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{{Short description|Tamil film distribution company}}
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| name             = Ayngaran International
 
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{{Infobox company  
| name     = Ayngaran International
| logo     = Logo_of_Ayngaran_International.jpg
| caption          =  
| caption          =  
| type     = [[Film Producer|Film production]]<br>[[Film distribution]]
| native_name      = Tamil
| foundation      = 1987
| type             = [[Film Producer|Film production]]<br />[[Film distribution]]
| location_city    = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| foundation      = Jan 14, 1987
| key_people      = K Karunamoorthi<br>Rohan Manickavasagar
| location_city    = Thanikachalam Rd, Thillaiganga Nagar, Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar, [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu 600017
| num_employees    =  
| key_people      = K Karunamoorthi<br />Rohan Manickavasagar
| industry        = [[Entertainment industry|Entertainment]], [[Software industry|Software]]
| num_employees    = 67
| products        = [[Motion picture]]s, [[home video]] ([[VHS]], [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]]), [[computer software]]
| industry        = Film Distribution
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| parent           =  
| revenue          =  
| revenue          = $12 Million
| operating_income =
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| homepage        = [http://www.ayngaran.com www.ayngaran.com]
| homepage        = {{URL|www.ayngaran.com}}
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'''Ayngaran International''' is a [[film distribution]] and [[film production|production]] company, based in the United Kingdom. Historically, [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] from India have been distributed to overseas theaters and for home media consumption by Ayngaran. The chairman of the company is Mr.Karunamoorthy who is based out of London and he is one of the pioneers in this field who took tamil cinema to the worldwide audience. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.<ref>http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35581892</ref>
'''Ayngaran International''' is a [[film distribution]] and [[film production|production]] company, based in the United Kingdom. The chairman of the company is K. Karunamoorthy. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35581892 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527175901/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35581892 | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 May 2014 | title=Ayngaran International Ltd - Company Profile and News }}</ref>


As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' (1996).<ref>http://dietandweightlosstoday.com/news/Karuppu-Roja.html</ref>
As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dietandweightlosstoday.com/news/Karuppu-Roja.html |title=Latest News and Information on Karuppu Roja |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235304/http://dietandweightlosstoday.com/news/Karuppu-Roja.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==History==
==History==


===Film production===
===Film production===
Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'', directed by [[Aabavanan]], but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a [[joint venture]] with [[Eros International]] and announced plans to begin producing and distributing films on a larger scale. Its first distribution venture as a joint venture, [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', became a very profitable venture and soon after, Ayngaran announced plans to begin producing films.<ref>http://chennai365.com/news/sivaji-blazes-success-trail-for-tamil-films/</ref> Subsequently, it was announced that they would produce the director and actor's next collaboration, ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010), dubbed as the most expensive Tamil film ever made, along with Eros International. However, in December&nbsp;2008, Eros International withdrew from the joint venture after financial difficulties caused by the box-office failure of ''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]'' (2008) and ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |title=Hollywood dreams |work=[[Mid-Day]] |first=S. Suresh |last=Kumar |date=30 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Vg1tedde?url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Ayngaran International itself, struggled with the [[Financial crisis of 2007–08|global financial crisis of 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |title=The Journey: From Robot to Endhiran&nbsp;— Hurdles and setbacks! |publisher=Behindwoods |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102633/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's production and release rights were consequently sold on to [[Sun Pictures]], who released the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |title= Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran |publisher=Rediff.com |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102809/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'', directed by [[Aabavanan]], but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a [[joint venture]] with [[Eros International]] and announced plans to begin producing and distributing films on a larger scale. Its first distribution venture as a joint venture, [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', became a very profitable venture and soon after, Ayngaran announced plans to begin producing films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chennai365.com/news/sivaji-blazes-success-trail-for-tamil-films/|title = Chennai365 &#124; Sivaji blazes success trail for Tamil films}}</ref> Subsequently, it was announced that they would produce the director and actor's next collaboration, ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010), dubbed as the most expensive Tamil film ever made, along with Eros International. However, in December&nbsp;2008, Eros International withdrew from the joint venture after financial difficulties caused by the box-office failure of ''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]'' (2008) and ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |title=Hollywood dreams |work=[[Mid-Day]] |first=S. Suresh |last=Kumar |date=30 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118162001/http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Ayngaran International itself, struggled with the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |title=The Journey: From Robot to Endhiran&nbsp;— Hurdles and setbacks! |publisher=Behindwoods |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102633/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's production and release rights were consequently sold on to [[Sun Pictures]], who released the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |title= Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran |work=Rediff.com |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102809/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


