Listin Stephen

Listin Stephen
Listin Stephen
Born	1 June 1987; Uzhavoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film producer; Film distributor;
Years active	2011–present
Organization	Magic Frames
Spouse	Benitta Jacob (m. 2015)
Children	2
Relatives	Justin Stephen (brother)
Awards	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (2012)

Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style and rejuvenated Malayalam cinema.[1]

Career

His debut production was Traffic (2011), which heralded in a new age of film-making style into Malayalam cinema.[2] His second production was Chaappa Kurish (2011).[3] While it encountered controversies,[4][5] the film turned out to be a moderate commercial and critical hit.[2] In 2012, he produced Ustad Hotel which won three National Film Awards, including the one for the Best Popular Film.[6] Following the success of his films, he remade all three films in Tamil in association with R. Sarathkumar.[7]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

As producer

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2011	Traffic	Malayalam	Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam
2011	Chaappa Kurish	Malayalam
2012	Ustad Hotel	Malayalam	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment SIIMA Award for Best Film Asianet Film Award for Best Film Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Tamil	Tamil remake of Traffic
2013	Pulivaal	Tamil	Tamil remake of Chaappa Kurish
2014	[[How Old Are Yo
Maari	Tamil
Idhu Enna Maayam	Tamil
2017	Vimaanam	Malayalam
2019	Brother's Day	Malayalam
	Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha	Malayalam
	Driving Licence	Malayalam
2021	Mohan Kumar Fans	Malayalam
2022	Jana Gana Mana	Malayalam
	Kaduva	Malayalam
	Kooman	Malayalam
	Gold	Malayalam
2023	Selfiee	Hindi	Hindi remake of Driving License
	Thuramukham	Malayalam	[8]
	Enthada Saji	Malayalam	[9]
	Ramachandra Boss & Co	Malayalam
	Garudan †	Malayalam	[10]
TBA	Ajayante Randam Moshanam †	Malayalam
TBA	Thaaram †	Malayalam

As distributor

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2019	Petta	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
2019	Bigil		Kerala Distribution
2021	Master		Kerala Distribution
2022	Beast		Kerala Distribution
	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Kannada	Kerala Distribution
	The Legend	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
	Nna Thaan Case Kodu	Malayalam	Kerala Distribution
	Chattambi	Malayalam	Starring Sreenath Bhasi
	Godfather	Telugu	Kerala Distribution
	Thiruchitrambalam	Tamil	Kerala Distribution
	Kantara (film)	Kannada	Kannada version Distribution
	Kumari	Malayalam	Kerala distribution in association with Prithviraj Productions
	Aanaparambile World Cup	Malayalam	Starring Antony Varghese
	DSP (film)	Tamil	Starring Vijay Sethupathi
	Gatta Kusthi	Tamil

Television

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2017-2018	Avaril Oral	Malayalam	TV series on Surya TV
2021	Varnapakittu	Malayalam	TV series on Surya TV

References

Magic Touch. The Hindu.
Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (18 May 2012). "Listen Stephen gears up for Kollywood". The Times of India. indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
"Sameer Thahir and Listin Stephen with "Chappa Kurishu"". Metromatinee.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
"Behind The Camera: Chappayum Kurishum Screenil". Yentha.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
"'Risque'-taking Remya Nambeesan". Deccan Chronicle. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
Naig, Udhav (23 March 2013). "'Listin' to his plans". The Hindu.
"Sarath Kumar takes special interest in production". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
"Nivin Pauly on 'Thuramukham' release delay, says It was the producer's fault". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
Bureau, The Hindu (6 May 2023). "Jayasurya, Nivetha Thomas, Kunchako Boban-starrer 'Enthada Saji' drops on Amazon Prime Video". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Bureau, The Hindu (21 August 2023). "Shooting of Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon starrer 'Garudan' wrapped up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

Listin Stephen at IMDb

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[1] Magic Touch. The Hindu.

[Kollywood-2] Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (18 May 2012). "Listen Stephen gears up for Kollywood". The Times of India. indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[3] "Sameer Thahir and Listin Stephen with "Chappa Kurishu"". Metromatinee.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[4] "Behind The Camera: Chappayum Kurishum Screenil". Yentha.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

[5] "'Risque'-taking Remya Nambeesan". Deccan Chronicle. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[6] Naig, Udhav (23 March 2013). "'Listin' to his plans". The Hindu.

[7] "Sarath Kumar takes special interest in production". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[8] "Nivin Pauly on 'Thuramukham' release delay, says It was the producer's fault". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[9] Bureau, The Hindu (6 May 2023). "Jayasurya, Nivetha Thomas, Kunchako Boban-starrer 'Enthada Saji' drops on Amazon Prime Video". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[10] Bureau, The Hindu (21 August 2023). "Shooting of Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon starrer 'Garudan' wrapped up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.