Prithviraj Productions

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Prithviraj Productions
Company type Private Limited Company
Industry Motion picture
Founded26 July 2017;6 years ago (2017-07-26)
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Products Motion Picture
Owner
Website prithvirajproductions.com

Prithviraj Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Kochi, Kerala. It was established in 2017, by actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, and his wife, Supriya Menon. Since then, it has produced and distributed over 10 films. [1]

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History

Prithviraj Productions debuted in film production through the 2019 Malayalam film 9 , directed by Jenuse Mohamed and starring Prithviraj. [2] Major part of the filming took place in Manali and Spiti Valley. It took more than six months for the post-production. [3] Production of the film was completed at a cost lower than the estimated budget. [4]

Prithviraj Productions has distributed many other language films in Kerala. [5] [6]

Prithviraj Productions received appreciation from the Central Ministry for their prompt filing and payment of GST taxes. The company received the certificate from the Central Board of Indirect Tax, which is under the Union Ministry of Finance. This approval relates to the tax payment for the financial year 2022-23. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProductionDistributionLanguageNotesRef.
2019 9 Jenuse Mohamed YesMalayalam [8]
Petta Karthik Subbaraj YesTamil [9]
Bigil Atlee Yes [10]
Driving Licence Lal Jr. YesMalayalam [11]
2021 Master Lokesh Kanagaraj YesTamil [12]
Kuruthi Manu WarrierYesMalayalam [13]
Doctor Nelson Dilipkumar YesTamil [14]
83 Kabir Khan YesHindi
2022 Bro Daddy Prithviraj Sukumaran MalayalamProject Design [15]
KGF: Chapter 2 Prashanth Neel YesKannadaDistributed Malayalam version [16]
Jana Gana Mana Dijo Jose Antony YesMalayalam [17]
777 Charlie Kiranraj K.YesKannadaDistributed Malayalam version [18] [19]
Kaduva Shaji Kailas YesMalayalam [20]
Kantara Rishab Shetty YesKannadaDistributed Malayalam version [21]
Kumari Nirmal Sahadev YesMalayalam [22]
Gold Alphonse Puthren Yes [23]
2023 Selfiee Raj Mehta YesHindiremake of Driving Licence [24] [25] [26]
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Prashanth Neel YesTeluguDistributed Malayalam version [27]
2024 The Goat Life Blessy YesMalayalam [28]
Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Vipin Das YesProduced by Supriya Menon [29]

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