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{{Short description|Tamil film distribution company}}
{{About||the film|Ayngaran (film)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Ayngaran International
| logo = Logo_of_Ayngaran_International.jpg
| caption =
| native_name = Tamil
| type = [[Film Producer|Film production]]<br />[[Film distribution]]
| foundation = Jan 14, 1987
| location_city = Thanikachalam Rd, Thillaiganga Nagar, Parthasarathi Puram, T. Nagar, [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu 600017
| key_people = K Karunamoorthi<br />Rohan Manickavasagar
| num_employees = 67
| industry = Film Distribution
| parent =
| revenue = $12 Million
| operating_income =
| homepage = {{URL|www.ayngaran.com}}
}}
'''Ayngaran International''' is a [[film distribution]] and [[film production|production]] company, based in the United Kingdom. The chairman of the company is K. Karunamoorthy. It also operates a chain of retail video stores located in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35581892 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527175901/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35581892 | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 May 2014 | title=Ayngaran International Ltd - Company Profile and News }}</ref>

As of 2008, the company debuted as an independent film studio, opening offices in India. Its first production was ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dietandweightlosstoday.com/news/Karuppu-Roja.html |title=Latest News and Information on Karuppu Roja |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235304/http://dietandweightlosstoday.com/news/Karuppu-Roja.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==

===Film production===
Ayngaran International made its first foray into film production with the 1996 horror film ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'', directed by [[Aabavanan]], but the venture's failure prompted them to prioritise European distribution ventures. In 2006, Ayngaran International entered into a [[joint venture]] with [[Eros International]] and announced plans to begin producing and distributing films on a larger scale. Its first distribution venture as a joint venture, [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'', became a very profitable venture and soon after, Ayngaran announced plans to begin producing films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chennai365.com/news/sivaji-blazes-success-trail-for-tamil-films/|title = Chennai365 | Sivaji blazes success trail for Tamil films}}</ref> Subsequently, it was announced that they would produce the director and actor's next collaboration, ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010), dubbed as the most expensive Tamil film ever made, along with Eros International. However, in December 2008, Eros International withdrew from the joint venture after financial difficulties caused by the box-office failure of ''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]'' (2008) and ''[[Yuvvraaj]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |title=Hollywood dreams |work=[[Mid-Day]] |first=S. Suresh |last=Kumar |date=30 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118162001/http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/301208-Rajinikanth-Aishwarya-Rai-Enthiran-Hollywood-HBO-simultaneous-release.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Ayngaran International itself, struggled with the [[2008 financial crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |title=The Journey: From Robot to Endhiran — Hurdles and setbacks! |publisher=Behindwoods |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102633/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/endhiran/endhiran-06.html |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's production and release rights were consequently sold on to [[Sun Pictures]], who released the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |title= Sun Pictures to produce Rajni's Endhiran |work=Rediff.com |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118102809/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/18sun-pictures-to-produce-endhiran.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

After enjoying success as the worldwide co-distributors of the [[Ajith Kumar]]-starrer ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007), they signed the actor on to appear in their production ''[[Aegan (film)|Aegan]]'' (2008), which was directed by [[Raju Sundaram]]. Simultaneously they produced [[Prabhu Deva]]'s ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' (2009) with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in the lead role, but both films did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajithfans.com/news/2008/10/22/ajithfanscom-exclusive-on-todays-aegan-press-meet/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181956/http://www.ajithfans.com/news/2008/10/22/ajithfanscom-exclusive-on-todays-aegan-press-meet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The failure of both their big-budget films and their other venture [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]'' (2009), coupled with their withdrawal from ''Enthiran'', put the release of several of their other projects into doubt. While smaller films like ''[[Peraanmai]]'' (2009) and ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' (2010) managed to release and perform well at the box office, other ventures including [[Mysskin]]'s ''[[Nandalala]]'' (2010), ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' (2012) and the [[Prabhu Deva]]-starrer ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' (2017) experienced severe delays as a result of financial restraints, however latter got released in 2017. Likewise Ayngaran's films shot in the late 2000s like the [[Jai (actor)|Jai]]-starrer ''Arjunan Kadhali'' and the [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]]-starrer ''Krishnaleelai'' remain unreleased, while projects such as the [[A. R. Rahman]] musical, [[Kadhir]]'s ''Manavar Dhinam'' with [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], were shelved after being launched.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiaglitz.com/vinay-in-maanavar-dhinam-tamil-news-41961.html| title = Vinay in 'Maanavar Dhinam' - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com| date = October 2008}}</ref>

