Viacom18 Studios was an Indian film distribution and production company. It was a subsidiary of JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. Based in Mumbai, it was one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in India, with an operation that involves acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and worldwide distribution of full-length feature films as well as digital only films, web series, short films.
Due to Viacom being one of the partners in the company at that time, they also distribute films from Paramount Pictures in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka since 2011, starting with Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Following the merger of Viacom18 and Disney Star, the company was merged with Star Studio, Disney Star's production company, to form Star Studio18.
Filmography Films produced Release date Film Director Notes2006Bas Ek PalOnirAs Indian FilmsBhagam BhagPriyadarshanAs Indian Films20071971Amrit SagarAs Studio 18Kya Love Story HaiLovely Singh As Studio 18Jab We MetImtiaz Ali As Indian Films WelcomeAnees BazmeeAs Indian Films2008Halla BolRajkumar SantoshiAs Indian FilmsBhoothnathVivek SharmaAs Indian FilmsSingh Is KinngAnees BazmeeAs Indian FilmsKidnapSanjay GadhviAs Indian FilmsGolmaal ReturnsRohit ShettyAs Indian FilmsLittle ZizouSooni TaraporevalaAs Indian Films and Studio 18Dil KabaddiAnil SharmaAs Indian Films and Studio 18GhajiniAR MurugadossAs Indian Films2009Short KutNeeraj VoraAs Indian Films; remake of Malayalam movie Udayananu TharamLuckSoham ShahAs Indian Films; adaptation of 2001 Spanish thriller film IntactoLife PartnerRumi JafferyAs Indian Films and Studio 18Road, MovieDev BenegalAs Indian Films and Studio 18Fruit and NutKunal VijaykarAs Indian Films and Studio 182010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeGurinder ChadhaAs Indian Films and Studio 18StrikerChandan AroraAs Indian Films and Studio 18Hum Tum Aur GhostKabeer KaushikAs Indian Films and Studio 18; remake of 2008 Hollywood film Ghost Town, Inspired from the Hollywood films The Sixth Sense (1999), Heart and Souls (1993)That Girl in Yellow BootsAnurag Kashyap2011Tanu Weds ManuAanand L. RaiPyaar Ka PunchnamaLuv RanjanShaitanBejoy NambiarBbuddah... Hoga Terra BaapPuri JagannadhSpeedy SinghsRobert LiebermanEnglish film, Dubbed in Hindi language.LootRajnish Raj Thakur2012PlayersAbbas–MustanRemake of 1969 British film The Italian JobKahaaniSujoy GhoshBlood MoneyVishal MahadkarBittoo BossSupavitra BabulDepartmentRam Gopal VarmaGangs of Wasseypur - Part 1Anurag KashyapFirst Installment of Gangs of WasseypurGangs of Wasseypur - Part 2Anurag KashyapSecond Installment of Gangs of WasseypurOMG – Oh My God!Umesh ShuklaBased on the 2001 Australian film The Man Who Sued God and the storyline is based on Gujarati Stage play Kanji Virudh KanjiAiyyaaSachin KundalkarKeymon & Nani In Space AdventureDQ EntertainmentAnimated Film Son of SardaarAshwni DhirRemake of Telugu film Maryada Ramanna2013InkaarSudhir MishraSpecial 26Neeraj PandeyBased on the 1987 Opera House heist in Mumbai, MaharashtraSaheb, Biwi Aur Gangster ReturnsTigmanshu DhuliaSecond Installment of Saheb, Biwi Aur GangsterChasme BaddoorDavid DhawanRemake of 1981 Bollywood film Chashme BuddoorBombay TalkiesKaran Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag KashyapAnthology filmZapatlela 2Mahesh KothareBased on the Don Mancini's Hollywood movie Child's Play. It was the first Marathi Cinema film to be shot in 3D.Bhaag Milkha BhaagRakeysh Omprakash MehraLife of an Indian Athlete Milkha SinghLuv U SoniyoJoe RajanMadras CafeShoojit SircarDebut film of Bollywood South Indian actress Raashi