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Phantom FX
File:Phantom FX logo.svg
Private
ISIN🆔
Industry
Founded 📆Hyderabad, India in 2015
Founders 👔
  • Bejoy Arputharaj[1]
  • Binu Joshua Sam
  • Syntia Moses
  • Anantharaman S
  • Anish S
  • Mohinder Subramaniam
Headquarters 🏙️,
Area served 🗺️
Key people
  • Ravindran S
  • Bejoy Arputharaj[2]
  • Chandrashekhar Thanvi
  • Ravikumar
  • Niyas C K
Members
Number of employees
Parent
🌐 Website[phantomfx.com]
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Phantom FX (also known as Phantom Visual Effects) is an Indian visual effects, computer animation and digital production company headquartered in Los Angeles, Hyderabad. Chennai, Mumbai and Vancouver.[3]

History

The company was founded by Bejoy Arputharaj, Binu Joshua Sam and Syntla Moses in 2015, off the success of their collaboration on Indru Netru Naalai (2015), the trio brought in private investment and technical advisors from the entertainment and technology industries to their board of directors, such as Bejoy Arputharaj, Binu Joshua Sam and Ravindran S, along with long-time collaborator, Bejoy Arputharaj as studio lead. As per an agreement, Arputharaj exited from the board of directors after two calendar years, during the production of Ayalaan and Arputharaj personally exited in 2015. Arputharaj, Ravindran and Binu Joshua have been spearheading the studio's operations since.

Filmography

Films

Year Films Director(s) Studio(s) and distributor(s) Budget Gross
2015 Indru Netru Naalai R. Ravikumar Abi and Abi Pictures
Thirukumaran Entertainment
Studio Green
Puli Chimbu Deven SKT Studios 87—130 crore[4][5] 101 crore[6]
2016 The Perfect Weapon Titus Paar VMI Worldwide
Steamroller Productions
Boundless Pictures
ITN Distribution
Momentum Pictures
$6 million $15,436[7]
The Hallow Corin Hardy Entertainment One
Fantastic Films
Occupant Entertainment
Nambiyaar Ganeshaa Golden Friday Films
Life on the Line David Hackl Lionsgate Premiere
Grindstone Entertainment Group
Elite Film Productions
Marro Films
Voltage Pictures
$12 million[8]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Kirk Jones Gold Circle Entertainment
Home Box Office
Playtone
Universal Pictures
$18 million[9] $90.6 million[10]
2017 Maragadha Naanayam ARK Saravnaan Axess Film Factory
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion S.S. Rajamouli Arka Media Works
KK Productions
Global United Media
AA Films
Dharma Productions
250 crore[9] est. ₹1,810.60 crore[11][12]
Maayavan C.V. Kumar Thirukumaran Entertainment
Studio Green
Abi and Abi Pictures
2018 The Little Mermaid Blake Harris
Chris Bouchard
AMC Theatres $5 million[13] $4.5 million[14]
Vishwaroopam II Kamal Hassan Raaj Kamal Films International
Aascar Film P Ltd.
Reliance Entertainment
est. 50 crore[15]
Seema Raja Ponram 24AM Studios
2.0 S. Shankar Lyca Productions est. 400–600 crore[lower-alpha 1] est. 699.89–800 crore[lower-alpha 2]
2019 Saaho Sujeeth UV Creations
Yash Raj Films
AA Films
Phars Film
325–350 crore[40] est. 432.4–439 crore[lower-alpha 3]
Kaithi Lokesh Kanagaraj Dream Warrior Pictures
Vivekananda Pictures
25 crore[43] est. 105 crore[44]
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Surender Reddy Konidela Production Company
Gemini Film Circuit
Super Good Films
Excel Entertainment
AA Films
₹200–300 crore[lower-alpha 4] est. ₹240 crore[45]
2020 Troop Zero Bert and Bertie Big Indie Pictures
Escape Artists
Juvee Productions
Amazon Studios
$10-20 million[46]
The Legend of the Five Joanne Samuel Benjamin Jon Creative Media
Uncharted Studios
One Tree Productions
Sniper: Assassin's End Kaare Andrews Destination Films
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! Sean McNamara Mad Chance
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures
$4.2 million[47][48]
Run Aneesh Chaganty Summit Entertainment
Search Party Productions
Hulu
Lionsgate
$5.2 million[49][50]
2021 Annabelle Sethupathi Deepak Sundarrajan Passion Studios
Kaadan Prabhu Solomon Eros International
Dangerous David Hackl Minds Eye Entertainment
Falconer Pictures
Lionsgate
$8 million[51]
Jai Bhim T. J. Gnanavel 2D Entertainment
Amazon Prime Video
Minnal Murali Basil Joseph Weekend Blockbusters
Netflix
20 crore[9]
2022 Radhe Shyam Radha Krishna Kumar UV Creations ₹200–350 crore[52] est. ₹140–214 crore[53]
RRR S.S. Rajamouli DVV Entertainment
Lyca Productions
Pen Studios
KVN Productions
HR Pictures
₹550 crore[54] ₹1,387.26 crore[55]
Sharmaji Namkeen Hitesh Bhatia Excel Entertainment
MacGuffin Pictures
Prime Video
Beast Nelson Dilipkumar Sun Pictures
Magic Frames
Red Giant Movies
Sri Venkateswara Creations
Suresh Productions
UFO Moviez
Asian Cinemas
₹130–150 crore[56][57] est. ₹216–300 crore[58][59]
Vikram Lokesh Kanagaraj Raaj Kamal Films International
Red Giant Movies
est. 120 crore[9][60][61] est. 400–435 crore[62][63][64]
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Vignesh Shivan Rowdy Pictures
Red Giant Movies
Seven Screen Studio
est.70 crore[65]
The Reef: Stalked Andrew Traucki Filmology Finance
Screen Queensland
Alliance Media Partners
Thrills & Spills Productions
Mysterious Light Productions
RLJE Films
Shudder
$1,406,501[66]
777 Charlie Kiranraj K Paramvah Studios
Prithiviraj Productions
Stone Bench Films
Wall Poster Cinema
₹20 crore[67] ₹105—115 crore

