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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Subsidiaries | Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments |
| Website | www |
Aashirvad Cinemas is an Indian film production company based in Kochi, Kerala. It was established in 2000 by Antony Perumbavoor, since then, it has produced over 30 Malayalam films, starring Mohanlal.[1] Since 2009, the company co-operates with the distribution company Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments co-founded by Mohanlal and Antony Perumbavoor for distributing films. It is one among the most active and leading production houses in the Malayalam film industry.
Aashirvad Cinemas has established itself by producing several hits such as Narasimham (2000), Ravanaprabhu (2001), Naran (2005),Rasathanthram (2006), Drishyam (2013), Oppam (2016), Lucifer (2019) and Neru (2023).[2] It has also produced three of the most expensive Malayalam films — Odiyan (2018), Lucifer (2019), and Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (2020) with Marakkar not being profitable ventures for the production house.
Aashirvad Cinemas has won several awards, including two National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards and a Filmfare Awards South. In 2019, Aashirvad Cinemas opened office in Hong Kong with the name Feitian Aashirvad Cinemas and signed an agreement with a Chinese film production company to co-produce and distribute films in China. Aashirvad Cinemas is the currently the biggest production company in Mollywood. It has made big budget films like Odiyan (₹30 crore), Lucifer (₹35 crore) and Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (₹100 crore).
- ^ Ayyappan, R (1 January 2000). "Movies: Sleaze time, folks!". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "'Rasathanthram' rules Malayalam box office". Whereincity.com. 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.