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| name = GajulaRamesh
| name = Lakshmi Movie Makers
| image = Ramesh
| image = Logo of Lakshmi Movie Makers.png
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| type = [[Film producer|Film production]]<br>[[Film distribution]]
| type = [[Film producer|Film production]]<br />[[Film distribution]]
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| foundation = 1994
| foundation = 1994
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| location_city = [[sircilla]]
| location_city = [[Chennai]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| location_country = India
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| key_people = K. Muralidharan<br>V. Swaminathan<br>G. Ramesh
| key_people = K. Muralidharan<br />V. Swaminathan<br />G. Venugopal
| industry = [[Entertainment industry|Entertainment]]
| industry = [[Entertainment industry|Entertainment]]
| products = [[Motion picture]]s ([[Telugulanguage|Telugu]])
| products = [[Motion picture]]s ([[Tamil language|Tamil]])
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'''Lakshmi Movie Makers''' is an Indian [[film producer|film production]] and [[film distributor|distribution]] company headed by K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal.<ref>https://corporatedir.com/company/lakshmi-movie-makers--india--limited</ref>
'''Lakshmi Movie Makers''' is an Indian [[film producer|film production]] and [[film distributor|distribution]] company headed by K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporatedir.com/company/lakshmi-movie-makers--india--limited|title=Lakshmi Movie Makers (india) Limited Company Information|website=corporatedir.com}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Lakshmi Movie Makers experienced significant success in the mid-1990s, with several projects such as ''[[Gokulathil Seethai]]'' (1996) and ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]'' (1998) becoming profitable.<ref>http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm</ref> V. Swaminathan, one of the producers occasionally make cameo appearances in his productions.
Lakshmi Movie Makers experienced significant success in the mid-1990s, with several projects such as ''[[Gokulathil Seethai (film)|Gokulathil Seethai]]'' (1996) and ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]'' (1998) becoming profitable.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |title=A-Z (V) |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm |archive-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> V. Swaminathan, one of the producers occasionally made cameo appearances in his productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-10-98/vijayaka.htm|title=dinakaran|date=26 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626130641/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/23-10-98/vijayaka.htm|archive-date=26 June 2004}}</ref>


Producer V. Swaminathan's son [[Ashwin Raja]] made his debut as an actor in ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' (2010) and has since appeared in comedy roles.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/promising-youngster/article3627378.ece</ref><ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/lakshmi-movie-makers-kmuralidharan-birthday-celebration-tamilfont-event-56430.html</ref>
Producer V. Swaminathan's son [[Ashwin Raja]] made his debut as an actor in ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' (2010) and has since appeared in comedy roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/promising-youngster/article3627378.ece|title=Promising youngster|first=K. R.|last=Manigandan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 July 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/lakshmi-movie-makers-kmuralidharan-birthday-celebration-tamilfont-event-56430.html|title=Events - Lakshmi Movie Makers K.Muralidharan Birthday Celebration Movie Trailer Launch - IndiaGlitz தமிழ்|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