[68][69][70]

Monica, O My Darling Vasan Bala Matchbox Shots
Netflix
Last Film Show Pan Nalin Chhello Show LLP
Monsoon Films
Jugaad Motion Pictures
Roy Kapur Films
PVR Pictures
2023 Shaakuntalam Gunasekhar Sri Venkateshwara Creations
Gunaa Teamworks
AA Films
₹65 crore[71] est. ₹20 crore[72]
Ponniyin Selvan: II Mani Ratnam Madras Talkies
Lyca Productions
Red Giant Movies
₹250 crore ₹345 crore[73]
2018 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Film Company
PK Prime Production
est.26 crore[74] est.177 crore[75][76]
Adipurush Om Raut T-Series Films
Retrophiles
UV Creations
AA Films
People Media Factory
KRG Studios
est. ₹500−700 crore[77][78][79] est. ₹392.70 crore[80]
Maaveeran Madonne Ashwin Shanthi Talkies
Red Giant Movies
35 crore[81]  est.89 crore[82]
Bhola Shankar Meher Ramesh AK Entertainments ₹100 crore[9] est.₹47.50 crore[45]
Bro Samuthirakani People Media Factory
Zee Studios
₹80 crores ₹100.50 crores[83]
Sam Bahadur Meghna Gulzar RSVP Movies ₹55 crore[84][85] est. ₹128.17 crore[82]
Leo Lokesh Kanagaraj Seven Screen Studio ₹250–300 crore[86][87] ₹595–615 crore[42][88][89]
Fukrey 3 Mrighdeep Singh Lamba Excel Entertainment
AA Films
₹128.37 crore[90]
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Prashanth Neel Hombale Films
AA Films
Red Giant Movies
Mythri Movie Makers
Prithviraj Productions
₹270–400 crore[91][92] ₹614–702 crore[lower-alpha 5]
Society of the Snow J. A. Bayona Misión de Audaces Films
El Arriero Films
Netflix
Tripictures
€60 million[93]
(USD$65 million)[94]
2024 Guntur Kaaram Trivikram Srinivas Haarika & Hassine Creations ₹200 crore[95] 212 crore[82]
Ayalaan R. Ravikumar KJR Studios
PhantomFX Studios
Crew Rajesh A Krishnan Balaji Motion Pictures
Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network
Pen Marudhar Entertainment
₹75 crore[9] ₹157.08 crore[82]
Kalki 2898 AD Nag Ashwin Vyjayanthi Movies
Wayfarer Films
AA Films
Sri Lakshmi Movies
KVN Productions
₹600 crore[lower-alpha 6] ₹1,042–1,100 crore[lower-alpha 7]
Indian 2 S. Shankar Lyca Productions
Red Giant Movies
250–300

