Dhoni Entertainment (DEPL), a production company supported by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni, has entered the mainstream cinema industry by announcing the release of its first Tamil-language feature film.
The entertainment business, which was established in 2019, claimed to have started the various stages of developing entertainment content in popular languages.
The firm also produced the documentary “Roar of the Lion,” a dramatised documentary on the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which made a comeback in the 2018 IPL after serving a two-year suspension. The company also purchased the rights to a mythological sci-fi book.
- In Tamil Nadu, MS Dhoni, the current captain of CSK and the previous captain of the Indian cricket team, is incredibly popular.
- According to a press release from DEPL, Dhoni and the people of Tamil Nadu have an amazing affinity.
- According to a press release, “Dhoni Entertainment will produce its first film in Tamil, a family entertainer conceptualised by Sakshi Singh Dhoni, MD of Dhoni Entertainment, further strengthening this extra-special partnership.”
- The project, which will soon get underway, will be directed by Ramesh Thamilmani, who wrote the graphic novel “Atharva- The Origin,” which starred MS Dhoni as a superhero.
- Ramesh Thamilmani was described in the release as saying, “The concept was unique and had all the potential to be a pleasant family movie.”
In addition to Tamil, Dhoni Entertainment stated that it is in discussions with a number of directors and writers to develop and produce engaging content across genres, including science fiction, crime drama, comedy, suspense thriller, and more.
“Post-pandemic, the business of the mainstream films in India has become a singular entity, the lines are blurred, and there is no longer a discussion between regional cinema and Hindi cinema,” said Vikas Hasija, Business Head at Dhoni Entertainment. Dhoni Entertainment is looking towards multilingual productions since more Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films are being honoured equally in the country.
