Yoodlee Films
Yoodlee Films is the film division of Saregama India Limited,[1] India’s oldest music label. It started in 2017 and has headquarters in Mumbai, India. The production house believes in Fearless Filmmaking with films based on strong and bold themes.[2] One of the main highlights of their films is that they are shot at real locations with sync sound.[3]
Their first film was the critically acclaimed Ajji (2017) directed by Devashish Makhija, starring Sushama Deshpande,[4] Sharvani Suryavanshi, Abhishek Banerjee, Vikas Kumar, Sadiya Siddiqui, Sudhir Pandey and Smita Tambe. Their next film Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz (2018) was by National Award winning director Onir, starring Zain Khan Durrani, Geetanjali Thapa, Shray Rai Tiwari and Mona Ambegaonkar. Their latest film was Abhi Anu, a bilingual romantic drama in Tamil and Malayalam directed by B.R. Vijayalaxmi[5] and starring Tovino Thomas and Piaa Bajpai.
Films
Yoodlee’s first film ‘Ajji’ released in November, 2017. It is a modern day version of the European children's story Little Red Riding Hood.[6] Ajji is now available on Netflix.[7]
Their second film Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz released in February, 2018. The film is a modern-day love story in the age of social media. It was the opening film at Indian Film Festival Stuttgart 2018 (28) and premiered at festivals like Newcastle International Film Festival 2018,[8] Edinburgh UK Asian Film Festival 2018, London UK Asian Film Festival 2018 and Leicester UK Asian Film Festival 2018.[9]
Their latest film Abhi Anu released in May 2018. The film was shot in Tamil and Malayalam languages titled Abhiyum Anuvum and Abhiyude Kadha Anuvinteyum respectively.
Their upcoming projects[10][11] are Brij Mohan Amar Rahe, Ascharya Fuck It, Noblemen, Music Teacher, Hamid, Chaman Bahaar,[12] Chhote Nawab,[13] KD, Habbadi[14] and Axone.[15]
| Year | Film | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ajji | Devashish Makhija | Sushama Deshpande, Sharvani Suryavanshi, Abhishek Banerjee, Vikas Kumar, Sadiya Siddiqui and Smita Tambe, Sudhir Pandey |
| 2018 | Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz | Onir | Zain Khan Durrani, Geetanjali Thapa, Shray Rai Tiwari and Mona Ambegaonkar |
| 2018 | Abhi Anu | B.R. Vijayalaxmi | Tovino Thomas, Piaa Bajpai |
| 2018 | Brij Mohan Amar Rahe | Nikhil Bhat | Arjun Mathur, Manav Vij, Sheetal Thakur, Nidhi Singh, Yogender Tiku |
| 2018 | Ascharya Fuck It | Samit Kakkad | Priyanka Bose, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Ankit Raaj, Anangsha Biswas, Santosh Juvekar |
| 2018 | Noblemen | Vandana Kataria | Kunal Kapoor, Ali Haji, Mohammad Ali Mir, Muskaan Jaferi, Shaan Groverr, Soni Razdan |
| 2018 | Music Teacher | Sarthak Dasgupta | Manav Kaul, Neena Gupta, Amrita Bagchi, Divya Dutta |
| 2018 | Hamid | Aijaz Khan | Rasika Duggal, Vikas Kumar, Talha Arshad Reshi, Sumit Kaul |
| 2018 | Chaman Bahaar | Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann | Ritika Badiani, Jitendra Kumar, Bhuvan Arora, Alam Khan, Dhirendra Tiwari, Ashwani Kumar, cop, Yogendra Tiku |
| 2019 | KD | Madhumita | Mu Ramaswamy, Yog Japee, Nagavishal |
| 2019 | Chhote Nawab | Kumud Chaudhary | Akshay Oberoi, Plabita Borthakur, Svar Kamble, Ekavali Khanna, Ayush Tandon, Shataf Figar, Neeraj Sood, Sadiya Siddiqui, Sohaila Kapur |
| 2019 | Axone | Nicholas Kharkongor | Vinay Pathak, Sayani Gupta, Lin Leshram, Lanuakum Aa, Rohan Joshi, Dolly Alhuwalia, Adil Hussain, Tenzen |
| 2019 | Habbadi | Nachiket Samant | Karan Dave, Vedshree Mahajan, Balakrishna Bajarang Shinde, Rupesh Bane, Mayur Vishnupant Khandge |
References
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- ^ "Yoodlee Films' 'Ajji' wins prestigious awards at international film festivals | Free Press Journal". Free Press Journal. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Ajji | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Films – Newcastle International Film Festival". newcastlefestival.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "UK Asian Film Festival: Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz". Meetup. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ India, Press Trust of (2017-08-02). "Yoodlee Films announces the line-up of upcoming 10 releases". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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- ^ IANS (2018-02-16). "'The Test Case' actor to play wizard in film". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Pandya, Sonal. "Akshay Oberoi, Plabita Borthakur cast in Yoodlee Films' Chhote Nawab". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Correspondent, Our. "Nachiket Samant shoots for Yoodlee Films' next venture, Habaddi". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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