The studio continued distributing films throughout the 2010s and made a return to production through ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014), which was co-produced by Lyca Productions. The success of the film meant that Ayngaran International were actively looking to make a return to the film industry, and announced that they would finance [[Anand Shankar]]'s ''Marma Manithan'' with [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Kajal Aggarwal]] starring. However, subsequently they opted against making the film and the project was taken up by different producers.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.indiaglitz.com/bindhu-madhavi-replaces-priya-anand-in-vikrams-marma-manithan-tamil-news-135917.html| title = Bindu Madhavi In Priya Anand Out for Vikram - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com| date = 22 June 2015}}</ref>

==Retail stores==
Ayngaran International has several retail stores across the world, located in cities such as [[London]], [[Toronto]], [[Paris]], [[Sydney]], and [[Singapore]]. Other partner sites are located in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Malaysia]].

==Filmography==
Ayngaran introduced the six-track DTS sound system to the Indian Cinema Industry through its inaugural production feature ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' in 1996.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" |As Producer
|-
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Cast
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Karuppu Roja]]'' || Paneer || [[Ramki (actor)|Ramki]], [[Vineetha]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008|| ''[[Mayabazar (2008 film)|Mayabazaar]]'' (Malayalam) || Thomas Sebastian || [[Mammootty]], [[Sheela (Tamil actress)|Sheela Kaur]], [[Tisca Chopra]]
|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 ||''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| ''[[Sarvam]]'' || [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]
|-
| ''[[Peraanmai]]'' || [[S. P. Jananathan]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Vasundhara Kashyap|Vasundhara]], [[Saranya Nag|Saranya]], Liyasree, [[Sai Dhanshika|Dhansika]], [[Varsha Ashwathi]], [[Roland Kickinger]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' || [[Vasanthabalan]] || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]], [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
|-
| ''[[Nandalala]]''||[[Myshkin (director)|Mysskin]] || [[Myshkin (director)|Mysskin]], Ashwath Ram, [[Snigdha Akolkar]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' || [[K. Selva Bharathy]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sindhu Tolani]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' || [[Thangar Bachan]] || [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Prakash Raj (actor)|Prakash Raj]]
|-
|2024 || ''[[Nirangal Moondru]]'' || [[Karthick Naren]] || [[Atharvaa]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="4" |As Overseas Distributor
|-
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Cast
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' || [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Shalini (actress)|Shalini]]
|-
| ''[[Alai Payuthey]]'' || [[Mani Ratnam]] || [[R. Madhavan]], [[Shalini (actress)|Shalini]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2004 || ''[[Attahasam]]'' || [[Saran (director)|Saran]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Pooja Umashankar|Pooja]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[Sachein]]'' || [[John Mahendran]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Genelia D'Souza]], [[Bipasha Basu]]
|-
| ''[[Ullam Ketkumae]]'' || [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]] || [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Asin]], [[Pooja Umashankar|Pooja]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Pokkiri]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Asin]]
|-
| ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]''|| [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Asin]]
|-
| ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]]
|-
| ''[[Kuselan]]'' || [[P. Vasu]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]]
|-
| ''[[Seval]]'' || [[Hari (director)|Hari]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Poonam Bajwa]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
| ''[[Thiruvannamalai (film)|Thiruvannamalai]]'' || [[Perarasu]] || [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Pooja Gandhi]]
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2009 ||''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' || [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Nayanthara]]
|-
|''[[Ayan (film)|Ayan]]'' || [[K. V. Anand]] || [[Suriya]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
|-
|''[[Kanthaswamy]]'' || [[Susi Ganesan]] || [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Shriya Saran]]
|-
|''[[Aadhavan]]'' || K. S. Ravikumar || [[Suriya]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Vadivelu]]
|-
|''[[Vettaikaaran (2009 film)|Vettaikaaran]]'' || [[B. Babusivan]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Anushka Shetty]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2010 || ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' || [[Selvaraghavan]] || [[Karthi]], [[Reema Sen]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[R. Parthiban]]
|-
| ''[[Aasal]]'' || Saran || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sameera Reddy]], [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
|-
| ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' || [[Vasanthabalan]] || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]], [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
