List of Malayalam films of 1981

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1981.

Opening		Sl. No.	Film	Cast	Director	Music Director	Notes
J A N	9	1	Ariyappedatha Rahasyam	Prem Nazir, Jayan	P. Venu	M. K. Arjunan
	23	2	Arayannam	Sukumaran, Sathar	P. Gopikumar	Pukazhenthi
		3	Thadavara	Jayan, K. P. Ummer	P. Chandrakumar	A. T. Ummer
	30	4	Greeshma Jwala	Ratheesh, Sukumaran	P. G. Vishwambharan	A. T. Ummer
		5	Orikkal Koodi	Madhu, Sukumaran	I. V. Sasi
F E B	6	6	Thaalam Manasinte Thaalam	Prem Nazir, Sheela	A. T. Abu	G. Devarajan
		7	Kaloopasana	Jagathy Sreekumar, Venu Nagavally	Ahuan Sebastian	K. Raghavan
	13	8	Kolilakkam	Madhu, Jayan	P. N. Sundaram	M. S. Viswanathan
	21	9	Aakkramanam	Madhu, Jayan	Sreekumaran Thampi	Shyam
	26	10	Sanchari	Prem Nazir, Jayan	Boban Kunchacko	K. J. Yesudas
M A R	3	11	Theekkali	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	J. Sasikumar	G. Devarajan
	12	12	Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu	Madhu, Ratheesh	Srini	Shyam
		13	Nidra	Lalu Alax Vijay Menon, Shanthi Krishna	Bharathan	G. Devarajan
		14	Kathayariyathe	Srividya, Sukumaran	Mohan	G. Devarajan
		15	Asthamikkatha Pakalukal	Prem Nazir, Jose	A. Sheriff	A. T. Ummer
	20	16	Arikkari Ammu	Madhu, Jayabharathi	Sreekumaran Thampi	V. Dakshinamoorthy
		17	Abhinayam	T. Jayasree, Jayan, Vidhubala	Baby	K. J. Yesudas
		18	Danda Gopuram	Madhu, Srividya	P. Chandrakumar	Shyam
A P R	2	19	Oppol	Menaka, Balan K. Nair	K. S. Sethumadhavan	M. B. Sreenivasan
	9	20	Ira Thedunna Manushyar	Madhu, Jayabharathi	K. Sukumaran Nair	G. Devarajan
		21	Sphodanam	Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Mammootty	P. G. Viswambharan	Shankar–Ganesh
		22	Choothaattam	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	K. Sukumaran Nair	Shyam
	10	23	Thushaaram	Ratheesh, Seema	I. V. Sasi	Shyam
		24	Kaattu Kallan	Prem Nazir, Sukumaran	P. Chandrakumar	A. T. Ummer
	24	25	Swarangal Swapnagal	Soman, Jayabharathi, Srividya	A. N. Thampi	G. Devarajan
M A Y	1	26	Kodumudikal	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	J. Sasikumar	M. K. Arjunan
		27	Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla	Maniyanpilla Raju, Venu Nagavally	Balachandra Menon	G. Devarajan
	8	28	Agnisaram	Jayan, Jose Prakash	A. B. Raj	M. K. Arjunan
	9	29	Ellaam Ninakku Vendi	Prem Nazir, Srividya	J. Sasikumar	V. Dakshinamoorthy
	29	30	Valarthumrugangal	Ratheesh, Sukumaran	Hariharan	M. B. Sreenivasan
J U N	5	31	Veliyattam	Menaka, M. G. Soman	P. T. Rajan	M. K. Arjunan
	12	32	Thakilu Kottampuram	Prem Nazir, Sheela	Balu Kiriyath	Darsan Raman, P. Susheeladevi
	19	33	Kilungaatha Changalakal	Prem Nazir, Sumalatha	C. N. Venkita Swamy	A. T. Ummer
	26	34	Kallan Pavithran	Nedumudi Venu, Adoor Bhasi	P. Padmarajan	Shyam
J U L	3	35	Paathira Sooryan	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	K. P. Pillai	V. Dakshinamoorthy
		36	Sneham Oru Pravaaham	Jagathy Sreekumar, Sukumaran	Dr. Shajahan	K. J. Joy
		37	Venal	Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu	Lenin Rajendran	M. B. Sreenivasan
	10	38	Parankimala	Sukumari, Nedumudi Venu	Bharathan	G. Devarajan
		39	Inaye Thedi	Kalasala Babu, Sankaradi	Antony Eastman	Johnson
	17	40	Vayal	Soman, Shuba	Antony Eastman	G. Devarajan
	24	41	Agni Yudham	Jayabharathi, Jagathy Sreekumar	N. P. Suresh	A. T. Ummer
	29	42	Saahasam	M. G. Soman, Sumalatha	K. G. Rajasekharan	Shankar–Ganesh
	31	43	Sankharsham	Prem Nazir, Sukumaran, Ratheesh	P. G. Vishwambharan	Shankar–Ganesh
		44	Kaahalam	Prem Nazir, Raveendran, Nanditha Bose	Joshiy	A. T. Ummer
A U G	7	45	Munnettam	Mammootty, Ratheesh	Sreekumaran Thampi	Shyam
		46	Avatharam	Sukumaran, Seema	P. Chandrakumar	A. T. Ummer
	14	47	Garjanam	Madhavi, Rajnikanth	C. V. Rajendran	Ilaiyaraaja
		48	Dhanya	Srividya, Mohanlal	Fazil	Jerry Amaldev
		49	Sreeman Sreemathi	Srividya, Vijayan	Hariharan	G. Devarajan
