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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film production Film distribution |
Founded | 12 November 2012 |
Founder | Mukesh R Mehta CV Sarathi |
Headquarters | Chennai, , India |
Key people | Mukesh R Mehta CV Sarathi |
Products | Films Music |
Owner | Mukesh R Mehta |
Subsidiaries | E4 Experiments |
Website | e4entertainment |
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]
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]
Year | Film | Director | Language | Ref. |
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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 | Gireeshaya | Tamil | |
2020 | Anveshanam | Prasobh Vijayan | Tamil | [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 Raja | Tamil | |
2024 | Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | Vipin Das | Malayalam | [23] |
2025 | Nobody | Nissam Basheer | Malayalam | [24] |
Following are the list of films the company distributed other than the films it produced.
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