Pangaj Productions
| Film production Film distribution | |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded 📆 | 1997 |
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Key people | Hennry[1] |
| Products 📟 | Motion pictures (Tamil) |
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Pangaj Productions is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by Hennry.
History[edit]
Hennry began his film career as a producer through Carolina Films and notably made Yavanika (1982), a Malayalam film with Mammootty in the lead role. The film performed well commercially and launched the career of Mammootty, while Hennry won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film prize. Despite the success, Hennry moved on to make Tamil films and produced several films in Madras. He made Kolangal (1995) through Carolina Films, but created Pangaj Productions for his next release Bharathi Kannamma (1997), the debut of director Cheran.[2] The studio's next two films, the social dramas Maru Malarchi (1998) and Pudhumai Pithan (1998), also fared well commercially.[3][4] The success of the films prompted the studio to consider other projects such as Pramod's Mazhai Vara Poguthae featuring Ajith Kumar and Vanavedikkai featuring Suriya, but neither film materialised despite Prabhu Deva later replacing Ajith in the former venture.[5][6][7] In 1999, the studio worked with actor Vijayakanth for Kallazhagar. The success of the film prompted the studio to sign Vijayakanth for another venture, based on the massacre of an Australian Christian missionary in a tribal village of Orissa. However, the film was later shelved.[8]
In 2010, following the failure of the bilingual film Vandae Maatharam, Hennry alleged that Mammootty's lack of interest in the project was the reason behind the film's delay and poor box office performance. The film had taken over three years in production, and had initially been launched with great fanfare after Hennry announced that A. R. Rahman would compose music and Amitabh Bachchan would portray a guest role. However, financial problems meant that neither happened, and the final product lacked finesse.[9][10] Hennry claimed that the actor "sleep walked through the film", "was wooden in action scenes" and "could not do stunt scenes".[11][12] Despite their previous success, Hennry vowed never to work with the actor again.[13] Hennry then started producing a Hindi film in 2011 titled Alert 24x7 by Sojan Joseph starring Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon. Within a month of the film's launch, the actors and technicians walked out citing the producer's financial problems.[14][15]
Filmography[edit]
| Title | Year | Language | Director | Cast | Synopsis | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharathi Kannamma | 1997 | Tamil | Cheran | R. Parthiepan, Meena, Raja | Bharathi, who works for a rich man, and Kannama, the daughter of a rich landlord, fall in love. Kannamma commits suicide by burning herself as she cannot marry Bharathi because of their caste difference | |
| Maru Malarchi | 1998 | Tamil | K. Bharathi | Mammootty, Devayani, Ranjith | Rasu Padayachi, a village chief, is loved by everyone in his village for his good deeds. When he is assaulted due to a misunderstanding, conflict arises between two villages | |
| Pudhumai Pithan | 1998 | Tamil | S. K. Jeeva | R. Parthiepan, Devayani, Roja, Priya Raman | Jeeva is framed and sent to a mental asylum and his family murdered when he earns the enmity of a corrupt politician. He escapes the asylum and exacts revenge on the politician who destroyed his life. | |
| Kallazhagar | 1999 | Tamil | K. Bharathi | Vijayakanth, Laila, Sonu Sood | A man decides to save a temple from being bombed by terrorists. | |
| Kannukku Kannaga | 2000 | Tamil | S. Dhayalan | Murali, Devayani, Raja, Vindhya | Devi is afraid to tell her brother that she loves Arun. On learning about their relationship, he agrees to the marriage, but an astrologer predicts that he will die if Devi births a male child. | |
| Vandae Maatharam | 2010 | Tamil / Malayalam | T. Aravind | Mammootty, Arjun, Sneha, Shraddha Arya | Two tough police officers are dedicated towards the eradication of terrorism. They also work towards the cause of farmer's welfare and are disturbed by the infiltration of terrorists in this arena. | [16] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "One more doctorate for Kollywood - Tamil Movies News - Henry Bhrathi Kannamma Marumalarchi". www.behindwoods.com.
- ↑ "Vande Matharam Malayalam Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz.com.
- ↑ "GOKUL'S HOME PAGE". www.geocities.ws.
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- ↑ "GOKUL'S HOME PAGE". www.geocities.ws.
- ↑ "GOKUL'S HOME PAGE". www.geocities.ws.
- ↑ "Minnoviyam Star Tracks". chandrag.tripod.com.
- ↑ "'Vande Mataram' arrives". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Actors are let down by movie's poor scripting and screenplay". TimesLIVE.
- ↑ "Henry blames Mammootty after film flops". Sify.
- ↑ "Mammooty and his three heroines! TAMIL MOVIE NEWS - Behindwoods.com Mammooty Aruvadai Arjun Sneha Kalabhavan Mani Amitabh Sheik Shreya Namitha Sneha director Shaji Khailash's Assistant Directed by Aravind Henry Pankaj Productions Kollywood produced by Baburaja for JJ Good films banner stills picture image gallery picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com.
- ↑ "You got a problem". Bangalore Mirror.
- ↑ "Sanjay-Raveena starrer 'Alert' in trouble". mid-day. August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Actors achieve stardom because of action films: Sanjay Dutt - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Bad screenplay kills Vande Mataram". Rediff.
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