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{{distinguish|SPI Cinemas}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2020}}
{{short description|Indian motion picture company}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = SP Cinemas.jpg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Film]]
| founded = 2017
| location_city = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| location_country = India
| founders = SP Sankar<br />Santha Priya
| key_people = SP Sankar<br />Kishore<br />Naren<br />Udaykumar T
| products = [[Film production]], [[Film distribution|distribution]], [[Film promotion|promotion]]
| homepage = {{url|www.spcinemas.in|Official website}}
}}
'''SP Cinemas''' is an Indian [[film production]] and [[film distributor|distribution]] company based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It was established in 2017 by S. P. Sankar. Since then, it has produced three [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films: ''[[K-13 (film)|K-13]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=K-13 Review |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/k13/k13-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910132457/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/k13/k13-review.html |archive-date=10 September 2019 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>> ''[[Oh Manapenne]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2020 |title=Harish Kalyan-Priya Bhavani Shankar's film shoot wrapped up |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/harish-kalyan-priya-bhavani-shankars-film-shoot-wraped-up/articleshow/74315000.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229020747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/harish-kalyan-priya-bhavani-shankars-film-shoot-wraped-up/articleshow/74315000.cms |archive-date=29 February 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2020 |title='Pelli Choopulu' Tamil remake shooting wrapped up |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-shooting-wrapped-119079 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629114811/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-shooting-wrapped-119079 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> and distributed ''K-13'' and ''[[Baaram]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=13 February 2020 |title=Vetri Maaran on why he decided to present 'Baaram' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-weight-of-reality/article30810572.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219124620/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-weight-of-reality/article30810572.ece |archive-date=19 February 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=Director Ram is the major reason behind Baaram getting its release |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-ram-is-the-major-reason-behind-baaram-getting-its-release/articleshow/74117894.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017092655/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-ram-is-the-major-reason-behind-baaram-getting-its-release/articleshow/74117894.cms |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=I thank Sivakarthikeyan and Vijay Sethupathi for supporting Baaram: Priya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-thank-sivakarthikeyan-and-vijay-sethupathi-for-supporting-baaram-priya/articleshow/74117797.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017092656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-thank-sivakarthikeyan-and-vijay-sethupathi-for-supporting-baaram-priya/articleshow/74117797.cms |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The team Sankar, Kishore and Naren, worked for [[PVP Cinema]], where they handled production, distribution and marketing, later branched out to start their own production house, SP Cinemas.

== History ==
SP Cinemas was set up by SP Sankar in 2017. Its first production was Barath Neelakandan's ''[[K-13 (film)|K-13]]'' (2019) starring [[Arulnithi]] and [[Shraddha Srinath]]. Along with production, SP Cinemas also has distribution, which they started with ''K-13''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2019 |title=Sam CS replaces Darbuka Siva in K-13 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/feb/21/sam-cs-replaces-darbuka-siva-in-k-13-10226.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328120220/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/feb/21/sam-cs-replaces-darbuka-siva-in-k-13-10226.html |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The company then went on to distribute the 2020 film ''[[Baaram]]'', directed by [[Priya Krishnaswamy]]. The film was based on [[Thalaikoothal]], a traditional practice of [[senicide]] observed in some parts of southern districts of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magnier |first=Mark |date=15 January 2013 |title=In southern India, relatives sometimes quietly kill their elders |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-15-la-fg-india-mercy-killings-20130116-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017092656/https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-15-la-fg-india-mercy-killings-20130116-story.html |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]. Their next production was ''[[Maara]]'', directed by Dhilip Kumar starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and Shraddha Srinath and it is the remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Charlie (2015 Malayalam film)|Charlie]]'' (2015). The movie was released through [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 8 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2020 |title=Madhavan-starrer Maara gets a new release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/madhavan-starrer-maara-gets-a-new-release-date-7105874/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215103029/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/madhavan-starrer-maara-gets-a-new-release-date-7105874/ |archive-date=15 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The next film produced by the company is ''[[Oh Manapenne]]'', the Tamil remake of the 2015 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Pelli Choopulu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2020 |title='Pelli Choopulu' Tamil remake titled 'Oh Mana Penne' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-titled-oh-mana-penne-134526 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017092658/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-titled-oh-mana-penne-134526 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> It is directed by Kaarthik Sundar with [[Harish Kalyan]] and [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]] starring.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Oh Manapenne: Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar team up for Pelli Choopulu Tamil remake |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/oh-manapenne-harish-kalyan-and-priya-bhavani-shankar-team-up-for-pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-1727594-2020-10-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010135227/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/oh-manapenne-harish-kalyan-and-priya-bhavani-shankar-team-up-for-pelli-choopulu-tamil-remake-1727594-2020-10-02 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{|class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
!Production
!Distribution
|-
| 2019
| ''[[K-13 (film)|K-13]]''
| Barath Neelakantan
| style="text-align: center;" |{{y}}
| style="text-align: center;" |{{y}}
|-
|2020
|''[[Baaram]]''
|[[Priya Krishnaswamy]]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |{{y}}
|-
| {{TBA}}
| style="background:#ffc;" |''[[Oh Manapenne]]'' {{dagger}}
| Karthik Sundar
| style="text-align: center;" |{{y}}
| style="text-align: center;" |
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.spcinemas.in/ Official website]
* {{Facebook | thespcinemas | SP Cinemas }}

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