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Company type | Subsidiary of Sun Network |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | , |
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Parent | Sun TV Network |
Website | www |
Sun Pictures is an Indian film production and film distribution based in Chennai, India. It is a division of Sun TV Network a part of the Sun Group. [3] In 2010, it started producing films, the first film was Enthiran which was a huge blockbuster. Alongside Enthiran, they have produced numerous blockbuster films such as Beast , Petta , Sarkar and Jailer .
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Notes | Film |
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1999 | Also distributor | Siragugal |
2008 | Also distributor | Dindigul Sarathy |
2009 | Also distributor | Thee |
2019 | Also producer | Kanchana 3 |
Also producer | Namma Veettu Pillai | |
2021 | Also producer | Annaatthe |
Also producer | Etharkkum Thunindhavan | |
2022 | Also producer | Beast |
Also producer | Thiruchitrambalam | |
2023 | Also producer | Jailer |
2024 | Also Producer | Raayan |
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