Thirrupathi Brothers is an Indian Tamil film production company owned by brothers N. Subash Chandrabose and N. Lingusamy and was founded in 2006.[1]
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| Company type | Filmmaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , India |
Number of employees | 30 |
History
editThe first venture of Thirrupathi Brothers was Deepavali, directed by Ezhil with Jayam Ravi and Bhavana in lead roles.[2] It was a moderate success.[3] Then it was Pattalam, starring Nadhiya and a host of new faces.[4]
The next venture, Paiyaa (2010) was directed by N. Lingusamy himself. The film brought together Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia and Bollywood actor Milind Soman. It showcased a journey the lead couple undertake on the request of the heroine. The ups and downs the duo undergo during the journey and how they bond during the same forms the story.
Lingusamy's next Vettai (2012) was also produced by Thirrupathi Brothers. It starred Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul. It is their highest-grossing film to date.[5][6]
The banner's next offering Vazhakku Enn 18/9 was critically acclaimed.[7][8][9] The film marked the comeback of Balaji Sakthivel after a brief hiatus. Hosting a number of newbies in the lead the movie with a realistic approach takes a dig on love and so called love among today's young intertwined with a MMS crime plot. It was remade in Malayalam as Black Butterflies[10] and Kannada as Case No.18/9.[11]
Thirrupathi Brothers produced Kumki (2012) with Prabhu Solomon which starred Vikram Prabhu in the lead and marked his foray in Tamil cinema.[12] Thirrupathi Brothers also produced films like Ivan Veramathiri, Goli Soda, Manja Pai and Sathuranga Vettai.
Financial problems
editIn 2014, Lingusamy produced Suriya-starrer Anjaan, which was directed by himself, and Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain (2015), which was directed by Ramesh Aravind. The producer suffered losses, because of the failure of Anjaan, which affected the production of the latter. Hence, in order to overcome the losses, Thirrupathi Brothers, sold the rights of Uttama Villain and the Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Rajinimurugan (2015), to Eros International, and also borrowed money from local distributors, during the release of Uttama Villain. However, a week before its release, producer R. Thangaraj of Thangam Cinemas, filed a case to stay the release of the film, since Lingusamy had to pay an amount of ₹2 crore, to the producer. But, as per sources, the company has a deficit ₹20 crore, at the time of the release, which led to a wrangle between financiers and producers. Due to the dispute, the film which was initially slated to release on 1 May 2015, had a delayed release, leading to a loss of ₹12 crore. The film was a failure upon its release, leading to huge financial crisis for the production house.[13]
The banner's next production Rajinimurugan, which was initially slated to release in September 2015, had a delay, because of the financial crisis, and the producer, who has to settle payment for Eros International, which ballooned the amount to ₹20 crore, after the failure of Uttama Villain.[14] After setting disputes, the film was released in January 2016, and was a commercial success. But the financial crisis of the company, led to halt their other projects; Idam Porul Yaeval, which was directed by Seenu Ramasamy, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Vishnu Vishal, remained unreleased,[15] and other two projects Ra Ra Rajashekhar and Naan Thaan Siva, were ultimately halted.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Synopsis | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Deepavali | Ezhil | Jayam Ravi, Bhavana | A gangster who meets his lover after a long time finds out that she has lost her memory. | |
| 2009 | Pattalam | Rohan Krishna | Nadhiya, Irfan, Deepthi Nambiar | The film revolves around bunch of school student and their school life. | |
| 2010 | Paiyaa | N. Lingusamy | Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Milind Soman | A boy and a girl who embarks on a road trip realizes that they are being followed by gangsters. | |
| 2012 | Vettai | N. Lingusamy | Arya, R. Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul | Younger brother is on a mission to make his coward elder brother into a brave guy. | |
| Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel | Mithun Murali, Sri, Urmila Mahanta, Manisha Yadav | The paths of a rich boy and a poor boy intersects after an unfortunate incident. | ||
| Kumki | Prabu Solomon | Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon | In order to tame a ferocious elephant Komban, Kumki elephant is brought to a village to complete the job. | ||
| 2013 | Ivan Veramathiri | M. Saravanan | Vikram Prabhu, Surabhi, Vamsi Krishna, Ganesh Venkatraman | A youngster kidnaps the brother of a minister as part of injustice which he was associated with. | |
| 2014 | Goli Soda | Vijay Milton | Kishore, Sree Raam, Pandi, Murugesh | Group of young boys who lose their identity because of a loan shark teams up together to regain their lost identity. | |
| Manja Pai | N. Ragavan | Vimal, Lakshmi Menon, Rajkiran | Old man who stays with his grandson in the city finds it difficult to adjust with the city's atmosphere. | ||
| Sathuranga Vettai | H. Vinoth | Natarajan Subramaniam, Ishara Nair, Ponvannan | A con man who cheats various kinds of people ends up being troubled by the same people who got cheated by him. | ||
| Anjaan | N. Lingusamy | Suriya, Samantha, Vidyut Jamwal, Manoj Bajpai | Gangster who gets betrayed by his own gang members arrives posing as his crippled younger brother to avenge the death of his friend. | ||
| 2015 | Uthama Villain | Ramesh Aravind | Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Parvathy | A superstar who is on the final stages of his life decides to do a historical film before his death. | |
| Vanna Jigina | Nandha Periyasamy | Vijay Vasanth, Sanyathara | A taxi driver who is insecured about his looks befriends a girl through social media on the pretext of a good looking guy. | ||
| 2016 | Rajini Murugan | Ponram | Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthi Suresh, Rajkiran, Samuthirakani | A young man fights against a money lender who claims to be the long lost grandson of his grandfather. | |
| 2023 | Beginning | Jagan Vijaya | Vinoth Kishan, Gouri G. Kishan | Two people -An autistic teenager living with his mother and A young woman abducted by an unknown group. | Distributors only |
| 2024 | Rail | Bhaskar Sakthi | Kungumaraj Muthusamy, Parvaiz Mahroo, Vairamala | In a rapidly urbanizing village, Muthiah, an electrician turned habitual drinker, struggles with his marriage and work. His hatred for North Indian workers leads to conflict with his neighbor, Sunil. | Distributors only |
References
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- ^ "Vazhakku Enn wins another award". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Vazhakku Enn 18/9 – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Review: Vazhakku En 18/9 is a must-watch". Rediff.com. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "vazhakku enn 18/9remade in malayalam". Deccan Chronicle. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Case No.18/9: Kannada remake of Tamil film 'Vazhakku Enn 18/9'". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Tamil director, Linguswamy signs three film deal - Movies News - Tamil - ibnlive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (2 May 2015). "Trouble in Kollywood". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Rajini Murugan to be delayed until Lingusamy settles Eros". moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Seenu Ramasamy on a filmmaking spree". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.