Global United Media

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Global United Media
Industry Film, Media
Founded2014;8 years ago (2014)
Founder Prem Menon
Key people
Prem Menon
(Director)
Products Motion pictures
Website www.globalunitedmedia.in

Global United Media Company Private Limited is a corporate entity in the Indian film markets formed in March 2014. The company's core engagement is film production, acquisition and distribution across languages, genres and territories. Global United Media has distributed films such as K.G.F: Chapter 1, Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), I (2015) across Kerala. [1]

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Team

History

Global United Media Company Pvt Ltd was formed in March 2014, under the leadership of Mr. Prem Menon. Founded for film production, acquisition and distribution across languages, genres and territories. [2]

Films

Film productions

NoYearFilmActorsDirectorLanguage
12015 Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi Kunchako Boban, Bharath, Reenu Mathews, Nedumudi Venu, Sunny Wayne, Chemban Vinod Jose, Jacob Gregory, Sudheer Karamana Anil Radhakrishnan Menon Malayalam
22016 Kammatipaadam Dulquer Salmaan Rajeev Ravi Malayalam
32017 Sherlock Toms Biju Menon Shafi Malayalam

As a distributor

YearFilmLanguageTerritoryNotes
2015 I Tamil Kerala
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka Tamil Tamil Nadu
Baahubali: The Beginning Tamil, Malayalam (Dubbed version) Kerala
Thoongaavanam Tamil Tamil Nadu* NSCReleased with Escape Artists Motion Pictures, Wide Angle Creations
2016 The Jungle Book English, Kerala |Indian release 8 April 2016 [3]
2016 Devi(L) Tamil Kerala
2017 Baahubali: The Conclusion Tamil, Malayalam (Dubbed version) Kerala
Mersal Tamil Kerala
2018 Thobama
Malayalam Kerala, rest of India, worldwideProduced by Alphonse Puthren
2018 K.G.F: Chapter 1 Malayalam (Dubbed version) Kerala
2019 Yatra Malayalam (Dubbed version) Kerala

Achievements

Global United Media was awarded the Record by Guinness World Records for World's Largest Poster for the film Baahubali which was created during the Audio Launch Event at Kochi , Kerala. The reference book made the declaration on its official website. [4] "The largest poster has an area of 4,793.65 sq m (51,598.21 sq ft) and was achieved by Global United Media Company Pvt Ltd (India) in Kochi, India, on 27 June 2015," it said. [5]

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References

  1. Nicy (14 March 2015). "'Baahubali' Kerala Theatrical Rights Sold at Record Price". International Business Times.
  2. "Global United Media: Dynamic And Happening…". ytalkies.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "The Jungle Book fans in India are in for a treat: Film to release in India a week before the US". India Today. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. "Baahubali poster in Guinness record for being world's largest". New Delhi. Hindustan Times. 23 July 2015.
  5. Rachel Swatman (23 July 2015). "Largest poster ever – watch incredible drone footage of super-sized promo for Indian film Baahubali". guinnessworldrecords.com.