Lyca Productions

Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil films made in India. It made the biggest budget film of Indian Cinema, 2.0, in Tamil.

Lyca Productions
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedChennai, Tamil Nadu, India in 2014
FounderSubaskaran Allirajah
Headquarters
Chennai
,
India
ProductsFilms
ParentLycamobile
Websitewww.lycaproductions.in

History

Pirivom Santhippom (2008) was the first film produced by A. Subhaskaran under Gnanam films. Lyca Productions chose to collaborate with Ayngaran International to produce and signed on AR Murugadoss and Vijay to be a part of their debut project.[1] A social drama tackling the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment, Kaththi was shot throughout early 2014 with Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh signed on for other pivotal roles. As the film announced its release plans, several pro-Tamil pressure groups demanded all references to Lyca Productions to be removed from the title and other publicity material. The groups felt it was unacceptable that a business house, allegedly reported to be connected to Mahinda Rajapaksa , would be allowed to produce a Tamil movie in Tamil Nadu when the Tamil Nadu Assembly, citing human rights violations during the civil war in the island nation, had already passed a resolution seeking severance of business ties with Sri Lanka.[2] Unable to reach a compromise with the pressure groups, and fearing a boycott and violence, Lyca Productions chose to remove its name from the copies released in India.[3] Kaththi consequently managed to release in October 2014 to positive reviews, with Rediff.com stating that the film "entertains with a message", while Sify.com similarly stated that it was a "well made entertainer with a powerful message".[4][5] The film became a very profitable venture at the box office for Lyca Productions, grossing over 100 crore rupees within two weeks of release.[6][7]

In late 2015, Lyca Productions agreed a deal with Dhanush for the worldwide distribution rights of two of his productions, Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015) and Visaranai (2016). The move was also met with protests, though Naanum Rowdydhaan released without any problems and also became a profitable venture for the studio.[8][9] Also throughout 2015, Lyca Productions worked on the pre-production of 2.0, a sequel to Shankar's earlier Enthiran (2010), and signed on Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson to feature in key roles. Believed to be the most expensive Indian production of all time, the team also negotiated for several months with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a role in the film, but eventually did not sign him.[10] The studio also launched another film titled Enakku Innoru Per Irukku with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role during December 2015.[11]

Filmography

Production
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Language Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
2014 Kaththi Tamil AR Murugadoss Vijay, Samantha, Neil Nitin Mukesh Two look-a-likes eventually come together to tackle the burning issues of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment. [12]
2016 Enakku Innoru Per Irukku Tamil Sam Anton G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi, Saravanan A simpleton is mistakenly earmarked as the successor of an ageing notorious don after falling in love with the don's daughter. [13]
2017 Khaidi No. 150 Telugu V. V. Vinayak Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Tarun Arora Two look-a-likes eventually come together to tackle the burning issues of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment. [14]
Yaman Tamil Jeeva Shankar Vijay Antony, Miya, Thiagarajan A young man enters politics in order to fight corruption and avenge the murder of his father. [15]
Ippadai Vellum Tamil Gaurav Narayanan Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manjima Mohan, Daniel Balaji Two innocent men are mistaken for members of a terrorist organisation. [16]
2018 Diya Tamil A. L. Vijay Sai Pallavi, Naga Shourya, RJ Balaji After an abortion, a woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she is visited by the foetus, who is now grown up and is visible to her. [17]
Kolamavu Kokila Tamil Nelson Dilipkumar Nayanthara, Yogi Babu, Saranya A young woman gets involved with a drug smuggling gang in order to pay for her mother's cancer treatment. [18]
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Tamil Mani Ratnam Arvind Swami, STR, Vijay Sethupathi, Arun Vijay A family of gangsters go through a power struggle as they attempt to find the assassin who targeted their father. [19]
Vada Chennai Tamil Vetrimaaran Dhanush, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya Rajesh Set in North Chennai, a young man is drawn into a gang war. [20]
2.0 Tamil S. Shankar Rajinikanth,

Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson

 Scientists help the government investigate a threat beyond understanding. [21]
2019 Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Tamil Sundar C STR, Megha Akash, Catherine Tresa The heir of a billionaire tries to unite his estranged aunt with his family again. [22]
Kaappaan Tamil K.V. Anand Suriya, Mohanlal, Arya, Sayyeshaa An SPG Commander cum organic farmer tries to save the nation from an evil businessman [23]
2020 Darbar Tamil AR Murugadoss Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Sunil Shetty A daredevil cop is on a rampage to eliminate a drug syndicate in Mumbai [24]
Mafia: Chapter 1 Tamil Karthick Naren Arun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Prasanna An NCB Officer and his batch mates, bring down a drug lord who is also a successful entrepreneur. [25]
2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I Tamil Mani Ratnam Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Jayaram, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu Set in the 10th century, it tells the story of early life of chola emperor Raja Raja Chola. I [26]
Panni Kutty Tamil Anucharan Yogi Babu, Karunakaran, Dindigul I. Leoni Post-Production [27]
Raangi Tamil M. Saravanan Trisha Post Production [28]
Don Tamil Cibi Chakaravarthi Sivakarthikeyan, S. J. Suryah, Priyanka Arul Mohan Post-Production [29]
Good Luck Jerry Hindi Sidharth Sengupta Janhvi Kapoor Completed [30]
Naai Sekar Returns Tamil Suraj Vadivelu Pre-production
2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II Tamil Mani Ratnam Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Jayaram, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vikram Prabhu Set in the 10th century, it tells the story of early life of chola emperor Raja Raja Chola.

Distribution

In addition to the films produced by Lyca Productions since 2014, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:

Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Language Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
2015Naanum Rowdy DhaanTamilVignesh ShivanVijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, RJ Balaji and Raadhika SarathkumarPandiyan, a policeman's son, falls in love with Kadhambari, a girl with hearing impairment. She agrees to have a relationship with him only if he helps her kill a gangster who murdered her parents.[31]
2016VisaranaiVetrimaaranDinesh, Samuthirakani, Anandhi and Aadukalam MurugadossFour labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed. Just when they feel relieved after being saved by an honest policeman, they find that the worst is yet to come.[32]
VetrivelVasantha ManiSasikumar, Miya, Prabhu and Nikhila VimalIn a bid to help his younger brother unite with the girl he loves, Vetrivel and his friends decide to kidnap her. Things take an ugly turn when their plan goes wrong and results in messy situations.[33]
2017SpyderA. R. MurugadossMahesh Babu, Rakul Preet Singh and S. J. SuryaShiva, an intelligence officer, develops a phone software that helps him track those in need of help. He sets out to save the people of Hyderabad when he realises that a serial killer is on the loose.[34]
2018KaalaPa. RanjithRajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Eswari Rao, Samuthirakani and Huma QureshiKarikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.[35]
Irumbu ThiraiP. S. MithranVishal, Arjun and Samantha Ruth PrabhuA military officer borrows money from a bank using fake papers for his sister's marriage. However, when the money goes missing from his account, he begins an investigation that leads him to a hacker.[36]
Sandakozhi 2N. LinguswamyVishal, Keerthy Suresh, Rajkiran and Varalaxmi SarathkumarBalu returns from New York and sets out to protect his family from an evil-minded man. Complications further arise as he falls in love with a woman, who reminds him of his ex-lover.[37]
2021Pushpa: The RiseTamil dubbedSukumarAllu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Rao Ramesh and Anasuya BharadwajViolence erupts between red sandalwood smugglers and the police charged with bringing down their organisation in the Seshachalam Hills of Andhra Pradesh state.[38]
2022RRRS. S. RajamouliN. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Olivia Morris, Samuthirakani, Alison Doody and Ray StevensonA tale of two legendary revolutionaries and their journey far away from home. After their journey they return home to start fighting back against British colonialists in the 1920s.[39][40]

Soundtracks
Year Title Language Music Director
2016Enakku Innoru Per IrukkuTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2018YamanVijay Antony
Ippadai VellumD. Imman
DiyaSam C. S.
2.0A. R. Rahman

See also

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