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AGS Entertainment

Indian entertainment company

Summary

Indian entertainment company

FieldValue
nameAGS Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
typePrivate
imageAgs entertainment.jpg
foundation2006
location_cityChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
hq_location_countryChennai
Tamilnadu
key_peopleKalpathi S. Aghoram
Kalpathi S. Ganesh
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Archana Kalpathi (CEO)
industryEntertainment
ownerKalpathi Family
num_employees133 Employees
parentKalpathi Investments
revenue1.5 Billion
homepageAgs cinemas

Tamilnadu Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh Archana Kalpathi (CEO)

AGS Entertainment is an Indian film production, distribution company, and multiplex chain in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2006 by Kalpathi brothers: S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh, and S. Suresh. AGS has four multiplex movie theaters across Chennai.

History

AGS Entertainment ventured into film production in 2006 with Susi Ganesan's Thiruttu Payale (2006), which was followed by Santosh Subramaniam (2008), both emerging commercial successes. Their subsequent productions included the masala flick Maasilamani (2009), Chimbudevan's Western comedy Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam (2010), the period piece Madrasapattinam, Bale Pandiya (2010), Myshkin's crime thriller Yuddham Sei (2011), Bala's comedy entertainer Avan Ivan (2011), Prabhu Deva directed romance film Engeyum Kadhal (2011), Vellore Maavattam (2011) starring Nandha, the K. V. Anand-Suriya project Maattrraan (2012) and Atlee directed sports action film Bigil (2019), while the distribution of films includes Kandhakottai, Inidhu Inidhu, Mynaa and Payanam.

In 2013, AGS Entertainment opened their first cinema theatre in Villivakkam, Chennai. Subsequently, in the following year, they launched AGS OMR, and in 2016, another theater in T Nagar. They eventually opened another theatre in Maduravoyal as well.

Productions

  • All films are in Tamil, unless mentioned otherwise.
YearTitleCastDirectorLanguagesNotesRef.
2006Thiruttu PayaleJeevan, Sonia Agarwal, MalavikaSusi GanesanTamil
2008Santosh SubramaniamRavi Mohan, Genelia D'Souza, Prakash RajMohan Raja
2009MaasilamaniNakul, Sunaina, PawanR. N. R. Manohar
2010MadrasapattinamArya, Amy Jackson, NassarA. L. Vijay
Irumbukkottai Murattu SingamRaghava Lawrence, Raai Laxmi, SandhyaChimbu Deven
Bale PandiyaVishnu Vishal, Pia Bajpiee, VivekSiddharth Chandrasekhar
2011Engeyum KaadhalRavi Mohan, Hansika Motwani, SumanPrabhu Deva
Yuddham SeiCheran, Dipa Shah, Y. G. MahendranMysskin
Avan IvanVishal, Arya, Janani IyerBaladate=2011-05-02title=Lots to listen tolanguage=en-INwork=The Hinduurl=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lots-to-listen-to/article1985700.eceaccess-date=2023-11-03issn=0971-751X}}
Vellore MaavattamNandha, Poorna, SanthanamR. N. R. Manohar
2012MaatrraanSuriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Sachin KhedekarK. V. Anand
2013Naveena Saraswathi SabathamJai, Nivetha Thomas, VTV GaneshK. Chandru
2014TenaliramanVadivelu, Meenakshi Dixit, Radha RaviYuvaraj Dhayalandate=2017-01-16title=Vadivelu's Tenaliraman in controversywork=The Times of Indiaurl=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vadivelus-tenaliraman-in-controversy/articleshow/33276924.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdraccess-date=2023-11-03issn=0971-8257}}
Irumbu KuthiraiAtharvaa, Priya Anand, Raai LaxmiYuvraj Bose
2015AneganDhanush, Karthik, Amyra DasturK. V. Ananddate=2017-01-16title=Dhanush's 'Anegan' get tax exemptionwork=The Times of Indiaurl=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhanushs-anegan-get-tax-exemption/articleshow/46184508.cmsaccess-date=2023-11-03issn=0971-8257}}
Vai Raja VaiGautham Karthik, Priya Anand, VivekAishwarya R. Dhanush
Thani OruvanRavi Mohan, Nayanthara, Arvind SwamiMohan Rajalast=first=date=2023-08-29title=Mohan Raja announces ‘Thani Oruvan 2’; Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara to face a mystery villain in sequelurl=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mohan-raja-announces-thani-oruvan-2-jayam-ravi-nayanthara-to-face-a-mystery-villain-in-sequel/article67247575.eceaccess-date=2023-11-03work=The Hindulanguage=en-INissn=0971-751X}}
2017KavanVijay Sethupathi, T. Rajendar, Madonna SebastianK. V. Anand
Thiruttu Payale 2Bobby Simha, Prasanna, Amala PaulSusi Ganesan
2019BigilVijay, Nayanthara, Jackie ShroffAtlee
2022Naai SekarSathish, Bruno, Pavithra LakshmiKishore Rajkumar
Love TodayPradeep Ranganathan, Ivana, Raveena RaviPradeep Ranganathan
2023Conjuring KannappanSathish, Regina Cassandra, Saranya PonvannanSelvin Raj Xavier
2024The Greatest of All TimeVijay, Prashanth, MohanVenkat Prabhu25th Film
2025LoveyapaKhushi Kapoor, Junaid KhanAdvait ChandanHindiHindi Debut
DragonPradeep Ranganathan, Anupama Parameswaran, Kayadu LoharAshwath MarimuthuTamil
Ravi Mohan, NayantharaMohan Raja
SilambarasanAshwath Marimuthu

