Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies of 1976
This list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 27 were hits and rest of the films in the below list were declared box office flops of year 1976 although all the films in the below list are regarded as good classic films except Amma, Appooppan, Missi, Ayalkkari , Yakshaganam, and Vanadhevatha which are not actual classic films but are masala films and were box office superhits in the year 1976.Anaavaranam was also an avergae grosser and a badly edited film.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 27 were hits and rest of the films in the below list were declared box office flops of year 1976 although all the films in the below list are regarded as good classic films except Amma, Appooppan, Missi, Ayalkkari , Yakshaganam, and Vanadhevatha which are not actual classic films but are masala films and were box office superhits in the year 1976.Anaavaranam was also an avergae grosser and a badly edited film.
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- DirectorMadhuStarsKanakadurgaMadhuPattom Sadan
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsP.K. AbrahamRani ChandraMohandasDr. Gopi has had a nervous breakdown, and relives his past under psychiatric probing.
- DirectorI.V. SasiStarsBahadurAdoor BhasiPranil Chandra
- DirectorP. SubramaniamStarsAnandavallyRani ChandraHari
- DirectorP.N. SundaramStarsPrem NazirK.R. VijayaK.P. UmmerAayiram Jenmangal is a 1976 Tamil Horror film directed by Durai, starring Vijayakumar, Latha, Rajinikanth and Padmapriya in the lead roles.Watch the full movie Aayiram Jenmangal online, only on Eros Now.
- DirectorI.V. SasiStarsBahadurRani ChandraMeena
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsBahadurParavoor BharathanAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorA.B. RajStarsBahadurT.K. BalachandranAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorP. SubramaniamStarsMadhuRaghavanSrividya
- DirectorP. BhaskaranStarsKamal HaasanJayabharathiAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorI.V. SasiStarsBahadurAdoor BhasiJanardanan
- DirectorSasikumarStarsNilambur BalanAdoor BhasiKunchan
- DirectorM.S. ManiStarsAnandavallyNilambur BalanAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorN. Sankaran NairStarsAlummoodanAnuradhaBahadur
- DirectorThoppil BhasiStarsKamal HaasanLakshmiM.G. SomanThe film opens with an Independence Day celebrations organised by the Sub-Collector (Janardanan) of the area and the participation of various tribal groups of the region. Ponni (Lakshmi) belonging to the Mudhuga tribe and Maran (Kamal Haasan) belonging to the Irula tribe who danced on the day are introduced to each other by the Sub-Collector. Ponni and Maran fall in love at the first sight even as they willingly pose for the media. These two tribes are rivals, who follow separate faiths and traditions. The Independence Day photograph of Ponni and Maran are published in the newspapers next day. Chellan (Soman), a Mudhuga, is in love with Ponni, but she dislikes him. Ponni's friend Maashi (Rajakumari) loves Chellan. Tension and strained relations in the Mudhuga tribes is cleverly exploited by the landlords of the area. The tribals practice the 'slash-and-burn' cultivation method, which is resented by the landlords who needed the tribals as cheap labour. Ponni revolts against the attempts of the landlords to hamper their traditional agricultural activities. Maran also stands by Ponni. The Ponni-Maran love affair is met with widespread animosity and opposition. News is spread that the mountain god and the powers of Nature will not be pleased with the inter-tribe relationship. Hanuman (Paravur Bharathan), an tool in the hands of the landlords. He works for them against the tribals. The tribal chief (Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai) warns the Mudhugas that their settlement will be destroyed by natural calamities if Ponni marries Maran and she is banned from meeting Maran. Meanwhile, Ponni's father Nanjan (Sankaradi) decides to marry her to Chellan. The police arrest Maran on false charges of holding firearms without a licence. Ponni meets the Sub-Collector and pleads with him to save Maran and manages to get him freed. The Mudhuga priest Bomman (Adoor Bhasi), through the influence of the landlords and Hanuman, set a trap to kill Ponni. And Bomman makes a prediction that the tribal settlement will soon be destroyed by the anger of Jakkamma, the mountain goddess. Pretending to be possessed by the goddess, Bomman demands human sacrifice to appease the powers and save the tribe. Ponni is chosen for the sacrifice and arrangements are made for the ritual. Maran and Chellan reach the spot in time and save Ponni. The film draws to a happy ending, Maran and Chellan marrying Ponni and Maashi respectively.
- DirectorThoppil BhasiStarsManavalan JosephLakshmiK.P.A.C. Lalitha
- DirectorSreekumaran ThampiStarsNilambur BalanAdoor BhasiMancheri ChandranMohini, an artist, gets cheated by her boss and she leaves her village for a city in search of a job. However, her life takes a turn when she meets a dancer, who helps her earn a living.
- DirectorSheelaStarsT.K. BalachandranAdoor BhasiJayakumariA man falls in love with an ethereal being who struggles to come to terms with human love.
- DirectorsDevadasK.P. KumaranStarsAlummoodanRani ChandraSukumaran
- DirectorJeassyStarsMala AravindanRani ChandraJayabharathi
- DirectorA. VincentStarsP.K. AbrahamAdam AyubRani Chandra