crore[lower-alpha 8]

est. 151 crore[104]
Meiyazhagan C. Prem Kumar 2D Entertainment
Sakthi Film Factory
25 crore 52.28crore[citation needed]
Devara: Part 1 Koratala Siva Yuvasudha Arts
N. T. R. Arts
Wayfarer Films
Sri Lakshmi Movies
Dharma Productions
AA Films
Sithara Entertainments
est. ₹250–300 crore[lower-alpha 9] est. ₹380–521 crore[lower-alpha 10]
Amaran Rajkumar Periasamy Sony Pictures International Productions
Raaj Kamal Films International
Red Giant Movies
100–200 crore[111][112][113] 300–335 crore[lower-alpha 11]
Pushpa 2: The Rule Sukumar Mythiri Movie Makers
Sukumar Writings
AGS Entertainment
E4 Entertainment
AA Films
400-500 crore[9][117] est. ₹1,642–1,800 crore[lower-alpha 12]
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Bobby Kolli Sithara Entertainments
Fortune Four Cinemas
Srikara Studios
₹100 crore[119] est. ₹130 crore[lower-alpha 13]
Game Changer S. Shankar Sri Venkateshwara Creations
Zee Studios
₹350–500 crore[lower-alpha 14] est. ₹195 crore[126]
Thandel Chandoo Mondeti Geetha Arts ₹75–90 crore[91][127] ₹100 crore[128][129]
Jewel Thief Kookie Gulati
Robbie Grewal
Marflix Pictures
Netflix
Thug Life Mani Ratnam Raaj Kamal Films International
Madras Talkies
Red Giant Movies
200–300 crore[130][131] est. 97 crore[130]
Kuberaa Sekhar Kammula Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP
Amigos Creations
₹120–150 crore[lower-alpha 15] ₹80–132 crore[128][129]
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force Wuershan CMC Pictures $120 million[134] $173.22 million[135]
Madharaasi AR Murugadoss Sri Lakshmi Movies 180 crore[136][137] est. ₹63 crore[138]
War 2 Ayan Mukerji Yash Raj Films est. ₹300–400 crore[lower-alpha 16] est. ₹303–351 crore[142][143]
Inspector Zende Chinmay Mandlekar Northern Lights Films
Netflix
They Call Him OG Sujeeth DVV Entertainment ₹200–250 crore[144][145] est. ₹300 crore[146]
Kantara: Chapter 1 Rishab Shetty Hombale Films ₹125 crore[147][148] ₹765 crore[149]
Baahubali: The Epic S.S. Rajamouli Arka Media Works ₹72.31 crore[150]
2026 Parasakthi Sudha Kongara Red Giant Movies
Dawn Pictures
150–250 crore[151][152][153]
Tu Yaa Main Bejoy Nambiar Colour Yellow Productions
Bhanushali Studios
est. ₹3.78 crore[154]
Lucky the Superstar Uday Mahesh Kavithalayaa Productions

Upcoming

Year Films Director(s) Studio(s) and distributor(s) Budget Gross
2026 Toxic Films that have not yet been released Geetu Mohandas KVN Productions
Monster Mind Creations
₹600−700 crore

