| Red Giant Movies | |
| Type: | Film production Film distribution |
| Founder: | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Location City: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Location Country: | India |
| Area Served: | Tamil Nadu Puducherry |
| Industry: | Entertainment |
| Products: | Motion pictures (Tamil) |
Red Giant Movies is an Indian film production and film distribution company headed by actor, politician, and film producer Udhayanidhi Stalin. It has distributed nearly all major films in Tamil Nadu, and is often accused of having a monopoly in Tamil cinema.[1] [2] [3]
The proposed venture of the studio was meant to be a collaboration between director Thamizhvaanan and actor Vishal, but the film never took off.[4] Subsequently, the first production of Red Giant Movies was the action comedy Kuruvi (2008) starring Vijay, following which the studio financed K. S. Ravikumar's Aadhavan (2009) starring Suriya.[5] The studio later worked on big budget films including the Kamal Haasan-starrer Manmadan Ambu (2010) and AR Murugadoss's 7 Aum Arivu (2011).
The studio received acclaim in 2010, when all four of its distribution projects, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Madrasapattinam, Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Mynaa became commercial successes.[6] In the case of Mynaa, the studio received praise for backing and choosing to purchase a small budget film and helping market it as a bigger film.[7] Since the end of 2011, Red Giant Movies has concentrated solely on producing films starring Udhayanidhi Stalin. The production house revived its widespread operations in the production and distribution of films after 2021. Red Giant Movies is currently established as the leading production house in the Tamil film industry with numerous blockbusters released under their banner including Vikram (2022). Red Giant Movies recently joined hands with Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI) for the star's greatly anticipated film to be directed by maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam.
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Synopsis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kuruvi | Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek | A man embarks on a quest to save his father who has been kept captive by a gangster. | [8] | |
| 2009 | Aadhavan | Suriya, Nayanthara, Rahul Dev, Vadivelu | An assassin poses as a servant to murder a judge who happens to be his father. | [9] | |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Madhavan | A suspicious boyfriend sets up a detective to spy on his girlfriend. | ||
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen | Circus artist who comes from the lineage of Bodhidharma join hands with a doctor against people who spread diseases. | [10] | |
| 2012 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam | Youth who is torn between his best friend and girlfriend. | [11] | |
| 2012 | Neerparavai | Vishnu Vishal, Sunaina, Nandita Das, Samuthirakani | Fisherman's wife waits for the return of her husband who is presumed to be dead. | [12] | |
| 2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Shiva, Priya Anand, Rahul Ravindran | A boy and girl who is forced to stay in the same place initially hates each other but falls in love. | [13] | |
| 2014 | Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam | A man along with his friend together indulges to unite both of his families. | [14] | |
| 2015 | Nannbenda | Jagadish | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam, Sherin | A man along with his friend are on a quest to prove their innocence for a murder which they haven't committed. | [15] |
| 2016 | Gethu | Thirukumaran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Vikranth | A man is on a quest to save his father who is wrongly accused of murdering someone. | [16] |
| 2016 | Manithan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Prakash Raj | A struggling young lawyer decides to take up the hit-and-run case where he is pitted against a successful lawyer. | [17] | |
| 2017 | Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Regina Cassandra, Srushti Dange, Soori | In order to woo his childhood sweetheart, a man seeks the help of his college mate's ghost to solve it. | [18] | |
| 2019 | Kanne Kalaimaane | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamannaah | Kamalakannan, an organic farmer, marries to Bharathi, a bank manager. However, Kamalakannan's grandmother does not want Bharathi to work after marriage, that leads to a tussle between them. | ||
| 2022 | Kalaga Thalaivan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nidhhi Agerwal | Thirumaaran, a financial analyst swiftly climbs up the corporate ladder. Soon, his world is turned upside down as he is confronted by a mysterious deadly group led by a brutal killer. Throughout the story, we see how he copes with the situation. | ||
| 2023 | Maamannan | Mari Selvaraj | Vadivelu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Fahadh Faasil | A veteran statesman and his son get pulled into a violent power struggle when a cold-blooded political scion pursues a vengeful rise. | |
| 2024 | Indian 2 | S. Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarwal | Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter turned vigilante who fights against corruption. Senapathy returns to the country to aid a young man who has been exposing corrupt politicians in the country through videos on the internet. | |
| Mani Ratnam | Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Abhirami | Filming | [19] | ||
| 2025 | S Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarval | Post Production | ||
| Kiruthika Udhayanidhi | Jayam Ravi, Nithya Menon |
In addition to the films produced by Red Giant Movies since 2008, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company: