RS Infotainment

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RS Infotainment is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by Elred Kumar. The studio has produced films made in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rsinfotainment.com/company.html |title=:: RS Infotainment PVT Ltd :: |access-date=7 February 2018 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203090148/http://www.rsinfotainment.com/company.html |url-status=dead }}

History

Elred Kumar was first announced as "a businessman passionate about the film industry" in an article by the Economic Times in 2009, RS Infotainment are the producers of Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) alongside VTV Ganesh and Escape Artists Motion Pictures' Madan.{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|title=Business News Live, Share Market News – Read Latest Finance News, IPO, Mutual Funds News|website=The Economic Times}}

After having enjoyed success with their initial ventures such as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), Ko (2011) and Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), their recent ventures have been less profitable.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/rs-infotainment-announce-their-next-project-with-debutante-director-deekay.html|title=RS Infotainment announce their next project with debutante director Deekay|website=www.behindwoods.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/rs-infotainment-gearing-up-with-their-next/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004727/http://movieclickz.com/tamil-cinema-news/rs-infotainment-gearing-up-with-their-next/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 February 2018|title=草莓视频官方下载地址,草莓视频官方下载二维码,草莓视频官方下载应用,草莓视频官方在线下载地址}}

Filmography

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scope="row" | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa

| 2010

| Gautham Vasudev Menon

| Silambarasan, Trisha

| An aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of a romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends.

| {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/taste-of-candyfloss-vinnai-thaandi-varuvaaya/article3020641.ece|title=Taste of candyfloss – Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 March 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Nadunisi Naaygal

| 2011 || Gautham Vasudev Menon || Veera, Sameera Reddy || Having suffered sexual abuse as a child, Veera grows into a psycho who is obsessed with sex and kills for pleasure. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Cop-and-canine/article15451066.ece|title=Cop and canine|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 February 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Ko

| 2011 || K. V. Anand || Jiiva, Ajmal, Piaa Bajpai, Karthika Nair || A photographer becomes involved in the political campaign of a young doctor in the local elections. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Tale-with-an-unexpected-twist/article14694107.ece|title=Tale with an unexpected twist|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 April 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Veppam

| 2011 || Anjana Ali Khan || Nani, Karthik Kumar, Nithya Menen, Bindu Madhavi || Three slum-dwelling friends become caught up in violence. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/veppam-not-hot-enough/article2318617.ece|title=Veppam – Not hot enough|first=Sai Shyam|last=G|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 August 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Ekk Deewana Tha

| 2012 || Gautham Vasudev Menon || Prateik Babbar, Amy Jackson || An aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of a romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ekk-deewana-tha-why-didnt-we-fall-in-love-with-amy/article2906888.ece|title=Ekk Deewana Tha: Why didn't we fall in love with Amy?|first=Sudhish|last=Kamath|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 February 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal

| 2012 || Elred Kumar || Atharvaa, Amala Paul || An IT professional falls in love with a girl, who appears to have a mysterious background. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/muppozhudhum-un-karpanaigal-living-a-dream/article2906976.ece|title=Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal: Living a dream|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 February 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Neethaane En Ponvasantham

| 2012 || Gautham Vasudev Menon || Jiiva, Samantha || Varun and Nithya fall in and out of love during three stages of their lives. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Neethaane-En-Ponvasantham-An-ode-to-Ilaiyaraaja/article12073510.ece|title=Neethaane En Ponvasantham: An ode to Ilaiyaraaja|first=Karthik|last=Subramanian|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 December 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Yaamirukka Bayamey

| 2014 || Deekay || Kreshna, Rupa Manjari, Oviya, Karunakaran || A new hotelier is in for a surprise when he discovers his new property could be haunted. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yaamirukka-bayamey-busting-ghosts/article5996392.ece|title=Yaamirukka Bayamey: Busting ghosts|first=Udhav|last=Naig|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 May 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Namo Bhootatma

| 2014 || Murali|| Komal, Iswarya Menon, Harish Raj, Gayathri Iyer || A new hotelier is in for a surprise when he discovers his new property could be haunted. || {{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/nov/19/choreographer-muralis-career-takes-a-new-turn-684322.html|title=Choreographer Murali's Career Takes a New Turn|website=The New Indian Express}}

scope="row" | Yaan

| 2014 || Ravi K. Chandran || Jiiva, Thulasi Nair || A young man who travels to earn money abroad becomes imprisoned in a rogue state. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yaan-movie-review/article6468232.ece|title=Yaan – Fails the drug test|first=Udhav|last=Naig|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 October 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Ko 2

| 2016 || Sarath Mandava || Bobby Simha, Nikki Galrani || A man kidnaps the chief minister of the state, without explaining why he did so. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/review-of-ko-2-a-change-from-machovigilante-movies/article8596645.ece|title=Ko 2: a change from macho-vigilante movies|first=Baradwaj|last=Rangan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Kavalai Vendam

| 2016 || Deekay || Jiiva, Kajal Aggarwal, Sunaina, Bobby Simha || When his estranged wife demands his signature on a divorce document, a hill-town cook agrees only if she lives with him for a week. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/Kavalai-Vendam-In-sickness-and-in-wealth/article16700041.ece|title=Kavalai Vendam: In sickness and in wealth|first=Vishal|last=Menon|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 November 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Veera

| 2018 || Rajaraman || Kreshna, Iswarya Menon, Karunakaran || A youngster who dreams of becoming popular gets entangled in a tussle between two rowdies. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/veera-review-sketch-in-sketch-out/article22775071.ece|title='Veera' review: Sketch in, sketch out|first=Srinivasa|last=Ramanujam|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 February 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}

scope="row" | Viduthalai Part 1

| 2023 || Vetrimaaran || Soori, Vijay Sethupathi || In 1987, the film follows a police constable, who is recruited to arrest the leader of a separatist group. || {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/soori-to-play-the-lead-in-vetrimaarans-next-film/article28731409.ece|title=Soori to play the lead in Vetrimaaran's next film|author=The Hindu Net Desk|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/dec/02/vetri-maaran-soori-film-to-be-based-on-jeyamohans-thunaivan-21565.html|title=Vetri Maaran-Soori film to be based on Jeyamohan's Thunaivan?|website=Cinema Express}}

scope="row" | Viduthalai Part 2

| 2024 || Vetrimaaran || Soori, Vijay Sethupathi || After the police force captures Perumal Vaathiyar, we begin to see his backstory, and how from being a teacher, he gets exposed to ideologies of communism, and eventually begins to head a people’s movement while being a revolutionist, and considered an outlaw. After he marries a fellow comrade Mahalakshmi, Vaathiyar continues his live, as per his ideologies, and fights for causes before his untimely capture by Kumaresan’s battalion, the officers of which have agenda of their own. ||

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