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Fox Star Studios enters Tamil film industry with Murugadoss

Fox Star Studios has announced its foray into the Tamil film industry by signing an exclusive deal with `Ghajini` director A R Murugadoss.

Mumbai, May 24: Fox Star Studios has announced its foray into the Tamil film industry by signing an exclusive deal with `Ghajini` director A R Murugadoss.Murugadoss is an acclaimed director in Tamil industry with a track record of five blockbuster hits in row with superstars like Chiranjeevi, Surya and Ajith.
His first Hindi film Aamir Khan starrer "Ghajini" went on to become the highest grossers at the box office crossing USD 40 million. Murugadoss said that the association with Fox Star gives him a chance to use his association with Tamil film industry to tell exciting new stories with the established stars and also promote new talent. "The partnership will also bring to Tamil cinema, learnings from the best technical and creative people, from around the world," he said. His deal with Fox Star Studios includes development and production of Tamil films. Murugadoss will play the role of a creative producer. "Tamil films constitute India`s most popular genre after Bollywood and we are delighted to be accessing this growing segment by associating with one of the most successful writer-director in Tamil films," Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star studios said. Singh said that the Tamil film industry is growing at the compounded annual growth rate of 15 per cent and the company wants to be a part of this growth. Bureau Report