List of Malayalam films of 1971

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1971.

Opening		Sl. No.	Film	Cast	Director	Music Director	Notes
J A N	8	1	Kalithozhi	Prem Nazir, Sheela	DM Pottekkad	G. Devarajan
		2	Moonnupookkal	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	P. Bhaskaran	Pukazhenthi
	14	3	Avalalpam Vaikippoyi	Prem Nazir, Sheela	John Sankaramangalam	G. Devarajan
	15	4	Sree Krishnaleela	Sachin, Hina	Homi Wadia	S. N. Tripathi
	22	5	Oru Penninte Katha	Sathyan, Sheela	K. S. Sethumadhavan	G. Devarajan
		6	C.I.D. In Jungle	Sathyan, T. S. Muthaiah	GP Kammath	Bhagyanath
	27	7	Makane Ninakku Vendi	Prem Nazir, Sheela	EN Balakrishnan	G. Devarajan
F E B	5	8	Shiksha	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	N Prakash	G. Devarajan
	12	9	Neethi	Prem Nazir, Sheela	AB Raj
	26	10	Kuttiyedathi	Sathyan, S. P. Pillai	P. N. Menon	M. S. Baburaj
M A R	12	11	Poompatta	Sridevi, Prema	BK Pottekkad	G. Devarajan
	19	12	Jalakanyaka	Madhu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma	M. S. Mani	A. T. Ummer
	26	13	Lankadahanam	Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi	J. Sasikumar	M. S. Viswanathan
A P R	9	14	Navavadhu	Prem Nazir, Sharada	P. Bhaskaran	G. Devarajan
	10	15	Thettu	Sathyan, Sheela	KS Sethumadhavan	G. Devarajan
	14	16	Manpeda	Jayabharathi, Jesey	PMA Azeez	MS Baburaj
		17	C.I.D. Nazeer	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	P. Venu	M. K. Arjunan
		18	Karinizhal	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	JD Thottan	G. Devarajan
	23	19	Jeevitha Samaram	BG Jagirdar, Dharmendra	Sathyan Bose	Laxmikant Pyarelal
	30	20	Bobanum Moliyum	Madhu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma	J. Sasikumar	Joseph Krishna
		21	Vithukal	Madhu, Sheela	P. Bhaskaran	Pukazhenthi
M A Y	7	22	Lora Neeyevide	Prem Nazir, KPAC Lalitha	TR Raghunath	MS Baburaj
		23	Annadha Shilpangal	Prasad, Sankaradi	MK Ramu	R. K. Shekhar
	28	24	Muthassi	Prem Nazir, Sheela	P. Bhaskaran	V. Dakshinamoorthy
J U N	16	25	Rathrivandi	Anthikkad Mani, T. R. Omana	Vijayanarayanan	MS Baburaj
J U L	2	26	Sarasayya	Sathyan, Madhu	Thoppil Bhasi	G. Devarajan
	22	27	Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan	Gemini Ganesan, Rajasree	P. Subramaniam	KV Mahadevan
	23	28	Achnante Bharya	Adoor Bhasi, K. P. Ummer	Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair	V. Dakshinamoorthy
A U G	6	29	Anubhavangal Palichakal	Sathyan, Prem Nazeer	K. S. Sethumadhavan	Devarajan
	12	30	Aabhijathyam	Madhu, Sharada	A. Vincent	A. T. Ummer
	13	31	Vimochanasamaram	Sathyan, Sheela	Mohan Gandhiraman	MB Sreenivasan
S E P	2	32	Prathidhawani	Raghavan, Radhamani	Vipin Das	ML Srikanth
	3	33	Panchavan Kaadu	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	Kunchacko	G. Devarajan
		34	Karakanakadal	Sathyan, Madhu	KS Sethumadhavan	G. Devarajan
		35	Thapaswini	Prem Nazir, Sheela	M. Krishnan Nair	G. Devarajan
	24	36	Marunnattil Oru Malayali	Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi	AB Raj	V. Dakshinamoorthy
	30	37	Inqulab Zindabbad	Sathyan, Madhu	KS Sethumadhavan	G. Devarajan
O C T	1	38	Vivaha Sammanam	Prem Nazir, Sheela	JD Thottan	G. Devarajan
	22	39	Prapancham	Sudev, Sunitha	Sudin Menon	Dulalsen
	29	40	Puthenveedu	Prem Nazir, Sheela	K Sukumaran Nair	MS Baburaj
N O V	5	41	Sumangali	Sheela, Prasad	MK Ramu	R. K. Shekhar
		42	Line Bus	Madhu, Jayabharathi	KS Sethumadhavan	G. Devarajan
	19	43	Ummachu	Madhu, Sheela	P. Bhaskaran	K. Raghavan
		44	Agnimrigam	Prem Nazir, Sathyan	M. Krishnan Nair	G. Devarajan
	26	45	Sindooracheppu	Madhu, Jayabharathi	Madhu	G. Devarajan
D E C	3	46	Ernakulam Junction	Prem Nazir, Ragini	Vijayanarayanan	MS Baburaj
	10	47	Yogamullaval	Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, Shobha	CV Shankar	R. K. Shekhar
	17	48	Gangasangamam	Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi	JD Thottan	G. Devarajan
	24	49	Vilakkyu Vaangiya Veena	Prem Nazir, Madhu	P. Bhaskaran	V. Dakshinamoorthy
		50	Kochaniyathi	Madhu, Jayabharathi	P. Subramaniam	Pukazhenthi