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Red Giant Movies
Indian film studio
Indian film studio
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Red Giant Movies.png |
| type | Film production |
| Film distribution | |
| foundation | |
| founder | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| key_people | |
| location_city | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| location_country | India |
| area_served | Tamil Nadu |
| Puducherry | |
| industry | Entertainment |
| products | Motion pictures (Tamil) |
| website |
Film distribution Puducherry
Red Giant Movies is an Indian film production and film distribution company founded by Udhayanidhi Stalin. It has distributed nearly all major films in Tamil Nadu for several years, and is often accused of having a monopoly in Tamil cinema. The company is always accused of threatening theatre owners and release their films. While Udhayanidhi headed the company for much of its existence, in September 2025, his son Inban became the new CEO.
History
The proposed venture of the studio was meant to be a collaboration between director Thamizhvaanan and actor Vishal, but the film never took off. 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. 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. 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. 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. Since 2022, films produced by Red Giant Movies would no longer use Udhayanidhi's name in their promotional material, after he became Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu. In July 2023, he announced his resignation from Red Giant Movies. In September 2025, his son Inban was announced as the new CEO. The company has a track record of threatening theatre owners and releasing their films with their political power.
Films produced
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Ref. | Kuruvi | Aadhavan | Manmadhan Ambu | 7 Aum Arivu | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Neerparavai | Vanakkam Chennai | Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal | Nannbenda | Gethu | Manithan | Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen | Kanne Kalaimaane | Kalaga Thalaivan | Maamannan | Indian 2 | Kadhalikka Neramillai | Thug Life | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | {{sortname | Dharani | link=Dharani (director)}} | Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Suriya, Nayanthara, Rahul Dev, Vadivelu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Madhavan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Tri Nguyen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Vishnu Vishal, Sunaina, Nandita Das, Samuthirakani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Shiva, Priya Anand, Rahul Ravindran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jagadish | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Santhanam, Sherin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Thirukumaran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj, Vikranth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Prakash Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | {{sortname | Ezhil}} | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Regina Cassandra, Srushti Dange, Soori | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | {{sortname | Seenu Ramasamy}} | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamannaah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Magizh Thirumeni | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nidhhi Agerwal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mari Selvaraj | Vadivelu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Fahadh Faasil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | S. Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarwal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Ravi Mohan, Nithya Menon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mani Ratnam | Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Abhirami | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | S Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarval |
Films distributed
In addition to the films produced by Red Giant Movies since 2008, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:
| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Silambarasan, Trisha | |
| Madrasapattinam | A. L. Vijay | Arya, Amy Jackson | ||
| Boss Engira Bhaskaran | M. Rajesh | Arya, Nayanthara, Santhanam | ||
| Mynaa | Prabhu Solomon | Vidharth, Amala Paul | ||
| 2011 | Ko | K. V. Anand | Jiiva, Ajmal, Karthika, Piaa Bajpai | |
| Maaveeran | S. S. Rajamouli | Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill. | ||
| Mankatha | Venkat Prabhu | Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2013 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | KS Manikandan | Santhanam, Vishakha Singh, Dr. Srinivasan | |
| Udhayam NH4 | Manimaran | Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty | ||
| Neram | Alphonse Puthren | Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Bobby Simha | ||
| Kutti Puli | M. Muthaiah | Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon | ||
| Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer | Suseenthiran | Santhosh Ramesh, Manisha Yadhav | ||
| Thagaraaru | Ganesh Vinaayac | Arulnithi, Poorna | ||
| Endrendrum Punnagai | I. Ahmed | Jiiva, Trisha, Vinay, Santhanam, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2014 | Nedunchaalai | N. Krishna | Aari Arujunan, Sshivada | |
| Saivam | A. L. Vijay | Nassar, Vidya Pradeep | ||
| Aranmanai | Sundar C | Sundar C, Hansika Motwani, Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah | ||
| 2015 | Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum | Ramprakash Rayappa | Nakul, Attakathi Dinesh, Bindu Madhavi, Aishwarya Dutta | |
| Inimey Ippadithan | Muruganand | Santhanam, Ashna Zaveri, Akhila Kishore | ||
| 2017 | Ippadai Vellum | Gaurav Narayanan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manjima Mohan, | |
