Comprehensive list of Tamil movies released in 1953. Click on movie names for more details.
| Movie Name | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Velaikari Magal | C.V. Ranganatha Das | N.T. Rama Rao, Lakshmi Rajam |
| Vazha Pirandavan | T. R. Ramanna | T. R. Rajakumari, Sriram, K. Sarangapani |
| Vanjam | Y.R. Swamy | |
| Ulagam | L.S. Ramachandran | T.K. Shanmugam, T.K. Bagavathy, Sriranjani |
| Thirumbi Paar | T.R. Sundaram | Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, Suryakala |
| Satiya Sodhanai | H.L.N. Simha | Honnappa Bagavathar, Pandari Bai, Gubbi Veeranna |
| Rohini | Kamal Ghosh | Madhuri Devi |
| Poongodhai | L.V. Prasad | Sivaji Ganesan, Anjali Devi, A. Nageswara Rao |
| Ponni | A.S.A. Sami / C.S. Rao | Lalitha, Padmini, N.S. Krishnan |
| Petrathai | K. S. Prakash Rao | G. Varalakshmi, A. Nageswara Rao, M.N. Nambiar |
| Paropakaram | Kamal Ghosh | G. Varalakshmi, Savitri, Relangi |
| Panakkari | F. Nagoor/Gopalakrishnan | T.R. Rajakumari, M.G. Ramachandran, V. Nagaiah |
| Nalvar | V. Krishnan | |
| Naam | A. Kasilingam | M.G. Ramachandran, V.N. Janaki, M.N. Nambiar |
| Muyarchi | Joseph Pallippad | |
| Minmini | T.V. Ramnoth Krishnaswamy | |
| Marumagal | D. Yoganandh | N. T. Rama Rao, Lalitha, Padmini |
| Manithan | K. Ramnoth | T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bagavathy, K. R. Ramaswamy |
| Manidhanum Mirugamum | K. Vembu & S.D.Sundaram | Sivaji Ganesan, Banumathi, V. K. Ramasamy |
| Manam Pol Mangalyam | P. Pulliah | Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, K.A. Thangavelu |
| Madhana Mogini | M.L. Pathi | C. R. Rajakumari, Pollachi Kamala, P. S. Veerappa |
| Lakshmi | Kadaru Nagabhooshanam | P. Kannamba, R.S. Manohar, J. P. Chandrababu |
| Karkottai | Kempraj Urs | Kemparaj, B. Sarojadevi, M.V. Rajamma |
| Kangal | Krishnan Panju | Sivaji Ganesan, Mainavathi, Pandari Bai |
| Jenova | A. Kasilingam & A. Nagu | M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja, P. S. Veerappa |
| Jathagam | R. Nagendra Rao | K. Sarangkapani, Surya Kala, R. Nagendra Rao |
| Inspector | R.S. Mani | M. K. Radha, Sriram, Madhuri Devi, T. K. Shanmugam |
| Gumastha | R. M. Krishnaswamy | V. Nagaiah, Pandari Bai, B. Jayamma |
| En Veedu | V. Nagaiah | V. Nagaiah, Ramasarma, Gopala Krishnan |
| Devadas | Vedantham Ragavaiah | A. Nageswara Rao, Savitri, S. V. Rangarao |
| Chamba Chandirani | P. Banumathi | N. T. Rama Rao, Relangi Venkatramaiah, S. V. Rangarao |
| Azhagi | Sundar Rao Nadkarni | B. A. Natarajan, Krishnakumari, M.N. Nambiar |
| Avvaiyar | Kothamangalam Subbu | Gemini Ganesan, M. K. Radha, K B Sundarambal |
| Avan | Raja Nawathe | Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Pran |
| Asai Magan | G. R. Rao | |
| Anbu | Natesan | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Friend Ramasamy |