Red Giant Movies is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by actor, politician and businessman Udhayanidhi Stalin. It has distributed nearly all major films in Tamil Nadu, and often accused of having monopoly in Tamil market.[1][2][3]
History[]
The proposed venture of the studio was meant to be a collaboration between director Thamizhvaanan and actor Vishal, but the film never took off.[4] Subsequently, the first production of Red Giant Movies was the action comedy Kuruvi (2008) starring Vijay, following which the studio financed K. S. Ravikumar's Aadhavan (2009) starring Suriya.[5] The studio later worked on big budget films including the Kamal Haasan-starrer Manmadan Ambu (2010) and AR Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011).
The studio received acclaim in 2010, when all four of its distribution projects, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Madrasapattinam, Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Mynaa became commercial successes.[6] In the case of Mynaa, the studio received praise for backing and choosing to purchase a small budget film and helping market it as a bigger film.[7] Since the end of 2011, Red Giant Movies has concentrated solely on producing films starring Udhayanidhi Stalin. The production house revived its widespread operations in the production and distribution of films after 2021. Red Giant Movies is currently established as the leading production house in the Tamil film industry with numerous blockbusters released under their banner including Vikram (2022). Red Giant Movies recently joined hands with Kamal Haasan's Raj Kamal Films International (RKFI) for the star's greatly anticipated film to be directed by maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam.
Filmography[]
Films produced[]
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Synopsis | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Ref. |
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| 2008 | Kuruvi | Dharani | Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek | A man embarks on a quest to save his father who has been kept captive by a gangster. | [8] |
| 2009 | Aadhavan | K. S. Ravikumar | Suriya, Nayanthara, Rahul Dev, Vadivelu | An assassin poses as a servant to murder a judge who happens to be his father. | [9] |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | K. S. Ravikumar | Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Madhavan | A suspicious boyfriend sets up a detective to spy on his girlfriend. | |
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | AR Murugadoss | Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen | Circus artist who comes from the lineage of Bodhidharma join hands with a doctor against people who spread diseases. | [10] |
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | M. Rajesh | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam | Youth who is torn between his best friend and girlfriend. | [11] |
| 2012 | Neerparavai | Seenu Ramasamy | Vishnu Vishal, Sunaina, Nandita Das, Samuthirakani | Fisherman's wife waits for the return of her husband who is presumed to be dead. | [12] |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Shiva, Priya Anand, Rahul Ravindran | A boy and girl who is forced to stay in the same place initially hates each other but falls in love. | [13] |
| 2014 | Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal | S. R. Prabhakaran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam | A man along with his friend together indulges to unite both of his families. | [14] |
| 2015 | Nannbenda | Jagadish | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam, Sherin | A man along with his friend are on a quest to prove their innocence for a murder which they haven't committed. | [15] |
| 2016 | Gethu | Thirukumaran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Vikranth | A man is on a quest to save his father who is wrongly accused of murdering someone. | [16] |
| 2016 | Manithan | I. Ahmed | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Prakash Raj | A struggling young lawyer decides to take up the hit-and-run case where he is pitted against a successful lawyer. | [17] |
| 2017 | Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen | Ezhil | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Regina Cassandra, Srushti Dange, Soori | In order to woo his childhood sweetheart, a man seeks the help of his college mate's ghost to solve it. | [18] |
