2000-2010 Aashirvad Cinemas was founded by Mohanlal's former chauffeur Antony Perumbavoor in 1999. Its first production was the 2000 film,
Narasimham. The company's next was the 2001 action drama film,
Raavanaprabhu, which was a sequel to the 1993 film,
Devasuram. The film won the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. Over the years, Aashrivad Cinemas have continued to receive great reception and success for their films and continue making new records. The action drama
Natturajavu was the only release in 2004. It released coinciding with the festival of
Onam and was the winner among the Onam releases.
Joshiy-directed action drama
Naran was the only release in 2005, which was the winner among the Onam releases of the year. In the following year,
Sathyan Anthikkad-directed family drama
Rasathanthram became a commercial success.
2010-2020 The 2011 comedy film
China Town made ₹15.2 crore at the box office and was a major commercial success. The 2012 drama
Spirit won the
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. In 2013, family-thriller
Drishyam received widespread critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing Malayalam and industry hit film and the first to gross over ₹50 crore mark at the box office. The 2016 crime thriller
Oppam also became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time by grossing ₹65 crore worldwide. Mohanlal and
Lal Jose collaborated for the first time in
Velipadinte Pusthakam in 2017, which was a moderate success. In 2019,
Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed action drama
Lucifer grossed ₹128 crore worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film till date, beating Mohanlal's
Pulimurugan. It was also the first Malayalam film to gross over ₹50 crores in overseas markets. It was followed by the comedy-drama
Ittymaani: Made in China directed by debutant duo Jibi-Joju.
2021-present During the
COVID-19 pandemic, Aashirvad Cinemas produced the sequel to
Drishyam,
Drishyam 2, which was the first film in Mohanlal's career to premiere on an OTT platform
Amazon Prime Video instead of the normal theatrical release. The film received widespread positive reviews. Then the company produced Telugu film titled
Drushyam 2 (co-produced by
Suresh Productions and RajKumar Theatres), which was a remake of
Drishyam 2 also premiered on OTT platform
Amazon Prime Video instead of the theatrical release. Then the company produced
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (co-produced by Moonshot Entertainments and Confident Group), an action period film directed by
Priyadarshan based on the life of
Kunjali Marakkar. It is the most expensive Malayalam film ever, with a budget of ₹100 crores. The film released on 2 December 2021 and met with negative reviews and became a
Box-office failure. In 2022, the company produced three films, out of which two films,
Bro Daddy directed by
Prithviraj Sukumaran and
12th Man directed by
Jeethu Joseph had Direct OTT release on
Disney+ Hotstar. Both films received generally positive reviews. Then they produced
Monster directed by
Vysakh and the film was Mohanlal's second collaboration with
Vysakh (as director) after
Pulimurugan which received negative reviews and was a
Box-office failure. In 2023, the company produced
Alone directed by
Shaji Kailas. The film received mixed to positive reviews but was a
Box-office failure mainly because the film was originally filmed for OTT. In the same year, the company produced the
court room drama film Neru directed by
Jeethu Joseph and received highly positive response and became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time by grossing ₹100 crore worldwide. In 2024, Mohanlal's debut directorial
Barroz received mostly mixed-to-negative reviews, and emerged as a
box-office bomb. In 2025, the sequel to
Lucifer, titled
L2: Empuraan, which has also been co-produced by
Lyca Productions and Sree Gokulam Movies was released and it grossed over 265 crores and emerged as
the highest grossing Malayalam film ever . ==Filmography==