Company type | Private |
---|---|
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 [1] is an Indian film production [2] 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. [3]
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. [4]
Following this success, E4 Entertainment ventured into Malayalam cinema with films like Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by Sameer Thahir and North 24 Kaatham [5] 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. [6]
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. [7]
E 4 Entertainment has three upcoming projects, including two with different directors and one with Nissam Basheer. [8] The production house's most recent film was Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil .
Year | Film | Director | Language | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Rajeev Ravi | Malayalam | |
2013 | North 24 Kaatham | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | [9] | |
2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Sameer Thahir | ||
2014 | Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan | Shibu Balan | [10] | |
2014 | Drishya | P. Vasu | Kannada | |
2015 | Love 24x7 | Sreebala K. Menon | Malayalam | [11] |
2015 | Kunjiramayanam | Basil Joseph | ||
2016 | Oru Muthassi Gadha | Jude Anthany Joseph | [12] | |
Guppy | Johnpaul George | [13] | ||
2017 | Godha | Basil Joseph | [14] | |
2017 | Ezra | Jay K. | [15] | |
2018 | Lilli | Prasobh Vijayan | [16] | |
2019 | Ishq | Anuraj Manohar | [17] | |
Ambili | Johnpaul George | [18] | ||
2019 | Adithya Varma | Gireeshaya | Tamil | |
2020 | Anveshanam | Prasobh Vijayan | 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.
Following are the accolades won by E4 Entertainment. The awards received by the producer alone is included in this list.
Navya Nair is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with a few Kannada and Tamil language films.
Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, producer and director primarily active in Malayalam cinema. He has also featured in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films, adding to over 100 films involving diverse genres and variety of roles. Prithviraj's accolades include a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, seven SIIMA Awards and a South Filmfare Award.
Siddique Mamathu (born 1 October 1962), known mononymously as Siddique, is an Indian actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Along with appearing in over 350 Malayalam films, he has also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains.
Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, director, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam language films. He also appears in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He has worked in both mainstream and in parallel films. Prithviraj made his acting debut in 2002 with the Malayalam film, Nandanam. It was released after his second work Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari. Since then, he has acted in more than 100 films.
Poornima Indrajith is an Indian actress and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. She debuted as child artist with the Malayalam film Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare in 1986. Her last film before marriage was Dany in 2001. She made a comeback in 2019 film Virus which was critically acclaimed and a box office success.
Vinayak Sasikumar is an Indian lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. Famous for his works in Aavesham, Romancham etc
James & Alice is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy romantic drama film written and directed by Sujith Vaassudev, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika in the lead roles. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on 5 May 2016.
The Goat Life(Aadujeevitham) is a 2024 Malayalam language survival drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Blessy. The film is an international co-production involving companies in India and the United States. It is an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling Malayalam novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which is based on the real-life story of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant laborer in the Gulf. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran alongside Jimmy Jean-Louis and K. R. Gokul, Talib Al Balushi, Rik Aby, Amala Paul and Shobha Mohan. The film was initially banned in the GCC countries other than UAE, subsequently the ban was lifted in all the countries except in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The novel was also previously banned in the same countries.
Midhun Manuel Thomas is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam film industry.
Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with Neram. He got his breakthrough in Premam (2015).
Alencier Ley Lopez is an Indian film and theatre actor, who appears in Malayalam films. Lopez made his debut in the 1998 film Daya; and he worked in films like Annayum Rasoolum (2013), Njan Steve Lopez (2013), and Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016).
Anaswara Rajan is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Udaharanam Sujatha (2017). Anaswara received praises for her performance in Super Sharanya (2022) and Neru (2024), winning Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam for the latter, which became her breakout role.
Prithviraj Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Kochi, Kerala. It was established in 2017, by actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, and his wife, Supriya Menon. Since then, it has produced and distributed over 10 films.
Star is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Domin D'Silva, written by Suvin S. Somasekharan and produced by Abraham Mathew under the banner of Abaam Movies. The film stars Joju George, Sheelu Abraham, Jaffar Idukki and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a cameo appearance.
Lukman Avaran is an Indian actor who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. His debut film is Dayom Panthrandum (2013) was the first theatre-released film in his career. Lukman acted the lead role in the film Operation Java (2021) directed by Tharun Moorthy. He was mainly noted for his performances in the films Shibu(2019), Virus (2019), Operation Java (2021), Thallumaala (2022), Saudi Vellakka (2022).
Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Vipin Das, written by Deepu Pradeep and jointly produced by Prithviraj Productions and E4 Entertainment. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Basil Joseph, Nikhila Vimal, and Anaswara Rajan.
The Goat Life is the soundtrack to the Malayalam-language survival drama film of the same name written, directed and co-produced by Blessy, and starred Prithviraj Sukumaran, which is an adaptation of the eponymous 2008 Malayalam novel by Benyamin. The six-song soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman featured five songs with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed and Rahman himself, along with an instrumental number. Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi, Sana Moussa, Raja Hasan, Jithin Raj, Rakshita Suresh, Murtuza and Faiz Mustafa had also contributed vocals for the songs. The soundtrack was released on 17 March 2024 through Visual Romance Music.
Lucifer is the soundtrack album to the 2019 Malayalam-language political action thriller film of the same name directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran starring Mohanlal. The soundtrack featured five songs composed by Deepak Dev and lyrics written by Tanishk Nabar, Logan, Amsi Narayanapilla, Murali Gopy and Usha Uthup. The songs were performed by Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Karthik, Baradwaj, Gopy and Uthup.
Kaaliyan is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language period drama film directed by S. Mahesh and produced by Rajeev Govindan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film is based on Kunchirakkotu Kali Nair, a 17th-century warrior.