''''1977: Key Events''' * In the general election, Indira Gandhi is defeated and the Janata Party, a coalition of disparate opposition groups, takes power under Morarji Desai. The Emergency is withdrawn. * In Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK comes to power with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as chief minister. He introduces schemes to assist the Tamil film industry, including government subsidies. Tamil film production leaps from 66 films in 1978 to 105 in 1979.