By the end of the 2010s, the studio remained largely inactive owing to the rising costs of operating in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelede.in/tamil-nadu/2020/02/24/madurai-anbu-tamil-film-industrys-biggest-shylock|title=Madurai Anbu: Tamil Film Industry's Biggest Shylock|first=Special|last=Correspondent|website=The Lede}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Sivaranjani (actress)|Sivaranjani]], [[Raghuvaran]]
| [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Sivaranjani (actress)|Sivaranjani]], [[Raghuvaran]]
| A taxi driver is forced to go to his village to save the people from an evil landlord.
| A taxi driver is forced to go to his village to save the people from an evil landlord.
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! scope="row" |''[[Mr. Madras]]''
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| 1995
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| {{sortname|P. |Vasu}}
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| [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], [[Vineetha]]
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| A model ends up becoming the bodyguard for a rich woman.
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! scope="row" |''[[Gokulathil Seethai]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Mr. Madras]]''
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| 1995
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| {{sortname||P. Vasu}}
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| [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], [[Vineetha]]
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| A model ends up becoming the bodyguard for a rich woman.
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! scope="row" |''[[Gokulathil Seethai (film)|Gokulathil Seethai]]''
| 1996
| 1996
| {{sortname||Agathiyan}}
| {{sortname||Agathiyan}}
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| {{sortname|K. S.|Ravikumar}}
| {{sortname|K. S.|Ravikumar}}
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], [[Deepti Bhatnagar]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], [[Deepti Bhatnagar]]
| A respectable rich man in village clashes with a cruel landlord
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! scope="row" |''[[Veeram Vilanja Mannu]]''
! scope="row | ''[[Ulavuthurai]]'' (distribution only)
| 1998
| 1998
| {{sortname|Kasthuri|Raja}}
| {{sortname||Ramesh Selvan}}
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Kushboo]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]]
| [[Vijayakanth]] , [[Meena]]
| An ex naval officer whose wife was killed by terrorists returns to the Navy to solve a series of murders happening in the sea
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| A villager is forced to become a bandit in the forest and his long-lost son grows up to be a cop assigned to arrest him.
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| 1998
| 1998
| {{sortname||Vikraman}}
| {{sortname||Vikraman}}
| [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Ajith Kumar]]
| [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], [[Ajith Kumar]]
| A small-time thief gets reformed by a girl and helps the same girl become a singer.
| A small-time thief gets reformed by a girl and helps the same girl become a singer.
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! scope="row" |''[[Veeram Vilanja Mannu]]''
| 1998
| {{sortname|Kasthuri|Raja}}
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
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| A villager is forced to become a bandit in the forest and his long-lost son grows up to be a cop assigned to arrest him.
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! scope="row" |''[[Unnai Thedi]]''
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| 1999
| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
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| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Malavika (actress)|Malavika]], [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]]
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| A man who visits his friend's village discovers that he is related to his friend's family.
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! scope="row" |''[[Oruvan (1999 film)|Oruvan]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Oruvan (1999 film)|Oruvan]]''
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| [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Pooja Batra]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]
| [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Pooja Batra]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]
| A fireman finds out that a dreaded criminal, who killed his family, is still alive.
| A fireman finds out that a dreaded criminal, who killed his family, is still alive.
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! scope="row" |''[[Unnaruge Naan Irundhal]]''
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| 1999
| {{sortname||Selva|link=Selva (director)}}
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| [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]
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| A poor taxi driver helps a rich girl by paying off her debts.
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! scope="row" |''[[Unnai Thedi]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Unnaruge Naan Irundhal]]''
| 1999
| 1999
| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
| {{sortname||Selva|link=Selva (director)}}
| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Malavika]], [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]]
| [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]
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| A poor taxi driver helps a rich girl by paying off her debts.
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| A man who visits his friend's village comes to know he is related to his friend's family.
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! scope="row" |''[[Kannan Varuvaan]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Kannan Varuvaan (2000 film)|Kannan Varuvaan]]''
| 2000
| 2000
| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
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| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
| {{sortname|Sundar|C.}}
| [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Anjala Zaveri]]
| [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Anjala Zaveri]]
|When his girl friend loses her eyesight after her fiancé dies in an accident, her friend mimics his voice to make her believe he is alive.
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! scope="row" |''[[Kangalal Kaidhu Sei]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Kangalal Kaidhu Sei]]''
| 2004
| 2004
| {{sortname||Bharathiraja|link=P. Bharathiraja}}
| [[Bharathiraja]]
| Vaseegaran, [[Priyamani]]
| Vaseegaran, [[Priyamani]]
| A girl joins as a personal assistant to a rich man to expose his kleptomaniac ways.
| A girl joins as a personal assistant to a rich man to expose his kleptomaniac ways.
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! scope="row" |''[[Daas]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Daas (2005 film)|Daas]]''
| 2005
| 2005
| Babu Yogeswaran
| Babu Yogeswaran
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| 2005
| 2005
| {{sortname||Fazil|link=Fazil (director)}}
| {{sortname||Fazil|link=Fazil (director)}}
| [[Srikanth (actor)|Srikanth]], [[Sonia Agarwal]]
| [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Sonia Agarwal]]
| A girl who plays pranks on a man ends up falling in love with him.
| A girl who plays pranks on a man ends up falling in love with him.
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| {{sortname|S.|Saravanan}}
| {{sortname|S.|Saravanan}}
| [[Silambarasan]], [[Sana Khan]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
| [[Silambarasan]], [[Sana Khan]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
| A meek priest comes to know about his sad past and decides to avenge the death of his family.
| A meek priest learns about his sad past and decides to avenge the death of his family.
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| [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]]
| [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]]
| A naive villager is forced to marry a city bred girl and both do not get along with each other.
| A naive villager is forced to marry a city bred girl and both do not get along with each other.
| <ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sakalakala-vallavan-old-crass-and-hostile/article7488820.ece</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/sakalakala-vallavan-old-crass-and-hostile/article7488820.ece|title=Sakalakala Vallavan: Old, crass and hostile|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 August 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
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[[Category:Film distributors of India]]
[[Category:Film production companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Film production companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Film production companies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1994]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1994]]

Latest revision as of 04:07, 27 May 2024

Lakshmi Movie Makers
Company typeFilm production
Film distribution
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1994
Headquarters
Chennai
,
India
Key people
K. Muralidharan
V. Swaminathan
G. Venugopal
ProductsMotion pictures (Tamil)

Lakshmi Movie Makers is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan and G. Venugopal.[1]

History[edit]

Lakshmi Movie Makers experienced significant success in the mid-1990s, with several projects such as Gokulathil Seethai (1996) and Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) becoming profitable.[2] V. Swaminathan, one of the producers occasionally made cameo appearances in his productions.[3]

