Its been 5 decades since the legendary Padmabhushan, Dr. D. Ramanaidu, one of the first few filmmakers in the world who made the classic hit ‘Premnagar’ in 3 mainstream languages (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi), with top stars of that generation ANR, SivajiGaneshan and Rajesh Khanna. Inspired from his successive triumphs, Josh Media and Entertainment attempts to redefine this success model for young South Indian filmmakers.
As Creative Producers, Josh Media and Entertainment envisioned and created a unique opportunity for a successful and exciting Telugu film to be combined with the creative expertise of one of Bollywood’s most maverick directors, Mahesh Bhatt and the business acumen of one of India’s most consistent hit filmmakers, Mukesh Bhatt and making it one a sequel to one of Hindi cinema’s most successful franchise films.
To be made by Vishesh Films, under the creative supervision of Mahesh Bhatt, ‘Maaya’ is being adapted as ‘Murder 4’ and is surely on its way to becoming the next big blockbuster in Hindi cinema.‘Murder 4’will be a sequel to the superhit classic erotic thriller series of Murder, Murder 2, and Murder 3. ‘Murder 4’will be directed by Neelakanta, the national award winning writer and director of ‘Maaya’.
Josh Media and Entertainmentbelieves that the success of South Indian cinema lies in encouraging good cinema, recognizing new talent, and expanding film businesses with content that can multiply beyond regional confines. As Mahesh Bhatt says, “Speed, Cost, Quality- The key to success is in delivering top quality cinema, on par with growing market desires and with complete control of costs.”
Josh Media and Entertainment is already in talks with an international studio to expand this success model with another major Hollywood franchise. Viren Thambidorai, Creative Director, Josh Media and Entertainment said “We invite young filmmakers to draw inspiration from the success of ‘Maaya’ and come forward with stories and content that can truly entertain global audiences. Josh media’s long-term vision is to identify, produce, direct and market exciting new content from South India on a global platform. We will be announcing a slate of exciting newprojects very soon.”
Josh Media and Entertainment are creative enablers, that stimulate artistic innovation, accelerate inventive aspirations, develop talent and content management prospects, and produce win-win strategies for infotainment and entertainment enterprises across media. ‘Excellence’ is teamJoshMe’s success mantra.
