Trident Arts

{{Infobox company

| name = Trident Arts

| logo = Trident Arts.png

| type = Private

| industry = Film

| founded = 1987

| location_city = Chennai, Tamil Nadu

| location_country = India

| founders = R. Ravindran

| key_people =

| products = Film production, distribution

| homepage = {{URL|tridentarts.in}}

}}

Trident Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1987 by R. Ravindran. Since then, it has produced and distributed several Tamil films.{{Cite web |date=2 November 2018 |title=25 years of Trident Arts - Producer statement |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/25-years-of-trident-arts-producer-statement.html |website=Behindwoods}}

History

Trident Arts was set up by R. Ravindran in 1987. Since then it has distributed several Tamil films in region wise in Tamil Nadu,{{Cite web |date=2 November 2018 |title=Producer/distributor Trident Arts celebrates silver jubilee |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/11/02/producer-distributor-trident-arts-celebrates-silver-jubilee/ |website=News Today}} then moved to a major distributor with the movies including Vikram Vedha, Tamizh Padam 2, Ratsasan, Seethakaathi, Dhilluku Dhuddu 2, Viswasam, Kadaram Kondan & Leo (2023 Indian film). The company has produced films including Shivalinga, Lakshmi and Action.{{Cite web |last=Imranullah S. |first=Mohamed |date=22 September 2020 |title=Plea to restrain release of Vishal's 'Chakra' on OTT platform, HC orders notice to actor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/plea-to-restrain-release-of-vishals-chakra-on-ott-platform-hc-orders-notice-to-actor/article32667321.ece |website=The Hindu}} Its latest release was Kasada Thapara, released on 27 August 2021 in SonyLIV.{{Cite web |date=11 August 2021 |title=Kasada Tabara gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/aug/11/kasada-tabara-gets-a-release-date-26023.html |website=Cinema Express}} The company's next productions are Enna Solla Pogirai, directed by A. Hariharan, starring Ashwin Kumar and Avantika Mishra,{{Cite web |date=30 June 2021 |title=Ashwin Kumar, Pugazh to star in rom-com 'Enna Solla Pogirai' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ashwin-kumar-pugazh-to-star-in-rom-com-enna-solla-pogirai/article35053658.ece |website=The Hindu}} Hostel, directed by Sumanth Radhakrishnan, starring Ashok Selvan and Priya Bhavani Shankar,{{Cite web |date=14 December 2020 |title=Ashok Selvan, Priya Bhavani Shankar pair up for a film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ashok-selvan-priya-bhavani-shankar-pair-up-for-a-film/articleshow/79721299.cms |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=21 March 2021 |title=Hostel will bring young crowd to theatres: Sumanth |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2021/03/21014611/1282140/Hostel-will-bring-young-crowd-to-theatres-Sumanth.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820013226/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2021/03/21014611/1282140/Hostel-will-bring-young-crowd-to-theatres-Sumanth.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 August 2021 |website=DTNext}} and Shot Boot 3, directed by Arun Vaidyanathan, starring Venkat Prabhu and Sneha.{{Cite web |date=21 September 2021 |title=Venkat Prabhu, Sneha to star in Shot Boot 3 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/sep/21/venkat-prabhu-and-sneha-to-star-in-shot-boot-3-26782.html |website=Cinema Express}}

Filmography

=Productions and major distributions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trident Arts films |url=https://archive.org/details/tridentarts-movies |website=Internet Archive}}</ref>=

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| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

| Denotes films that have not yet been released

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! Year

! Title

! Director

!Production

!Distribution

2016

| Vetrivel

| Vasantha Mani