Comprehensive list of Tamil movies released in 1971. Click on movie names for more details.
| Movie Name | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan | P.Subramanyam | Jaishankar, Rajashri |
| Veguli pen | S.S.Devadas | Gemini Ganesan, Devika, Venniradai Nirmala |
| Veettukoru Pillai | Kanaka Subramanyam | Jaishankar, Usha Nandhini, Nagesh |
| Uyir | Somasundar | |
| Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa | N.C. Chakraborthy | Ravichandran, Kanchana, Nagesh |
| Thirumagal | A.S.A. Sami | R. Muthuraman, Padmini, Sivakumar |
| Therottam | V.T. Arasu | A.V.M. Rajan, Sivakumar, Sripriya |
| Thenum Palum | P. Madhavan | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, B. Sarojadevi |
| Then Kinnam | R. Krishnamoorthy | Jaishankar, Vijayalalitha, Nagesh |
| Thangaikaga | D. Yoganand | Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman |
| Thanga Gopuram | M.S. Solaimalai | Jaishankar, Jayalalitha, Nagesh |
| Sumathi En Sundari | C.V. Rajendran | Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha, V. Gopalakrishnan |
| Sudhattam | Madurai Thirumaran | K.R. Vijaya, Jaishankar, Cho, Muthuraman |
| Sudarum Sooravaliyum | S.R. Puttanna | A.V.M. Rajan, Vanisri, Nagesh |
| Savale Samali | Malliam Rajagopal | Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha, T.K. Bagavathy |
| Sabadham | P. Madhavan | Ravichandran, K.R. Vijaya, T.K. Bagavathy |
| Rikshakaran | M. Krishnan Nair | M.G. Ramachandran, Manjula, Padmini |
| Rangarattinam | Krishnan Panju | Sowkar Janaki, Gemini Ganesan, K.A. Thangavelu |
| Punnagai | K. Balachander | Gemini Ganesan, Vanisri, Jayanthi |
| Pudhiya Vazhkai | C.V. Rajendran | Jaishankar, Jayabharathi, Nagesh |
| Praptham | K. Savitri | Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, M.N. Nambiar |
| Pattondru Ketten | S. Krishnamurthy & S. Ragavan | Ravichandran, Kanchana, Nagesh |
| Oru Thai Makkal | P. Neelakantan | M.G. Ramachandran, Jayalalitha, R. Muthuraman |
| Nootrukku Nooru | K. Balachander | Jaishankar, Lakshmi, Srividya, Vijayalalitha, Jayakumari |
| Neerum Neruppum | P. Neelakandan | M.G. Ramachandran, Jayalalitha, Cho |
| Needhi Dhevan | R. Devarajan | |
| Nangu Suvargal | K. Balachander | Jaishankar, Vanisri, Vijayalalitha |
| Moondru Daivangal | Dada Mirasi | Sivaji Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Chandrakala |
| Mohammed Bin Tuqlaq | Cho | Cho, Manorama, Neelu |
| Meendum Vazhven | T.N. Balu | Ravichandran, Bharathi, R.S. Manohar |
| Kumari Kottam | P. Neelakantan | M.G. Ramachandran, Jayalalitha, R.S. Manohar |
| Kulama Gunama | K.S. Gopalakrishnan | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Vanisri |
| Kettikaran | Venu | Jaishankar, Leela, Nagesh |
| Kankatshi | A.P. Nagarajan | Sivakumar, Padmini, Suruli Rajan |
| Justice Viswanathan | G.R. Nathan | Ravichandran, R.S. Manohar, Sheela |
| Irulum Oliyum | Puttanna | Vanisri, A.V.M. Rajan, Nagesh |
| Iru Thuruvam | A. Vincent | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, P.S. Veerappa |
| Babu | A.C. Thirulogachander | Sivaji Ganesan, Vijaya Sree, Venniradai Niramala |
| Avalukendru Oru Manam | Sridhar | Bharathi, Gemini Ganesan, Kanchana, R. Muthuraman |
| Arutperunjothi | T.S. Balachandran & A.T. Krishnasamy | |
| Arunodhayam | V. Srinivasan | Sivaji Ganesan, B. Sarojadevi, Thengai Srinivasan |
| Annai Velanganni | Thangappan | Gemini Ganesan, Jayalalitha, Padmini |
| Anbukkor Annan | N.S. Maniam | Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, srividya |
| Adi Parasakthi | K.S. Gopalakrishnan | Padmini, Vanisri, K.R. Vijaya |