E4 Entertainment Explained

E4 Entertainment^[1] is an Indian film production^[2] and distribution company founded by Mukesh R. Mehta and C.V. Sarathi. Established in 2012, the company's headquarters are located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[3]

History

Annayum Rasoolum, released in 2012, marked E4 Entertainment's debut venture. Starring Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny Wayne, among others, and directed by Rajeev Ravi.^[4]

Following this success, E4 Entertainment ventured into Malayalam cinema with films like Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi directed by Sameer Thahir and North 24 Kaatham^[5] directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. In 2014, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana directed by Jude Anthany Joseph proved to be a breakthrough, completing 100 successful days in 12 screens.^[6]

By early 2017, E4 Entertainment produced Ezra, a Malayalam supernatural horror thriller starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, written and directed by Jay K and was filmed primarily in Fort Kochi and Sri Lanka.^[7]

E 4 Entertainment has three upcoming projects, including two with different directors and one with Nissam Basheer.^[8] The production house's most recent film was Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil.

Filmography

Production

Year	Film	Director	Language	Ref.
2013	Annayum Rasoolum	Rajeev Ravi	Malayalam
2013	North 24 Kaatham	Anil Radhakrishnan Menon		[9]
2013	Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi	Sameer Thahir
2014	Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan	Shibu Balan		[10]
2014	Drishya	P. Vasu	Kannada
2015	Love 24x7	Sreebala K. Menon	Malayalam	[11]
2015	Kunjiramayanam	Basil Joseph
2016	Oru Muthassi Gadha	Jude Anthany Joseph		[12]
	Guppy	Johnpaul George		[13]
2017	Godha	Basil Joseph		[14]
2017	Ezra	Jay K.		[15]
2018	Lilli	Prasobh Vijayan		[16]
2019	Ishq	Anuraj Manohar		[17]
	Ambili	Johnpaul George		[18]
2019	Adithya Varma	Gireeshaya	Tamil	[19]
2020	Anveshanam	Prasobh Vijayan	Tamil	[20]
2021	Drishya 2	P. Vasu	Kannada
2022	Pada	Kamal K. M.	Malayalam	[21]
2022	Oru Thekkan Thallu Case	Sreejith N.		[22]
2023	Por Thozhil	Vignesh Raja	Tamil
2024	Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil	Vipin Das	Malayalam	[23]
2025	Nobody	Nissam Basheer	Malayalam	[24]

Distribution

Following are the list of films the company distributed other than the films it produced.

Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes	Ref.
2012	Life of Pi	Ang Lee	English	Distributed in Kerala
2013	Chennai Express	Rohit Shetty	Hindi
	Fast & Furious 6	Justin Lin	English
2014	Njan Steve Lopez	Rajeev Ravi	Malayalam
	Bang Bang!	Siddharth Anand	Hindi	Distributed in Kerala
2015	The Revenant	Alejandro González Iñárritu	English
	Jurassic World	Colin Trevorrow	English
2016	MS Dhoni	Neeraj Pandey	Hindi
	Airlift	Raja Krishna Menon	Hindi
	Kapoor & Sons	Shakun Batra	Hindi
	Neerja	Ram Madhavi	Hindi
	Baaghi Series	Sabbir Khan	Hindi
		Zack Snyder	English
	Deadpool		English
2017	Secret Superstar	Advait Chandan	Hindi
	Achanoru Vazha Vechu	Saandeep Gopalakrishnan	Malayalam
	Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela	Althaf Salim	Malayalam		[25]
	Qarib Qarib Singlle	Tanuja Chandra	Hindi	Distributed in Kerala
	Omerta	Hansal Mehta	Hindi
	Logan	James Mangold	English
2018	Hey Jude	Shyamaprasad	Malayalam
	Zero	Himanshu Sharma	Hindi	Distributed in Kerala
	Loveyatri	Abhiraj K. Minawala	Hindi
	Sudani from Nigeria	Zakariya Mohammed	Malayalam
	Sanju	Rajkumar Hirani	Hindi	Distributed in Kerala
	Aquaman	James Wan	English
2019		Dinjith Ayyathan	Malayalam		[26]
2021		Sukumar	Telugu	Distributed in Kerala	[27]
2022	Valimai	H. Vinoth	Tamil		[28]
	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	Parasuram	Telugu
		James Cameron	English
	Cirkus	Rohit Shetty	Hindi
2023	Kabzaa	R. Chandru	Kannada
	Gumraah	Vardhan Ketkar	Hindi
	The Kerala Story	Vipul Amrutlal Shah	Hindi
	Por Thozhil	Vignesh Raja	Tamil		[29]
	King of Kotha	Abhilash Joshiy	Malayalam
	Japan	Raju Murugan	Tamil	Distributed in Kerala
	80s Buildup	Kalyaan	Tamil
	Animal	Sandeep Reddy Vanga	Hindi
2024	Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya	Amit Joshi & Aradhana Sah	Hindi
	Crakk	Aditya Datt	Hindi
		Sukumar	Telugu		[30]

Accolades

Following are the accolades won by E4 Entertainment. The awards received by the producer alone is included in this list.