Producer V. Swaminathan's son Ashwin Raja made his debut as an actor in Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and has since appeared in comedy roles.[4][5]

By the end of the 2010s, the studio remained largely inactive owing to the rising costs of operating in the Tamil film industry.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Title Year Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
Aranmanai Kaavalan 1994 Selva Vinayagam Sarathkumar, Sivaranjani, Raghuvaran A taxi driver is forced to go to his village to save the people from an evil landlord.
Veluchami 1995 Arul Sarathkumar, Vineetha Veluchami faces a struggle to marry his lover.
Mr. Madras 1995 P. Vasu Prabhu, Sukanya, Vineetha A model ends up becoming the bodyguard for a rich woman.
Gokulathil Seethai 1996 Agathiyan Karthik, Suvalakshmi, Karan A rich man mends his womanizing ways after a girl enters his life.
Dharma Chakkaram 1997 K. S. Ravikumar Vijayakanth, Rambha, Deepti Bhatnagar A respectable rich man in village clashes with a cruel landlord
Ulavuthurai (distribution only) 1998 Ramesh Selvan Vijayakanth , Meena An ex naval officer whose wife was killed by terrorists returns to the Navy to solve a series of murders happening in the sea
Priyamudan 1998 Vincent Selva Vijay, Kausalya A young man, who goes on to extreme lengths to achieve his goals, takes the identity of his friend to get his lover.
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen 1998 Vikraman Karthik, Roja, Ajith Kumar A small-time thief gets reformed by a girl and helps the same girl become a singer.
Veeram Vilanja Mannu 1998 Kasthuri Raja Vijayakanth, Khushbu, Roja A villager is forced to become a bandit in the forest and his long-lost son grows up to be a cop assigned to arrest him.
Unnai Thedi 1999 Sundar C. Ajith Kumar, Malavika, Swathi A man who visits his friend's village discovers that he is related to his friend's family.
Oruvan 1999 Suresh Krissna Sarathkumar, Pooja Batra, Devayani A fireman finds out that a dreaded criminal, who killed his family, is still alive.
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga 1999 Sundar C. Karthik, Rambha A spoiled, rich young man is forced into a marriage by his parents, but he is already in love with someone else.
Unnaruge Naan Irundhal 1999 Selva Parthiban, Meena, Rambha A poor taxi driver helps a rich girl by paying off her debts.
Kannan Varuvaan 2000 Sundar C. Karthik, Manthra, Divya Unni A man is forced to take up the identity of the deceased person to make the family happy.
Ullam Kollai Poguthae 2001 Sundar C. Prabhu Deva, Karthik, Anjala Zaveri When his girl friend loses her eyesight after her fiancé dies in an accident, her friend mimics his voice to make her believe he is alive.
Dosth 2001 S. A. Chandrasekhar Sarathkumar, Abhirami, Prakash Raj A man who is accused of murdering his friend finds out he is part of a conspiracy.
Unnai Ninaithu 2002 Vikraman Suriya, Laila, Sneha A man who gets cheated by his lover, meets her again and ends up helping her.
Bagavathi 2002 A. Venkatesh Vijay, Reemma Sen A tea shop owner becomes a gangster after his younger brother gets murdered.
Anbe Sivam 2003 Sundar C. Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod Two different personalities meet together during a trip and face a lot of problems during their journey.
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei 2004 Bharathiraja Vaseegaran, Priyamani A girl joins as a personal assistant to a rich man to expose his kleptomaniac ways.
Daas 2005 Babu Yogeswaran Jayam Ravi, Renuka Menon A boy and a girl from different religions falls in love with each other.
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu 2005 Fazil Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal A girl who plays pranks on a man ends up falling in love with him.
Pudhupettai 2006 Selvaraghavan Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal, Sneha A simpleton who arrives in the city transforms into a gangster.
Silambattam 2008 S. Saravanan Silambarasan, Sana Khan, Sneha A meek priest learns about his sad past and decides to avenge the death of his family.
Aattanayagann 2010 Krishnaram Shakthi, Remya Nambeesan, Adithya Menon An unemployed man hides the fact from the family that his elder brother is a gangster.
Sakalakala Vallavan 2015 Suraj Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Anjali A naive villager is forced to marry a city bred girl and both do not get along with each other. [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lakshmi Movie Makers (india) Limited Company Information". corporatedir.com.
  2. ^ "A-Z (V)". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "dinakaran". 26 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004.
  4. ^ Manigandan, K. R. (11 July 2012). "Promising youngster". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Events - Lakshmi Movie Makers K.Muralidharan Birthday Celebration Movie Trailer Launch - IndiaGlitz தமிழ்". IndiaGlitz.com.
  6. ^ Correspondent, Special. "Madurai Anbu: Tamil Film Industry's Biggest Shylock". The Lede.
  7. ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (1 August 2015). "Sakalakala Vallavan: Old, crass and hostile". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

External links[edit]

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