Theatrical release of fourth film
February 16 2012 - 2:01AM
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Photon Kathaas Productions Ltd
16 February 2012
Photon Kathaas Productions
Theatrical release of fourth film
Chennai, 16 February 2012. Photon Kathaas Productions Ltd. (AIM:
PKP, "Photon Kathaas", "the Company"), the South Indian film
company, has announced that its latest film "Ekk Deewana Tha"
(There Was a Passionate Lover) will be make its international
theatrical release on 17 February 2012.
Directed by PKP's Chief Creative Officer Gautham Vasudev Menon,
Ekk Deewana Tha is the studio's fourth film and is a Hindi remake
of his original Tamil-language blockbuster "Vinnai Thandi
Varuvaaya" which was also remade in Telugu as Ye Maaya Chesave in
2010.
The film features British model and actress Amy Jackson, making
her Bollywood debut, and seven songs provided by A.R. Rahman, one
of which, "Hosanna" is currently no 1 in the Indian radio
charts.
The film has been produced in conjunction with Fox Star Studios
(a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and Satellite
Television Asia Region) and RS Infotainment PVT Ltd.
Venkat Somasundaram, CEO, PKP said
"Ekk Deewana Tha is our largest project to date and takes us
from our heartland of South Indian cinema into the huge North
Indian Hindi-speaking market of Bollywood films. It is clear
example of our stated objective of leveraging our content across
languages and geographies.
"We are very excited about the prospects for this film. It has
all the key ingredients for success in Indian cinema; a classic
love story with a fantastic soundtrack, plus the backing of a major
partner such as Fox Star Studio's behind it.
"There is a strong buzz of anticipation in advance of the film's
release, which has been timed to coincide with the appetite for
romance around Valentine's day."
Web site: http://www.ekkdeewanatha.com
Official trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EGMUoQYi4wg
Enquiries
Photon Kathaas
Michael Rosenberg + 44 (0)20 7938 4026
Venkat Somasundaram, Chief Executive +65 6224 4991
Reshma Ghatala, Head of Marketing +91 44 2820 2988
Seymour Pierce Limited (Nomad & broker) 020 7107 8000
Nandita Sahgal/Tom Sheldon (Corporate
Finance)
Richard Redmayne (Corporate Broking)
Rivington Street Corporate Finance
(Broker) 020 7562 3373
Jon Levinson
College Hill 020 7457 2020
Adrian Duffield/Jon Davies
About Photon Kathaas Productions
Photon Kathaas Productions is the first film company
specifically created to make and distribute films of different
genres to a primarily South Indian audience, speaking the languages
of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
PKP benefits from a special creative relationship with its chief
creative officer, Gautham Vasudev Menon. Gautham is one of the
leading directors and producers in South Indian cinema. He has been
involved in nine films to date, not only as a director but also as
a screenplay writer, an executive producer and a producer. His
earlier films include: Minnale (2000), Rehna He Tera Dile Mein
(2001), Kaaka Kaaka (2003), Gharshana (2004), Vettaiyadu Vellaiyadi
(2006), Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and
Nadunissi Naaygal (2011).
A. R. Rahman is PKP's creative adviser. He is an Indian film
composer, record producer, musician and singer and is credited for
totally overhauling the style in which music is made in India. A.
R. Rahman has won two Academy Awards (Slumdog Millionaire), 25
Filmfare Awards, four Indian National Film Awards, a Bafta Award,
two Golden Globes and two Grammy Awards.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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