	21	50	Attimari	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	J. Sasikumar	K. J. Joy
		51	Prema Geethangal	Ambika, Shanavas	Balachandra Menon	Johnson
		52	Thrasam	Aravindan, Balan K. Nair	Padiyan
	28	53	Kolangal	Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu	K. G. George
S E P	4	54	Raktham	Prem Nazir, Madhu	Joshiy	Johnson
	5	55	Chaatta	KPAC Lalitha, Nedumudi Venu	Bharathan
	10	56	Vida Parayum Munpe	Prem Nazir, Nedumudi Venu	Mohan	M. B. Sreenivasan
		57	Sambhavam	Madhu, Srividya	P Chandrakumar	V. Dakshinamoorthy
		58	Enne Snehikkoo Enne Maathram	Srividya, Ratheesh	P. G. Vishwambharan	K. V. Mahadevan
		59	Vazhikal Yaathrakkar	Shubha, Sukumaran	A. B. Raj	Ben Surendar
		60	Parvathy	Prem Nazir, Latha	Bharathan	Johnson
	25	61	Dhruvasangamam	Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph	J. Sasikumar	Raveendran
	28	62	Guha	Jagathy Sreekumar, Mini	M. R. Jose	Shankar–Ganesh
O C T	2	63	Dwandha Yudham	Adoor Bhasi, Kuthiravattam Pappu	C. V. Hariharan	Jerry Amaldev
		64	Manassinte Theerthayathra	Shubha, Sukumaran	Thamban	M. B. Sreenivasan
		65	Cancerum Laingeekia Rogangalum		P. R. S. Pillai
	7	66	Thaaraavu	Srividya, Nedumudi Venu	Balachandra Menon	Raveendran
	8	67	Adima Changala	Prem Nazir, Sheela	A. B. Raj	M. K. Arjunan
	16	68	Archana Teacher	Madhu, Sukumari	P. N. Menon	Shyam
	30	69	Ilaneer	Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan	Sithara Venu	Shyam
		70	Poocha Sanyasi	Sukumari, Rajkumar	Hariharan	K. J. Yesudas
		71	Thrishna	Mammootty, Rajalakshmi	I. V. Sasi	Shyam
		72	Swarnappakshikal	Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu	P. R. Nair	Raveendran
		73	Kadathu	Prem Nazir, Shankar	P. G. Vishwambharan	Shyam
		74	Oridathoru Phayalvaan	Rashid, Nedumudi Venu	P. Padmarajan	Johnson
N O V	12	75	Aarathi	Sukumaran, Mala Aravindan	P. Chandrakumar	M. B. Sreenivasan
	17	76	Urukku Mushtikal	Prem Nazir, Sheela	K. P. Jayan	Shyam
		77	Thenum Vayambum	Prem Nazir, Mohanlal	Ashok Kumar	Raveendran
	20	78	Karimpoocha	Ratheesh, Seema	Baby	K. J. Joy
		79	Njan Ninne Marakkilla	Sukumaran, Ambika	Vijay	Guna Singh
	27	80	Hamsa Geetham	Seema, Ratheesh	I. V. Sasi	Shyam
		81	Itha Oru Dhikkari	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	N. P. Suresh	A. T. Ummer
D E C	4	82	Visham	Srividya, Ratheesh	P. T. Rajan	Raghu Kumar
		83	Aambal Poovu	Sukumaran, Jose	Harikumar	V. Dakshinamoorthy
	11	84	Oothikachiya Ponnu	Poornima Jayaram, Shankar	P. K. Joseph	M. K. Arjunan
		85	Nizhal Yudham	Sukumaran, Ravikumar	Baby	K. J. Joy
	25	86	Ammakkorumma	Ratheesh, Jagathy Sreekumar	Sreekumaran Thampi	Shyam
		87	Thaaravu	Madhu, Srividya	Jeassy	K. J. Yesudas
	31	88	Ahimsa	Ratheesh, Mammootty	I. V. Sasi	A. T. Ummer
		89	Aparna	Prathap Pothen, Balakrishna Pillai	C. P. Padmakumar
			Elippathayam
			Randu Mukhangal

Dubbed films

Title	Director(s)	Original film		Cast	Ref.
		Film	Language
Chattambi Krishnan	Vijaya Nirmala
I Love You	Nandan
Sapthapathy	K. Viswanath
Panneer Pushpangal	Bharathy Vasu	Panneer Pushpangal	Tamil	Suresh, Shantikrishna
Oru Thalai Ragam	T. Rajender	Oru Thalai Ragam	Tamil
Oridathoru Mandravathi	Mani Murugan
Jeevikkan Padikkanam	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi	Telugu	Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Rojaramani
Siva Mahima
Njan Njanalla	Shankar Nag	Janma Janmada Anubandha
Nancy	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Bala Nagamma	K. Sankar
Vamshavriksham	Bappu			Kamal Haasan, Madhavi

References

• "Kerala Government Public Relations Department". Archived from the original on 28 August 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
• "Cinema of Malayalam". Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
• "Official Site of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists". Retrieved 24 February 2011.