Stone Bench Creations

Company type	Private company
Industry	Entertainment; Motion picture;
Founded	28 January 2015; 10 years ago
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Karthik Subbaraj (founder); Kaarthekeyen Santhanam ; Kalyan Subramanian
Products	Film production; Film distribution;
Subsidiaries	Stone Bench Films; Stone Bench Originals;
Website	stonebench.co.in
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Stone Bench Creations is an Indian film production company based in Chennai, India. It was established in 2016 by Indian director Karthik Subbaraj. As of 2023, the company has produced 16 feature films, including productions made in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. It has collaborated and been produced with filmmakers including Rathna Kumar, Karthik Subbaraj, Ponram, Ashok Veerappan and Malayalam film director Jithin Issac Thomas. The production company made its debut with the film Bench Talkies. Stone Bench also produced more than five original content for the streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV. Stone Bench also presents other language films in Tamil Nadu, including 777 Charlie.

History

Stone Bench was founded by Indian film director Karthik Subbaraj in 2015. Subbaraj's brother-in-law, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, works as the main producer for the studio.^[1] The company made its debut film production with Bench Talkies in 2015, which it self-distributed. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Guru Somasundaram and Sananth Reddy in the lead roles. It is a collection of six short films directed by six different directors. On 25 March 2015, it was released in a limited number of theaters.^[2] The film received mixed reviews from critics. A critic of The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5, stating that "the compilation of six films from six filmmakers in different genres makes it an entertaining experience".^[3]

After their debut production, the production company announced their second production, Aviyal, which is the second part of Bench Talkies.^[4] It was released on 12 February 2016 in theaters, and had a special premiere at the 13th Chennai International Film Festival on 10 January 2016. On 11 March 2016, it was released on over 70 screens in Tamil Nadu, 30 screens in Kerala, and a few screens in the United States.^[5]

Filmography

Production

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released


Year	Film	Language	Actors	Director(s)	Note
2015	Bench Talkies	Tamil	Vijay Sethupathi, Rishinanth Rajendran, Guru Somasundaram	Karthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh, Rathna Kumar	Anthology film, Producer^[6]
2016	Aviyal		Nivin Pauly, Bobby Simha, Amrutha Srinivasan	Alphonse Puthren, Shameer Sultan, Mohit Mehra, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Guru Smaran	Anthology film, Producer^[7]^[8]
2017	Meyaadha Maan		Vaibhav, Priya Bhavani Shankar	Rathna Kumar
2018	Mercury		Prabhu Deva, Sananth	Karthik Subbaraj	^[9]
2019	Petta		Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi	Karthik Subbaraj	Executive Producer
2020	Penguin		Keerthy Suresh	Eashvar Karthic	^[10]
2021	Boomika		Aishwarya Rajesh, Vidhu	Rathindran R. Prasad	^[11]^[12]
2022	Buffoon		Vaibhav, Anagha	Ashok Veerappan	^[13]
	Ammu	Telugu	Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha	Charukesh Sekar	^[14]^[15]^[16]
	DSP	Tamil	Vijay Sethupathi, Anukreethy Vas	Ponram	^[17]^[18]
2023	Attention Please	Malayalam	Vishnu Govindhan, Athira Kallingal, Sreejith	Jithin Issac Thomas	^[19]
	Rekha	Malayalam	Unni Lalu, Vincy Aloshious, Vishnu Govindhan	Jithin Issac Thomas	^[20]
	Tentigo	Sinhala	Kaushalya Fernando, Priyantha Sikikumara, Thusitha Laknath, Ranjith Panagoda,	Ilango Ram	co-production with Silent Frames Productions and Crawling Angel Films^[21]
	Jigarthanda DoubleX	Tamil	Raghava Lawrence, SJ Suryah	Karthik Subbaraj	^[22]
2024	Rathnam		Vishal, Priya Bhavani Shankar	Hari	^{[citation needed]}
2025	Perusu		Vaibhav, Sunil Reddy, Niharika NM	Ilango Ram	co-production with Baweja Studios and Ember Light Studio, remake of Tentigo^[23]
2025	Retro		Suriya, Pooja Hegde	Karthik Subbaraj	^[24]

Distribution


Year	Title	Language	Actors	Director(s)	Note
2022	777 Charlie	Tamil	Rakshit Shetty	Kiranraj K	Distribution – Tamil Nadu^{[citation needed]}

Streaming originals


Year	Title	Actor(s)	Director(s)	Platform	Note
2018	Kallachirippu	Amrutha Srinivasan, Vikas	Rohit Nandakumar	ZEE5
2020	Triples	Jai, Vani Bhojan	Charukesh Sekar	Disney+ Hotstar	^[25]
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai	Jayaram, Kalidas Jayaram	Sudha Kongara Gautham Vasudev Menon Suhasini Mani Ratnam Rajiv Menon Karthik Subbaraj	Amazon Prime	Anthology film (Miracle)
2021	Navarasa	Bobby Simha	Karthik Subbaraj	Netflix	Producer episode : Peace
2022	Kaiyum Kalavum	Sanchana Natarajan, Rohit	Roju	SonyLIV

