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{{Infobox company
| name = Sathya Jyothi Films
| type = [[Film Production and Distribution]]
| image = Logo of Sathya Jyothi Films.jpg
| slogan =
| foundation = 1977
| founder = [[T. G. Thyagarajan]]<br />G. Saravanan
| industry = Motion pictures and Television
| parent =
| revenue =
| operating profit =
| homepage = http://www.sathyajyothifilms.com/
}}

'''Sathya Jyothi Films''' is a film production and distribution company in India. It was established in 1977 by [[T. G. Thyagarajan]] and G. Saravanan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/sathya-jyothi-films-announce-their-next-mega-project-with-ajith-kumar/122589/story.htm|title=Sathya Jyothi Films announce their next mega project with Ajith Kumar|website=Nowrunning.com|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/producer-sathya-jyothi-films-thiyagarajan-confirms-shooting-will-begin-in-june-tamil-news-155584.html|title=When will Thala 57 start rolling? – Producer's Confirmation – Tamil Movie News |website=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/sathya-jyothi-films-to-produce-ajith-kumars-thala-57.html|title=Sathya Jyothi Films to produce Ajith Kumar's Thala 57|date=19 December 2015|website=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref>

== History ==
Sathya Jyothi Films was founded by T. G. Thyagarajan in the 1970s. Thyagarajan, an MBA graduate from the US, is the son of film producer, late Venus T. Govindarajan, who had made films from the 1960s to the 1980s under Venus Pictures. Thyagarajan initially ventured into film productions under the studio Satya Movies, production company of his father-in-law [[R. M. Veerappan]] before founding Sathya Jyothi Films in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Venus-Govindarajan-passes-away/article14720594.ece|title=Venus Govindarajan passes away|date=15 February 2007|accessdate=14 December 2017|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-saga-of-success/article3230655.ece|title=A saga of success|date=15 September 2006|accessdate=14 December 2017|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Productions ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Cast !! Synopsis !!Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"|1982 || ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' || [[Balu Mahendra]] || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sridevi]] ||A young woman suffers a major head injury in a car accident after which she begins behaving like a child. Trapped at a brothel, she finds hope in a lonely school teacher who decides to rescue her. ||[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Third Best Film]]<br />[[Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil|Cinema Express Award for Best Film]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|1985 || ''[[Pagal Nilavu]]'' || [[Mani Ratnam]] || [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Revathi]], [[Sathyaraj]] || Selvam is indebted to Devarajan, a big shot in town, for saving his mother. When he falls in love with the sister of the new police inspector, Devarajan plans to make good use of the situation.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1986 || ''[[Manithanin Marupakkam]]'' || [[K. Rangaraj]] || [[Sivakumar]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Jayashree]] || Sujatha, a journalist, covers the story of Ravi who has been sentenced for murdering his wife Kala, Sujatha's sister. However, a day before his scheduled execution, Ravi escapes the prison. ||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1988 || ''[[Jeeva (1988 film)|Jeeva]]'' || [[Pratap K. Pothen|Pratap Pothen]] || [[Sathyaraj]], [[Amala (actress)|Amala]] ||Jeeva, an unemployed youth, lives an ordinary life with his widowed mother and younger sister. His life turns upside down when his family gets murdered.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1990 || ''[[Kizhakku Vasal]]'' || [[R. V. Udayakumar]] || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Revathi]], [[Khushbu]] || When an influential man from the village tries to molest Thaayamma, an orphan, she escapes from his clutches and is saved by Ponnurangam. Eventually, they fall in love.|| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Third Best Film]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|1991 || ''[[Idhayam (film)|Idhayam]]'' || [[Kathir]] || [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Heera Rajgopal|Heera]] || When a medical student from a middle-class family falls in love with an affluent English-speaking pretty girl, he is unable to express his love to her due to his inferiority complex.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1992 || ''[[Endrum Anbudan]]'' || Bhagyanathan || [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]], [[Heera Rajgopal|Heera]] || Thyagu, a singer and music instructor, lives as a tenant where a young woman is a co-tenant. Their lives change when Thyagu shares shocking information about his past.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1993 || ''[[Vedan]]'' || [[Suresh Krissna]] || [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Khushbu]] || Vijay, a policeman, is on a mission to apprehend Bhoopathy, a criminal. He infiltrates the gang to become his right-hand man. But in the bargain, he ends up witnessing the killing of his mentor.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1994 || ''[[Honest Raj]]'' || [[K. S. Ravi]] || [[Vijayakanth]], [[Gautami]], [[Aamani]] || Raj, an honest police officer, awakens from a coma after four years. He yearns to exact revenge against his best friend who turned into a criminal and murdered his wife and mother.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|1998 || ''[[Harichandra (1998 film)|Harichandra]]'' || [[Cheyyar Ravi]] || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] || Hari, a compulsive liar, falls in love with Nandini, an honest school principal. Though she accepts him for who he is, his habit of lying creates problems in their relationship.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2003 || ''[[Parthiban Kanavu (2003 film)|Parthiban Kanavu]]'' || [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] || [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] ||Parthiban, a marketing executive, discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is the same one that his parents want him to marry. However, after marriage, he learns an unexpected truth.|| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|2006 || ''[[Em Magan]]'' || [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Gopika]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] ||Krishna is always worried and sad as his strict father does not miss a chance to scold him. His father goes overboard by chasing him out of the house when he learns about Krishna's love life.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2008 || ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' || [[R. Kannan]] || [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]], [[Lekha Washington]] ||When Arjun relocates from London to Chennai to start a business, he finds out that his late father had a second family and that his half-sister Brinda is trying to sell their ancestral property.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2010 || ''[[Baana Kaathadi]]'' || [[Badri Venkatesh]] || [[Atharvaa]], [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]], [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]] ||Ramesh spends his time flying kites and playing games along with his friends on the streets. However, his life takes a turn for the better when he accidentally meets an aspiring designer, Priya.||
|-
| rowspan="1"|2016 || ''[[Thodari]]'' || [[Prabhu Solomon]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Keerthy Suresh]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]] ||Love blossoms between a pantry boy and a makeup artist aboard a speeding train bound for Chennai. The journey turns topsy-turvy when the moving train is taken over by a gang of dacoits.|| 15th Film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Sathriyan (2017 film)|Sathriyan]]'' || [[S. R. Prabhakaran]] || [[Vikram Prabhu]], [[Manjima Mohan]], [[Aishwarya Dutta]] || Guna, a local boy, falls in love with Niranjana, the daughter of Samuthiram, a deceased mafia leader. However, Niranjana's family does not approve of their relationship.||
|-
| ''[[Vivegam]]'' || [[Siva (director)|Siva]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]], [[Akshara Haasan]] ||Ajay Kumar, a former counter-terrorism agent, is called for a special mission. However, he is betrayed by his friends and is accused of extremely treasonous acts. ||
|-
|t="1"| 2019||''[[Viswasam]]'' || [[Siva (director)|Siva]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Jagapati Babu]] ||Thookku Durai, a chieftain, gets separated from his wife, Niranjana, after their daughter, Swetha, gets injured during a fight. Years later, he tries to protect Swetha by joining as her car driver without revealing his identity. ||
|-
| 2020||''[[Pattas]]'' ||[[R. S. Durai Senthilkumar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Mehreen Pirzada]]|| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021||''[[Sivakumarin Sabadham]]'' ||[[Hiphop Tamizha]] ||[[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]], [[Triples (web series)|Madhuri]]|| ||
|-
|''[[Anbarivu]]''||Aswin Raam ||[[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]], [[Kashmira Pardeshi]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] || ||Shooting in Progress
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022||''Maaran''
|[[Karthick Naren]]
|[[Dhanush]], [[Malavika Mohanan]], [[Samuthirakani]], [[Smruthi Venkat]], Krishna Kumar, [[Mahendran (actor)|Mahendran]]
|
|Shooting in Progress
|-
|''Untitled [[Balaji Mohan]] Project''
|[[Balaji Mohan]]
|[[Dhanush]]
|
|Announced
|-
|}

=== Kannada ===

* ''[[Sathya Jyothi]]'' (1986)

=== Television ===
*''Jeipathu Nijam '' (1999)
*''Gopuram'' (2002)
*''Varam'' (2003)
*''[[Anandham (TV series)|Anandham]]'' (2003–2009)
*''[[Kalyanam (2009 TV series)|Kalyanam]]'' (2009)
*''[[Idhayam (TV series)|Idhayam]]'' (2009–2012)
*''[[Aan Paavam (TV series)|Aan Paavam]]'' (2012)
*''[[Puguntha Veedu]]'' (2012–2014)
*''[[Maya (2012 TV series)|Maya]]'' (2012–2013)
*''[[Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum]]'' (2015)
*''[[Sumangali (TV series)|Sumangali]]'' (2017–2019)
*''[[Thirumagal (TV series)|Thirumagal]]'' (2020–Present)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.sathyajyothifilms.com/ Official Site]

{{Sathya Jyothi Films}}

[[Category:Film production companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1977]]

Sathya Jyothi Films - Revision history

Bpk at 14:26, 7 December 2025

->Tambaram97: Fixed typo / it’s already Released