|-
| ''[[Uthamaputhiran (2010 film)|Uthamaputhiran]]'' || [[Mithran R. Jawahar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Genelia D'Souza]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||''[[Avan Ivan]]'' || [[Bala (director)|Bala]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
|-
|''[[Mankatha]]'' || [[Venkat Prabhu]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Raai Laxmi]]
|-
|''[[Velayudham]]'' || [[Mohan Raja]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Genelia D'Souza]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]''|| [[K. Selva Bharathy]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sindhu Tolani]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Jilla]]''|| [[R. T. Neason]] || [[Mohanlal]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]]
|-
| ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]''|| [[Thiru (director)|Thiru]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Lakshmi Menon (actress)|Lakshmi Menon]]
|-
|''[[Kaththi]]''|| [[AR Murugadoss]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015 || ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]''|| [[Chimbu Deven]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Sridevi]], [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sudeepa]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Shruti Haasan]]
|-
| ''[[Anegan]]''|| K. V. Anand || [[Dhanush]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Amyra Dastur]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[[Thodari]]''|| [[Prabhu Solomon]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Keerthy Suresh]]
|-
| ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]''|| [[Prabhu Solomon]] || [[Silambarasan]], [[Manjima Mohan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]''|| [[Thangar Bachan]] || [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Enemy (2021 film)|Enemy]]''|| [[Anand Shankar]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] [[Mirnalini Ravi]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022 || ''[[Thiruchitrambalam]]''|| [[Mithran R. Jawahar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Raashii Khanna]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], [[Nithya Menen]]
|-
| ''[[Naane Varuvean]]''|| [[Selvaraghavan]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Indhuja Ravichandran]], [[Elli AvrRam]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |2023 || ''[[Dada (2023 film)|Dada]]''|| Ganesh K. Babu || [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]], [[Aparna Das]]
|-
|''[[Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum]]''|| Vignesh Sha PN || [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Megha Akash]], [[Anju Kurian]]
|-
|''[[Agilan]]''|| N Kalyana Krishnan || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], [[Tanya Ravichandran]]
|-
|''[[Yaathisai]]''|| Dharani Rasendran || Shakthi Mithran, Seyon, Rajalakshmi, Vaidehi Amarnath
|-
|''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|Jailer]]'' || [[Nelson Dilipkumar]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vinayakan]], [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Vasanth Ravi]]
|-
|''[[Mark Antony (2023 film)|Mark Antony]]'' || [[Adhik Ravichandran]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[S. J. Suryah]]
|-
| rowspan="7" |2024 || ''[[Romeo (2024 film)|Romeo]]'' || Vinayak Vaithianathan || [[Vijay Antony]], [[Mirnalini Ravi]], [[VTV Ganesh]], [[Yogi Babu]]
|-
|''[[Rathnam (film)|Rathnam]]''|| [[Hari (director)|Hari]] || [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]]
|-
|''[[Raayan]]''|| [[Dhanush]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Dushara Vijayan]], [[S. J. Suryah]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|-
|''[[Brother (2024 film)|Brother]]'' || [[M. Rajesh]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Priyanka Mohan]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Natty Subramaniam]]
|-
| ''[[Bloody Beggar]]''|| Sivabalan Muthukumar || [[Kavin (actor)|Kavin]], [[Radha Ravi]], [[Redin Kingsley]]
|-
|''Paraman'' || J. Sabarish || [[Supergood Subramani]], [[Vaiyapuri]]
|-
|''[[Nirangal Moondru]]'' || [[Karthick Naren]] || [[Atharvaa]], [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
|-
| rowspan="8" |2025 || ''Poorveegam'' || G.Krishnan || [[Bose Venkat]], [[Ilavarasu]], [[Sriranjani (Tamil actress)|Sriranjani]]
|-
| ''[[Dinasari]]'' || G Sankar || [[Srikanth (actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], Cynthia Lourde
|-
| ''[[Akkenam]]'' || Uday K || [[Keerthi Pandian]], [[Arun Pandian ]]
|-
|''[[Paranthu Po]]'' || [[Ram (director)|Ram]] || [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], Mithul Ryan, [[Grace Antony]], [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]], [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Aju Varghese]]
|-
|''[[Thanal (2025 film)|Thanal]]'' || Ravindra Madhava || [[Atharvaa]], [[Ashwin Kakumanu]], [[Lavanya Tripathi]]
|-
|''Sareeram'' || GV Perumal || Tharsan Priyan, Charmy Vijayalakshmi, [[Shakeela]], [[Jangiri Madhumitha]]
|-
|''Thadai Athai Udai'' || Arivazhakan Murugesan || [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], Guna Babu, Ganesh, Mahaadeer Mohammad
|-
|''[[Retta Thala]]'' || Kris Thirukumaran || [[Arun Vijay]], [[Siddhi Idnani]], [[Tanya Ravichandran]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.ayngaran.com Ayngaran International Official Website]
* [http://www.uk.imdb.com/company/co0110172/ IMDB Profile]

[[Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Film production companies of Tamil Nadu]]

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