KhannaBossAnthony D'SouzaRemake of 2010 Malayalam film Pokkiri Raja; co-produced with Cape of Good Films, Ashwin Varde ProductionBhaji in ProblemSmeep KangPunjabi filmWhat the FishGurmeet Singh2014One By TwoDevika BhagatThe Royal Bengal TigerNeeraj PandeyBased on the Chuck Palahniuk's English Novel Fight ClubQueenVikas BahlManjunathSandeep A.Based on the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow graduate Shanmugam Manjunath who was killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh in November 2005Mary KomOmung KumarBased on the life of Indian Boxer Mary Kom.Gollu Aur PappuKabir SadanandMumbai Delhi MumbaiSatish RajwadeRemake of 2010 Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-MumbaiMargarita with a StrawShonali Bose2015RahasyaManish GuptaDharam Sankat MeinFuwad KhanRemake of 2010 British film The InfidelGabbar Is BackKrish JagarlamudiRemake of 2002 Tamil movie RamanaaDrishyamNishikant KamatManjhi – The Mountain ManKetan MehtaBased on the life of Mountain Man Dashrath Manjhi Jointly produced by NFDC IndiaTime OutRikhil BahadurPyaar Ka Punchnama 2Luv RanjanBlackRaja ChandaIndo-Bangladesh film2016AirliftRaja Krishna MenonSanta Banta Pvt LtdAkashdeep SahirBudhia Singh – Born to RunSoumendra PadhiBased on the Life of India's Youngest Marathon Runner Budhia SinghPhotocopyVijay MauryaMarathi Film, co-production with Neha Rajpal ProductionsMotu Patlu: King of KingsSuhas D. KadavAnimated FilmForce 2Abhinay Deo2017RangoonVishal BhardwajBased on the life and times of Mary Ann Evans aka Fearless NadiaToilet: Ek Prem KathaShree Narayan SinghLucknow CentralNikkhil AdwaniBased on the Bengali film MuktodharaAval (The House Next Door) in HindiMilind RauReleased in Tamil, Hindi languages and dubbed in Telugu as Gruham2018PadmaavatSanjay Leela BhansaliBased on the epic poem of the same name by Malik Muhammad JayasiAapla ManusSatish RajwadeMarathi film, A film adaptation of the Marathi play Katkon Trikon by Dr Vivek BeleMantoNandita DasBased on the Prominent Urdu Novelist Saadat Hasan Manto.AndhadhunSriram RaghavanJalebi: The Everlasting Taste of LovePushpdeep BhardwajBaazaarGauravv K. Chawla2019Bhai: Vyakti Ki ValliMahesh ManjrekarBased on the life of Marathi writer and humorist Pu La DeshpandeThackerayAbhijit PanseBased on the life of Shiv Sena Party leader Bal Thackeray, Released in Hindi, Marathi languagesKodathi Samaksham Balan VakeelB. UnnikrishnanMalayalam filmRomeo Akbar WalterRobbie GrewalManmadhudu 2Rahul RavindranTelugu film, Sequel of 2002 film Manmadhudu, Remake of 2006 French film I DoMotichoor ChaknachoorDebamitra BiswalThe BodyJeethu JosephRemake of 2012 Spanish film The Body. It was Already remade in 2016 Tamil-Kannada film Game and Oru Melliya KoduThambiJeethu JosephTamil film2020Shimla MirchiRamesh SippyKannum Kannum KollaiyadithaalDesingh PeriyasamyKrishna and His LeelaRavikanth Perepu2021SarbathPrabhakaranTamil filmBhramamRavi K. ChandranRemake of 2018 Bollywood film Andhadhun2022Hey SinamikaBrindaTamil filmGehraiyaanShakun BatraJugjugg JeeyoRaj MehtaShabaash MithuSrijit MukherjiBased on the life of current Test and ODI captain of the India women's national cricket team, Mithali RajNitham Oru VaanamRa. KarthikCo-produced with Rise East EntertainmentLaal Singh ChaddhaAdvait ChandanRemake of 1994 Hollywood film Forrest Gump.Drishyam 2Abhishek PathakSecond part of Drishyam film Govinda Naam MeraShashank Khaitan Co-produced with Dharma Productions2023ZwigatoNandita DasRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem KahaaniKaran JoharOMG 2Amit Rai SuspectSamir Karnik Dhak DhakTarun Dudeja Shastry Viruddh ShastryNandita RoyShiboprosad Mukherjee2024FighterSiddharth AnandAlso distributor JigraVasan Bala 2025 Logout Amit Golani
