Visakh Subramaniam
Visakh Subramaniam is an Indian film producer, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of P. Subramaniam who founded Merryland Studio, the second film studio in Kerala. He is a partner of the production company Funtastic Films along with actors Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan, and he is currently the managing director of the Merryland Cinemas production company.
Career
Visakh made his entry as a film exhibitor in 2011, the same time when Vineeth Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan made their debuts. He first met Vineeth and Aju during the release of Thattathin Marayathu. With time he also met Dhyan Sreenivasan and their bond strengthened leading to collaboration plans.On the release day of Vineeth's directorial Jacobinte Swargarajyam, Dhyan narrated the script of Love Action Drama to Visakh. Aju Varghese was the film's sole producer then. Later Dhyan asked Visakh if he was interested in producing the film along with Aju, upon which he agreed. It was then Funtastic Films was formed and Visakh considers it as the boldest decision of his life. His debut production Love Action Drama starring Nivin Pauly and Nayanthara released on 5 September 2019 and opened to positive reports. The film grossed ₹50 crore at the box office and completed 100 days in Kerala. He then ventured into film distribution and distributed Helen under his banner Funtastic Films. In 2020, he was involved in the distribution of Gauthamante Radham starring Neeraj Madhav. In 2021, he produced Saajan Bakery Since 1962 starring Aju Varghese. Hridayam directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan marked the return of Merryland Studio through Visakh. The studio founded by his grandfather P. Subramaniam made a comeback after a hiatus of 40 years. Hridayam was released in theatres worldwide on 21 January 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over ₹50 crores worldwide, becoming the 3rd highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. He produced Varshangalkku Shesham in 2024, which was a commercial success, grossing over ₹80 crores at the worldwide box office. He is currently producing Karam, his third film as a producer with Vineeth Sreenivasan, which is scheduled to be released in theatres on 25 September 2025.
Filmography
- All the films are produced by Visakh, unless mentioned otherwise.