryakantham | 14-04-1955 |
| Gomathiyin Kaadhalan | P. Neelakantan | T. R. R. Productions | G. Ramanathan | T. R. Ramachandran, Savitri, K. A. Thangavelu, K. Sarangapani, Friend Ramasamy, T. P. Muthulakshmi | 16-09-1955 |
| Gruhalakshmi | H. V. Babu | Rohini Pictures | B. S. Kala/Sarala G. Nataraj T. A. Kalyanam | M. K. Radha, V. Nagayya, Anjali Devi, T. V. Kumudhini | 14-04-1955 |
| Gulebakavali | T. R. Ramanna | R. R. Pictures | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari, G. Varalakshmi, Rajasulochana, K. A. Thangavelu, J. P. Chandrababu, E. V. Saroja | 29-07-1955 |
| Guna Sundari | K. Kameswara Rao | Vijaya Productions | Ghantasala | Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. N. Nambiar, A. Karunanidhi, V. M. Ezhumalai, Lakshmiprabha, T. P. Muthulakshmi | 16-12-1955 |
| Kalvanin Kadhali | V. S. Raghavan | Revathi Productions | G. Govindarajulu Naidu Ghantasala | Sivaji Ganesan, P. Bhanumathi, T. R. Ramachandran, Kusalakumari, K. Sarangapani, S. R. Janaki | 13-11-1955 |
| Kalyanam Seydhukko | R. Chandar | Sri Unity Pictures | Ramaneekaran | P. S. Govindan, Girija, Venkataraman, M. S. S. Bhagyam, A. Karunanidhi, K. S. Angamuthu | 30-09-1955 |
| Kanavane Kankanda Deivam | T. R. Raghunath | Narayanan & Co | A. Rama Rao Hemant Kumar | Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi, Lalitha, V. Nagayya, Friend Ramasamy, T. P. Muthulakshmi | 06-05-1955 |
| Kathanayaki | K. Ramnoth | Modern Theatres | G. Ramanathan | Padmini, T. R. Ramachandran, M. N. Rajam, K. A. Thangavelu, A. Karunanidhi, K. Malathi, K. S. Angamuthu | 19-02-1955 |
| Kaveri | D. Yoganand | Krishna Pictures | G. Ramanathan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Lalitha, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram | 12-01-1955 |
| Koteeswaran | Sundar Rao Nadkarni | Sri Ganesh Movietone | S. V. Venkatraman | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, S. Balachander, Sriram, Ragini, K. A. Thangavelu, Serukalathur Sama, Rushyendramani | 13-11-1955 |
| Maheswari | T. R. Raghunath | Modern Theaters | G. Ramanathan | Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. N. Rajam, K. A. Thangavelu, C. K. Saraswathi, A. Karunanidhi | 13-11-1955 |
| Maaman Magal | R. S. Mani | Mani Productions | S. V. Venkatraman | Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, J. P. Chandrababu, D. Balasubramaniam, T. S. Durairaj | 14-10-1955 |
| Mangaiyar Thilakam | L. V. Prasad | Vaidhya Films | S. Dakshinamurthi | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, S. V. Subbaiah, M. N. Rajam, K. A. Thangavelu, Ragini, K. Sarangapani, K. N. Kamalam | 26-08-1955 |
| Menaka | V. C. Suburamman | Kasturi Films | T. G. Lingappa C. N. Pandurangan Vedha | K. R. Ramasamy, Lalitha, Ragini, K. Sarangapani, Friend Ramasamy | 1-5-1955 |
| Methavigal | K. Vembu | Revathi Productions | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | T. R. Ramachandran, M. N. Rajam, K. A. Thangavelu, P. K. Saraswathi | 27-05-1955 |
| Missiamma | L. V. Prasad | Vijaya Prouductions | S. Rajeswara Rao | Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, K. A. Thangavelu, K. Sarangapani, Jamuna, S. V. Ranga Rao, Rushyendramani | 14-01-1955 |
| Mullaivanam | V. Krishnan | Aravind Pictures | K. V. Mahadevan | Sriram, Kumari Rukmani, A. Karunanidhi, P. S. Gnanam | 11-03-1955 |
| Mudhal Thethi | P. Neelakantan | Padmini Pictures | T. G. Lingappa | Sivaji Ganesan, Anjali Devi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram | 12-03-1955 |
