Listin Stephen

Listin Stephen
Listin Stephen
Born	Uzhavoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film producer; Film distributor;
Years active	2011–present
Organization	Magic Frames
Spouse	Benitta Jacob (m. 2015)
Children	2
Relatives	Justin Stephen (brother)
Awards	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (2012)
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Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style and rejuvenated Malayalam cinema.^[1]

Career

His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style into Malayalam cinema.^[2] His second production was Chaappa Kurish (2011).^[3] While it encountered controversies,^[4]^[5] the film turned out to be a moderate commercial and critical hit.^[2] In 2012, he produced Ustad Hotel which won three National Film Awards, including the one for the Best Popular Film.^[6] Following the success of his films, he remade all three films in Tamil in association with R. Sarathkumar.^[7]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As producer

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2011	Traffic	Malayalam	Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam
2011	Chaappa Kurish
2012	Ustad Hotel		National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment SIIMA Award for Best Film Asianet Film Award for Best Film Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Tamil	Remake of Traffic
2013	Pulivaal	Tamil	Remake of Chaappa Kurish
2014	How Old Are You	Malayalam
2015	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Malayalam
	Sandamarutham	Tamil
	Maari
	Idhu Enna Maayam
2017	Vimaanam	Malayalam
2019	Margamkali
	Brother's Day
	Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha
	Driving Licence
2021	Mohan Kumar Fans
2022	Jana Gana Mana
	Kaduva
	Kooman
	Gold
2023	Ennalum Ente Aliya
	Selfiee	Hindi	Remake of Driving License
	Thuramukham	Malayalam	^[8]
	Enthada Saji		^[9]
	Ramachandra Boss & Co		^[10]
	Garudan		^[11]
2024	Malayalee from India		^[12]
	Ajayante Randam Moshanam
	Extra Decent
2025	Prince and Family		^[13]
2025	Moonwalk †		^[14]
TBA	Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil †		^[15]

As distributor

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2019	Petta	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
2019	Bigil
2021	Master
2022	Beast
	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Kannada
	The Legend	Tamil
	Nna Thaan Case Kodu	Malayalam
	Chattambi	Malayalam
	Godfather	Telugu	Kerala Distribution
	Thiruchitrambalam	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
	Kantara	Kannada	Karnataka Distribution
	Kumari	Malayalam	Co-Distributed with Prithviraj Productions
	Aanaparambile World Cup	Malayalam
	DSP	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
	Gatta Kusthi	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
2023	Samara	Malayalam
2023	Ayisha	Malayalam
2024	Ajayante Randam Moshanam	Malayalam

Television

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2017–18	Avaril Oral	Malayalam	TV series on Surya TV
2021	Varnapakittu	Malayalam	TV series on Surya TV

References

^ Magic Touch. The Hindu.
^ ^a ^b Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (18 May 2012). "Listen Stephen gears up for Kollywood". The Times of India. indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
^ "Sameer Thahir and Listin Stephen with "Chappa Kurishu"". Metromatinee.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
^ "Behind The Camera: Chappayum Kurishum Screenil". Yentha.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
^ "'Risque'-taking Remya Nambeesan". Deccan Chronicle. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ Naig, Udhav (23 March 2013). "'Listin' to his plans". The Hindu.
^ "Sarath Kumar takes special interest in production". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Nivin Pauly on 'Thuramukham' release delay, says It was the producer's fault". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Jayasurya, Nivetha Thomas, Kunchako Boban-starrer 'Enthada Saji' drops on Amazon Prime Video". The Hindu. 6 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Nivin Pauly's film with Haneef Adeni titled 'Ramachandra Boss and Co'". The Hindu. 9 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Shooting of Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon starrer 'Garudan' wrapped up". The Hindu. 21 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Features, C. E. (20 March 2024). "Nivin Pauly's Malayalee From India gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Features, C. E. (7 April 2025). "Dileep's 150th film Prince and Family gets new release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
^ Features, C. E. (14 May 2025). "Moonwalk gets a new release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
^ Madhu, Vignesh (8 March 2025). "It's a wrap for Kunchacko Boban's Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

External links

Listin Stephen at IMDb

[1] Magic Touch. The Hindu.

[Kollywood-2] Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (18 May 2012). "Listen Stephen gears up for Kollywood". The Times of India. indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[3] "Sameer Thahir and Listin Stephen with "Chappa Kurishu"". Metromatinee.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[4] "Behind The Camera: Chappayum Kurishum Screenil". Yentha.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[5] "'Risque'-taking Remya Nambeesan". Deccan Chronicle. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[6] Naig, Udhav (23 March 2013). "'Listin' to his plans". The Hindu.

[7] "Sarath Kumar takes special interest in production". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[8] "Nivin Pauly on 'Thuramukham' release delay, says It was the producer's fault". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[9] "Jayasurya, Nivetha Thomas, Kunchako Boban-starrer 'Enthada Saji' drops on Amazon Prime Video". The Hindu. 6 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[10] "Nivin Pauly's film with Haneef Adeni titled 'Ramachandra Boss and Co'". The Hindu. 9 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[11] "Shooting of Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon starrer 'Garudan' wrapped up". The Hindu. 21 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[12] Features, C. E. (20 March 2024). "Nivin Pauly's Malayalee From India gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[13] Features, C. E. (7 April 2025). "Dileep's 150th film Prince and Family gets new release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

[14] Features, C. E. (14 May 2025). "Moonwalk gets a new release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[15] Madhu, Vignesh (8 March 2025). "It's a wrap for Kunchacko Boban's Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

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