After enjoying success as the worldwide co-distributors of the [[Ajith Kumar]]-starrer ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007), they signed the actor on to appear in their production ''[[Aegan (film)|Aegan]]'' (2008), which was directed by [[Raju Sundaram]]. Simultaneously they produced [[Prabhu Deva]]'s ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' (2009) with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in the lead role, but both films did not perform well commercially.<ref>http://www.ajithfans.com/news/2008/10/22/ajithfanscom-exclusive-on-todays-aegan-press-meet/</ref> The failure of both their big-budget films and their other venture [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]'' (2009), coupled with their withdrawal from ''Enthiran'', put the release of several of their other projects into doubt. While smaller films like ''[[Peranmai]]'' (2009) and ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' (2010) managed to release and perform well at the box office, other ventures including [[Mysskin]]'s ''[[Nandalala]]'' (2010), ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' (2012) and the [[Prabhu Deva]]-starrer ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' (2017) experienced severe delays as a result of financial restraints, however latter got released in 2017. Likewise Ayngaran's films shot in the late 2000s like the [[Jai (actor)|Jai]]-starrer ''[[Arjunan Kadhali]]'' and the [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]]-starrer ''Krishnaleelai'' remain unreleased, while projects such as the [[A. R. Rahman]] musical, [[Kadhir]]'s ''Manavar Dhinam'' with [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], were shelved after being launched.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/vinay-in-maanavar-dhinam-tamil-news-41961.html</ref>
After enjoying success as the worldwide co-distributors of the [[Ajith Kumar]]-starrer ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007), they signed the actor on to appear in their production ''[[Aegan (film)|Aegan]]'' (2008), which was directed by [[Raju Sundaram]]. Simultaneously they produced [[Prabhu Deva]]'s ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' (2009) with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in the lead role, but both films did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajithfans.com/news/2008/10/22/ajithfanscom-exclusive-on-todays-aegan-press-meet/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181956/http://www.ajithfans.com/news/2008/10/22/ajithfanscom-exclusive-on-todays-aegan-press-meet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The failure of both their big-budget films and their other venture [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]'' (2009), coupled with their withdrawal from ''Enthiran'', put the release of several of their other projects into doubt. While smaller films like ''[[Peraanmai]]'' (2009) and ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' (2010) managed to release and perform well at the box office, other ventures including [[Mysskin]]'s ''[[Nandalala]]'' (2010), ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' (2012) and the [[Prabhu Deva]]-starrer ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' (2017) experienced severe delays as a result of financial restraints, however latter got released in 2017. Likewise Ayngaran's films shot in the late 2000s like the [[Jai (actor)|Jai]]-starrer ''Arjunan Kadhali'' and the [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]]-starrer ''Krishnaleelai'' remain unreleased, while projects such as the [[A. R. Rahman]] musical, [[Kadhir]]'s ''Manavar Dhinam'' with [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], were shelved after being launched.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiaglitz.com/vinay-in-maanavar-dhinam-tamil-news-41961.html| title = Vinay in 'Maanavar Dhinam' - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com| date = October 2008}}</ref>


