August Cinema
|
Private Film production Film distribution | |
| Industry |
Entertainment Motion picture |
| Founded | Trivandrum in 2010 |
| Founder |
Prithviraj Sukumaran Santosh Sivan Shaji Nadesan Arya |
| Headquarters | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
Key people |
Prithviraj Sukumaran (Director) Santosh Sivan (Director) Arya (Director) Shaji Nadeshan (Director) Mallika Sukumaran (CEO) Midhun Abraham (CAO) Viswanath I(Internet Media Manager) |
| Products |
Films Music |
| Website | Official Website |
August Cinema India Pvt Limited is an Indian film production and distribution company found by actor Prithviraj Sukumaran along with director-cinematographer Santosh Sivan and entrepreneur Shaji Nadesan. Actor Arya joined with the company. Formed in 2010, Head office of August Cinema is situated in Trivandrum, Kerala.
Directors
- Prithviraj Sukumaran: Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982), credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer best known for his work in Malayalam films. He has also acted in a number of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.Prithviraj made his debut in Ranjith's Nandanam (2002) at the age of 19. His major films include Stop Violence (2002), Swapnakoodu (2003), Akale (2004), Kana Kandaen (2005), Classmates, Vargam, Vaasthavam (2006), Mozhi, Thalappavu, Thirakkatha (2008), Puthiya Mukham (2009), Anwar (2010), Raavanan (2010), Urumi, Indian Rupee (2011), Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012), Celluloid, Mumbai Police, Memories (2013), 7th Day, Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014) and Picket 43 (2015).Prithviraj has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in Vaasthavam and in 2012 for Ayalum Njanum Thammil and Celluloid.[2] Indian Rupee, co-produced by Prithviraj (under the banner of August Cinema), won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam in 2011. He is the youngest actor to receive the Kerala State Award for the Best Actor at the age of 24.
- Shaji Nadesan: Shaji Nadesan is an Indian film producer and actor. He lived in Trivandrum, Kerala. He is the one of the co-producers and director in chief of August Cinema India Pvt Ltd. Young Super actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and renowned cinematographer Santosh Sivan are co directors of August Cinema India Pvt Ltd. Shaji Nadesan acted in two Malayalam movies. Urumi and Indian Rupee.
- Santosh Sivan: Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor in Indian cinema.[2] Sivan graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and has to date completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries.[3] He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) and is the most awarded Director of Photography (DOP) in India. Sivan became the first Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to be honoured with American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received 11 National Film Awards for his work in various films.
- Arya: Jamshad Cethirakath, known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian film actor, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough portraying rogue characters in Vishnuvardhan's Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) and Pattiyal (2006). He later won critical acclaim for playing an Aghori in Bala's Naan Kadavul (2009). Arya gained further commercial success with the release of the period drama Madrasapattinam (2010), the comedy film Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), and family action film Vettai (2012). Arya has won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and received two nominations each for Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards. In 2011, he was awarded the Kalaimamani by the Tamil Nadu government.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Urumi | Production Distribution | Imagine India International Film Festival (Madrid) - Best Film, Kerala State Film Award - Best Background Music Deepak Dev, Best Sound Recordist M. R. Rajakrishnan, Best Director Santosh Sivan, Nana Film Awards- Second Best Actor Jagathy Sreekumar, Best Cinematographer Santosh Sivan, Best Music Director Deepak Dev, Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahammed, Best Female Playback Singer Manjari Babu, Best Makeup Artist Ranjith Ambady, Best actor Prithviraj, Reporter Film Awards - Best Cinematographer Santosh Sivan, Best Art Director Sunil Babu, Best Visual Effects Karthik Kotamraju Best Background Score Deepak Dev, Best Sound Mixing and Recording M. R. Rajakrishnan, Anand Babu | ||
| 2011 | Indian Rupee | Production Distribution | National Film Award - Best Feature Film in Malayalam Kerala State Film Award - Best Film, Filmfare Awards South - Best Supporting Actor - Malayalam - Thilakan, Best Playback Singer (Male) - Malayalam - "Ee Puzhayum" - Vijay Yesudas, Asianet Film Awards- Best Director – Ranjith Balakrishnan. | ||
| 2012 | Manjadikuru | Distribution | IFFK 2008 - FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film[1][2] SAIFF 2009 - Grand Jury award for Best Film Certificate of Appreciation - SCHLINGEL International Film Festival, Germany | ||
| Bachelor Party | Distribution | ||||
| Molly Aunty Rocks! | Distribution | 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress- Revathi | |||
| 2013 | 5 Sundarikal | Distribution | Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist - Baby Anikha | ||
| Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty | Production Distribution | ||||
| 2014 | Bangalore Days | Distribution | Asianet Movie Awards- Most Popular Film, Best Director - Anjali Menon, Best Supporting Actress - Parvathy, 2014 Kerala State Film Awards - Best Actor - Nivin Pauly, Best Actress - Nazriya Nazim/ Best Screenplay Anjali Menon, 62nd Filmfare Awards South -Won, Best Director - Anjali Menon Won, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Parvathy Won, Best Music - Gopi Sunder Won, Best Playback Singer (Male) - Haricharan – "Ethu Kari Ravilum". | ||
| 7th Day | Distribution | ||||
| Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Production Distribution | ||||
| Iyobinte Pusthakam | Distribution | 2014 Kerala State Film Awards- Best Cinematography: Amal Neerad, Best Makeup Artist: Manoj Angamali, Best Sound Design: Thapasnayak, Special Jury Mention: Yakzan Gary Pereira & Neha Nair (Music direction)- Kerala Film Critics Association Awards- Best Film: Iyobinte Pusthakam, Best Director: Amal Neerad, Best Costume Designer: Sameera Saneesh | |||
| 2015 | Premam | Distribution | |||
| Lukka Chuppi | Distribution | National Film awards - Jayasuriya "special Juri mention" - actor | |||
| Double Barrel | Production Distribution | ||||
| 2016 | Darvinte Parinamam | Production Distribution | |||
| Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Production Distribution | Yodhavu[5]]] | Distribution | ||
References
- ↑ "Awards - Festival Awards 2008". Fipresci. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "Festival Reports - Kerala 2008 - "Lucky Red Seeds"". Fipresci. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ "അഞ്ജലിയുടെ മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരു ഫ്രാന്സിലേക്ക്". Movieraga. zero width joiner character in
|title=at position 33 (help) - ↑ "A Panorama of choice". Khaleej Times. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ↑ moviesmatinee.com
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