Colour Yellow Productions

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Colour Yellow Productions
TypePrivate
Industry Motion picture
Founded2011  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Founder Aanand L Rai
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Key people
Aanand L. Rai
Himanshu Sharma
Products Film production
Website colouryellow.com

Colour Yellow Productions is an Indian motion picture production company founded by filmmaker and film producer Anand L. Rai.

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History

Colour Yellow Productions was founded in 2011 by Anand L. Rai. [1] The company has produced successful films that include the Tanu Weds Manu franchise (2011, 2015), the Happy Bhag Jayegi franchise (2016, 2018), Raanjhanaa (2013), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Manmarziyaan (2018), Tumbbad (2018), Zero (2018), Laal Kaptaan (2019), Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020) and Haseen Dillruba (2021), Atrangi Re (2022).

Upcoming projects

Colour Yellow Production is set to produce Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor collaborating with Lyca Productions and Raksha Bandhan starring Akshay Kumar both ventures to be directed by Rai.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorProducerNotes
2011 Tanu Weds Manu Aanand L. Rai Vinod Bachan
2013 Raanjhanaa Krishika Lulla, Aanand L. Rai
2015 Tanu Weds Manu Returns
2016 Nil Battey Sannata Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari [1] Aanand L. Rai, Ajay G Rai, Alan Mcalex
Happy Bhag Jayegi Mudassar Aziz [1] Krishika Lulla, Aanand L. Rai [1]
2017 Shubh Mangal Saavdhan [2] R. S. Prasanna
2018 Mukkabaaz Anurag Kashyap Aanand L. Rai, Anurag Kashyap
Meri Nimmo Rahul Ganore ShanklyaAanand L. Rai
Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Mudassar AzizKrishika Lulla, Aanand L. Rai
Manmarziyaan Anurag KashyapAanand L. Rai, Anurag Kashyap
Tumbbad Rahi Anil Barve, Adesh PrasadSohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah
Moothon Geetu Mohandas Anand L. Rai, Anurag Kashyap
Zero Anand L. Rai Gauri Khan, Aanand L. Rai
2019 Laal Kaptaan Navdeep Singh Aanand L. Rai, Sunil Lulla
2020 Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan Hitesh KewalyaAanand L. Rai, Bhushan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma
2021 Haseen Dillruba Vinil Mathew Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma Netflix release
Atrangi Re Aanand L. RaiAanand L. Rai, Cape of Good Films, Bhushan Kumar Disney Plus Hotstar release
2022 Good Luck Jerry Sidharth Sengupta Subaskaran Allirajah, Aanand L. Rai
Raksha Bandhan Aanand L. RaiAanand L. Rai, Alka Hiranandani, Cape of Good Films
An Action Hero Anirudh IyerAanand L. Rai, Bhushan Kumar, Krishna Kumar
2023 Jhimma 2 Hemant Dhome Jyoti Deshpande, Kshitee Jog, Aanand L. RaiMarathi film
2024LovebirdsAanand L. RaiAanand L. Rai

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategory
2014 Raanjhanaa Star Guild Awards Best Dialogue [3]
Zee Cine Awards Best Dialogue
2016 Tanu Weds Manu: Returns Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue [4]
TOIFA AwardsBest Dialogue
National Film Awards Best Story
Best Dialogue
2019 Tumbbad Filmfare AwardsBest Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Sound Design
IIFA Awards Best Sound Design
Best Special Effects
Screen Awards Best Cinematography

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