(US$66−77 million)[155]

Jana Nayagan Films that have not yet been released H. Vinoth KVN Productions ₹300–500 crore[156][157][9][158][159][160][161]
Legend Films that have not yet been released R.S. Durai Senthilkumar Legend Saravana Stores Productions
Swayambhu Films that have not yet been released Bharat Krishnamachari Pixel Studios
Karuppu Films that have not yet been released RJ Balaji Dream Warrior Pictures
2027 Varanasi Films that have not yet been released S.S. Rajamouli Sri Durga Arts
Showing Business

Television series

Year(s) Title Network Ref.
2022 Teerandaz Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Kaala Paani Netflix
2024 IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Netflix
2025 Khauf Amazon Prime Video
Saare Jahan Se Accha Netflix

Shorts

Year Films Director(s) Studio(s) and distributor(s) Budget Gross
2017 The Black Cat Bhargav Saikia Loren Motion Pictures
2019 Radius Akshay Indikar Sophist Films

Awards

Ceremony Film Nomiee Result
Zee Cine Awards Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Best Special Effects Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Kaithi Best Special Effects Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Beast Best Visual Effects Won
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Vikram Best Special Effects Won
Leo No
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Best Visual Effects Won
Guntur Kaaram No
VAM Awards Ayalaan Best Visual Effects Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Kalki 2898 AD Won

See also

Notes

  1. Budget estimates of 2.0 vary. Director S. Shankar said the budget stands between 400–450 crore[16] while actor Rajnikanth stated it to be ₹600 crore.[17] Bollywood Hungama revealed the overall budget as ₹400 crore.[18] NDTV[19] and WION[20] reported the budget to be ₹500 crore. Whereas The Times of India[21][22] and News 18,[23] estimated it as ₹500–570 crore. Zee Business reported the budget to be ₹500–600 crore.[24] The Indian Express estimated that the budget was more than ₹540 crore.[25] Other estimates include ₹543 crore by The News Minute,[26] Filmfare[27] and Zee News;[28] ₹550 crore by India Today[29] and Business Today.[30] International Business Times, DNA India,[31] and Mashable India[32] stated that the budget was ₹570 crore. GQ India,[33] Cinema Express,[34] The New Indian Express,[35] and The Hindu[36] mentioned the budget as ₹600 crore.
  2. 2.0's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹699.89 crore (Box Office India[37]) – ₹723 crore (Hindustan Times[38]) – ₹800 crore (India Today[39])
  3. The Times of India[41] reported that the final worldwide gross was ₹432.4 crore. India Today[42] stated that the collection was ₹439 crore.
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  8. The South First,[99] and India Today,[100] reported that the film was made on a budget of 250 crore, while The Times of India reported that it was 300 crore,[101] and Business Today,[102] and News18 reported it was 1.5 billion[103]
  9. Multiple references:[105][106]
  10. Devara's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹380 crore (Box Office India[107]) – ₹420 crore (DNA India[108]) – ₹509 crore (Business Standard[109]) – ₹521 crore (Bollywood Hungama[110])
  11. Dinamani and ETV Bharat reported the gross as 300 crore.[114][115] Moneycontrol stated that the film grossed 335 crore.[116]
  12. Pushpa 2's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹1,642 crore (The Hans India[118]).
  13. 'The Hans India has reported ₹130 crore gross.[120]
  14. While Times Now stated that the film was made on a budget of over 350 crore,[121] The Economic Times,[122] and Business Today[123] both published that the film cost 400 crore to make. Box Office India stated that the film was made on a budget of 425 crore[124] while Daily News and Analysis stated that the film was made on a budget of 500 crore.[125]
  15. Deccan Herald reported ₹120 crore.[132] Cinema Express reported ₹150 crore.[133]
  16. News18 published that the budget ranges between 300–400 crore.[139] Mint reported the budget as 400 crore.[140] Bollywood Hungama reported the budget as 400 crore.[141]

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