Distribution

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2009KandhakottaiS. Sakthivel
2010Inidhu InidhuK. V. Guhan
MynaaPrabhu Solomon
2011PayanamRadha Mohan
Avan IvanBala
2014TenaliramanYuvaraj Dhayalan
2015AneganK. V. Anand
Thani OruvanMohan Raja
2017KavanK. V. Anand
2019BigilAtlee
2024Pushpa 2: The RuleSukumarTamil Nadu distribution
2025DragonAshwath Marimuthu
House MatesT. Raja Vel
Lokah Chapter 1: ChandraDominic ArunTamil Nadu distribution
MiraiKarthik Ghattamneni
BaltiUnni Sivalingam
DudeKeerthiswaranTamil Nadu distribution
Aan Paavam PollathathuKalaiarasan Thangavel
KaanthaSelvamani SelvarajTamil Nadu distribution

Multiplexes

YearMultiplex Name# of ScreensLocalityCityState
2010AGS Cinemas, Villivakkam5VillivakkamChennaiTamil Nadu
2014AGS Cinemas, Navalur4Navalur
2016AGS Cinemas, T Nagar4T Nagar
2018AGS Cinemas, Maduravoyal5Maduravoyal

References

References

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  2. "Season".
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  4. (2020-05-29). "படத்தயாரிப்பு மிகச் சவாலாக இருக்கப் போகிறது: அர்ச்சனா கல்பாத்தி".
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  6. (2010-07-14). "Gautaman Bhaskaran’s Review: Madharasapattinam".
  7. Srinivasan, Pavithra. "Welcome to the Wild West, Tamil-style!".
  8. "Helming Bale Pandiya".
  9. (2011-05-12). "Engeyum Kaadhal: High on expectations".
  10. (2011-01-28). "Easy on the ears". The Hindu.
  11. (2011-05-02). "Lots to listen to". The Hindu.
  12. "This cop is from Vellore!".
  13. (2012-05-09). "Eros International acquires Tamil theatrical rights for Maatran".
  14. (2017-01-15). "Jai pins hope on 'Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham'". The Times of India.
  15. (2017-01-16). "Vadivelu's Tenaliraman in controversy". The Times of India.
  16. (2017-01-15). "Atharva to rock as a biker in Irumbu Kuthirai". The Times of India.
  17. (2017-01-16). "Dhanush's 'Anegan' get tax exemption". The Times of India.
  18. (2017-01-15). "Vai Raja Vai first schedule completed". The Times of India.
  19. (2023-08-29). "Mohan Raja announces ‘Thani Oruvan 2’; Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara to face a mystery villain in sequel". The Hindu.
  20. "Kavan movie: audience review".
  21. (2017-11-29). "Thiruttu Payale 2: Five reasons to watch the Amala Paul and Bobby Simha starrer".
  22. "Did Atlee go overboard with Bigil's budget? Producer Archana Kalpathi reveals the truth".
  23. (2022-02-10). "'Naai Sekar' Box Office Collection: Sathish starrer mints Rs. 4 crores within the first 4 weeks". The Times of India.
  24. Ramachandran, Naman. (2023-02-20). "Tamil Blockbuster ‘Love Today’ Gets Bollywood Remake From Phantom, AGS (EXCLUSIVE)".
  25. (2023-09-18). "’Conjuring Kannappan’ to star Regina Cassandra and Sathish". The Hindu.
  26. Ramachandran, Naman. (2024-09-03). "Vijay's 'GOAT' Roars: AGS Entertainment's Archana Kalpathi on Its Biggest Venture Yet, 'A Proper Action Entertainer' (EXCLUSIVE)".
  27. Ramachandran, Naman. (2023-02-20). "Tamil Blockbuster ‘Love Today’ Gets Bollywood Remake From Phantom, AGS (EXCLUSIVE)".
  28. "Dragon Movie Review : This Ashwath Marimuthu rollercoaster ride is fun & fully charged". The Times of India.
  29. "Will Kandha Kottai survive at box office?".
  30. "'Mynaa' impresses Censor Board".
  31. (2012-03-31). "Itsy-Bitsy: Best of both worlds". The Hindu.
  32. Ramanujam, Srinivasa. (2019-10-12). "‘Bigil’ cost us ₹180 crore, says AGS Entertainment's Archana Kalpathi". The Hindu.
  33. "Thalapathy Vijay and Nayanthara starrer Bigil gets a re release in Pondicherry {{!}} PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com.
  34. "Pushpa 2’s Tamil version acquired by this leading banner". 123telugu.com.
  35. Pillai, Sreedhar. (2018-10-02). "Why Chengalpet is the biggest territory for Kollywood box office". The Hindu.
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