Red Giant Movies

Red Giant Movies
Company typeFilm production
Film distribution
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2008; 17 years ago (2008)
FounderUdhayanidhi Stalin
Headquarters
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
India
Area served
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Key people
  • Arjun Durai
  • M Shenbagamoorthy
ProductsMotion pictures (Tamil)
Websitewww.redgiantmovies.in

Red Giant Movies is an Indian film production and film distribution company headed by actor, politician, and film producer 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

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.

Filmography

Films produced

Year Title Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
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 A veteran statesman and his son get pulled into a violent power struggle when a cold-blooded political scion pursues a vengeful rise.
2024 Indian 2 S. Shankar Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarwal Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption. Senapathy returns to the country to aid a young man who has been exposing corrupt politicians in the country through videos on the internet.
2025 Indian 3 † S Shankar Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarval
Thug Life † Mani Ratnam Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Abhirami Post production [19]
Kadhalikka Neramillai † Kiruthika Udhayanidhi Jayam Ravi, Nithya Menon
SK25 † Sudha Kongara Sivakarthikeyan, Jayam Ravi, Atharvaa, Sreeleela

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 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
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, 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, Raashii Khanna
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
Kannai Nambathey Mu. Maran Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aathmika
Viduthalai Part 1 Vetrimaaran Soori, Vijay Sethupathi
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 Singapore Saloon Gokul RJ Balaji, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sathyaraj, Kishen Das
Vadakkupatti Ramasamy Karthik Yogi Santhanam, Megha Akash, Rajendar
Lal Salaam Aishwarya Rajinikanth Rajinikanth, Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth
Siren Antony Bhagyaraj Jayam Ravi, Anupama Parameswaran, Keerthy Suresh
Premalu Girish A. D. Naslen K. Gafoor, Mamitha Baiju, Shyam Mohan
Aadujeevitham Blessy Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amala Paul, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Romeo Vinayak Vaithianathan Vijay Antony, Mirnalini Ravi, VTV Ganesh, Yogi Babu
Raayan Dhanush Dhanush, Dushara Vijayan
Raghu Thatha Suman Kumar Keerthy Suresh, M. S. Bhaskar, Devadarshini, Ravindra Vijay
Demonte Colony 2 Ajay Gnanamuthu Arulnithi, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Arun Pandian, Archana Ravichandran
Vaazhai Mari Selvaraj Ponvel, Raghul, Kalaiyarasan, Nikhila Vimal, Dhivya Duraisamy
Vettaiyan T. J. Gnanavel Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil
Amaran Rajkumar Periasamy Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi
Miss You N. Rajasekar Siddharth, Ashika Ranganath
Viduthalai Part 2 Vetrimaaran Soori, Vijay Sethupathi
2025 Vidaamuyarchi Magizh Thirumeni Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam Dhanush Pavish, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, Mathew Thomas [21]
Idly Kadai Dhanush Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Shalini Pandey, Arun Vijay, Prakash Raj, Samuthirakani

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