{"id":13497,"date":"2018-10-05T10:05:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T10:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2018-10-05T10:05:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T10:05:01","slug":"viacom18-studios-gets-aggressive-with-its-footprint-in-the-south-indian-movie-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=13497","title":{"rendered":"Viacom18 Studios gets aggressive with its footprint in the South Indian movie business"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Telugu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joins hands with South Superstar\u00a0Suriya\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0production house 2D<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Faceinews<\/a><\/p>\n

Announces 17 Films across languages<\/p>\n

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Chennai, 4\u00a0October, 2018:\u00a0<\/strong>Establishing itself as a pioneer in showcasing pathbreaking films for audience across the landscape, Viacom18 Studios expands the horizon with a towering line-up of Hindi, English and regional language films. Satiating the growing appetite of the audience for content led cinema, Viacom18 Studios has led the charge with films like Queen, Manjhi \u2013 The Mountain Man, Toilet \u2013 Ek Prem Katha, Padmaavat, the recently released Manto, and the much-anticipated AndhaDhun to name only a few. The studio has carved its place in the industry at the pinnacle of entertaining and meaningful cinema.<\/p>\n

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Boasting of a Bollywood line-up roaring to take on the movie screens, Viacom18 Studios is scaling its presence in multi-language films including \u2013 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the expansive line-up,\u00a0Ajit Andhare \u2013 COO, Viacom18 Studios<\/strong>, said,\u00a0\u201cAs Viacom 18 Studios expands across languages & regions, we will leverage stories and talent that offer deep connect with movie goers in their local market.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Marathi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

To that effect, in our Hindi slate we have a diverse & innovative mix of films ranging from black comedy like Andhadhun, Baazaar \u2013 a first-of-its-kind film based on money & stock markets, a biopic of the larger-than-life Sri Balasaheb Thackeray, Body \u2013 a riveting & intriguing thriller, Jalebi \u2013 a musical romantic drama, RAW (Romeo. Akbar. Walter) \u2013 a big scale espionage thriller and Motichoor Chaknachoor \u2013 a heartwarming comedy.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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For our regional slate , we\u2019re excited to announce our upcoming film with Karthi and are also teaming up with the Superstar Suriya for a range of Tamil films, while in Telugu we partnered with\u00a0<\/em>Vyjayanthi Movies of Shri Ashwini Dutt Garu\u00a0for Devadas..<\/em><\/p>\n

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In Marathi our films will feature stories of luminaries of Marathi society like Pula Deshpande, Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar and many more.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Marathi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

With the vision of being the most diversified and complete Studio, leading in key film markets, our Hollywood slate features the successful franchises like Mission: Impossible, the Transformer spin-off \u2013 Bumblebee AND the much-awaited Top Gun: Maverick.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Indulging India\u2019s diverse audience, with assorted and delectable flavors of cinema, the studio presents its upcoming slate with films starring the biggest names from every industry.<\/p>\n

Karthi starrer, is an edge of the seat suspense thriller, that promises to leave audience captivated. Directed by the brilliant Jeethu Joseph<\/p>\n

Viacom18 Studios is also joining hands with South Superstar\u00a0Suriya\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0production house 2D for a slate of upcoming films.<\/p>\n

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Telugu Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

Devadas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Directed by Sriram Adittya T, Devadas is the story of an unlikely friendship between a mafia and a doctor. The film starring Nagarjuna and Nani in lead roles, received an overwhelming response with full-houses across cinemas since its release on September 27, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Malayalam Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wikpedia (Working Title)<\/strong>\u00a0– Starring Superstar Dileep in this offbeat comedy-drama directed by the brilliant B Unnikrishnan<\/p>\n

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BOLLYWOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

AndhaDhun<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A mind-bending genre-breaker starring Tabu, Ayushmann Khurana, Radhika Apte and directed by Sriram Raghavan; Release Date: October 5, 2018<\/p>\n

Baazaar<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The film that\u2019s based on the world of stock markets, money, power, politics in the world of business, Starring Saif Ali Khan, Rohan Mehra, Chitrangada Singh and Radhika Apte, directed by Gauravv K Chawla; Release Date: October 26, 2018<\/p>\n

RAW<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An espionage thriller, starring John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Mouni Roy and Sikander Kher; Release Date: March 15, 2019<\/p>\n

Body<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A thriller with supernatural elements, starring Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala & Vedhika. Directed by Jeethu Joseph.<\/p>\n

Thackeray<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A biopic based on the life of Shiv Sena supremo, Balasaheb Thackeray, Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui; Directed by \u2013 Abhijit Phanse; Release Date: January 23, 2019<\/p>\n

Motichoor Chaknachoor<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A wedding comedy, Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty; Directed by \u2013 Debamitra Hassan.<\/p>\n

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HOLLYWOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bumblebee<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Based on one of the most loved and revered characters from the Transformers\u2019 franchise; Bumblebee gives you a sneak peek into the story of the friendly Autobot. Starring Hailey Steinfeld & John Cena. Directed by Travis Knight. Releasing this December.<\/p>\n

Gemini Man<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Starring the master performer, Will Smith. Directed by Ang Lee. Release in 2019<\/p>\n

Top Gun: Maverick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tom Cruise return as iconic \u2018Maverick\u2019 in this much-anticipated sequel to the superhit Top Gun. Slated to release in 2020.<\/p>\n

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MARATHI Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aani\u2026 Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Subodh Bhave stars in this biopic based on the first superstar of Marathi cinema, directed by Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande, releasing on November 7, 2018.<\/p>\n

Bhai<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mahesh Manjrekar directs this epic life journey of Marathi Literature\u2019s stalwart P.L. Deshpande, starring Sagar Deshmukh.<\/p>\n

Khatla Bitla<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A satirical romantic-comedy directed by National Award winner Paresh Mokashi and starring Jyoti Wayadande & Abhijeet Pawar.<\/p>\n

GUJARATI Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dhh<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Winner of a National Award, \u2018Dhh\u2019 is a unique tale of three school friends and their innocent quest towards finding magic and conquering exams. Was welcomed by the audience at release on September 28, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Bengali Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dhumketu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kaushik Ganguly\u2019s Dhumketu, the saga of a married man torn between his family life and his mission, starring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly<\/p>\n

ABOUT VIACOM18 Studios :<\/strong>Viacom18 Studios is India’s finest fully integrated motion pictures studio that has emerged as a force to reckon with by delivering a stream of critically and commercially successful films. Offering differentiated and meaningful cinema, some of its iconic releases include Padmaavat (2018), Toilet \u2013 Ek Prem Katha (2017), Lucknow Central (2017), Drishyam (2015), Gabbar is Back (2015), Margarita with a Straw (2015), Manjhi \u2013 The Mountain Man (2015), Mary Kom (2014), Queen (2014), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Madras Caf\u00e9 (2013), to name a few. Viacom18 Motion Pictures is also one of the few studios to have successfully ventured into regional films across languages like Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and from the South.\u00a0The Studio has also backed path-breaking and much-appreciated creative work in the form of hits like Bombay Talkies, Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, OMG – Oh My God! amongst others.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The strategic alliance with Paramount Pictures to market and distribute PPI line-up in the Indian sub-continent has seen blockbusters like Transformers: The Last Knight, Baywatch, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Allied, Rings, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trey Beyond, Ben-Hur, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Paranormal Activity, Terminator Genisys and Hercules to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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