Aashirvad Cinemas
Aashirvad Cinemas is a Malayalam film production and distribution company based in Kochi, set up by Antony Perumbavoor, who earlier worked as Mohanlal's driver. Most of its films star Mohanlal, beginning with Narasimham (2000) and followed by titles such as Ravanaprabhu, Naran, Rasathanthram and Oppam. The banner produced Jeethu Joseph's Drishyam (2013) and its sequels, Prithviraj Sukumaran's Lucifer (2019) and L2: Empuraan (2025), the period drama Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, Neru (2023) and Mohanlal's directorial debut Barroz (2024). Since 2009 it has distributed films together with Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments, a company Mohanlal and Antony Perumbavoor co-founded, and in 2019 it opened a Hong Kong office, Feitian Aashirvad Cinemas, to co-produce and distribute films in China.
- Founded
- 2000
- Based in
- Kochi, Kerala
- Films in our database
- 6
Films produced by Aashirvad Cinemas
| Year | Film | Director | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thudakkam | Jude Anthany Joseph | Released |
| 2026 | Drishyam 3 | Jeethu Joseph | Released |
| 2021 | Drishyam 2: The Resumption | Jeethu Joseph | Released |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Released |
| 2013 | Drishyam | Jeethu Joseph | Released |
Films distributed by Aashirvad Cinemas
| Year | Film | Director | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thudarum | Tharun Moorthy | Released |
Aashirvad Cinemas News
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Fourteen easy ways into Malayalam cinema, from recent hits to classics, with director, cast and runtime for each.
MOVIESMalayalam movies remade in Hindi: the full list, original vs remake
From Drishyam to Hera Pheri, twelve official Hindi remakes of Malayalam films, set side by side with their originals.
MOVIESDrishyam shooting locations, from Georgekutty's house to the police station
Georgekutty's house is real, the police station was a set, and Goa belongs to the Hindi remake. Here is where Drishyam was filmed.
MOVIESZera first look: Sujith Vaassudev's third film as director is out
The Drishyam and Lucifer cinematographer directs and shoots Kavya Film Company's 14th film. The poster shows a woman's eye.
CELEBRITIESNeeraj Madhav's mother dances Bharatanatyam at 61, and he shares where it began
The retired teacher, who set dance aside for years, now practises late into the night under her guru, Deepthi Parol.
CELEBRITIESPrithviraj Sukumaran at 44: Kumbha in Varanasi, Daayra with Kareena, and Odiyan as producer with Manju Warrier
From his 2002 debut in Nandanam to directing Lucifer and L2: Empuraan, a look at where the actor-filmmaker stands today.