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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founders | R. Ravindran |
| Headquarters | , India |
| Products | Film production, distribution |
| Website | tridentarts |
Trident Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1987 by R. Ravindran. Since then, it has produced and distributed several Tamil films. [1]
Trident Arts was set up by R. Ravindran in 1987. Since then it has distributed several Tamil films in region wise in Tamil Nadu, [2] then moved to a major distributor with the movies including Vikram Vedha , Tamizh Padam 2 , Ratsasan , Seethakaathi , Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 and Kadaram Kondan . The company has produced films including Shivalinga , Lakshmi and Action . [3] Its latest release was Kasada Thapara , released on 27 August 2021 in SonyLIV. [4] The company's next productions are Enna Solla Pogirai , directed by A. Hariharan, starring Ashwin Kumar and Avantika Mishra, [5] Hostel, directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan, starring Ashok Selvan and Priya Bhavani Shankar, [6] [7] and Shot Boot 3, directed by Arun Vaidyanathan, starring Venkat Prabhu and Sneha. [8]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Production | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vetrivel | Vasantha Mani |  | |
| 2017 | Shivalinga | P. Vasu | | |
| 2017 | Vikram Vedha | Pushkar–Gayathri | | |
| 2017 | Sakka Podu Podu Raja | G. L. Sethuraman | | |
| 2017 | Aramm | Gopi Nainar | | |
| 2018 | Mercury | Karthik Subbaraj | | |
| 2018 | Tamizh Padam 2 | C. S. Amudhan | | |
| 2018 | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | Elan | | |
| 2018 | Lakshmi | A. L. Vijay | | |
| 2018 | Ratsasan | Ram Kumar | | |
| 2018 | Seethakaathi | Balaji Tharaneetharan | | |
| 2019 | Mitta | D. P. Pradeep | | |
| 2019 | Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 | Rambhala | | |
| 2019 | Boomerang | R. Kannan | | |
| 2019 | Airaa | Sarjun KM | | |
| 2019 | Vellai Pookal | Vivek Elangovan | | |
| 2019 | Auto Shankar | Ranga Yali | | |
| 2019 | Devi 2 | A. L. Vijay | | |
| 2019 | Kadaram Kondan | Rajesh M. Selva | | |
| 2019 | Sixer | Chachi | | |
| 2019 | Aruvam | Sai Sekhar | | |
| 2019 | Action | Sundar C. | | |
| 2021 | Kasada Thapara | Chimbu Deven | | |
| 2022 | Enna Solla Pogirai | A. Hariharan | | |
| 2022 | Hostel | Sumanth Radhakrishnan | | |
| 2023 | Shot Boot Three | Arun Vaidhyanadhan | ||
| Malikappuram | Vishnu sasi shankar | | ||
| Ayothi | R. Manthira Moorthy | | ||
| 2024 | Vadakkupatti Ramasamy | Karthik Yogi | |
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