Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film production Film distribution |
Founded | 18 September 2013 |
Founder | Sandra Thomas Vijay Babu |
Headquarters | Kochi, , |
Products | Films |
Owner | Vijay Babu |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | fridayfilmhouse |
Friday Film House is an Indian film production company based in Malayalam film industry owned by Vijay Babu who is an actor as well as a producer and is one of the most talked about production houses in the south. Friday Film House has won 7 of the Kerala State Film Awards in various fields in 2014. It has its own distribution division – "Friday Tickets", digital/TV production under the brand "Friday Home Cinema" and music under "Friday Music Company". Notable projects include Aadu series, Angamaly Diaries , Philips and the Monkey Pen , June , Adi Kapyare Kootamani , Thrissur Pooram and Home .
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Friday | Production Distribution | Lijin Jose | [1] | |
2013 | Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Production | Aneesh Anwar | [2] | |
2013 | Philips and the Monkey Pen | Production Distribution | Rojin Thomas Shanil Muhammed | Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist – Sanoop Santhosh Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film [3] [4] [5] | [2] |
2014 | Peruchazhi | Production Distribution | Arun Vaidyanathan | [6] | |
2015 | Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu | Production Distribution | Midhun Manuel Thomas | [6] | |
2015 | Adi Kapyare Kootamani | Production Distribution | John Varghese | [6] | |
2016 | Theri | Distribution | Atlee | Tamil movie | [7] |
2016 | Mudhugauv | Production Distribution | Vipin Das | [6] | |
2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Production Distribution | Lijo Jose Pellissery | [2] | |
2017 | Aadu 2 | Production Distribution | Midhun Manuel Thomas | [8] | |
2019 | June | Production Distribution | Ahamed Khabir | [6] | |
2019 | Janamaithri | Production Distribution | John Manthrickal | [6] | |
2019 | Jallikattu | Distribution | Lijo Jose Pellissery | [9] | |
2019 | Under World | Distribution | Arun Kumar Aravind | [10] | |
2019 | Thrissur Pooram | Production Distribution | Rajesh Mohanan | ||
2019 | Sullu | Production Distribution | Vishnu Baradwaj | [6] | |
2020 | Sufiyum Sujathayum | Production | Naranipuzha Shanavas | Direct Release on OTT via Amazon Prime Video | [11] |
2021 | Home | Production Distribution | Rojin Thomas | Direct Release on OTT via Amazon Prime Video | [6] |
2021 | Theerppu | Production Distribution | Rathish Ambat | [6] | |
2023 | Valatty | Production Distribution | Devan Jayakumar | [6] | |
Enkilum Chandrike | Production Distribution | Adithyan Chandrashekar | [12] | ||
2024 | Qalb | Production | Sajid Yahiya | [13] | |
Abbabba | Production | K. M. Chaitanya | Kannada Film | [14] | |
Year | Title | Channel | Cast | Notes |
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2016–2017 | Home Minister | Amrita TV | Ramesh Pisharody and Nandini Sree | Game show |
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