S. R. Prabhu
S R Prabhu | |
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Born |
Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, India | 6 February 1980
Residence | Chennai |
Ethnicity | Tamil |
Occupation | Producer |
Spouse(s) | Deepthi Muthusamy |
Relatives | Sivakumar, Suriya, Karthi |
S R Prabhu[1] is one of the young producers of Indian Film Industry. He was a partner in Studio Green (2006-2013) and produced 12 Tamil Films and distributed 18 films including Tamil and Telugu. Along with his brother S.R.Prakashbabu, he has started a production company called Dream Warrior Pictures in 2010. He's also a partner in Potential Studios, which is another film production company. He is a relative of the veteran actor Sivakumar and cousins of leading actors Suriya and Karthi.
History
While at Studio Green, produced and distributed the film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal starring Suriya, in 2006. Next production was Paruthiveeran, introducing Karthi. Following grand success of Paruthiveeran, they produced Singam, starring Suriya, directed by Hari, also become great success at the box office, highest-grossing Tamil film in 2010. They produced Naan Mahaan Alla starring Karthi and Kajal Agarwal, followed by Siruthai starring Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia. Simultaneously, they distributed Yamudu (Telugu version of Singam) and Aawara (Telugu version of Paiyaa). In 2012, started venturing into small budget films by acquiring Attakathi and Kumki. In 2013, they produced and distributed Alex Pandian starring Karthi and distributed Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga. They also distributed Soodhu Kavvum which opened to highly positive critical reaction. Produced All in All Azhagu Raja (2013), Biriyani (2013), Madras (2014) and Komban (2015), all starred by Karthi.
S R Prabhu along with this brother S.R.Prakashbabau, founded a new production company called Dream Warrior Pictures and it's maiden production was Saguni (2012) starring Karthi and Pranitha, which was a box office hit. Initially producers shot the film with Salim Ghouse as villain, while watching double positive, they felt for the change of villain and re-shot the entire portion with Prakash Raj as villain.[2] After Saguni, they have started their next production and the movie is titled as Kaashmora (2016), which is to be high budget film in Karthi's career. Karthi, Nayanthara,[3] Sri Divya, Vivek are the protagonists in Kaashmora.[4] This movie turns to be a horror comedy flick, directed by Gokul, whose previous movie was Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara and music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan. Kaashmora involves huge VFX work with CG footage amounting to close to 70 mins.[5] Simultaneously, the Company started producing another movie titled Aruvi, which is an Eco Social Drama, directed by Arun Prabhu. The Team had been hunting for lead artist through all social medias until they found Aditi Balan,[6] who is the protagonist of Aruvi. Next upcoming project is titled as Joker, directed by Raju Murugan, whose previous was Cuckoo and Guru Somasundaram is the protagonist of the movie.[7]
Filmography
Dream Warrior Pictures (As Producer)
Year | Title | Cast | Director | Notes |
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2012 | Saguni | Karthi, Pranitha Subhash, Prakash Raj | Shankar Dayal | |
2016 | Joker | Guru Somasundaram | Raju Murugan | Post Production[8] |
2016 | Aruvi | Aditi Balan | Arun Prabhu | Post-production |
2016 | Kaashmora | Karthi , Nayanthara, Sri Divya | Gokul | Filming[9] |
2016 | Kootathil Oruthan | Ashok Selvan, Priya Anand | Gnanavel | Filming[10] |
Potential Studios (As Producer)
Year | Title | Cast | Director | Notes |
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2015 | Maya | Aari, Nayanthara | Ashwin Saravanan | [11] |
2016 | Maanagaram | Sundeep, Sri, Regina Cassandra | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Post-production |
Studio Green (As Producer)
Year | Title | Cast | Director | Notes |
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2006 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Suriya, Jyothika | N. Krishna | |
2007 | Paruthiveeran | Karthi, Priyamani | Ameer | Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Film Nominated - Vijay Award for Favourite Film |
2010 | Singam | Suriya, Anushka Shetty | Hari | Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year |
2010 | Naan Mahaan Alla | Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal | Suseenthiran | Nominated - Vijay Award for Favourite Film |
2011 | Siruthai | Karthi, Tamannaah | Siva | Nominated - Vijay Award for Favourite Film |
2012 | Attakathi | Dinesh, Nandita Swetha | Pa. Ranjith | |
2013 | Alex Pandian | Karthi, Anushka Shetty | Suraj | |
2013 | All in All Azhagu Raja | Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal | M. Rajesh | |
2013 | Biriyani | Karthi, Hansika Motwani | Venkat Prabhu | |
2014 | Madras | Karthi, Catherine Tresa | Pa. Ranjith | |
2015 | Komban | Karthi, Lakshmi Menon | M. Muthaiah |
References
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-producer/studio-green-s-r-prabhu/an-interview-with-s-r-prabhu-of-studio-green.html
- ↑ "Saguni sees villain change Pushed to May / June?". IndiaGlitz. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "S R Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures produces Maya". iFlicks. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "2 KARTHIS FOR KASHMORA". Silverscreen. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Karthi starrer Kashmora will have close to 70 mins of VFX involved". iFlicks. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Actress hunt on for Dream Warrior Pictures production house". IndiaGlitz. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Raju Murugan's next is named as Joker". Top10Cinema.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Raju Murugan teams up with newcomers for next film". Indian Express. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Karthi's triple role and other important 'Kashmora' updates". IndiaGlitz. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "PEOPLE IN THE SETS COULDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME...". Behindwoods. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Record breaking collection of Maya". Top10Cinema. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.