The studio continued distributing films throughout the 2010s and made a return to production through ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014), which was co-produced by Lyca Productions. The success of the film meant that Ayngaran International were actively looking to make a return to the film industry, and announced that they would finance [[Anand Shankar]]'s ''Marma Manithan'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Kajal Aggarwal]] in the lead roles. However, subsequently they opted against making the film and the project was taken up by different producers.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/bindhu-madhavi-replaces-priya-anand-in-vikrams-marma-manithan-tamil-news-135917.html</ref>
The studio continued distributing films throughout the 2010s and made a return to production through ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014), which was co-produced by Lyca Productions. The success of the film meant that Ayngaran International were actively looking to make a return to the film industry, and announced that they would finance [[Anand Shankar]]'s ''Marma Manithan'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Kajal Aggarwal]] starring. However, subsequently they opted against making the film and the project was taken up by different producers.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiaglitz.com/bindhu-madhavi-replaces-priya-anand-in-vikrams-marma-manithan-tamil-news-135917.html| title = Bindu Madhavi In Priya Anand Out for Vikram - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com| date = 22 June 2015}}</ref>


==Retail stores==
==Retail stores==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
Ayngaran introduced the six-track DTS sound system to the Indian Cinema Industry through its inaugural production feature [[Karuppu Roja]] in 1996.
Ayngaran introduced the six-track DTS sound system to the Indian Cinema Industry through its inaugural production feature ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' in 1996.