| 2019 | Kanne Kalaimaane | Seenu Ramasamy | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamannaah | Kamalakannan, an organic farmer, marries to Bharathi, a bank manager. However, Kamalakannan's grandmother does not want Bharathi to work after marriage, that leads to a tussle between them. | |
| 2022 | Kalaga Thalaivan | Magizh Thirumeni | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nidhhi Agerwal | Thirumaaran, a financial analyst swiftly climbs up the corporate ladder. Soon, his world is turned upside down as he is confronted by a mysterious deadly group led by a brutal killer. Throughout the story, we see how he copes with the situation. | |
| 2023 | Maamannan | Mari Selvaraj | Vadivelu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Fahadh Faasil | Released on June 29 | |
| 2024 | Indian 2 
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S. Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarwal | Post Production | |
| Thug Life
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Mani Ratnam | Kamal Hassan, Jayam Ravi, Dulquer Salman, Trisha | Filming | [19] |
Films distributed[]
In addition to the films produced by Red Giant Movies since 2008, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Silambarasan, Trisha | |
| Madrasapattinam | A. L. Vijay | Arya, Amy Jackson | ||
| Boss Engira Bhaskaran | M. Rajesh | Arya, Nayanthara, Santhanam | ||
| Mynaa | Prabhu Solomon | Vidharth, Amala Paul | ||
| 2011 | Ko | K. V. Anand | Jiiva, Ajmal, Karthika, Piaa Bajpai | |
| Maaveeran | S. S. Rajamouli | Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill. | ||
| Mankatha | Venkat Prabhu | Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha , Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Christopher Nolan | Christian Bale | |
| 2013 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | KS Manikandan | Santhanam, Vishakha Singh, Dr. Srinivasan | |
| Udhayam NH4 | Manimaran | Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty | ||
| Neram | Alphonse Puthren | Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Bobby Simha | ||
| Kutti Puli | M. Muthaiah | Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon | ||
| Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer | Suseenthiran | Santhosh Ramesh, Manisha Yadhav | ||
| Thagaraaru | Ganesh Vinaayac | Arulnithi, Poorna | ||
| Endrendrum Punnagai | I. Ahmed | Jiiva, Trisha, Vinay, Santhanam, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2014 | Nedunchaalai | N. Krishna | Aari Arujunan, Sshivada | |
| Saivam | A. L. Vijay | Nassar, Vidya Pradeep | ||
| Aranmanai | Sundar C | Sundar C, Hansika Motwani, Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2015 | Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum | Ramprakash Rayappa | Nakul, Attakathi Dinesh, Bindu Madhavi, Aishwarya Dutta | |
| Inimey Ippadithan | Muruganand | Santhanam, Ashna Zaveri, Akhila Kishore | ||
| 2017 | Ippadai Vellum | Gaurav Narayanan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manjima Mohan, | |
| 2018 | Nimir | Priyadarshan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Namitha Pramod, Parvati Nair | |
| Oru Kuppai Kathai | Kaali Rangaswamy | Dinesh, Manisha Yadhav | ||
| Silukkuvarupatti Singam | Chella Ayyavu | Vishnu Vishal, Regina Cassandra | ||
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | H. Vinoth | Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam | |
| Namma Veettu Pillai | Pandiraj | Sivakarthikeyan, Anu Emmanuel, Aishwarya Rajesh | ||
| Bakrid | Jagadeesan Subu | Vikranth, Vasundhara Kashyap | ||
| 2020 | Psycho | Mysskin | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nithya Menen, Aditi Rao Hydari | |
| 2021 | Aranmanai 3 | Sundar C | Sundar C, Arya, Raashii Khanna | |
| Annaatthe | Siva | Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh | ||
| 2022 | FIR | Manu Anand | Vishnu Vishal, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Manjima Mohan, Reba Monica John | |
| Etharkkum Thunindhavan | Pandiraj | Suriya, Priyanka Mohan, Vinay Rai | ||
| Radhe Shyam | Radha Krishna Kumar | Prabhas, Pooja Hegde | ||
| Beast | Nelson | Vijay, Pooja Hegde | ||
| Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal | Vignesh Shivan | Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Samantha | ||
| Don | Cibi Chakaravarthi | Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Mohan, SJ Suryah | ||
| Nenjuku Needhi | Arunraja Kamaraj | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Shivani Rajashekar | ||
