E4 Entertainment

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E4 Entertainment
Company type Private
Industry Film production
Film distribution
Founded12 November 2012;12 years ago (2012-11-12)
FounderMukesh R Mehta
CV Sarathi
Headquarters Chennai, ,
India
Key people
Mukesh R Mehta
CV Sarathi
ProductsFilms
Music
OwnerMukesh R Mehta
Subsidiaries E4 Experiments
Website e4entertainment.co.in

E4 Entertainment is an Indian film production [1] and distribution company founded by Mukesh R. Mehta and C.V. Sarathi. Established in 2012, the company's headquarters are located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [2]

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History

Annayum Rasoolum, released in 2012, marked E4 Entertainment's debut venture. Starring Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny Wayne, among others, and directed by Rajeev Ravi. [3]

Following this success, E4 Entertainment ventured into Malayalam cinema with films like Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by Sameer Thahir and North 24 Kaatham [4] directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. In 2014, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana directed by Jude Anthany Joseph proved to be a breakthrough, completing 100 successful days in 12 screens. [5]

By early 2017, E4 Entertainment produced Ezra, a Malayalam supernatural horror thriller starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, written and directed by Jay K and was filmed primarily in Fort Kochi and Sri Lanka. [6]

E 4 Entertainment has three upcoming projects, including two with different directors and one with Nissam Basheer. [7]

Filmography

Production

YearFilmDirectorLanguageRef.
2013 Annayum Rasoolum Rajeev Ravi Malayalam
2013 North 24 Kaatham Anil Radhakrishnan Menon [8]
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Sameer Thahir
2014 Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan Shibu Balan [9]
2014 Drishya P. Vasu Kannada
2015 Love 24x7 Sreebala K. Menon Malayalam [10]
2015 Kunjiramayanam Basil Joseph
2016 Oru Muthassi Gadha Jude Anthany Joseph [11]
Guppy Johnpaul George [12]
2017 Godha Basil Joseph [13]
2017 Ezra Jay K. [14]
2018 Lilli Prasobh Vijayan [15]
2019 Ishq Anuraj Manohar [16]
Ambili Johnpaul George [17]
2019 Adithya Varma GireeshayaTamil

[18]

2020 Anveshanam Prasobh VijayanTamil [19]
Varmaa Bala Tamil [20]
2021 Drishya 2 P. Vasu Kannada
2022 Pada Kamal K. M.Malayalam [21]
2022 Oru Thekkan Thallu Case Sreejith N. [22]
2023 Por Thozhil Vignesh RajaTamil
2024 Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Vipin DasMalayalam [23]
2025NobodyNissam BasheerMalayalam [24]

Distribution

Following are the list of films the company distributed other than the films it produced.

YearFilmDirectorLanguageNotesRef.
2012 Life of Pi Ang Lee EnglishDistributed in Kerala
2013 Chennai Express Rohit Shetty Hindi
Fast & Furious 6 Justin Lin English
2014 Njan Steve Lopez Rajeev Ravi Malayalam
Bang Bang! Siddharth Anand HindiDistributed in Kerala
2015 The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu English
Jurassic World Colin Trevorrow English
2016 MS Dhoni Neeraj Pandey Hindi
Airlift Raja Krishna Menon Hindi
Kapoor & Sons Shakun Batra Hindi
Neerja Ram MadhaviHindi
Baaghi Series Sabbir Khan Hindi
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Zack Snyder English
Deadpool Tim Miller English
2017 Secret Superstar Advait Chandan Hindi
Achanoru Vazha VechuSaandeep GopalakrishnanMalayalam
Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Althaf Salim Malayalam [25]
Qarib Qarib Singlle Tanuja Chandra HindiDistributed in Kerala
Omerta Hansal Mehta Hindi
Logan James Mangold English
2018 Hey Jude Shyamaprasad Malayalam
Zero Himanshu Sharma HindiDistributed in Kerala
Loveyatri Abhiraj K. MinawalaHindi
Sudani from Nigeria Zakariya Mohammed Malayalam
Sanju Rajkumar Hirani HindiDistributed in Kerala
Aquaman James Wan English
2019 Kakshi: Amminippilla Dinjith AyyathanMalayalam [26]
2021 Pushpa: The Rise Sukumar TeluguDistributed in Kerala [27]
2022 Valimai H. Vinoth Tamil [28]
Sarkaru Vaari Paata Parasuram Telugu
Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron English
Cirkus Rohit Shetty Hindi
2023 Kabzaa R. Chandru Kannada
Gumraah Vardhan KetkarHindi
The Kerala Story Vipul Amrutlal Shah Hindi
Por Thozhil Vignesh RajaTamil [29]
King of Kotha Abhilash JoshiyMalayalam
Japan Raju Murugan TamilDistributed in Kerala
80s Buildup Kalyaan Tamil
Animal Sandeep Reddy Vanga Hindi
2024 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Amit Joshi & Aradhana SahHindi
Crakk Aditya Datt Hindi
Pushpa 2: The Rule Sukumar Telugu [30]

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