Escape Artists Motion Pictures
 | |
| Company type | Film Production and Distribution |
|---|---|
| Escape Artists Motion Pictures | |
| Industry | Motion Picture |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | P.Madan James |
Escape Artists Motion Pictures is an Indian film production studio established by producers Madan and James. Formed in 2010, it has since gone on to produce several Tamil language films.[1] They have also acted as distributors for several Tamil films since 2010.[2][3][4][5]
Career
Escape Artists Motion Pictures was first announced in an article by the Economic Times in 2009, and it was announced that the studio would collaborate with to be the producers of Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa alongside VTV Ganesh and RS Infotainment's Elred Kumar and R. Jayaraman.[6] The romantic coming-of-age story featured Silambarasan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, while A. R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Upon release, it achieved positive reviews, with several critics giving "modern classic" status, whilst also becoming a commercially successful venture.[7][8]
Filmography
Producer
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan | |
| 2011 | Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai | Suseenthiran | Appukutty, Saranya Mohan | |
| 2013 | Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga | Pandiraj | Vimal, Sivakarthikeyan, Regina Cassandra, Bindu Madhavi | |
| Desingu Raja | Ezhil | Vimal, Bindu Madhavi | ||
| Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | Ponram | Sivakarthikeyan, Sri Divya, Sathyaraj | ||
| 2014 | Maan Karate | Thirukumaran | Sivakarthikeyan, Hansika Motwani, Vamsi Krishna | |
| Kayal | Prabhu Solomon | Chandran, Anandhi | ||
| 2016 | Mappillai Singam | Rajasekar | Vimal, Anjali | |
| 2016 | Kodi | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | Dhanush, Trisha Krishnan, Anupama Parameswaran | |
| 2019 | Enai Noki Paayum Thota | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Dhanush, Megha Akash, Sasikumar | |
| 2021 | Nenjam Marappathillai | Selvaraghavan | S.J. Suryah, Nandita Swetha, Regina Cassandra | |
| 2022 | Vilangu | Prasanth Pandiyaraj | Vemal, Ineya, Bala Saravanan | Web Series |
Distributor
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Velaiyilla Pattathari | Velraj | Dhanush, Amala Paul | |
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | Sivakarthikeyan, Sri Divya | |
| Paayum Puli | Suseenthiran | Vishal, Kajal Agarwal | ||
| Kirumi | Anucharan | Kathir, Reshmi Menon | ||
| Thoongavanam | Rajesh M. Selva | Kamal Haasan, Trisha Krishnan | ||
| Pasanga 2 | Pandiraj | Karthik Kumar, Bindu Madhavi | ||
| 2016 | Peigal Jaakkirathai | Kanmani | Jeeva Rathnam, Eshaya Maheshwari, Thambi Ramaiah | |
| Kalam | Robert Raj | Srinivasan, Amzath Khan, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli | ||
| 2017 | Munnodi | S. P. T. A. Kumar | Harish, Yamini Bhaskar |
References
- ^ "Sivakarthikeyan is a producer's dream: P Madan". Sify.[dead link]
- ^ "Escape Artists has an impressive line-up". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (7 May 2016). "No country for small films". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (29 August 2015). "A problem of plenty". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Escape Artists Motion Pictures | Best logo blocks of production companies !". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News". The Economic Times.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (2010). "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a must watch". Rediff. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya review". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.