Tips Music Industries Limited is an Indian
music
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record label
"Big Three" music labels
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and
film production
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,
film promotion
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, and
film distribution
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company
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in
Mumbai
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,
Maharashtra
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,
India
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. It was founded by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani in 1975. Its distributors serve more than 1,000 wholesalers and 400,000 retailers across India.
History
After seeing great success in the LP's business in Western India, the Taurani brothers first established Tips Cassettes & Records Co as a partnership firm in 1988. The firm's main interest lied in manufacture and trade of audio and video cassettes. For this purpose, it set up its first manufacturing facility in 1990 in
Palghar,
Maharashtra
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. In 1992, R.K Electronics was dissolved and merged with Tips. In 1996, the firm was converted into a joint stock company and renamed Tips Industries Private Limited. The second facility for manufacturing blank and pre recorded audio cassettes was opened in 1997 in the city of
Silvassa
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. The company went public on 1 July 1999. Tips Industries has further ventured into south Indian and international music markets Today, it also handles film production.
Filmography
Films produced
This is a list of films produced by Tips owners Kumar Taurani and Ramesh Taurani:
Other films distributed
Discography
Hindi films
Original albums
Original singles
Oriental Gramophone Record Co. (acquired)
Time Magnetics (pre-2000 acquired)
Weston Musicassettes (acquired)
Tamil films
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Ennavalle'' (2000)
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Dheena'' (2001)
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Middle Class Madhavan'' (2001)
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Samrat Asoka'' (2001)
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Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002)
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Vedham'' (2002)
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Azhagiya Pandipuram'' (2014)
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Thottal Thodarum'' (2014)
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Thilagar'' (2015)
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Vaaitha'' (2022)
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Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'' (2022)
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Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022)
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Desiya Thalaivar'' (2023)
*''D3'' (2023)
*''Aaragan'' (2023)
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Saamaniyan'' (2023)
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Parunthaaguthu Oorkuruvi'' (2023)
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Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum'' (2023)
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Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (2023)
Telugu films
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Hari Hara Veera Mallu'' (2023)
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Shaakuntalam'' (2023)
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''Rangasthali'' (2022)
Malayalam films
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Pathonpatham Noottandu'' (2022)
Partners
Publicity partners
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MTV
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TV and media partner
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Disney Star
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Culver Max Entertainment
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SPN manages and operates 26 television channels, the streaming media platf ...
Online partner
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Disney+ Hotstar
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Netflix
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Amazon
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Shemaroo Entertainment
Music distribution partner
Warner Music Group
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See also
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T-Series
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Saregama
Saregama India Ltd is an Indian music record label and content company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the oldest music label in India, established in 1901 as the Indian branch of the British Gramophone Company. It later became ...
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Ishtar Music
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Zee Music Company
Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Music of Bollywood, Bollywood m ...
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Sony Music India
Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian music record label operated by Sony and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company began operations in 1997 and was the first record company in India to be fully foreign-owned, with ...
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Universal Music India
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Times Music
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Indian music record labels
Film production companies based in Mumbai
Music production companies
Indian companies established in 1975
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1975 establishments in Maharashtra
Mass media companies established in 1975
1999 initial public offerings
Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange