Production Studio

Lyca Productions

Lyca Productions burst onto the Indian film scene in 2014 when founder Subaskaran Allirajah decided to shake things up with some seriously ambitious filmmaking. What started as a subsidiary of the Lycamobile empire has quickly become one of Bollywood and South Indian cinema's most formidable production houses. They've built a reputation for swinging big budgets at big ideas, producing some of Tamil cinema's most expensive and visually stunning projects. Films like the sci-fi spectacle 2.0 (2018) and the epic Ponniyin Selvan duology (2022-2023) proved that Lyca wasn't messing around—these are the kinds of movies that make audiences and critics sit up and pay attention. What really sets Lyca apart is their willingness to go all-in on large-scale, high-concept storytelling across multiple industries and languages. They're not just a Tamil studio playing it safe; they've dipped into Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and even Sinhala cinema, proving themselves as genuine pan-Indian players. Their approach combines serious production values with commercially savvy storytelling, and they're not afraid to back directors with bold visions. Recent work like L2: Empuraan (2025) shows they're still pushing boundaries and doubling down on the franchise potential of their biggest hits, cementing Lyca's place as one of the most exciting production houses in Indian cinema right now.