B Studios is an Indian

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and

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company headed by

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. In the recent past, B Studios has financed several of Bala's directorial ventures, and other films by filmmakers including

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and Sarkunam.

History

In September 2004, director

revealed that he had launched his own production house, B Studios, to "give opportunity for new talent". He announced his intentions of producing two films a year and also venturing into ad films. Subsequently, the first venture was ''

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'' (2005) directed by

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, a comedy film starring Suriya and

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in the lead roles. As a result of their association in ''

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'' in late 2005, B Studios agreed to produce

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's '' Paramasivan'' (2006), but later opted out. B Studios were also briefly involved with the production of Vishnuvardhan's '' Sarvam'' (2009) during June 2006, when the film was announced with Suriya and

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in the lead roles. Initially planned as a co-production with

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, the film failed to progress and was released with different makers and a different cast in 2009. Following the release of

in early 2009, Bala announced that he would finance another film with Suriya for director

and a film with

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for Aacharya Ravi, but neither materialised. Bala has since financed his own projects, as well as individual films from

and Sarkunam.

Filmography

References

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