Photon Kathaas is an Indian film production company

Production company

A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...

 led by director Gautham Menon

Gautham Menon

Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...

. It was established in 2010 by Menon along with Venky Somasundaram and Reshma Ghatala, who since work as the co-promoters. Its name is derived from Gautham Menon's original company Photon Factory, which had previously co-produced several of Menon's films like Vettaiyadu Vilayadu and Kaakha Kaakha

Kaakha Kaakha

Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil crime thriller film starring Surya, Jyothika and Jeevan in the lead roles. The film was written and directed by Gautham Menon and the music was composed by Harris Jayaraj...

, its Telugu remake Gharshana

Gharshana

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and Pachaikili Muthucharam.

Photon Kathaas's first venture has been Menon's psychological thriller Nadunisi Naaygal

Nadunisi Naaygal

Nadunisi Naaygal is a 2011 Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon that stars Sameera Reddy, Veera Bahu and Deva in lead roles, with Swapna Abraham, Ashwin Kakumanu and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in other pivotal roles. The film notably does not feature any kind of film...

, co-produced with R. S. Infotainment. The production house is currently involved in the making of films such as Veppam, Suseenthiran's Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai

Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai

Following collaborations with V. Selvaganesh and Yuvan Shankar Raja, Suseenthiran worked with Ilaiyaraaja for the musical score of Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai. The soundtrack album, consisting of only three songs, was released at a grand event on 16 March 2011 at Sathyam Cinemas, with several prominent...

and Ram

Ram (director)

Ram is a Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and Govind Nihalani and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh , which fetched him strong critical acclaim...

's second directorial Thanga Meengal

Thanga Meengal

Thanga Meengal is an Indian drama film written and directed by Ram, directing his second film after his highly acclaimed Kattradhu Thamizh. Ram, besides, plays the lead role as well alongside several newcomers. A joint production of Gautham Menon's Photon Kathaas and R. S. Infotainment, the film...

. Furthermore, an audio label named Photon Kathaas Music was launched as a division of the company, with newcomer Vijay Ebenezer's Kanden becoming their first release.

Production

Year	Film	Director	Cast	Notes
2011	Nadunisi Naaygal Nadunisi Naaygal Nadunisi Naaygal is a 2011 Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by Gautham Menon that stars Sameera Reddy, Veera Bahu and Deva in lead roles, with Swapna Abraham, Ashwin Kakumanu and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in other pivotal roles. The film notably does not feature any kind of film...	Gautham Menon Gautham Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...	Veera Veera Bahu Veera is an Indian film actor. Closely associated with director Gautham Menon, Veera has worked previously as Menon's Assistant in the film Vaaranam Aayiram, and has been involved with the production teams of Vettaiyadu Vilayadu , Pachaikili Muthucharam and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa... , Sameera Reddy Sameera Reddy Sameera Reddy is an Indian film actress, primarily working in the Hindi film industry and Tamil industry. Apart from Bollywood, Reddy has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam films.-Early life:...
	Veppam	Anjana Ali Khan	Nani Nani (actor) Nani is an Indian film actor who mainly stars in Telugu films. After his education, he became an assistant director, he worked with Seenu Vylta and Bapu garu before working as a RJ for World Space Satellite in Hyderabad. He got an opportunity to act in an advertisement when he was offered the film... , Karthik Kumar Karthik Kumar Karthik Kumar is a noted theatre and Kollywood actor. He is popularly known as 'Evam' Karthik, due to his theater connections.He studied chemical engineering in sri venkateshwara college of engineering,chennai.He is married to playback singer Suchitra Ramadurai.-Filmography:-External links:... , Nithya Menon Nithya Menon Nithya Menen is an Indian film actress, who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry. She has also acted in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films and tried playback singing.-Early life:... , Bindu Madhavi Bindu Madhavi Bindu Madhavi is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Telugu film industry. She has made her debut in the 2008 Telugu film, Avakai Biryani.-Career:Madhavi was born in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. on June 14, 1984...
	Thanga Meengal Thanga Meengal Thanga Meengal is an Indian drama film written and directed by Ram, directing his second film after his highly acclaimed Kattradhu Thamizh. Ram, besides, plays the lead role as well alongside several newcomers. A joint production of Gautham Menon's Photon Kathaas and R. S. Infotainment, the film...	Ram Ram (director) Ram is a Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and Govind Nihalani and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh , which fetched him strong critical acclaim...	Ram	Filming
	Ek Deewana Tha Prem Katha Ek Deewana Tha is the title of an upcoming Bollywood romantic drama film, written and directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson, in her Bollywood debut, in the lead roles...	Gautham Menon	Prateik Babbar, Amy Jackson Amy Jackson Amy Louise Jackson is a British model and film actress. Before starting her acting career, Jackson won the Miss Teen World competition in 2008 and went on to win Miss Liverpool in 2010 and was hotly tipped to be Miss England in 2010 but lost out to Jessica Linley...	Filming
2012	Neethane En Ponvasantham	Gautham Menon	Jiiva, Samantha Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Born to Malayali and Telugu parents, Samantha was brought up in Chennai and pursued a career in modeling during her late teens...

Discography

Year	Film	Music Director	Director	Cast	Notes
2011	Kandaen Kandaen Film score and soundtrack of Kanden are composed by noted evangelical composer, Vijay Ebenezer, who made his debut into film music with the project. The audio rights of Kanden, were bought by Gautham Menon after Singer Krish and Vijay had given a copy to Menon following the recommendation of...	Vijay Ebenezer	A. C. Mugil	Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :... , Rashmi Gautam Rashmi Gautam Rashmi Gautam is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She is best known for featuring in the 2011 romantic film Kandaen, winning positive reviews for her performance.-Career:...

Distribution

Year	Film	Director	Cast	Notes
2011	The Adventures of Tintin	Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...	Jamie Bell Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin "Jamie" Bell is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Billy Elliot , King Kong , Hallam Foe , Jumper , Defiance , The Eagle and The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn .- Early life :Bell was born in Billingham, in the Borough of... , Andy Serkis Andy Serkis Andrew Clement G. "Andy" Serkis is an English actor, director and author. He is popularly known for playing Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for which he earned several award nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Two Towers...	Only in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...