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|As Producer
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" |As Producer
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Cast
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' || Paneer || [[Ramki (actor)|Ramki]], [[Vineetha]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008|| ''[[Mayabazar (2008 film)|Mayabazaar]]'' (Malayalam) || Thomas Sebastian || [[Mammootty]], [[Sheela (Tamil actress)|Sheela Kaur]], [[Tisca Chopra]]
|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 ||''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| ''[[Sarvam]]'' || [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]
|-
| ''[[Peraanmai]]'' || [[S. P. Jananathan]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Vasundhara Kashyap|Vasundhara]], [[Saranya Nag|Saranya]], Liyasree, [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]], [[Varsha Ashwathi]], [[Roland Kickinger]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' || [[Vasanthabalan]] || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]], [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
|-
| ''[[Nandalala]]''||[[Myshkin (director)|Mysskin]] || [[Myshkin (director)|Mysskin]], Ashwath Ram, [[Snigdha Akolkar]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' || [[K. Selva Bharathy]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sindhu Tolani]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' || [[Thangar Bachan]] || [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Prakash Raj (actor)|Prakash Raj]]
|-
|2024 || ''[[Nirangal Moondru]]'' || [[Karthick Naren]] || [[Atharvaa]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="4" |As Overseas Distributor
|-
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Cast
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' || [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]  || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Shalini (actress)|Shalini]]
|-
| ''[[Alai Payuthey]]'' || [[Mani Ratnam]]  || [[R. Madhavan]], [[Shalini (actress)|Shalini]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2004 || ''[[Attahasam]]'' || [[Saran (director)|Saran]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Pooja Umashankar|Pooja]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[Sachein]]'' || [[John Mahendran]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Genelia D'Souza]], [[Bipasha Basu]]
|-
| ''[[Ullam Ketkumae]]'' || [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]] || [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Asin]], [[Pooja Umashankar|Pooja]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Pokkiri]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Asin]]
|-
| ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]''|| [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Asin]]
|-
| ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]]
|-
| ''[[Kuselan]]'' || [[P. Vasu]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]
|-
| ''[[Seval]]'' || [[Hari (director)|Hari]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Poonam Bajwa]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| ''[[Thiruvannamalai (film)|Thiruvannamalai]]'' || [[Perarasu]] || [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Pooja Gandhi]]
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2009 ||''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
|''[[Ayan (film)|Ayan]]'' || [[K. V. Anand]] || [[Suriya]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
|-
|''[[Kanthaswamy]]'' || [[Susi Ganesan]] || [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Shriya Saran]]
|-
|''[[Aadhavan]]'' || K. S. Ravikumar || [[Suriya]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Vadivelu]]
|-
|''[[Vettaikaaran (2009 film)|Vettaikaaran]]'' || [[B. Babusivan]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Anushka Shetty]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2010 || ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]''  || [[Selvaraghavan]] || [[Karthi]], [[Reema Sen]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[R. Parthiban]]
|-
| ''[[Aasal]]''  || Saran || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sameera Reddy]], [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
|-
| ''[[Angadi Theru]]''  || [[Vasanthabalan]] || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]], [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
|-
| ''[[Uthamaputhiran (2010 film)|Uthamaputhiran]]''  || [[Mithran R. Jawahar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Genelia D'Souza]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||''[[Avan Ivan]]'' || [[Bala (director)|Bala]] ||  [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
|-
|''[[Mankatha]]'' || [[Venkat Prabhu]] ||  [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Raai Laxmi]]
|-
|''[[Velayudham]]'' || [[Mohan Raja]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Genelia D'Souza]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]''|| [[K. Selva Bharathy]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sindhu Tolani]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Jilla]]''|| [[R. T. Neason]] || [[Mohanlal]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]]
|-
| ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]''|| [[Thiru (director)|Thiru]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
|-
|''[[Kaththi]]''|| [[AR Murugadoss]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015 || ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]''|| [[Chimbu Deven]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Sridevi]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sudeepa]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Shruti Haasan]]
|-
| ''[[Anegan]]''|| K. V. Anand || [[Dhanush]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Amyra Dastur]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[[Thodari]]''|| [[Prabhu Solomon]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Keerthy Suresh]]
|-
| ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]''|| [[Prabhu Solomon]] || [[Silambarasan]], [[Manjima Mohan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]''|| [[Thangar Bachan]] || [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Enemy (2021 film)|Enemy]]''|| [[Anand Shankar]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] [[Mirnalini Ravi]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[Thiruchitrambalam]]''|| [[Mithran R. Jawahar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Raashii Khanna]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], [[Nithya Menen]]
|-
| ''[[Naane Varuvean]]''|| [[Selvaraghavan]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Indhuja Ravichandran]], [[Elli AvrRam]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |2023 || ''[[Dada (2023 film)|Dada]]''|| Ganesh K. Babu || [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]], [[Aparna Das]]
|-
|''[[Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum]]''|| Vignesh Sha PN || [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Megha Akash]], [[Anju Kurian]]
|-
|''[[Agilan]]''|| N Kalyana Krishnan || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], [[Tanya Ravichandran]]
|-
|''[[Yaathisai]]''|| Dharani Rasendran || Shakthi Mithran, Seyon, Rajalakshmi, Vaidehi Amarnath
|-
|''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|Jailer]]'' || [[Nelson Dilipkumar]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Vasanth Ravi]]
|-
|''[[Mark Antony (2023 film)|Mark Antony]]'' || [[Adhik Ravichandran]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[S. J. Suryah]]
|-
| rowspan="7" |2024 || ''[[Romeo (2024 film)|Romeo]]'' || Vinayak Vaithianathan || [[Vijay Antony]], [[Mirnalini Ravi]], [[VTV Ganesh]], [[Yogi Babu]]
|-
|''[[Rathnam (film)|Rathnam]]''|| [[Hari (director)|Hari]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]]
|-
|''[[Raayan]]''|| [[Dhanush]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Dushara Vijayan]], [[S. J. Suryah]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|-
|''[[Brother (2024 film)|Brother]]'' || [[M. Rajesh]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Priyanka Mohan]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Natty Subramaniam]]
|-
| ''[[Bloody Beggar]]''|| Sivabalan Muthukumar || [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]], [[Radha Ravi]], [[Redin Kingsley]]
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Cast !! Release Date
|''Paraman'' ||  J. Sabarish || [[Supergood Subramani]], [[Vaiyapuri]]
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' || Paneer || [[Ramki (actor)|Ramki]], [[Vineetha]] ||
|''[[Nirangal Moondru]]'' || [[Karthick Naren]] || [[Atharvaa]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 ||''Mayabazaar'' (Malayalam)|| Thomas Sebastian||[[Mammootty]], [[Tisca Chopra]]||
| rowspan="8" |2025 || ''Poorveegam'' || G.Krishnan || [[Bose Venkat]], [[Ilavarasu]], [[Sriranjani (Tamil actress)|Sriranjani]]
|-
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| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayantara]] ||
| ''[[Dinasari]]'' || G Sankar || [[Srikanth (actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], Cynthia Lourde
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009 ||''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Nayantara]] ||
| ''[[Akkenam]]'' || Uday K || [[Keerthi Pandian]], [[Arun Pandian ]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Sarvam]]'' || [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Trisha Krishnan]] ||
|''[[Paranthu Po]]'' || [[Ram (director)|Ram]] || [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], Mithul Ryan, [[Grace Antony]], [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]], [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Aju Varghese]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Peranmai]]'' || [[S. P. Jananathan]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Roland Kickinger]] ||
|''[[Thanal (2025 film)|Thanal]]'' || Ravindra Madhava || [[Atharvaa]], [[Ashwin Kakumanu]], [[Lavanya Tripathi]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' || [[Vasanthabalan]] || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]], [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] ||
|''Sareeram'' || GV Perumal || Tharsan Priyan, Charmy Vijayalakshmi, [[Shakeela]], [[Jangiri Madhumitha]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Nandalala]]''||[[Myshkin (director)|Myshkin]] || [[Myshkin (director)|Myshkin]], Ashwath Ram, [[Snigdha Akolkar]] ||
|''Thadai Athai Udai'' || Arivazhakan Murugesan || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], Guna Babu, Ganesh, Mahaadeer Mohammad
|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' || [[K. Selva Bharathy]] || [[Sundar C.]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sindhu Tolani]] ||
|''[[Retta Thala]]'' || Kris Thirukumaran || [[Arun Vijay]], [[Siddhi Idnani]], [[Tanya Ravichandran]]
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| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' || [[Thangar Bachan]] || [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Prakash Raj (actor)|Prakash Raj]], [[Bhumika Chawla]] ||
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==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.ayngaran.com Ayngaran International Official Website]
* [http://www.ayngaran.com Ayngaran International Official Website]
* [http://www.uk.imdb.com/company/co0110172/ IMDB Profile]
* [http://www.uk.imdb.com/company/co0110172/ IMDB Profile]