References

^ "Karthik Subbaraj's speech | Jigarthanda DoubleX Audio Launch -Best moments | Raghava Lawrence|Sun TV". YouTube. 5 November 2023.
^ "'Bench Talkies – The First Bench' hits screens today". Only Kollywood. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Bench Talkies Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Bench Talkies 2 Titled Aviyal". Silverscreen India. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ Subramanian, Anupama (9 March 2016). "Aviyal to arrive soon!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Short in the arm". The Hindu. 7 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Short cut to success". The Hindu. 4 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Bench Talkies – A View". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Karthik, Janani. "Prabhudheva, Karthik Subbaraj to team up". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "First look of Keerthy Suresh's 'Penguin' out". The News Minute. 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Stone Bench Films' Fourth Production Goes On The Floors". Silverscreen India. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Boomika promises to be a gripping horror movie". The Indian Express. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Vaibhav's next titled Buffoon". Cinema Express. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Jha, Lata (16 October 2022). "Amazon Prime Video to stream first Telugu original film 'Ammu'". mint. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Prime Video announces global premiere of its Telugu original movie, 'Ammu': Best Media Info". www.bestmediainfo.com. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Very relatable, says Aishwarya Lekshmi about character in 'Ammu'". DT next. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "First look of Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram's DSP out". DT next. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Karthik Subbaraj to present Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram film". Cinema Express. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Attention Please: Karthik Subbaraj Forays into Malayalam Cinema with Jithin Isaac Thomas Directorial". LatestLY. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Exclusive! Rekha director Jithin Issac Thomas: I try to make sure that." OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (10 December 2023). "Tallinn-Winning Erect Penis Comedy 'Tentigo' Set for Indian Remake – SGIFF". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Jigarthanda Double X teaser out! SJ Suryah and Raghava Lawrence's intense face-off is unmissable". India Today. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "First look out of 'Perusu', starring Vaibhav and produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
^ "Suriya and Karthik Subbaraj team up for 'Suriya 44'". The Hindu. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ "Jai, Vani Bhojan team up for web series?". Cinema Express. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[1] "Karthik Subbaraj's speech | Jigarthanda DoubleX Audio Launch -Best moments | Raghava Lawrence|Sun TV". YouTube. 5 November 2023.

[2] "'Bench Talkies – The First Bench' hits screens today". Only Kollywood. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[3] "Bench Talkies Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[4] "Bench Talkies 2 Titled Aviyal". Silverscreen India. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[5] Subramanian, Anupama (9 March 2016). "Aviyal to arrive soon!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[6] "Short in the arm". The Hindu. 7 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[7] "Short cut to success". The Hindu. 4 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[8] "Bench Talkies – A View". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[9] Karthik, Janani. "Prabhudheva, Karthik Subbaraj to team up". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[10] "First look of Keerthy Suresh's 'Penguin' out". The News Minute. 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[11] "Stone Bench Films' Fourth Production Goes On The Floors". Silverscreen India. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[12] "Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Boomika promises to be a gripping horror movie". The Indian Express. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[13] "Vaibhav's next titled Buffoon". Cinema Express. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[14] Jha, Lata (16 October 2022). "Amazon Prime Video to stream first Telugu original film 'Ammu'". mint. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[15] "Prime Video announces global premiere of its Telugu original movie, 'Ammu': Best Media Info". www.bestmediainfo.com. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[16] "Very relatable, says Aishwarya Lekshmi about character in 'Ammu'". DT next. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[17] "First look of Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram's DSP out". DT next. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[18] "Karthik Subbaraj to present Vijay Sethupathi-Ponram film". Cinema Express. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[19] "Attention Please: Karthik Subbaraj Forays into Malayalam Cinema with Jithin Isaac Thomas Directorial". LatestLY. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[20] "Exclusive! Rekha director Jithin Issac Thomas: I try to make sure that." OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[21] Ramachandran, Naman (10 December 2023). "Tallinn-Winning Erect Penis Comedy 'Tentigo' Set for Indian Remake – SGIFF". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[22] "Jigarthanda Double X teaser out! SJ Suryah and Raghava Lawrence's intense face-off is unmissable". India Today. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[23] "First look out of 'Perusu', starring Vaibhav and produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

[24] "Suriya and Karthik Subbaraj team up for 'Suriya 44'". The Hindu. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[25] "Jai, Vani Bhojan team up for web series?". Cinema Express. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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v t e Works by Karthik Subbaraj
Directed	Pizza (2012) Jigarthanda (2014) Bench Talkies (2015, segment: Neer) Iraivi (2016) Mercury (2018) Petta (2019) Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020, segment: Miracle) Jagame Thandhiram (2021) Navarasa (2021, episode: "Peace") Mahaan (2022) Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023) Retro (2025)
Produced	Aviyal (2016) Meyaadha Maan (2017) Kallachirippu (2018, TV series) Penguin (2020) Triples (2020, TV series) Boomika (2021, TV series) Buffoon (2022) Ammu (2022)
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