Films distributed Year Film Director Production Company Notes2007Kya Love Story HaiLovely SinghVR EntertainersAdlabs Films As Studio 18Jab We MetImtiaz AliShree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision As Indian Films WelcomeAnees BazmeeUTV Motion PicturesBase Industries GroupAs Indian Films2008BhoothnathVivek SharmaEros InternationalB.R. FilmsAs Indian FilmsSingh Is KinngAnees BazmeeBig PicturesHari Om EntertainmentBlockbuster Movie EntertainersAdlabs FilmsAs Indian FilmsKidnapSanjay GadhviShree Ashtavinayak Cine VisionAs Indian FilmsGolmaal ReturnsRohit ShettyShree Ashtavinayak Cine VisionAs Indian FilmsLittle ZizouSooni TaraporevalaAs Indian Films and Studio 18Dil KabaddiAnil SharmaParamhans CreationsAs Indian Films and Studio 182009Short KutNeeraj VoraAnil Kapoor Film CompanyAs Indian FilmsLuckSoham ShahShree Ashtavinayak Cine VisionAs Indian FilmsLife PartnerRumi JafferyBurmawala BrosAs Indian Films and Studio 18Road, MovieDev BenegalAugust EntertainmentAs Indian Films and Studio 182010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeGurinder ChadhaIcon ProductionsBend It FilmsAs Indian Films and Studio 18StrikerChandan AroraMakefilmsAs Indian Films and Studio 18Hum Tum Aur GhostKabeer KaushikShooting Star FilmsAs Indian Films and Studio 182011Tanu Weds ManuAanand L. RaiSoundrya ProductionShaitanBejoy NambiarTipping Point Films, Anurag Kashyap Films, Getaway FilmsKeymon & Nani in Space Adventure Swarna PrasadNickelodeon India, DQ Entertainment InternationalLootRajnish Raj ThakurPopcorn Motion Pictures2012PlayersAbbas–MustanParamount Pictures, Viacom18 Motion PicturesGangs of Wasseypur – Part 2Anurag KashyapAKFPLSequel of Gangs of Wasseypur2013Luv U SoniyoJoe RajanViacom18 Motion Pictures2014AnaamikaSekhar KammulaEndemol India2015DrishyamNishikant KamatViacom18 Motion Pictures, Panorama StudiosPyaar Ka Punchnama 2Luv RanjanViacom18 Motion Pictures, Luv FilmsSecond installment of Pyaar Ka PunchnamaNanak Shah FakirSartaj Singh PannuGurbani MediaPunjabi film 2016Force 2Abhinay DeoViacom18 Motion Pictures, JA Entertainment, Sunshine PicturesSecond installment of ForceGods of EgyptAlex ProyasSummit Entertainment, Mystery Clock CinemaIndian theatrical distribution onlyNerveHenry Joost, Ariel SchulmanLionsgate, Allison Shearmur Productions Indian theatrical distribution onlyDeepwater HorizonPeter BergSummit Entertainment, Participant Media, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, LeverageLa La LandDamien ChazelleSummit EntertainmentPatriots DayPeter BergLionsgate, CBS Films, Bluegrass Films, Closest to the Hole Productions2017Power RangersDean IsraeliteLionsgate, SCG Films, Temple Hill Entertainment2018AndhadhunSriram RaghavanViacom18 Motion Pictures, Matchbox PicturesJalebi: The Everlasting Taste of LovePushpdeep BhardwajVishesh FilmsRemake of 2016 Bengali film Praktan2022 Gangubai KathiawadiSanjay Leela BhansaliPen India Limited, Bhansali ProductionsInternational distribution only; distributed by Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment in IndiaCobraR. Ajay GnanamuthuViacom18 StudiosTamil FilmJugjugg JeeyoRaj MehtaDharma ProductionsDoctor GAnubhti KashyapJunglee PicturesInternational distribution only; distributed by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures in India2024JigraVasan BalaDharma Productions, Eternal Sunshine Productions
Web series + Year Title Language Network Notes 2020Jamtara – Sabka Number AyegaHindiNetflixTaj Mahal 1989She2021Ray2023KaalkootJioCinema2024Murder In MahimGaanth Chapter 1: Jamnaa Paar
References
External links
Viacom18 Motion Pictures at Bollywood Hungama