- CEO
- Ishari Kadhirvelan Ganesh
- Full Time Employees
- 10
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Movies/Entertainment
- Address
- No. 53, Velan Nagar, P.V. Vaithiyalingam Salai, Pallikaranai Chennai TN India 600035
- IPO Date
- Mar 22, 2023
- Business
- VELS Film International Ltd. (VELS.NS) operates as an India-based entertainment company engaged in the production, distribution, and exhibition of films and motion pictures. The company produces feature films and commercial movies in various languages, including Tamil, with a portfolio encompassing successful titles such as Comali, Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, Mookuthi Amman, and LKG; it sells film rights and operates in the South Indian film industry as a member of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. VELS Film International focuses on development, production, distribution, and now expanding into infrastructure including studios, theme parks, and theatres.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Chennai, India, the company targets audiences across India with a strong emphasis on the Tamil film market and pan-India collaborations; it serves theatrical exhibitors, digital platforms, and broadcasters through film rights sales and exhibitions.
In June 2025, VELS unveiled an ambitious 2025-27 film slate featuring commercial blockbusters, socially rooted dramas, and high-concept genre films, alongside major expansions including construction of India's largest indoor studio floor in Chennai, advanced negotiations for additional studio spaces, ownership and operation of Vels Hollywood theme park and filming studio in Karnataka, and active acquisitions of theatres in tier 2 and tier 3 cities to control distribution and exhibition.
The company has restructured operations, scaled up its original content creation team, and built an in-house development arm for digital-first stories; it maintains promoter holding of approximately 73.5% and continues to reduce debt while pursuing growth in integrated media production.
VELS Film International Ltd. forms part of the Vels Group, which spans education, healthcare, and entertainment, positioning it as a full-spectrum content studio with capabilities in creative production and experiential assets.