Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have produced several Tamil films and also distributed films across India.
History The company first produced and distributed the film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal starring Suriya, in 2006. Next they distributed Paruthiveeran, introducing Karthik Sivakumar, younger brother of Suriya. It ran for more than a year in screens in Tamil Nadu. Following this success, Singam was produced. The Hari directed action film, starring Suriya, also went on to become highly successful at the box office, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year. Their following production was Naan Mahaan Alla starring Karthi and Kajal Agarwal which also became a commercial success. Their next production was Siruthai starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia, which released on 14 January 2011, coinciding with the Pongal festival and turned out to be another milestone in his career. Simultaneously, they distributed Yamudu, the dubbed Telugu version of Singam and Aawara, that of Paiyaa, in Andhra Pradesh. The former managed to run for 50 days in screens all over the state while Aawara also received good response and ran more than 100 days.
Studio Green distributed the Karthi starrer film, Saguni in 2012. They also started venturing into small scale films in the same year by purchasing and distributing Attakathi and Kumki. Its first production in 2013, Alex Pandian starring Karthi opened to negative reviews while the first distribution Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga was a commercial success. They also distributed Soodhu Kavvum which opened to highly positive critical reaction. The studio produced another film starring Karthi, All in All Azhagu Raja directed by M. Rajesh. The film was released in November and attracted negative reviews. It failed to emulate the success of the director's previous films.
Filmography Production Year Title Cast Director Notes Refs 2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Suriya, Jyothika, Bhoomika Chawla N. Krishna 2007 Paruthiveeran Karthi, Priyamani Ameer Filmfare Award for Best Film – TamilVijay Award for Best FilmNominated – Vijay Award for Favourite Film 2010 Singam Suriya, Anushka Shetty Hari Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year Naan Mahaan Alla Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal Suseenthiran Nominated – Vijay Award for Favourite Film 2011 Siruthai Karthi, Tamannaah Siva Nominated – Vijay Award for Favourite Film 2013 Alex Pandian Karthi, Anushka Shetty Suraj All in All Azhagu Raja Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal M. Rajesh Biriyani Karthi, Hansika Motwani Venkat Prabhu 2014 Madras Karthi, Catherine Tresa Pa. Ranjith Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South 2015 Darling G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani Sam Anton Komban Karthi, Lakshmi Menon M. Muthaiah Massu Engira Masilamani Suriya, Nayantara, Pranitha Subhash Venkat Prabhu Indru Netru Naalai Vishnu Vishal, Miya, Karunakaran R. Ravikumar 2016 Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum Vijay Sethupathi, Madonna Sebastian Nalan Kumarasamy Darling 2 Kalaiyarasan, Rameez Raja, Kaali Venkat, Ramdoss Sathish Chandrasekaran Iraivi S. J. Surya, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Anjali Karthik Subbaraj 2017 Si3 Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Anushka Shetty Hari 2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Suriya, Keerthy Suresh, Ramya Krishnan Vignesh Shivan Ghajinikanth Arya, Sayyeshaa Santhosh P. Jayakumar NOTA Vijay Devarakonda, Mehreen Pirzada, Sathyaraj, Nassar Anand Shankar 2019 Mehandi Circus Madhampatty Rangaraj, Shweta Tripathi, Vela Ramamoorthy Raju Saravanan Devarattam Gautham Karthik, Manjima Mohan M. Muthaiah Mr. Local Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara M. Rajesh Magamuni Arya, Mahima Nambiar, Indhuja Ravichandran Santhakumar 2021 Teddy Arya, Sayyeshaa Shakti Soundar Rajan 25th film 2022 Theal Prabhu Deva, Samyuktha Hegde Harikumar Kaatteri Vaibhav, Sonam Bajwa, Aathmika Deekay 2023 Pathu Thala Silambarasan, Gautham Karthik N. Krishna 80s Buildup Santhanam, Radhika Preethi Kalyaan 2024 Rebel G. V. Prakash Kumar, Mamitha Baiju Nikesh RS Buddy Allu Sirish, Gayatri Bhardwaj, Ajmal Ameer Sam Anton Thangalaan Vikram, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan Pa. Ranjith Kanguva Suriya, Disha Patani Siva 2026 Vaa Vaathiyaar Karthi, Krithi Shetty Nalan Kumarasamy
Distribution Year Title Cast/Crew Language Notes Refs 2007 Nuvvu Nenu Prema Suriya, Jyothika, Bhumika Chawla Telugu Dubbed version of Sillunu Oru Kaadhal 2010 Yuganiki Okkadu Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah Dubbed version of Aayirathil Oruvan Aawara Karthi, Tamannaah, Milind Soman Dubbed version of Paiyaa Yamudu Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj Dubbed version of Singam 2011 Naa Peru Shiva Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayaprakash Dubbed version of Naan Mahaan Alla 2012 Saguni Karthi, Pranitha Tamil Attakathi Attakathi Dinesh, Nandita Swetha Kumki Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon 2013 Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Vimal, Sivakarthikeyan, Bindu Madhavi, Regina Cassandra Soodhu Kavvum Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty Yamudu II Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani Telugu Dubbed version of Singam II Pizza II: Villa Ashok Selvan, Sanchita Shetty Tamil 2014 Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham Santhanam, Ashna Zaveri 2015 O Kadhal Kanmani Mani Ratnam, A. R. Rahman, Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen 36 Vayathinile Rosshan Andrrews, Jyothika, Rahman Uttama Villain Kamal Haasan, K.Balachander, Ramesh Aravind, Urvashi, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Parvathi Menon, Parvathy Nair Baahubali: The Beginning Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Trisha Illana Nayanthara Adhik Ravichandran, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi, Manisha Yadav, Simran Pasanga 2: Haiku Nishesh, Vaishnavi, Suriya, Amala Paul 2016 24 Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Vikram Kumar 2017 Hara Hara Mahadevaki Gautham Karthik, Nikki Galrani 2018 Bhaagamathie Anushka Shetty, Unni Mukundan, Jayaram, Asha Sarath, Murali Sharma Telugu & Tamil Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu Gautham Karthik, Vaibhavi Shandilya Tamil 2019 Mr. Local Siva Karthikeyan, Nayanthara 2022 Kaatteri Vaibhav Reddy, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sonam Bajwa Onai Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon Dubbed version of Bhediya 2025 Baahubali: The Epic Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah
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