Listin Stephen | |
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Born | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Organization | Magic Frames |
Spouse | Benitta Jacob (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Justin Stephen (brother) |
Awards | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (2012) |
Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style and rejuvenated Malayalam cinema. [1]
His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style into Malayalam cinema. [2] His second production was Chaappa Kurish (2011). [3] While it encountered controversies, [4] [5] the film turned out to be a moderate commercial and critical hit. [2] In 2012, he produced Ustad Hotel which won three National Film Awards, including the one for the Best Popular Film. [6] Following the success of his films, he remade all three films in Tamil in association with R. Sarathkumar. [7]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Traffic | Malayalam | Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam |
Chaappa Kurish | Malayalam | ||
2012 | Ustad Hotel | Malayalam | |
2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Tamil | Remake of Traffic |
Pulivaal | Tamil | Remake of Chaappa Kurish | |
2014 | How Old Are You | Malayalam | |
2015 | Chirakodinja Kinavukal | Malayalam | |
Sandamarutham | Tamil | ||
Maari | Tamil | ||
Idhu Enna Maayam | Tamil | ||
2017 | Vimaanam | Malayalam | |
2019 | Margamkali | Malayalam | |
Brother's Day | Malayalam | ||
Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha | Malayalam | ||
Driving Licence | Malayalam | ||
2021 | Mohan Kumar Fans | Malayalam | |
2022 | Jana Gana Mana | Malayalam | |
Kaduva | Malayalam | ||
Kooman | Malayalam | ||
Gold | Malayalam | ||
2023 | Ennalum Ente Aliya | Malayalam | |
Selfiee | Hindi | Remake of Driving License | |
Thuramukham | Malayalam | [8] | |
Enthada Saji | Malayalam | [9] | |
Ramachandra Boss & Co | Malayalam | [10] | |
Garudan | Malayalam | [11] | |
2024 | Malayalee from India | Malayalam | [12] |
Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Malayalam | ||
TBA | Thaaram† | Malayalam | |
TBA | D150 | Malayalam | |
Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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2019 | Petta | Tamil | Kerala Distribution |
Bigil | |||
2021 | Master | ||
2022 | Beast | ||
K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Kannada | ||
The Legend | Tamil | ||
Nna Thaan Case Kodu | Malayalam | ||
Chattambi | |||
Godfather | Telugu | Kerala Distribution | |
Thiruchitrambalam | Tamil | ||
Kantara | Kannada | Karnataka Distribution | |
Kumari | Malayalam | Co-Distributed with Prithviraj Productions | |
Aanaparambile World Cup | |||
DSP | Tamil | Kerala Distribution | |
Gatta Kusthi | |||
2023 | Samara | Malayalam |
Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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2017–18 | Avaril Oral | Malayalam | TV series on Surya TV |
2021 | Varnapakittu |
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