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result
National Film Awards	2014	National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film	North 24 Kaatham[31]
Kerala State Film Awards	2013	Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film	North 24 Kaatham
	2014	Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana[32]

Notes and References

1. News: E4 Entertainment not happy with Bala's Varmaa; to re-shoot the Arjun Reddy remake with a new team. 2019-02-07 . Cinema Express. en.
2. Web site: Lobo . Shalini . 2020-07-31 . E4 Entertainment acquires rights to Veerappan Chasing the Brigand, to be adapted into web series. 2020-07-31 . India Today. en.
3. Web site: James . Anu . 2017-08-18 . E4 Entertainment makes big announcement; 10 projects lined up, Tovino Thomas on a roll . 2024-05-26 . www.ibtimes.co.in . en.
4. News: Love in Kochi . 2013-08-03 . The Hindu. en.
5. Web site: Fahad Fazil | Swathi Reddy | Nedumudi Venu | North 24 Kaatham | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | Mukundan | Thalaivasal Vijay - Filmibeat.
6. News: Ohm Shanthi Oshaana Success Meet. 2014-09-02 . Filmi Beat. en.
7. News: Prithviraj's Ezra movie:audience review. 2017-02-10 . OnManorama. en.
8. News: 'Nobody': Prithviraj Sukumaran announces his next film with ‘Rorschach’ director Nissam Basheer . 2024-08-28 . . en.
9. Web site: K . Aswathy . 2014-04-07 . Anil on Cloud Nine . 2024-05-26 . The New Indian Express . en.
10. Web site: Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan Movie (2014): Release Date, Cast, Ott, Review, Trailer, Story, Box Office Collection – Filmibeat.
11. News: Love 24 X 7 Movie Review . 2024-05-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
12. News: Oru Muthassi Gadha to hit theatres on Sept 15 . 2024-05-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
13. Web site: Guppy review. Guppy Malayalam movie review, story, rating . 2024-05-26 . IndiaGlitz.com.
14. Web site: Valli . 2017-06-03 . 'Godha' is not a great sports movie but its kickass female lead is the heroine we've waited for . 2024-05-26 . The News Minute . en.
15. Web site: Ezra Movie Review Rating Story Prithviraj Jay K Priya Anand Tovino Thomas - Filmibeat.
16. Web site: Shriijth . Sajin . 2018-09-05 . Lilli Review: An unapologetic thriller that makes a strong impression . 2024-05-26 . Cinema Express . en.
17. News: Praveen . S. R. . 2019-05-18 . 'Ishq' movie review: This Shane Nigam-starrer decries moral policing but ends up celebrating another kind of evil . 2024-05-26 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
18. News: 2018-06-13 . 'Ambili': The shooting of Soubin Shahir starrer kickstarts . 2024-05-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
19. News: E4 Entertainment to re-shoot 'Arjun Reddy' remake with a new team. 2019-02-07 . OnManorama. en.
20. News: S . Harikumar J. . 2020-01-23 . Malayalam filmmaker Prasobh Vijayan on his new movie 'Anveshanam', a medical thriller . 2024-05-26 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
21. News: Praveen . S. R. . 2022-03-12 . 'Pada' movie review: A sympathetic portrayal of the anger of the oppressed . 2024-05-26 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
22. Web site: 2022-09-12 . Oru Thekkan Thallu Case movie review: How to mock the male ego yet play it safe and normalise domestic violence . 2024-05-26 . Firstpost . en-us.
23. Web site: 2024-05-24 . Did You Know That The Guruvayur Temple in Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Is Actually A Set? Watch The Jaw-Dropping Video Of The Recreation Here! . 2024-05-26 . Times Now . en.
24. News: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s next with Nissam Basheer is titled ‘Nobody’ . 2024-08-24 . South First . en.
25. Web site: 2017-09-04 . Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela movie review: Nivin Pauly-Shanthi Krishna topline a pleasant Onam surprise . 2024-05-26 . Firstpost . en-us.
26. Web site: Shriijth . Sajin . 2019-06-05 . Kakshi: Amminipilla Movie Review: An essential film for our times . 2024-05-26 . Cinema Express . en.
27. Web site: Service . Express News . 2021-11-02 . E4 to release Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil and Rashmika Mandanna starrer 'Pushpa' in Kerala . 2024-05-26 . The New Indian Express . en.
28. Web site: 2022-02-26 . Ajith's Valimai Roars Not Just in Tamil Nadu But Kerala Too . 2024-05-26 . News18 . en.
29. News: 'Por Thozhil' Kerala box office: Sarathkumar's investigative thriller mints Rs 6.25 crores . 2024-05-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
30. Web site: 8 May 2024 . പുഷ്പ 2 ഇ 4 എന്റർടൈൻമെന്റ്സിന്; വിതരണാവകാശം സ്വന്തമാക്കിയത് റെക്കോർഡ് തുകയ്ക്ക് . Mathrubhumi . 8 May 2024 . Malayalam.
31. News: Never expected a National Award for my first film: Anil Radhakrishnan. 2014-08-18 . Times of India. en.
32. News: State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours. 2015-08-10 . On Manorama. en.