kathirasan subbiah

chennai, CH (IND)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

soundlightstudio

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Location: chennai
Industry: Media
Year Founded: 2001
Number Employees: 100-250 people
Description: Hi, I am Kathir Film Writer/ Director/Producer and painter from India made bigest blockbuster films like: KADHAL DESAM(The land of love) KADALER DINAM (Lovers day) IDAYAM (Heart) realesed globally. My company Sound Light Studio produces films and documentary films. Our future plans to produce more global films and having our own channel, produce Tv serials and game shows and many other creative/ media related works. We created lots of stars and technicians in the industry. KATHIR'S FILMOGRAPH SOUND LIGHT STUDIO and KATHIR MEDIA are production houses making AD FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES & FEATURE FILMS headed by the renowned painter / writer / filmmaker KATHIR. He finished his fine arts degree at College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, one of a reputed college for fine arts studies in India. He is a trend setting film maker and has given successful and award winning movies in major Indian languages released globally. The Launch Pad Idhayam (tamil) (The Heart), Hrudayam (telugu) Written and Directed by Kathir. Kathir’s directorial debut starred Heera, Murali, Janagaraj and Vijayakumar. Under the Sathya Jyothi banner set with Ilayaraja’s music. Kathir introduced Heera and also the famous choreographers Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram through Idhayam. The film broke away from the usual formula and still proved to be a huge hit in the box office. Uzhavan (The Farmer) Written and Directed by Kathir. The film which starred Prabhu, Banu Priya and Ramba, highlighted a farmer’s love for his land and the problems faced by him in a drought struck village. Kathir introduced Ramba to the Tamil film industry. (URL removed)man composed haunting melodies for the film. With Uzhavan, Kathir proved that he was not just an entertainer but also a responsible filmmaker. Kaadhal Desam (Tamil) (Land of Love) Duniya Dilwalon Ki (Hindi) Prema Desam (telugu) Written and Directed by Kathir. A poignant film, which circles around the vibrancy of the youth starred Tabu, Vineeth, (URL removed)aSubramanium, Vadivelu, and Srividya along with Abbas introduced by Kathir. A highly stylized, colorful and visually captivating film that gave a new perspective on the love vs. friendship debate was a box office blockbuster hit in major Indian languages. It is noteworthy that the film was received well by Indian audiences across the world. The Art Director “PadmaSri” Thotta Tharani (National Award winner) created a dream city for this film, which was one of the largest sets created in an Indian movie. The remarkable Cinematography was done by K.V. Anand , (National Award Winner). Trend setting music composed by (URL removed)man was such a rage that all magazines hailed the song “Mustafa, Mustafa” as a national anthem! Kaadhalar Dinam (Tamil) (Lover’s day), Dil Hi Dil Mein (Hindi) Prema kula Roju (telugu) Written and Directed by Kathir. The movie starred Sonali Bindre, Nassar, Manivannan, Anupam Kher, Gowndamani and debutant Kunal introduced by Kathir, the movie was a sensational love story based on couples who get acquainted and united through Internet. The movie portrayed Internet as a medium of love for the first time in Asia and it proved to be yet another multi-lingual box office blockbuster. (URL removed)man composed haunting melodies for the film. The audio sale for this movie was Kathir’s career best. Art Director Thotta Tharani and Cinematographer (URL removed)ram, both National award winners, joined hands with Director Kathir, to give their finest in this movie. Kaadhal Virus ( love virus) Written and Produced and Directed by Kathir The movie was produced by Kathir;s own production house SOUND & LIGHT STUDIOS. A heart wrenching film portrays a filmmaker’s sacred and eternal love. The film’s intense and passionate music was composed by (URL removed)man. The astounding real computer graphics used in the song “Sonnalum keatpathilai Kanni manathu” got Kathir raving reviews. Through this film, which starred Vivek (comedian) and Abbas, Kathir introduced the lead actors, Sridevi and Richard and also a new cinematographer Arjun. The film received the State award for best photography. Awards 1992- Received Indian Express Award for the best debutant Director for the film IDAYAM 1995 – Received the Santhome film award for the best Director and Best Film award for the film UZHAVAN 2001 – Received the NATIONAL CITIZEN AWARD for his unique contribution to the field of film direction at New Delhi from Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Honorable chairman, United Nations Human Rights Committee. After Legendary filmmaker Sathyajit Rye, Kathir has received this prestigious award.