Latest revision as of 02:25, 8 February 2026


For the film, see Ayngaran (film).

Ayngaran International
Native name
Tamil
IndustryFilm Distribution
FoundedJan 14, 1987
Headquarters
Thanikachalam Rd, Thillaiganga Nagar, Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017
Key people
K Karunamoorthi
Rohan Manickavasagar
Revenue$12 Million
Number of employees
67
Websitewww.ayngaran.com

Ayngaran International is a film distribution and production company, based in the United Kingdom. The chairman of the company is K. Karunamoorthy. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.[1]

As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was Karuppu Roja (1996).[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Film production[edit | edit source]

Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film Karuppu Roja, directed by Aabavanan, but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a joint venture with Eros International and announced plans to begin producing and distributing films on a larger scale. Its first distribution venture as a joint venture, Shankar's Rajinikanth-starrer Sivaji, became a very profitable venture and soon after, Ayngaran announced plans to begin producing films.[3] Subsequently, it was announced that they would produce the director and actor's next collaboration, Enthiran (2010), dubbed as the most expensive Tamil film ever made, along with Eros International. However, in December 2008, Eros International withdrew from the joint venture after financial difficulties caused by the box-office failure of Drona (2008) and Yuvvraaj (2008),[4] while Ayngaran International itself, struggled with the 2008 financial crisis.[5] The film's production and release rights were consequently sold on to Sun Pictures, who released the film.[6]

