The following is a list of Malayalam films released in 1961.
| Opening |
Sl.
no. |
Film |
Cast |
Director |
Music director |
Notes
|
J
A
N
|
| 28
|
1
|
Christmas Rathri |
T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair |
P. Subramaniam |
Br. Lakshmanan |
|
A
P
R
|
14
|
2
|
ummini thanka |
Sukumari, Kedamangalam Sadanandan |
G. Viswanath |
V. Dakshinamoorthy |
|
A
U
G
|
24
|
3
|
Kandam Bacha Kotte |
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Prem Nawas |
T. R. Sundaram |
Baburaj |
Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film
|
4
|
Unniyarcha |
Prem Nazir, Sathyan |
Kunchacko |
K. Raghavan |
|
5
|
Arappavan |
Sathyan, KPAC Sulochana |
K. Shankar |
G. K. Venkatesh, P. S. Divakar |
|
N
O
V
|
3
|
6
|
Sabarimala Ayyappan |
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair |
Shri Ramulu Naidu |
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film
|
| 15
|
7
|
Bhaktha Kuchela |
C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Kanta Rao |
P. Subramaniam |
Brother Lakshmanan |
|
| 18
|
8
|
Krishna Kuchela |
Prem Nazir, Sathyan |
Kunchacko |
K. Raghavan |
|
D
E
C
|
22
|
9
|
Jnaanasundari |
Prem Nazir, L. Vijayalakshmi |
K. S. Sethumadhavan |
V. Dakshinamoorthy |
|
10
|
Mudiyanaya Puthran |
Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi |
Ramu Kariat |
Baburaj |
President's Silver Medal
for Best Feature Film
|
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