Company type | Film production Film distribution |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Motion pictures (Tamil) |
Owner | K. Prabhakaran |
Anabalaya Films is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by K. Prabhakaran.
The studio is led by K. Prabhakaran, who later adopted the stage name Anbalaya Prabhakaran. [1] In the 1990s the studio specialized in making low budget Tamil films with upcoming directors. Some of the directors that the studio introduced include Agathiyan and Prabhu Solomon. [2] In addition to producing, Prabhakaran also acted in his productions, mostly portraying negative roles.
In the early 2000s, Prabhakaran signed on Arjun Sarja to work on a film for the studio. The duo initially planned to team up for a film titled Chanakya to be directed by Shaji Kailas, but later dropped the plan. Subsequently, Arjun directed and starred in Parasuram (2003). [3]
In 2004, the studio made a comeback by producing the college drama Pazhaniappa Kalloori (2007) starring Naveen Chandra, Arjumman Mughal, Madhu Shalini and Akshaya Rao. [4] [5]
Later Prabhakaran began working as an actor and appeared in character roles. He also became actively involved in the Tamil Film Producers Council. [6]
Title | Year | Language | Director | Cast | Synopsis | Ref. |
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Pattikaatu Thambi | 1988 | Tamil | Senthilnathan | Arjun, Nirosha, Sabitha Anand | A naive, innocent man learns about his father's death at the hands of a cruel landlord and decides to avenge his death. | |
Yogam Rajayogam | 1989 | Tamil | T. S. Krishna Kumar | Ramki, Pallavi, S. Ve. Shekher | ||
Thangathin Thangam | 1990 | Tamil | Siraj | Ramarajan, Ragasudha | ||
Vaigasi Poranthachu | 1990 | Tamil | Radha Bharathi | Prashanth, Kaveri | A boy and a girl from different castes face opposition to their love. | |
Aatha Un Koyilile | 1991 | Tamil | Kasthuri Raja | Selva, Kasthuri | After losing his fiancé to a caste-based honor killing, village blacksmith Marudhu protects another couple from suffering the same fate. | |
Thoodhu Poo Chellakiliye | 1991 | Tamil | Kasthuri Raja | Varunraj, Kasthuri, Shenbaga | A doctor who arrives in village is torn between his affection for two girls. | |
Therku Theru Machan | 1992 | Tamil | Manivannan | Sathyaraj, Bhanupriya | Subramaniam is in love with Parimala, but both hail from different villages who share a history of rivalry. | |
Pondatti Rajyam | 1992 | Tamil | K. S. Ravikumar | Saravanan, Ranjitha, Raja Ravindra | A man is forced to provide shelter for his dead friend's pregnant lover, which sows the seeds of suspicion in the mind of his wife. | |
Madhumathi | 1993 | Tamil | Agathiyan | Ravi Rahul, Madhumitha | ||
Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru | 1994 | Tamil | Thulasidas | Saravanan, Ranjitha | A retired army man is upset with his sons supporting opposing political parties, which leads to huge problems. | |
Murai Mappillai | 1995 | Tamil | Sundar C. | Arun Vijay, Krithika, Rajashree | A boy and a girl whose fathers are friends are in loggerheads however they later fall in love after their fathers turn enemies. | |
Kannodu Kanbathellam | 1999 | Tamil | Prabhu Solomon | Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra | A rich guy creates trouble for young lovers after their prank resulting in his lover misunderstanding and breaking up with him. | |
Thai Poranthachu | 2000 | Tamil | R. K. Kalaimani | Prabhu, Kasualya | A house broker rents out a home to a woman and is forced to lie to the villainous real owner of the house that she is his wife. | [7] |
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum | 2001 | Tamil | Balaruban | Livingston, Kausalya, Vadivelu | Kuppan stays at his uncle Mannangatti's house. When Mannangatti decides to get his children married, one of his daughters marries Kuppan in secret. | |
Parasuram | 2003 | Tamil | Arjun | Arjun, Kiran Rathod, Abbas | Parasuram, an honest cop, is in search of the leader of a terrorist organization who brainwashes youngsters into becoming terrorists. | [8] |
Pazhaniappa Kalloori | 2007 | Tamil | R. Pavan | Naveen Chandra, Arjumman Mughal, Madhu Shalini, Akshaya Rao | A poor boy gets into college, where he has to contend with love and gangs. |
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