Red Giant Movies
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| Company type | Film production Film distribution |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Tamil Nadu Puducherry |
Key people |
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| Products | Motion pictures (Tamil) |
| Website | www |
Red Giant Movies is an Indian film production and film distribution company headed by Udhayanidhi Stalin. It has distributed nearly all major films in Tamil Nadu in the last few years, and is often accused of having a monopoly in Tamil cinema.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]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 7 Aum 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 Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI) for the star's greatly anticipated film to be directed by maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam. Since 2022, films produced by Red Giant Movies would no longer use Udhayanidhi's name in their promotional material, after he became Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Films produced
[edit]Films distributed
[edit]In addition to the films produced by Red Giant Movies since 2008, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:
References
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- ^ "Surya to star in the second venture of Red Giant Movies". 17 February 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Udhayanidhi Stalin: Right Heir, Right Now". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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- ^ "Udhayanidhi Stalin's Name To Not Appear In Films Distributed By His Company". News18. 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "What happened Dharani? – Kuruvi". 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
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