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The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1949, in alphabetical order.[1]

## 1949

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Title | Director | Production | Music | Cast | Release date (D-M-Y)

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Apoorva Sagodharargal | Acharya  | Gemini Studios | S. Rajeswara Rao
M. D. Parthasarathy
R. Vaidyanathan  | M. K. Radha, P. Bhanumathi, R. Nagendra Rao, L. Narayana Rao, G. Pattu Iyer, D. Balasubramaniam, Lakshmi Prabha, Surya Prabha, Stunt Somu  | 21-10-1949
Deva Manohari[2] | A. T. Krishnaswamy | R. K. S. Pictures  | G. Ramanathan | C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, P. Bhanumathi, B. S. Saroja, M. R. Swaminathan, Kali N. Rathnam, G. M. Basheer, R. Padma, Lakshmi Devi  | 21-10-1949
Geetha Gandhi | K. Subramanyam | Madras United Artists Corporation | C. N. Pandurangan
Br Lakshmanan | B. S. Saroja, P. A. Periyanayaki, T. R. Ramachandran, K. Subramanyam, V. Kumaraswami, Baby Padma, M. R. S. Mani, R. Padma  | 16-03-1949
Inbavalli | S. Nottani | Shyamala Pictures  | G. Ramanathan | T. R. Mahalingam, B. S. Saroja, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, M. R. Swaminathan, E. R. Sahadevan, P. K. Saraswathi, S. Menaka  | 16-09-1949
Kanniyin Kathali | K. Ramnoth | Jupiter Pictures | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
C. R. Subburaman | Madhuri Devi, Anjali Devi, S. A. Natarajan, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, K. R. Ramsingh, K. Sarangapani, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, M. S. S. Bhagyam  | 06-08-1949
Kanakangi |  | State Productions  |  | Gangadharan, Srinivasan, Leela  | 29-07-1949
Krishna Bhakthi | R. S. Mani  | Krishna Pictures | S. V. Venkatraman | P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari, K. R. Ramasamy, S. P. L. Dhanalakshmi, D. Balasubramaniam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, C. T. Rajakantham, P. A. Periyanayaki | 14-01-1949
Laila Majnu
(dubbed from Telugu)  | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | Bharani Studios | C. R. Subburaman | A. Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Mukkamala, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Sriranjani, Kasturi Siva Rao, Arani Satyanarayana  | 01-10-1949
Mayakkudirai
(dubbed from Telugu)  | Raja of Mirzapur  | Sobhanachala Pictures  | Ghantasala | A. Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, A. V. Subba Rao, Relangi, T. Kanakam, Suryashree, Lakshmirajyam Jr., Surabhi Kamalabai |
Mayavathi | T. R. Sundaram | Ganapathi Pictures  | G. Ramanathan | T. R. Mahalingam, Anjali Devi, S. V. Subbaiah, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham, K. K. Perumal, M. G. Chakrapani | 12-08-1949
Mangayarkarasi | Jiten Bannerjee  | Bhagya Pictures  | G. Ramanathan
Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer
C. R. Subburaman | P. U. Chinnappa, P. Kannamba, Anjali Devi, N. S. Krishnan, T. S. Durairaj, T. A. Madhuram, Kaka Radhakrishnan | 03-09-1949
Naattiya Rani | B. N. Rao  | Baskar Pictures  | Papanasam Sivan | Vasundhara Devi, B. S. Raja Iyengar, B. S. Saroja, T. S. Balaiah, Charli, B. Jayamma, K. Thavamani Devi | 19-08-1949
Nallathambi | Krishnan–Panju | Uma Pictures
N. S. K. Films | C. R. Subburaman | N. S. Krishnan, P. Bhanumathi, T. A. Madhuram, S. V. Sahasranamam, M. N. Rajam, V. K. Ramasamy | 04-02-1949
Nam Naadu | V. Shantaram | Rajkamal Kalamandir | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | Pushpa Hans, Umesh Sharma, Sudha Apte, Chandrasekhar, Manmohan Krishna, Keshavrao Date | 09-07-1949
Navajeevanam | K. B. Nagabhushanam | Raja Rajeswari Films | S. V. Venkatraman | V. Nagayya, P. Kannamba, Sriram, S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran, T. A. Jayalakshmi, L. Narayana Rao, C. V. V. Panthulu, Baby Rajamani  | 28-05-1949
Pavalakodi | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu | Pakshiraja Studios | C. R. Subburaman | T. R. Mahalingam, T. R. Rajakumari, T. E. Varadhan, M. S. Sarojini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Nagercoil K. Mahadevan, M. N. Rajam | 09-04-1949
Ratnakumar | Krishnan–Panju | Murugan Talkies  | G. Ramanathan
C. R. Subburaman | P. U. Chinnappa, P. Bhanumathi, M. G. Ramachandran, K. Malathi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, D. Balasubramaniam, Nagercoil K. Mahadevan, K. P. Kesavan, T. S. Durairaj | 15-12-1949
Vazhkai | A. V. Meiyappan | AVM Productions | R. Sudharsanam  | Vyjayanthimala, M. S. Draupadi, T. R. Ramachandran, S. V. Sahasranamam, K. Sarangapani, P. A. Subbaiah Pillai, M. S. Karuppaiah, V. M. Ezhumalai, S. R. Janaki  | 22-12-1949
Velaikari | A. S. A. Sami | Jupiter Pictures | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
C. R. Subburaman | K. R. Ramasamy, V. N. Janaki, T. S. Balaiah, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma, S. A. Natarajan, D. Balasubramaniam | 25-02-1949
Vinothini | Ramji Bai Arya - S. R. Krishna Iyengar  | Vainatheyin Photo Films  | Srinivasa Iyengar  | N. Krishnamoorthy, K. T. Dhanalakshmi, V. S. Mani, M. V. Raju, 'Stunt' Somu, T. V. Sethuraman, S. Sathyabama  | 24-03-1949

## References

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1. ^ "1949 Tamil Films". lakshmansruthi. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
2. ^ "Deva Manohari". hindu. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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