| Nalla Thangai | S. A. Natarajan | Forward Art Films | G. Ramanathan | M. N. Nambiar, Madhuri Devi, Rajasulochana, S. A. Natarajan, A. Karunanidhi | 05-02-1955 |
| Nalla Thangal | P. V. Krishna Iyer | Madras Movietone | G. Ramanathan | R. S. Manohar, G. Varalakshmi, A. P. Nagarajan, Madhuri Devi, J. P. Chandrababu, E. V. Saroja | 30-12-1955 |
| Nallavan | M. Thiruvengadam | Sunrise Productions | M. S. Gnanamani | R. S. Manohar, Serukulathur Sama, P. K. Saraswathi, Rajasulochana, M. N. Nambiar | 05-03-1955 |
| Nam Kuzhandai | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | Windsor Productions | M. D. Parthasarathy | R. S. Manohar, S. Varalakshmi, V. Nagayya, A. P. Nagarajan, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kumari Lakshmi, Lakshmiprabha | 27-05-1955 |
| Needhipathi | A. S. A. Sami | Vijaya Films | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | K. R. Ramasamy, Gemini Ganesan, Rajasulochana, K. Malathi, Kusalakumari, S. V. Sahasranamam, M. N. Rajam | 07-10-1955 |
| Pennarasi | K. Somu | M. A. V. Pictures | K. V. Mahadevan | A. P. Nagarajan, P. Kannamba, K. Suryakala, Rajasulochana, V. M. Ezhumalai, A. Karunanidhi, C. T. Rajakantham | 14-04-1955 |
| Porter Kandan | K. Vembu | Narasu Studios | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | M. K. Radha, G. Varalakshmi, Valaiyapathi G. Muthukrishnan, D. Balasubramaniam, M. N. Nambiar, T. S. Durairaj, T. P. Muthulakshmi | 14-04-1955 |
| Town Bus | K. Somu | M. A. V. Pictures | K. V. Mahadevan | N. N. Kannappa, Anjali Devi, M. N. Rajam, A. Karunanidhi, T. P. Muthulakshmi, V. K. Ramasamy, Tambaram Lalitha | 13-11-1955 |
| Ulagam Palavitham | S. A. Murugesh | National Pictures | N. S. Balakrishnan | Sivaji Ganesan, Lalitha, M. Lakshmi Prabha, K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Rajam, V. K. Ramasamy | 14-04-1955 |
| Valliyin Selvan | Kothamangalam Subbu | United Film Arts | P. S. Anantharaman | Gemini Ganesan, S. V. Subbaiah, S. V. Sahasranamam, Lalitha, M. S. Sundari Bai, Vanaja | 11-02-1955 |

## Dubbed films

| Title | Director(s) | Company | Composer | Original film | Original film | Cast | Ref. |
| Title | Director(s) | Company | Composer | Title | Language | Cast | Ref. |
| Anarkali | Vedantam Raghavayya | Anjali Pictures | P. Adinarayana Rao | Anarkali | Telugu | A. Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, V. Nagayya, P. Kannamba, Surabhi Balasaraswati, Peketi Sivaram | |
| Nalla Penmani | B. Vittalacharya | Vithal Productions | M. Ranga Rao | Kanyadhanam | Telugu | Kanta Rao, Sowcar Janaki | |
| Jaya Gopi | B. S. Ranga | Vikram Productions | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy | Maa Gopi | Telugu | V. Narasimha Rao, V. Nagayya, G. Varalakshmi, Jamuna | |
| Jayasimhan | D. Yoganand | National Art Theater | T. V. Raju | Jayasimha | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Waheeda Rehman, Kanta Rao, Relangi | |
| Jothi | K. B. Tilak | Navayuga Productions | Pendyala Nageswara Rao | Jyothi | Telugu | G. Varalakshmi, Savithri, Ramachandra Kashyap | |
| Kaadhal Parisu | Najam Naqvi | | Hemant Kumar | Samrat | Hindi | Ajit, Rehana, Kamlesh Kumari | |
| Manoratham | C. V. Raju | Jai Raj Films | M. Venkataraju | Natasekhara | Kannada | Kalyan Kumar, Vidhyavathi, Sandhya, | |
| Naattiya Thara | P. Pullaiah | Pratibha Productions | G. Ramanathan | Rechukka | Telugu | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Devika, Mukkamala | |
| Vipra Narayana | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | Bharani Studios | S. Rajeswara Rao | Vipra Narayana | Telugu | A. Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Relangi | |