Cameo Films Explained

Type:Private
Industry:Film
Founded:2013
Location City:Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location Country:India
Founders:C. J. Jayakumar
Products:Film production, distribution

Cameo Films is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was incorporated in the year 2013 by C. J. Jayakumar. Since then, it has produced three Tamil films, Damaal Dumeel, Trisha Illana Nayanthara, Imaikkaa Nodigal and distributed Kaththi Sandai.

History

Cameo Films was incorporated by C. J. Jayakumar in 2013. Its first production was Shree's Damaal Dumeel starring Vaibhav Reddy and Remya Nambeesan.[1] Their next production was the 2015 film Trisha Illana Nayanthara, directed by Adhik Ravichandran starring G. V. Prakash Kumar.[2] [3] The company then went on to distribute the 2016 film Kaththi Sandai, directed by Suraj starring Vishal and Tamannaah.[4] In 2018, they produced Nayanthara and Anurag Kashyap starring Imaikkaa Nodigal, directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu.[5] [6] In 2019, the company established a Digital Content Workstream for producing web series and web films.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorProductionDistribution
2014Damaal DumeelShree
2015Trisha Illana NayantharaAdhik Ravichandran
2016Kaththi SandaiSuraj
2018Imaikkaa NodigalR. Ajay Gnanamuthu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 April 2014 . 'Damaal Dumeel' a comedy thriller: Shree . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212135/https://www.sify.com/movies/damaal-dumeel-a-comedy-thriller-shree-news-tamil-oeqki6hheaisi.html . dead . 24 June 2021 . Sify.
  2. Web site: Menon . Vishal . 8 August 2015 . 'There's an S.J. Surya in all of us' . . 24 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628012402/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/adhik-ravi-on-trisha-illana-nayanthara/article7516285.ece . live .
  3. Web site: 16 January 2017 . Trisha Illana Nayanthara teaser . . 24 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628142706/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/trisha-illana-nayanthara-teaser/articleshow/46955222.cms . live .
  4. Web site: 22 November 2016 . Vishal's Kaththi Sandai pushed further . . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205628/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vishals-kaththi-sandai-pushed-further-53240 . live .
  5. Web site: 18 December 2017 . Atharvaa-Nayanthara's Imaikka Nodigal wraps up shooting . . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205907/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/atharvaa-nayantharas-imaikka-nodigal-wraps-up-shooting4988594/ . live .
  6. Web site: 4 December 2017 . Vijay Sethupathi acts as cop Nayanthara's husband in Imaikkaa Nodigal . . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204439/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/04/vijay-sethupathi-acts-as-cop-nayantharas-husband-in-imaikkaa-nodigal-1717693.html . live .