| 2018 | Nimir | Priyadarshan | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Namitha Pramod, Parvati Nair | |
| Oru Kuppai Kathai | Kaali Rangaswamy | Dinesh, Manisha Yadhav | ||
| Silukkuvarupatti Singam | Chella Ayyavu | Vishnu Vishal, Regina Cassandra | ||
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | H. Vinoth | Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam | |
| Namma Veettu Pillai | Pandiraj | Sivakarthikeyan, Anu Emmanuel, Aishwarya Rajesh | ||
| Bakrid | Jagadeesan Subu | Vikranth, Vasundhara Kashyap | ||
| 2020 | Psycho | Mysskin | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nithya Menen, Aditi Rao Hydari | |
| 2021 | Aranmanai 3 | Sundar C | Sundar C, Raashii Khanna, Arya | |
| Annaatthe | Siva | Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh | ||
| 2022 | FIR | Manu Anand | Vishnu Vishal, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Manjima Mohan, Reba Monica John | |
| Etharkkum Thunindhavan | Pandiraj | Suriya, Priyanka Mohan, Vinay Rai | ||
| Radhe Shyam | Radha Krishna Kumar | Prabhas, Pooja Hegde | ||
| Beast | Nelson | Vijay, Pooja Hegde | ||
| Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal | Vignesh Shivan | Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Samantha | ||
| Don | Cibi Chakaravarthi | Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Mohan, SJ Suryah | ||
| Nenjuku Needhi | Arunraja Kamaraj | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Shivani Rajashekar | ||
| Vikram | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil | ||
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | R. Madhavan | R. Madhavan, Simran | ||
| Gulu Gulu | Rathna Kumar | Santhanam, Adhulya Chandran | ||
| Laal Singh Chaddha (Tamil) | Advait Chandan | Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor | ||
| Thiruchitrambalam | Mithran R Jawahar | Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Raashii Khanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar | ||
| Diary | Innasi Pandiyan | Arulnithi, Pavithra Marimuthu | ||
| Cobra | R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Vikram, Srinidhi Shetty | ||
| Captain | Shakti Soundar Rajan | Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Silambarasan, Siddhi Idnani | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | Mani Rathnam | Vikram, Karthi, Ravi Mohan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Sardar | P. S. Mithran | Karthi, Raashii Khanna | ||
| Coffee with Kadhal | Sundar C | Jiiva, Jai, Amritha Aiyer | ||
| Love Today | Pradeep Ranganathan | Pradeep Ranganathan, Ivana, Yogi Babu | ||
| Gatta Kusthi | Chella Ayyavu | Vishnu Vishal, Aishwarya Lekshmi | ||
| Sembi | Prabhu Solomon | Ashwin, Kovai Sarala | ||
| 2023 | Varisu | Vamshi Paidipally | Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna | |
| Thunivu | H. Vinoth | Ajith Kumar, Manju Warrier | ||
| Dada | Ganesh K Babu | Kavin, Aparna Das | ||
| Agilan | N. Kalyanakrishnan | Ravi Mohan, Priya Bhavani Shankar | ||
| Kannai Nambathey | Mu. Maran | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aathmika | ||
| Viduthalai Part 1 | Vetrimaaran | Vijay Sethupathi, Soori | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: II | Mani Ratnam | Vikram, Karthi, Ravi Mohan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha | ||
| Kazhuvethi Moorkkan | SY Gowthamraj | Arulnithi, Dushara Vijayan, Santhosh Prathap | ||
| Maaveeran | Madonne Ashwin | Sivakarthikeyan, Aditi Shankar | ||
| Jawan | Atlee | Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara | ||
| Chithha | S. U. Arun Kumar | Siddharth, Nimisha Sajayan | ||
| Jigarthanda DoubleX | Karthik Subbaraj | Raghava Lawrence, SJ Surya; Nimisha Sajayan | ||
| Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire | Prashanth Neel | Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Hassan | ||
| 2024 | Singapore Saloon | Gokul | RJ Balaji, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sathyaraj, Kishen Das | |
| Vadakkupatti Ramasamy | Karthik Yogi | Santhanam, Megha Akash, Rajendar | ||
| Lal Salaam | Aishwarya Rajinikanth | Rajinikanth, Vishnu Vishal, Vikranth | ||
| Siren | Antony Bhagyaraj | Ravi Mohan, Anupama Parameswaran, Keerthy Suresh | ||
| Premalu (D) | Girish A. D. | Naslen K. Gafoor, Mamitha Baiju, Shyam Mohan | ||
| Aadujeevitham | Blessy | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amala Paul, Jimmy Jean-Louis | ||
| Romeo | Vinayak Vaithianathan | Vijay Antony, Mirnalini Ravi, VTV Ganesh, Yogi Babu | ||
| Raayan | Dhanush | Dhanush, Dushara Vijayan | ||
| Raghu Thatha | Suman Kumar | Keerthy Suresh, M. S. Bhaskar, Devadarshini, Ravindra Vijay | ||
| Demonte Colony 2 | Ajay Gnanamuthu | Arulnithi, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Arun Pandian, Archana Ravichandran | ||
| Vaazhai | Mari Selvaraj | Ponvel, Raghul, Kalaiyarasan, Nikhila Vimal, Dhivya Duraisamy | ||
| Vettaiyan | T. J. Gnanavel | Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Manju Warrier, Dushara Vijayan | ||
| Amaran | Rajkumar Periasamy | Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi | ||
| Miss You | N. Rajasekar | Siddharth, Ashika Ranganath | ||
| Viduthalai Part 2 | Vetrimaaran | Vijay Sethupathi, Manju Warrier | ||
| 2025 | Vidaamuyarchi | Magizh Thirumeni | Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan | |
| Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam | Dhanush | Pavish, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, Mathew Thomas | ||
| Thug Life | Mani Ratnam | Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami | ||
| DNA | Nelson Venkatesan | Atharvaa, Nimisha Sajayan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Balaji Sakthivel | ||
| Idli Kadai | Dhanush | Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Shalini Pandey, Arun Vijay, Prakash Raj, Samuthirakani | ||
| 2026 | Parasakthi | Sudha Kongara | Ravi Mohan, Sivakarthikeyan, Atharvaa, Sreeleela |
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