Escape Artists Motion Pictures

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{{For|the American film production company|Escape Artists}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Escape Artists Motion Pictures
| logo = Logo of Escape Artists Motion Pictures.jpg
| type = Film Production and Distribution
| location_city = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| key_people = P.Madan<br />James
| industry = [[Motion Picture]]
| traded_as = Escape Artists Motion Pictures
}}
'''Escape Artists Motion Pictures''' is an Indian film production studio established by producers Madan and James. Formed in 2010, it has since gone on to produce several Tamil language films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sivakarthikeyan-is-a-producers-dream-p-madan-news-tamil-odqiDgfijbfsi.html|title=Sivakarthikeyan is a producer's dream: P Madan|website=Sify}}</ref> They have also acted as distributors for several Tamil films since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sify.com/movies/escape-artists-has-an-impressive-line-up-news-tamil-ogtk1ygiafihc.html|title=Escape Artists has an impressive line-up|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/every-lowbudget-film-this-year-has-flopped-in-kollywood/article8570036.ece|title=No country for small films|first=Sreedhar|last=Pillai|date=7 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/100-films-await-a-release-from-september-to-december/article7593936.ece|title=A problem of plenty|first=Sreedhar|last=Pillai|date=29 August 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/best-logo-blocks-of-production-companies/escape-artists-motion-pictures.html|title=Escape Artists Motion Pictures | Best logo blocks of production companies !|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Escape Artists Motion Pictures was first announced in an article by the [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] in 2009, and it was announced that the studio would collaborate with to be the producers of [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' alongside [[VTV Ganesh]] and RS Infotainment's [[Elred Kumar]] and R. Jayaraman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|title=Business News Live, Share Market News - Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> The romantic coming-of-age story featured [[Silambarasan]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]] in the lead roles, while [[A. R. Rahman]] composed the film's score and soundtrack. Upon release, it achieved positive reviews, with several critics giving "modern classic" status, whilst also becoming a commercially successful venture.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Srinivasan, Pavithra|year=2010|title=Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a must watch|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=26 February 2010|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/26/review-vinnaithaandi-varuvaayaa.htm}}</ref><ref name="sifyreview">{{cite web|publisher=[[Sify]]|title=Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya review|accessdate=26 February 2010|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14933091&ctid=5&cid=2429|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301054918/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14933091&ctid=5&cid=2429|archive-date=1 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Producer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5; width:100%;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! style="width:3%;"| Year
! style="width:24%;"| Film
! style="width:16%;"| Director
! Cast
! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' || [[Gautham Menon]] || [[Silambarasan]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha Krishnan]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai]]'' || [[Suseenthiran]] || [[Appukutty]], [[Saranya Mohan]] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013 || ''[[Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga]]'' || [[Pandiraj]] || [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], [[Sivakarthikeyan]], [[Regina Cassandra]], [[Bindu Madhavi]] ||
|-
|''[[Desingu Raja]]'' || [[Ezhil]] || [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], [[Bindu Madhavi]] ||
|-
|''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]'' || [[Ponram]] || [[Sivakarthikeyan]], [[Sri Divya]], [[Sathyaraj]] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Maan Karate]]'' || Thirukumaran || [[Sivakarthikeyan]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Vamsi Krishna]] ||
|-
|''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' || [[Prabhu Solomon]] ||[[Chandran]], [[Hasika|Anandhi]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mappillai Singam]]'' || Rajasekar || [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]] ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kodi (film)|Kodi]]''|| [[R. S. Durai Senthilkumar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Anupama Parameswaran]]||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]''||[[Gautham Menon]]||[[Dhanush]], [[Megha Akash]], [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Nenjam Marappathillai (2021 film)|Nenjam Marappathillai]]'' || [[Selvaraghavan]] || [[S.J. Suryah]], [[Nandita Swetha]]. [[Regina Cassandra]]
|}

=== Distributor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5; width:100%;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! style="width:3%;"| Year
! style="width:24%;"| Film
! style="width:16%;"| Director
! Cast
! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Velaiyilla Pattathari]]'' || [[Velraj]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Amala Paul]] ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2015 || ''[[Kaaki Sattai]]'' || [[R. S. Durai Senthilkumar]] || [[Sivakarthikeyan]], [[Sri Divya]] ||
|-
| ''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' || [[Suseenthiran]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Kajal Agarwal]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kirumi]]'' || Anucharan || [[Kathir (actor)|Kathir]], [[Reshmi Menon]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thoongavanam]]'' || [[Rajesh M. Selva]] || [[Kamal Hassan]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha Krishnan]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pasanga 2]]'' || [[Pandiraj]] || [[Karthik Kumar]], [[Bindu Madhavi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016 || ''[[Peigal Jaakkirathai]]'' || [[Kanmani (director)|Kanmani]] || Jeeva Rathnam, Eshaya Maheshwari, [[Thambi Ramaiah]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kalam (film)|Kalam]]'' || Robert Raj || Srinivasan, [[Amzath Khan]], [[Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Munnodi]]'' || S. P. T. A. Kumar || Harish, Yamini Bhaskar ||
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://escapeartistsmotionpictures.blogspot.com/ Official Site]

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