After enjoying success as the worldwide co-distributors of the Ajith Kumar-starrer Billa (2007), they signed the actor on to appear in their production Aegan (2008), which was directed by Raju Sundaram. Simultaneously they produced Prabhu Deva's Villu (2009) with Vijay in the lead role, but both films did not perform well commercially.[7] The failure of both their big-budget films and their other venture Vishnuvardhan's Sarvam (2009), coupled with their withdrawal from Enthiran, put the release of several of their other projects into doubt. While smaller films like Peraanmai (2009) and Angadi Theru (2010) managed to release and perform well at the box office, other ventures including Mysskin's Nandalala (2010), Murattu Kaalai (2012) and the Prabhu Deva-starrer Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017) experienced severe delays as a result of financial restraints, however latter got released in 2017. Likewise Ayngaran's films shot in the late 2000s like the Jai-starrer Arjunan Kadhali and the Jeevan-starrer Krishnaleelai remain unreleased, while projects such as the A. R. Rahman musical, Kadhir's Manavar Dhinam with Vinay, were shelved after being launched.[8]

The studio continued distributing films throughout the 2010s and made a return to production through Kaththi (2014), which was co-produced by Lyca Productions. The success of the film meant that Ayngaran International were actively looking to make a return to the film industry, and announced that they would finance Anand Shankar's Marma Manithan with Vikram and Kajal Aggarwal starring. However, subsequently they opted against making the film and the project was taken up by different producers.[9]

Retail stores[edit | edit source]

Ayngaran International has several retail stores across the world, located in cities such as London, Toronto, Paris, Sydney, and Singapore. Other partner sites are located in Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Ayngaran introduced the six-track DTS sound system to the Indian Cinema Industry through its inaugural production feature Karuppu Roja in 1996.