| Vikram | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil | ||
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | R. Madhavan | R. Madhavan, Simran | ||
| Gulu Gulu | Rathna Kumar | Santhanam, Adhulya Chandran | ||
| Laal Singh Chaddha (Tamil) | Advait Chandan | Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor | ||
| Thiruchitrambalam | Mithran R Jawahar | Dhanush, Nithya Menen | ||
| Diary | Innasi Pandiyan | Arulnithi, Pavithra Marimuthu | ||
| Cobra | R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Vikram, Srinidhi Shetty | ||
| Captain | Shakti Soundar Rajan | Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Silambarasan, Siddhi Idnani | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | Mani Rathnam | Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Sardar | P. S. Mithran | Karthi, Raashii Khanna | ||
| Coffee with Kadhal | Sundar C. | Jai, Jiiva, Amritha Aiyer | ||
| Love Today | Pradeep Ranganathan | Pradeep Ranganathan, Ivana | ||
| Gatta Kusthi | Chella Ayyavu | Vishnu Vishal, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Sembi | Prabhu Solomon | Ashwin, Kovai Sarala | ||
| 2023 | Varisu | Vamshi Paidipally | Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna | |
| Thunivu | H. Vinoth | Ajith Kumar, Manju Warrier | ||
| Dada | Ganesh K Babu | Kavin, Aparna Das | [20] | |
| Agilan | N. Kalyanakrishnan | Jayam Ravi, Priya Bhavani Shankar | ||
| Viduthalai Part 1 | Vetrimaaran | Soori, Vijay Sethupathi | ||
| Kannai Nambathey | Mu. Maran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aathmika | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: II | Mani Ratnam | Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Trisha | ||
| Kazhuvethi Moorkkan | SY Gowthamraj | Arulnithi , Dushara Vijayan , Santhosh Prathap | ||
| Maaveeran | Madonne Ashwin | Sivakarthikeyan, Aditi Shankar | ||
| Jawan | Atlee | Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi | ||
| Chithha | S. U. Arun Kumar | Siddharth, Nimisha Sajayan | ||
| Jigarthanda DoubleX | Karthik Subbaraj | Raghava Lawrence, SJ Surya; Nimisha Sajayan | ||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Prashanth Neel | Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Hassan | ||
| 2024 | Lal Salaam | Aishwarya Rajinikanth | Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth, Rajinikanth |
References[]
- ↑ [TBA Dominance of Red giants].
- ↑ [TBA Giant strides] (en).
- ↑ Chellappa (2022-04-12). [TBA The unhealthy dominance of Red Giant, Sun Pictures] (en-US).
- ↑ [TBA How to impress Udhayanidhi Stalin? – Behindwoods.com Tamilvaanan Udhayanidhi Red Giant Movies Kuruvi Vishal Kalvanin Kadhali S J Suryah PICTURE IMAGE GALLERY STILLS WALLPAPERS].
- ↑ [TBA Surya to star in the second venture of Red Giant Movies] (17 February 2009).
- ↑ [TBA Udhayanidhi Stalin: Right Heir, Right Now].
- ↑ [TBA Udhayanidhi Stalin – Tamil Movie News – Udhayanidhi Stalin had sleepless nights – Udhayanidhi Stalin – Mynaa – Prabhu Solomon – D Imman – Behindwoods.com].
- ↑ [TBA What happened Dharani? – Kuruvi] (9 May 2008).
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (22 October 2009). [TBA Sprightly jump and then a hobble!].
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (29 October 2011). [TBA Does Seven make complete Sense?].
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 April 2012). [TBA Rock-solid humour].
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (1 December 2012). [TBA Neerparavai: Soaring high].
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (12 October 2013). [TBA Naiyaandi and Vanakkam Chennai: Crazy little thing called love].
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (15 February 2014). [TBA Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal: Laughing through tears].
- ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (2 April 2015). [TBA Nanbenda: A comedy that isn't funny].
- ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (14 January 2016). [TBA Gethu: A beautifully shot thriller that isn't particularly thrilling].
- ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (29 April 2016). [TBA Manithan: Court of the day].
- ↑ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (12 May 2017). [TBA 'Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen' review: comedy of horrors].
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Empty citation (help)
- ↑ [TBA Dada: THIS platform has bagged the digital rights of Kavin, Aparna Das' rom-com] (en).
External links[]
- [TBA Official website]