Wunderbar Films
{{Short description|Film Production Company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Wunderbar Films
| logo = Wunderbar Films Logo White.jpg
| founders = {{ubl|Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|2010|5|20|df=yes}}
| location_city = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| industry = Motion picture
| products = {{ubl|Film production|Record producer}}
| trade_name = Wunderbar Films Pvt. Ltd.
| type = Privately held company
| revenue =
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{INR|507.4 million}} (2015)
{{decrease}} {{INR|46.7 million}} (2016){{Cite web |url=https://www.acuite.in/documents/ratings/revised/25709-RR-20180308.pdf |title=Operating income grew 68% to 50 crore in 2015 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135448/https://www.acuite.in/documents/ratings/revised/25709-RR-20180308.pdf |url-status=live }}
| net_income =
| assets =
| equity =
| owner = Dhanush
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Wunderbar Films is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Dhanush and his ex-wife Aishwarya, on 20 May 2010. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it mainly produces and distributes Tamil films, and occasionally Malayalam and Hindi films. The headquarters of the company is in Nungambakkam, Chennai.
History
Wunderbar Films was established by actor Dhanush and his wife Aishwarya on 20 May 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://corporatedir.com/company/wunderbar-films-private-limited |title=Wunderbar Films Private Limited Company Information |website=CorporateDir |access-date=18 March 2018 |archive-date=18 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182915/https://corporatedir.com/company/wunderbar-films-private-limited |url-status=live }} The studio was named "Wunderbar", meaning "wonderful" in German, which they picked up from the 2009 American film, Inglourious Basterds. Earlier short films made by Dhanush, although not released to the public, had the banner "Wunderbar".{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I|title=WunderStars Talk Show – Episode 1|last=Wunderbar Studios|date=13 February 2015|via=YouTube|access-date=12 April 2017|archive-date=12 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412231522/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Sruthi Ganapathy |date=Jul 26, 2017 |title=Dhanush interview: 'I was not ready to come out of VIP Raghuvaran's world' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/845014/dhanush-interview-i-was-not-ready-to-come-out-of-vip-raghuvarans-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114174524/https://scroll.in/reel/845014/dhanush-interview-i-was-not-ready-to-come-out-of-vip-raghuvarans-world |archive-date=14 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2018 |work=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}
Filmography
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Synopsis ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}} |
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| 2012
! scope="row" |3 | Tamil | Ram and Janani fall in love, elope and get married. A few years into their seemingly idyllic marriage, Ram begins to display symptoms of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. |
| 2013
! scope="row" |Ethir Neechal | Tamil | Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand, Nandita Swetha | A young man, who has grown up believing that his name is a jinx, decides to change his life by competing in the Chennai Marathon. |
| 2014
! scope="row" |Velaiilla Pattadhari | Tamil | Velraj | Dhanush, Amala Paul, Surabhi | An unemployed graduate overcomes various obstacles before and after finding employment. |
| rowspan="5" | 2015
! scope="row" |Kaaki Sattai | Tamil | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | An ambitious, young policeman fights to bring to light and destroy an illegal organ-harvesting gang. |
| scope="row" |Kaaka Muttai
| Tamil | Vignesh, Ramesh, Aishwarya Rajesh | Two boys from the slums of Chennai, who dream of tasting pizza, set about earning enough money to buy some from the newly opened pizza shop in the city centre. |
| scope="row" |Maari
| Tamil | Dhanush, Kajal Aggarwal, Vijay Yesudas | A small-time gangster, with a love for pigeon racing, attempts to stop police corruption in his town. |
| scope="row" |Naanum Rowdydhaan
| Tamil | Vijay Sethupathi, Nayantara, Parthiban | A wannabe rowdy falls in love with a deaf girl and helps avenge the death of her father. |
| scope="row" | Thanga Magan
| Tamil | Velraj | Dhanush, Samantha, Amy Jackson | A fun-loving man strives to be an ideal son, seeks clarity and closure when his father commits suicide after being falsely accused of a crime. |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
! scope="row" | Visaranai | Tamil | An individual gets shut in jail for a crime he did not commit and the consequences which follow are harrowing. |
| scope="row" | Amma Kanakku
| Tamil | Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Amala Paul, Revathi, Samuthirakani | A maid joins her daughter's school in order to change her perspective of life. |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
! scope="row" |Cinema Veeran | Tamil | A documentary on the life of stunt artists |
| scope="row" |Pa Paandi
| Tamil | Dhanush | Rajkiran, Prasanna, Chaya Singh | An elderly man who feels rejected by his son embarks on a soul-searching trip in search of his first love. |
| scope="row" |Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
| Tamil | Dhanush, Kajol, Amala Paul | A ruthless businesswoman sets out to destroy the career and prospects of a young, prize-winning civil engineer who refuses to work for her company. |{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/velaiilla-pattadhari-2-review/article19474813.ece|title='Velaiilla Pattadhari 2' review: a lukewarm follow-up|first=Vishal|last=Menon|date=11 August 2017|access-date=18 March 2018|work=The Hindu|archive-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111160913/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/velaiilla-pattadhari-2-review/article19474813.ece|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=VIP 2: A wasted opportunity |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vip-2-a-wasted-opportunity/article19565249.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924122242/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vip-2-a-wasted-opportunity/article19565249.ece |archive-date=24 September 2020 |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=The Hindu|date=26 August 2017 }} |
| scope="row" |Tharangam
| Malayalam | Dominic Arun | Tovino Thomas, Balu Varghese | Co-produced by Mini Studios | |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
! scope="row" |Kaala | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Easwari Rao, Huma Qureshi | Haridev, a Union minister, decides to illegally seize the land of Tamil migrants in Dharavi, to construct buildings. However, Karikaalan, a local resident, opposes him and vows to protect his land. | |
| scope="row" |Vada Chennai
| Tamil | Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Samuthirakani, Aishwarya Rajesh, Andrea Jeremiah | A fisherman from North Chennai who unknowingly becomes involved in a trap set by a mafia gang. | |
| scope="row" | Maari 2
| Tamil | Dhanush, Tovino Thomas, Krishna, Sai Pallavi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | Maari, a fun-loving rowdy, creates many enemies in his area due to his arrogant but righteous behaviour. Beeja, a dreaded gangster, vows to seek revenge against Maari for killing his brother. | |
| rowspan="2" |2025
! scope="row"| Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam | Tamil | Dhanush | Mathew Thomas, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, Pavish, Venkatesh Menon, Rabiya Khatoon, Ramya Ranganathan |After meeting at a party, and several meet cute scenarios, culinary student Prabhu and Nila fall in love with each other. Even as all seem to have gone well between them, a family situation makes them part ways. Life forces them move on, until Prabhu decides to attend Nila's wedding. | |
| {{pending film|Idly Kadai}}
| Tamil | Dhanush | Dhanush, Nithya Menen |TBA | |
Film soundtracks released
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!style="width:3%;"| Year !!style="width:24%;"| Film !!style="width:16%;"| Notes | ||
| 2014 | Velaiilla Pattadhari | Also producer |
| rowspan=2|2015 | Kaaki Sattai | Also producer |
| Naanum Rowdydhaan | Also producer | |
| 2016 | Amma Kanakku | Also producer |
| rowspan=3|2017 | Yathumagi Nindrai | |
| Pa Paandi | Also producer | |
| Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 | Also producer | |
| rowspan=3|2018 | Kaala: Karikaalan | Also producer |
| Vada Chennai | Also producer | |
| Maari 2 | Also producer | |
| 2025
|Also producer |
References
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{{Wunderbar Films}}
Category:2010 establishments in Tamil Nadu