As Producer
Year Film Director Cast
1996 Karuppu Roja Paneer Ramki, Vineetha
2008 Mayabazaar (Malayalam) Thomas Sebastian Mammootty, Sheela Kaur, Tisca Chopra
Aegan Raju Sundaram Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara
2009 Villu Prabhu Deva Vijay, Nayanthara
Sarvam Vishnuvardhan Arya, Trisha
Peraanmai S. P. Jananathan Jayam Ravi, Vasundhara, Saranya, Liyasree, Dhansika, Varsha Ashwathi, Roland Kickinger
2010 Angadi Theru Vasanthabalan Mahesh, Anjali, A. Venkatesh
Nandalala Mysskin Mysskin, Ashwath Ram, Snigdha Akolkar
2012 Murattu Kaalai K. Selva Bharathy Sundar C, Sneha, Sindhu Tolani
2017 Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal Thangar Bachan Prabhu Deva, Bhumika Chawla, Prakash Raj
2024 Nirangal Moondru Karthick Naren Atharvaa, R. Sarathkumar, Rahman
As Overseas Distributor
Year Film Director Cast
2000 Kannukkul Nilavu Fazil Vijay, Shalini
Alai Payuthey Mani Ratnam R. Madhavan, Shalini
2004 Attahasam Saran Ajith Kumar, Pooja
2005 Sachein John Mahendran Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Bipasha Basu
Ullam Ketkumae Jeeva Shaam, Arya, Asin, Pooja
2007 Pokkiri Prabhu Deva Vijay, Asin
Billa Vishnuvardhan Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Santhanam
2008 Dasavathaaram K. S. Ravikumar Kamal Haasan, Asin
Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu Thirumurugan Bharath, Poorna
Kuselan P. Vasu Rajinikanth, Pasupathy, Meena
Seval Hari Bharath, Poonam Bajwa, Simran
Aegan Raju Sundaram Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara
Thiruvannamalai Perarasu Arjun Sarja, Pooja Gandhi
2009 Villu Prabhu Deva Vijay, Nayanthara
Ayan K. V. Anand Suriya, Prabhu, Tamannaah Bhatia
Kanthaswamy Susi Ganesan Vikram, Prabhu, Shriya Saran
Aadhavan K. S. Ravikumar Suriya, Nayanthara, Vadivelu
Vettaikaaran B. Babusivan Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Selvaraghavan Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah, R. Parthiban
Aasal Saran Ajith Kumar, Prabhu, Sameera Reddy, Bhavana
Angadi Theru Vasanthabalan Mahesh, Anjali, A. Venkatesh
Uthamaputhiran Mithran R. Jawahar Dhanush, Genelia D'Souza
2011 Avan Ivan Bala Vishal, Arya
Mankatha Venkat Prabhu Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Raai Laxmi
Velayudham Mohan Raja Vijay, Hansika Motwani, Genelia D'Souza, Santhanam
2012 Murattu Kaalai K. Selva Bharathy Sundar C, Sneha, Sneha, Sindhu Tolani
2014 Jilla R. T. Neason Mohanlal, Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal
Naan Sigappu Manithan Thiru Vishal, Lakshmi Menon
Kaththi AR Murugadoss Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
2015 Puli Chimbu Deven Vijay, Sridevi, Prabhu, Sudeepa, Hansika Motwani, Shruti Haasan
Anegan K. V. Anand Dhanush, Karthik, Amyra Dastur
2016 Thodari Prabhu Solomon Dhanush, Keerthy Suresh
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Prabhu Solomon Silambarasan, Manjima Mohan
2017 Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal Thangar Bachan Prabhu Deva, Bhumika Chawla, Prakash Raj
2021 Enemy Anand Shankar Vishal, Arya Mirnalini Ravi, Mamta Mohandas
2022 Thiruchitrambalam Mithran R. Jawahar Dhanush, Raashii Khanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Nithya Menen
Naane Varuvean Selvaraghavan Dhanush, Indhuja Ravichandran, Elli AvrRam
2023 Dada Ganesh K. Babu Kavin, Aparna Das
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum Vignesh Sha PN Shiva, Megha Akash, Anju Kurian
Agilan N Kalyana Krishnan Jayam Ravi, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Tanya Ravichandran
Yaathisai Dharani Rasendran Shakthi Mithran, Seyon, Rajalakshmi, Vaidehi Amarnath
Jailer Nelson Dilipkumar Rajinikanth, Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi
Mark Antony Adhik Ravichandran Vishal, S. J. Suryah
2024 Romeo Vinayak Vaithianathan Vijay Antony, Mirnalini Ravi, VTV Ganesh, Yogi Babu
Rathnam Hari Vishal, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Raayan Dhanush Dhanush, Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Prakash Raj
Brother M. Rajesh Jayam Ravi, Priyanka Mohan, Bhumika Chawla, Natty Subramaniam
Bloody Beggar Sivabalan Muthukumar Kavin, Radha Ravi, Redin Kingsley
Paraman J. Sabarish Supergood Subramani, Vaiyapuri
Nirangal Moondru Karthick Naren Atharvaa, R. Sarathkumar, Rahman
2025 Poorveegam G.Krishnan Bose Venkat, Ilavarasu, Sriranjani
Dinasari G Sankar Srikanth, Cynthia Lourde
Akkenam Uday K Keerthi Pandian, Arun Pandian
Paranthu Po Ram Shiva, Mithul Ryan, Grace Antony, Anjali, Vijay Yesudas, Aju Varghese
Thanal Ravindra Madhava Atharvaa, Ashwin Kakumanu, Lavanya Tripathi
Sareeram GV Perumal Tharsan Priyan, Charmy Vijayalakshmi, Shakeela, Jangiri Madhumitha
Thadai Athai Udai Arivazhakan Murugesan Mahesh, Guna Babu, Ganesh, Mahaadeer Mohammad
Retta Thala Kris Thirukumaran Arun Vijay, Siddhi Idnani, Tanya Ravichandran

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ayngaran International Ltd - Company Profile and News".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Latest News and Information on Karuppu Roja". Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chennai365 | Sivaji blazes success trail for Tamil films".
  4. ↑ Kumar, S. Suresh (30 December 2008). "Hollywood dreams". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Journey: From Robot to Endhiran — Hurdles and setbacks!". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran". Rediff.com. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Vinay in 'Maanavar Dhinam' - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com". October 2008.
  9. ↑ "Bindu Madhavi In Priya Anand Out for Vikram - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com". 22 June 2015.

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