A film production company is a company that generally produces, creates and distributes motion pictures (films), musics or other programmes by their own subsidiary companies. It produces video content for television, social media, corporate promotions, commercials and other media-related fields. This is a list of notable film production houses, distributors and music studios situated or headquartered in India.
Name | Headquarter |
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Aditya Music | Hyderabad |
Balaji Music | Mumbai |
Eros Music | Mumbai |
Lahari Music | Bangalore |
Madhura Audio | Hyderabad |
Manorama Music | Kochi |
Muzik 247 | Chennai |
Pen India Music | Mumbai |
Saregama | Mumbai |
Satyam Audios | Kochi |
SVF Music | Kolkata |
Shemaroo | Mumbai |
Sony Music | Chennai |
T-Series | Mumbai |
Tharangni | Chennai |
Think Music | Chennai |
Times Music | Mumbai |
Tips Music | Mumbai |
Universal Music | Mumbai |
Ultra Music | Mumbai |
YRF Music | Mumbai |
Zee Music Company | Mumbai |
Distributor name | Headquarter |
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AA Films | Mumbai |
Dream Factory | Chennai |
Eros International | Mumbai |
Hombale Films | Bangalore |
Jayanna Combines | Bangalore |
Lyca Productions | Chennai |
Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments | Kochi |
Paramvah Studios | Bangalore |
Pushkar Films | Bangalore |
Rockline Entertainments | Bangalore |
Sri Venkateswara Creations | Hyderabad |
Star Studios | Mumbai |
Sun Pictures | Chennai |
Suresh Productions | Hyderabad |
T-Series | Mumbai |
Ultra Media & Entertainment | Mumbai |
Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram | Hyderabad |
Wayfarer Films | Kochi |
Yash Raj Films | Mumbai |
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Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. Since 2012, it is led by his son Aditya Chopra. The company mainly produces and distributes Hindi films, and is one of the largest film studios in India. List of films.
Eros International Media Ltd is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjan Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribution companies in India. Currently, his sons Kishore Lulla and Sunil Lulla manage the company. It is a subsidiary of Eros Media World, formed in 2020, which was formerly known as Eros International Plc and subsequently ErosSTX Global.
Annapurna Studios is an Indian film studio facility founded in 1976 by the Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. It is located on a 22-acre (8.9 ha) site in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. The studio provides comprehensive production and post-production services.
Saregama India Ltd., formerly known as The Gramophone Company of India Ltd., is India's oldest music label company, owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group of companies. The company is listed on the NSE and the BSE with its head office located in Kolkata and other offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. Apart from music, Saregama also produces films under the brand name Yoodlee Films and multi-language television content. Saregama also retails a music-based hardware platform called Carvaan.
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Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904–1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore, British India.
Shree Venkatesh Films or known by its initialism SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its work in Bengali Cinema. Considered to be one of the largest and most successful production houses in East India, it was founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. It has produced around films majority of them in Bengali in addition to a few films in Hindi, Bhojpuri and Assamese languages, as well as distributed films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, with Bollywood and Hollywood films in East India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Content Production, Digital Cinema, Music, New Media and IPR syndication. SVF was in Anandabazar Patrika's powerlist for 2008 and 2010.
Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, doing business as T-Series, is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983. It is primarily known for Hindi film soundtracks and Indi-pop music. As of 2014, T-Series is India's largest music record label, with up to a 35% share of the Indian music market, followed by Sony Music India and Zee Music Company. As of June 2024, T-Series also owns and operates the most-viewed and the second most-subscribed YouTube channel, with over 267 million subscribers and 257 billion views. While best known as a music label, T-Series has also had some moderate success as a film production company.
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Mukta Arts Limited is an Indian film production company, headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1978, the company is involved in the production, distribution, exhibition and education in cinema and creative arts and production of digital software in television serials, web series and documentaries. It is the first Hindi film production company that listed on the stock exchange. Mukta Arts Limited has produced and co-produced 42 films in Hindi and other languages till date. It has distributed over 400 movies under the brand name Mukta movies distributors. In 2012 it entered into exhibition sector and launched its own chain of multiplex theatres under the name Mukta A2 Cinemas, now present at 18 locations in India including one in Bahrain with 54 screens.
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