''CineMan Productions'' is an

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and

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company established by

Abhishek Jain Abhishek Jain is an Indian film director and film producer, producer known for his Gujarati cinema, Gujarati films ''Kevi Rite Jaish'', ''Bey Yaar'', and ''Wrong Side Raju''. Early life Abhishek Jain was born on 3 August 1986 in Ahmedabad. He i ...

Mikhil Musale Mikhil Musale is a film director from India. In 2010, he founded the film production and distribution company, CineMan Productions, with Abhishek Jain and Anish Shah. '' Wrong Side Raju'' is his first film as a director and it won the Nation ...

, and Anish Shah. It was founded in 2010.

History

and Anish Shah met during an international film festival in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

and founded CineMan productions in 2010. However, Shah left the company later on. The first film produced by the company was Jain's directorial debut, ''

Kevi Rite Jaish ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' is a 2012 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain. The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels' – a Gujarati farmer community – migration to the U. ...

''. The production subsequently produced the 2014 film ''

Bey Yaar ''Bey Yaar'' () is a 2014 Indian Gujarati-language coming-of-age film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film is about friendship and two friends. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Divyang Thakkar, Pratik Gandhi, Amit Mistry, Samvedna Su ...

''. The productions also has produced advertisements for various brands such as Cinepolis among others.

Collaboration with Phantom films

Abhishek Jain had approached

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...

to produce ''

''; although Kashyap was impressed with the script, the collaboration did not work out for the film. Later in February 2016, Abhishek Jain announced that CineMan will co-produce three Gujarati films with Anurag Kashyap's

Phantom Films Phantom Films was an Indian film production and distribution company established by Anurag Kashyap, director Vikramaditya Motwane, producer Madhu Mantena and the former head of UTV Spotboy, Vikas Bahl. It was founded in 2011 by all four of the ...

, out of which one will be directed by Abhishek himself. The first film to release under joint banner of CineMan productions and Phantom films was ''

Wrong Side Raju ''Wrong Side Raju'' (Stylized ''Wrong Side રાજુ'') is a 2016 Indian Gujarati thriller drama film directed by Mikhil Musale. Starring Pratik Gandhi, Kimberley Louisa McBeath, and Asif Basra, it is inspired by a hit and run in Ahmedabad i ...

'', directed by Mikhil Musale.

Streaming platform

CineMan Productions and Khushi Advertising launched Gujarati language streaming platform OHO Gujarati in May 2021. The first original show released on the platform was ''

Vitthal Teedi ''Vitthal Teedi'' ( gu, વિઠ્ઠલ તીડી) is an Indian Gujarati-language drama web-series directed by Abhishek Jain. It is streamed on OHO Gujarati and stars Pratik Gandhi as the protagonist Vitthal Teedi. The first season, styli ...

,'' a drama series starring

Pratik Gandhi Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor. He worked in Gujarati theatre before entering Gujarati cinema. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series ''Scam 1992''. He acted in several Hindi films thereafter. Early life Ga ...

and directed by Jain.

Filmography

Films

TV series

References

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External links

Official website
Film production companies of Gujarat Companies based in Ahmedabad Indian companies established in 2010 2010 establishments in Gujarat