Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments

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Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
Type Private
Industry Film distribution
Founded23 October 2008;15 years ago (2008-10-23) in Kochi, Kerala [1]
Founder Mohanlal
Headquarters
Kochi
,
India
Key people
Products Motion pictures

Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments is an Indian film distribution and production company established in 2009 by actor-producer Mohanlal, producer Antony Perumbavoor and industrialist K. C. Babu. Since then, it has distributed several films in Malayalam and other Indian languages. The company is a regular distributor of films produced by Aashirvad Cinemas. [2] [3] [4]

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Filmography

YearFilmLanguageProduction HouseRef.
2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Malayalam Aashirvad Cinemas [5]
Bhramaram Yavonne Entertainment Co. [6]
Angel John Creative Team [7]
Evidam Swargamanu Aashirvad Cinemas [8]
2010 Janakan Sathgamaya Productions [9]
Mummy & Me JJithin Arts [10]
Shikkar Sreeraj Cinema [11]
Kandahar Zoe Estabe Moviez, Pranavam Arts International [12]
2011 China Town Aashirvad Cinemas [13]
Vaadamalli Zoe Estabe Moviez [14]
Pranayam Fragnent Nature Cinema [15]
Doctor Love JJithin Arts [16]
Snehaveedu Aashirvad Cinemas [17]
Innanu Aa Kalyanam  – [18]
2012 Casanovva Confident Group, Aashirvad Cinemas [19]
Grandmaster UTV Motion Pictures [20]
Spirit Aashirvad Cinemas [21]
2013 Lokpal Happy & Ruby Cinemas [22]
Ladies and Gentleman Confident Group, Aashirvad Cinemas
Drishyam Aashirvad Cinemas [23]
2014 Jilla Tamil Super Good Films [24]
Mr. Fraud Malayalam AVA Productions [25]
Aamayum Muyalum Full House Entertainment [26]
2015 Rasam Group Ten Entertainments Pvt. Ltd, Chaya Films [27]
Ennum Eppozhum Aashirvad Cinemas [28]
Lailaa O Lailaa Finecut Entertainments [29]
Papanasam TamilWide Angle Creations [30]
Loham Malayalam Aashirvad Cinemas [31]
Kanal Abaam Movies, Aashirvad Cinemas [32]
2016 Kabali Tamil V Creations [33]
Vismayam Malayalam Varahi Chalana Chitram
Janatha Garage (Dubbed) Mythri Movie Makers
Oppam Aashirvad Cinemas [34]
2017 Careful MalayalamWide Angel Creations
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 TamilV Creations, Wunderbar Films [35]
Velipadinte Pustakam Malayalam Aashirvad Cinemas
Villain Rockline Entertainments Pvt Ltd.
2018 Odiyan Malayalam Aashirvad Cinemas
2019 Lucifer Aashirvad Cinemas
Ittymaani: Made in China Aashirvad Cinemas
Asuran TamilV Creations
Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 MalayalamMoonshot Entertainments
2021 Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Malayalam Aashirvad Cinemas
2024 Malaikottai Vaaliban Malayalam John & Mary Creative

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