Lyca Productions


Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil films made in India. It made the biggest budget film of Indian Cinema called 2.0 in Tamil.

History

Pirivom Santhippom was the first film produced by A. Subhaskaran under Gnanam films. Lyca Productions chose to collaborate with Ayngaran International to produce and signed on AR Murugadoss and Vijay to be a part of their debut project. A social drama tackling the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment, Kaththi was shot throughout early 2014 with Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh signed on for other pivotal roles. As the film announced its release plans, several pro-Tamil pressure groups demanded all references to Lyca Productions to be removed from the title and other publicity material. The groups felt it was unacceptable that a business house, allegedly reported to be connected to Mahinda Rajapaksa, would be allowed to produce a Tamil movie in Tamil Nadu when the Tamil Nadu Assembly, citing human rights violations during the civil war in the island nation, had already passed a resolution seeking severance of business ties with Sri Lanka. Unable to reach a compromise with the pressure groups, and fearing a boycott and violence, Lyca Productions chose to remove its name from the copies released in India. Kaththi consequently managed to release in October 2014 to positive reviews, with Rediff.com stating that the film "entertains with a message", while Sify.com similarly stated that it was a "well made entertainer with a powerful message". The film became a very profitable venture at the box office for Lyca Productions, grossing over 100 crore rupees within two weeks of release.
In late 2015, Lyca Productions agreed a deal with Dhanush for the worldwide distribution rights of two of his productions, Naanum Rowdydhaan and Visaranai. The move was also met with protests, though Naanum Rowdydhaan released without any problems and also became a profitable venture for the studio. Also throughout 2015, Lyca Productions worked on the pre-production of 2.0, a sequel to Shankar's earlier Enthiran, and signed on Rajinikanth and Amy Jackson to feature in key roles. Believed to be the most expensive Indian production of all time, the team also negotiated for several months with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a role in the film, but eventually did not sign him. The studio also launched another film titled Enakku Innoru Per Irukku with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role during December 2015.

Filmography

Production

Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearTitleLanguageDirectorCastSynopsis-
2014KaththiTamilAR MurugadossVijay, Samantha, Neil Nitin MukeshTwo look-a-likes eventually come together to tackle the burning issues of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment.-
2016Enakku Innoru Per IrukkuTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi, SaravananA simpleton is mistakenly earmarked as the successor of an ageing notorious don after falling in love with the don's daughter.-
2017Khaidi No. 150TeluguChiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Tarun AroraTwo look-a-likes eventually come together to tackle the burning issues of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment.-
2017YamanTamilVijay Antony, Miya, ThiagarajanA young man enters politics in order to fight corruption and avenge the murder of his father.-
2017Ippadai VellumTamilUdhayanidhi Stalin, Manjima Mohan, Daniel BalajiTwo innocent men are mistaken for members of a terrorist organisation.-
2018DiyaTamilSai Pallavi, Naga Shourya, RJ BalajiAfter an abortion, a woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she is visited by the foetus, who is now grown up and is visible to her.-
2018Kolamavu KokilaTamilNelson DilipkumarNayanthara, Yogi Babu, SaranyaA young woman gets involved with a drug smuggling gang in order to pay for her mother's cancer treatment.-
2018Chekka Chivantha VaanamTamilMani RatnamArvind Swami, STR, Vijay Sethupathi, Arun VijayA family of gangsters go through a power struggle as they attempt to find the assassin who targeted their father.-
2018Vada ChennaiTamilVetrimaaranDhanush, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya RajeshSet in North Chennai, a young man is drawn into a gang war.-
20182.0TamilRajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy JacksonScientists help the government investigate a threat beyond understanding.-
2019Vantha Rajavathaan VaruvenTamilSTR, Megha Akash, Catherine TresaThe heir of a billionaire tries to unite his estranged aunt with his family again.-
2019KaappaanTamilK.V. AnandSuriya, Mohanlal, Arya, SayyeshaaAn SPG Commander cum organic farmer tries to save the nation from an evil businessman-
2020DarbarTamilAR MurugadossRajinikanth, Nayanthara, Sunil ShettyA daredevil cop is on a rampage to eliminate a drug syndicate in Mumbai-
2020TamilKarthick NarenArun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Prasanna-
2020Panni KuttyTamilAnucharanYogi Babu, Karunakaran, Dindigul I. LeoniPost Production
2021Indian 2TamilS.ShankarKamal Haasan, Kajal AggarwalFilming-
2021Ponniyin SelvanTamilMani RatnamVikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aditi Rao HydariFilming-

Distribution

In addition to the films produced by Lyca Productions since 2014, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company: