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{{Infobox company
| name = Kenanya Films
| type = Private
| image = Logo_of_Kenanya_Films.jpg
| products = [[production company|Film Production]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2013}}
| key_people = J. Selvakumar Pon Pandian
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| industry = Film, Producer
| parent = Film
| website = http://www.kenanyafilms.com
}}

'''Kenanya FIlms''' is an [[Indian film]] production company based in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Kenanya Films|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/kenanya-films'}}</ref> The company was founded in 2013 by J Selvakumar. They have produced several Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Santhanam’s Next Produced By Kenanya Films |url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/santhanams-next-produced-by-kenanya-films/}}</ref>

==History==
The company first produced the film ''[[Thirudan Police]]'' starring [[Dinesh]], [[Aishwarya Rajesh]], [[Bala Saravanan]], in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title='Ulkuthu "Thirudan Police" Production Kenanya films Next',|url=http://www.cinewriters.com/ulkuthu-thirudan-police-production-kenanya-films-next/}}</ref>

Despite announcing several projects in the late 2010s, the studio has experienced financial problems which has resulted in several of their proposed releases to be indefinitely postponed or shelved. Anand Balki's comedy drama ''[[Server Sundaram (unreleased film)|Server Sundaram]]'' starring [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] began production in late 2015 and was completed in mid-2016, but still remains unreleased. The film has set release dates several times before being pulled due to the studio's financial constraints.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Santhanam-is-the-hero-of-Balkis-debut-film/articleshow/50218636.cms |title=santhanam: Santhanam is the hero of Balki's debut film |publisher=Tamil Movie News – Times of India |date= |accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> Ra. Karthik's directorial debut ''Vaan'' was announced in January 2017 but the shoot has been indefinitely put on hold despite a soft launch event in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-salmaans-next-in-tamil-with-debutant-director/articleshow/56333485.cms |title=jomonte suvisheshangal: Dulquer Salmaan's next in Tamil with debutant director? |publisher=Malayalam Movie News – Times of India |date= |accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dulquer-salmaans-next-tamil-film-vaan-launched-92822 |title=Dulquer Salmaan's next Tamil film 'Vaan' launched |publisher=The News Minute |date=2018-12-05 |accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref> Two films starring [[Ashok Selvan]], Prashanth Pandiyaraj's ''Jack'' and Swathi's ''Senorita'' opposite [[Wamiqa Gabbi]], were also announced but have not progressed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/producer-selvakumar-talks-about-ashok-selvans-jack.html |title=Producer Selvakumar talks about Ashok Selvan's Jack |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2018-09-07 |accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/exclusive-ashok-selvans-next-movie-to-be-for-kenanya-films-411061.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516183258/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/exclusive-ashok-selvans-next-movie-to-be-for-kenanya-films-411061.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-05-16 |title=Exclusive: Ashok Selvan's next movie to be for Kenanya Films! |publisher=in.com |date=2019-05-15 |accessdate=2020-02-05}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Cast !! Director !! Notes
|-

| 2014 || ''[[Thirudan Police]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Thirudan Police works best in the comic bits|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thirudan-police-cinema-review/article6598847.ece?source=ppc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyv7K9q-y2wIV0worCh2SqgibEAAYASAAEgLQN_D_BwE | date=14 November 2014 | newspaper=The Hindu | first=Sudhir | last=Srinivasan | accessdate=14 July 2020 }}</ref> || [[Dinesh]], [[Aishwarya Rajesh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/aishwarya-rajesh-to-essay-first-urban-role-in-thirudan-police_1481335.html |title=Aishwarya Rajesh to essay first urban role in 'Thirudan Police'}}</ref> [[Bala Saravanan]] ||Caarthick Raju<ref>{{cite web|title=Caarthick Raju's Thirudan Police a paean to dads|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/caarthick-raju-s-thirudan-police-a-paean-to-dads/story-MVlikD2qVei7QqJrSoBU8N.html}}</ref> ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Oru Naal Koothu|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5795286/}}</ref> || [[Dinesh]], [[Miya (actress)|Miya]], [[Nivetha Pethuraj]] ||Nelson Venkatesan<ref>{{cite web|title=Nelson Venkatesan debuts as director with Oru Naal Koothu—a look at the Indian obsession with marriages|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Eight-people-and-a-marriage/article15616734.ece}}</ref> ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bruce Lee (2017 film)|Bruce Lee]]'' || [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Kriti Kharbanda]], [[Bala Saravanan]] ||Prashanth Pandiraj ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Ulkuthu]]'' || [[Dinesh]], [[Nandita Swetha]], [[Bala Saravanan]] ||Caarthick Raju ||

|-
| 2020 || ''[[Server Sundaram (upcoming film)|Server Sundaram]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Server Sundaram Official Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCgpRdqslxk}}</ref> || [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]], [[Mayilsamy]], [[Shanmugarajan]], [[Swaminathan]][[Radha Ravi]] ||Anand Balki ||

|-
| TBA || ''[[Vaan (film)|Vaan]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming Tamil film to roll from June|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dulquer-salmaans-upcoming-tamil-film-to-roll-from-june/articleshow/64370365.cms}}</ref> || [[Dulquer Salmaan]] ||Ra Karthik ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kenanyafilms.com}}
* {{IMDb company|co0491364}}

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