Stone Bench Creations

Stone Bench Creations is an Indian film production company based in Chennai, India. It was established in 2015 by Indian director Karthik Subbaraj. As of 2023, the company has produced 16 feature films, including productions made in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. It has collaborated and been produced with filmmakers including Rathna Kumar, Karthik Subbaraj, Ponram, Ashok Veerappan and Malayalam film director Jithin Issac Thomas. The production company made its debut with the film Bench Talkies. Stone Bench also produced more than five original content for the streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV. Stone Bench also presents other language films in Tamil Nadu, including 777 Charlie.

History Stone Bench was founded by Indian film director Karthik Subbaraj in 2015. Subbaraj's brother-in-law, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, works as the main producer for the studio. The company made its debut film production with Bench Talkies in 2015, which it self-distributed. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Guru Somasundaram and Sananth Reddy in the lead roles. It is a collection of six short films directed by six different directors. On 25 March 2015, it was released in a limited number of theaters. The film received mixed reviews from critics. A critic of The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "the compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience".

After their debut production, the production company announced their second production, Aviyal, which is the second part of Bench Talkies. It was released on 12 February 2016 in theaters, and had a special premiere at the 13th Chennai International Film Festival on 10 January 2016. On 11 March 2016, it was released on over 70 screens in Tamil Nadu, 30 screens in Kerala, and a few screens in the United States.

Filmography

Production Denotes films that have not yet been released +YearFilmLanguageActorsDirector(s)Note2015Bench TalkiesTamilVijay Sethupathi, Rishinanth Rajendran, Guru SomasundaramKarthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh, Rathna KumarAnthology film, Producer 2016AviyalNivin Pauly, Bobby Simha, Amrutha SrinivasanAlphonse Puthren, Shameer Sultan, Mohit Mehra, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Guru SmaranAnthology film, Producer 2017Meyaadha MaanVaibhav, Priya Bhavani ShankarRathna Kumar2018 MercuryPrabhu Deva, SananthKarthik Subbaraj2019 PettaRajinikanth, Vijay SethupathiKarthik SubbarajExecutive Producer 2020PenguinKeerthy SureshEashvar Karthic2021BoomikaAishwarya Rajesh, VidhuRathindran R. Prasad2022BuffoonVaibhav, AnaghaAshok VeerappanAmmuTeluguAishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby SimhaCharukesh SekarDSPTamilVijay Sethupathi, Anukreethy VasPonram2023Attention PleaseMalayalamVishnu Govindhan, Athira Kallingal, Sreejith Jithin Issac ThomasRekhaUnni Lalu, Vincy Aloshious, Vishnu GovindhanJithin Issac Thomas TentigoSinhalaKaushalya Fernando, Priyantha Sikikumara, Thusitha Laknath, Ranjith Panagoda, Ilango RamCo-production with Silent Frames Productions and Crawling Angel FilmsJigarthanda DoubleXTamilRaghava Lawrence, SJ SuryahKarthik Subbaraj 2024RathnamVishal, Priya Bhavani ShankarHari 2025PerusuVaibhav, Sunil Reddy, Niharika NMIlango Ram Co-production with Baweja Studios and Ember Light Studio, remake of TentigoRetroSuriya, Pooja HegdeKarthik SubbarajCo-produced with 2D Entertainment2026PrakambanamMalayalamGanapathi S. Poduval, Sagar Surya, Al AmeenVijesh PanathurCo-production with Navarasa Films29TamilVidhu, Preethi Asrani, MahendranRathna KumarCo-production with G Squad

Distribution +YearTitleLanguageActorsDirector(s)Note2022777 CharlieTamil (dubbed)Rakshit ShettyKiranraj KDistribution – Tamil Nadu 2023 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side B Hemanth M. Rao Distribution – Tamil Nadu; presenterhttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/Nov/06/side-b-of-sapta-sagaradaache-ello-gets-a-bigger-release-2630377.html

Streaming originals +YearTitleActor(s)Director(s)PlatformNote2018KallachirippuAmrutha Srinivasan, VikasRohit NandakumarZEE52020TriplesJai, Vani BhojanCharukesh SekarDisney+ HotstarPutham Pudhu KaalaiJayaram, Kalidas Jayaram Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon, Karthik SubbarajAmazon PrimeAnthology film (Miracle)2021NavarasaBobby SimhaKarthik SubbarajNetflixProducer episode : Peace2022Kaiyum KalavumSanchana Natarajan, RohitRojuSonyLIV2024Snakes and LaddersNandaaAshok Veerappan, Bharath Muralidharan, Kamala AlchemisAmazon Prime Video

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