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film distribution Film distribution (also known as Film exhibition or Film distribution and exhibition) is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marke ...
and
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company, based in the United Kingdom. Historically,
Tamil films Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...
from India have been distributed to overseas theaters and for home media consumption by Ayngaran. The chairman of the company is Mr.Karunamoorthy who is based out of London and he is one of the pioneers in this field who took Tamil cinema to the worldwide audience. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore. As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was ''
Karuppu Roja ''Karuppu Roja'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language horror film directed by Paneer, scripted by Aabavanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vinita amongst others. The project became the first DTS fi ...
'' (1996).


History


Film production

Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film ''
Karuppu Roja ''Karuppu Roja'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language horror film directed by Paneer, scripted by Aabavanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vinita amongst others. The project became the first DTS fi ...
'', directed by Aabavanan, but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a
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with
Eros International Eros International Media Ltd (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjun Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribut ...
and announced plans to begin producing and distributing films on a larger scale. Its first distribution venture as a joint venture,
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's
Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...
-starrer ''
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'', became a very profitable venture and soon after, Ayngaran announced plans to begin producing films. Subsequently, it was announced that they would produce the director and actor's next collaboration, ''
Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny ...
'' (2010), dubbed as the most expensive Tamil film ever made, along with Eros International. However, in December 2008, Eros International withdrew from the joint venture after financial difficulties caused by the box-office failure of '' Drona'' (2008) and ''
Yuvvraaj ''Yuvvraaj'' () is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Katrina Kaif and Boman Irani. ''Yuvvraaj'' is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers who t ...
'' (2008), while Ayngaran International itself, struggled with the
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. The film's production and release rights were consequently sold on to Sun Pictures, who released the film. After enjoying success as the worldwide co-distributors of the Ajith Kumar-starrer ''
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'' (2007), they signed the actor on to appear in their production ''
Aegan ''Aegan'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International. It stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, with Suman, Jayaram, Nassar, Navdeep, and Piaa Bajpai in supp ...
'' (2008), which was directed by
Raju Sundaram Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: '' Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), '' I Love Yo ...
. Simultaneously they produced
Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed a ...
's '' Villu'' (2009) with Vijay in the lead role, but both films did not perform well commercially. The failure of both their big-budget films and their other venture Vishnuvardhan's ''
Sarvam ''Sarvam'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Vishnuvardhan. It stars Arya and Trisha, while J. D. Chakravarthy, Prathap Pothan, and Indrajith play prominent supporting roles. The film, wh ...
'' (2009), coupled with their withdrawal from ''Enthiran'', put the release of several of their other projects into doubt. While smaller films like ''
Peranmai ''Peranmai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film, co-written and directed by S. P. Jananathan for his venture and produced by Ayngaran International Films, it stars Jayam Ravi and Roland Kickinger, with Dhansika, Saranya ...
'' (2009) and ''
Angadi Theru ''Angadi Theru'' ( Market Street) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan, starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali. The title refers to the Ranganathan Street in Chennai where the story takes place. ...
'' (2010) managed to release and perform well at the box office, other ventures including
Mysskin Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin, is an Tamil film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, and producer. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' Chithiram Pesuthadi''. His subsequent films '' Anjathe'' (2008), ''Nandalala'' ...
's ''
Nandalala ''Nandalala'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language independent drama film written and directed by Mysskin. He himself plays the lead role, alongside newcomer Ashwath Ram and Snigdha Akolkar. The film, which is produced by Ayngaran International and f ...
'' (2010), '' Murattu Kaalai'' (2012) and the
Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed a ...
-starrer ''
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal ''Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Thangar Bachan. It stars Prabhu Deva and Bhumika Chawla in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Inbanila and Ganja Karuppu play supportin ...
'' (2017) experienced severe delays as a result of financial restraints, however latter got released in 2017. Likewise Ayngaran's films shot in the late 2000s like the Jai-starrer '' Arjunan Kadhali'' and the Jeevan-starrer ''Krishnaleelai'' remain unreleased, while projects such as the
A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...
musical,
Kadhir Kathir is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Early life Kathir was born in kalkarai, a small village in the Radhapuram Taluk of Tirunelveli District, state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kathir ...
's ''Manavar Dhinam'' with Vinay, were shelved after being launched. The studio continued distributing films throughout the 2010s and made a return to production through ''
Kaththi ''Kaththi'' (; ) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film, action Social problem film, social drama film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner Ly ...
'' (2014), which was co-produced by Lyca Productions. The success of the film meant that Ayngaran International were actively looking to make a return to the film industry, and announced that they would finance
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's ''Marma Manithan'' with Vikram and Kajal Aggarwal starring. However, subsequently they opted against making the film and the project was taken up by different producers.


Retail stores

Ayngaran International has several retail stores across the world, located in cities such as
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,
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, and
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. Other partner sites are located in
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.


Filmography

Ayngaran introduced the six-track DTS sound system to the Indian Cinema Industry through its inaugural production feature
Karuppu Roja ''Karuppu Roja'' () is a 1996 Tamil-language horror film directed by Paneer, scripted by Aabavanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vinita amongst others. The project became the first DTS fi ...
in 1996.


References

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External links


Ayngaran International Official Website

IMDB Profile
Film distributors of the United Kingdom Film production companies of Tamil Nadu