Sunshine Pictures was originally incorporated as ‘Energetic Films Private Limited’ on July 14, 2007. Subsequently, the company changed its name from ‘Energetic Films Private Limited’ to ‘Sunshine Pictures Private Limited’ pursuant to a fresh certificate of incorporation dated March 15, 2010. Subsequently, the company was converted into a public limited company pursuant to a special resolution passed by its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held on August 14, 2024 and a fresh certificate of incorporation dated September 27, 2024 was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Central Processing Center, recording the change in the name of the company to ‘Sunshine Pictures Limited’.

It is a production-house engaged in the business of originating, creating, developing, producing, marketing and distribution of films, TV serials and web series (Projects). Since its incorporation, it has produced various prominent works in modern Indian cinema. Its debut production ‘Force’, under its banner was a box office hit. Since then, it has produced and distributed prominent, commercial and socially relevant films such as ‘Commando: A One-Man Army’, ‘Holiday: A soldier is never off duty’, ‘Force 2’, ‘Commando 2: The black money trail’, ‘The Kerala Story’, etc. Its production, ‘The Kerala Story’ emerged as the highest return-on-investment blockbuster in 2023, reflecting the company’s ability to balance commercial appeal with critical acclaim.

It is a technology-driven content creator and specializes in multi-formats commercial films, emphasizing innovation in storytelling and production techniques. As its business process, it engages in research & development of scripts, end-to-end production of content, intellectual property creation, monetization of rights and distribution. Its proven track record of producing high-quality and commercially successful content has earned its credibility and repeat collaborations with major industry players. It strives to continuously deliver high-quality multi-faceted content to the industry and its audience at large, as well as promote newcomers, actors, composers, directors and others who have the potential to contribute to the Indian film industry. A major portion of its revenue depends upon the box office success of its films and streaming deals with OTT platforms. Its revenue from operations includes revenue from; i) production and distribution of films and associated rights; ii) production and distribution of OTT/TV Serials and associated rights; and iii) other income comprising of income from music rights exploitation, talent management, social media platforms such as Youtube, Instagram and music label. 

Business area of the company

The company is in the business of originating, creating, developing, producing and marketing motion pictures and audio-visual content. It does this in a manner that maximizes the monetization potential of an individual film while keeping the costs under control across the film production value chain, thereby reducing the commercial risk and optimizing its profit.

Awards and recognitions

• 2014 - 2015: The company’s project, Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (film) won the Most Entertaining Action Film award at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards, India and was also inducted into the Hall of fame at the Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards. 
• 2023: The company’s project, Humans (Web series) received the Most Popular Web Series award at the Bollywood Life Awards.

History and milestones

• 2007: Incorporated as ‘Energetic Films Private Limited’.
• 2010: The name of the company was changed to Sunshine Pictures Private Limited.
• 2010: Company acquired its 1st project ‘Action Replayy’ and for distribution.
• 2011: The company produced Force (film).
• 2013: The company co-produced Commando: One man army (film).
• 2022: The company forayed into the OTT Platform segment by producing Humans (Web series) which was one of the most watched web series on its platform in 2022. 
• 2023: The company produced The Kerala Story (film).
• 2024: Conversion of the company from a private limited company to a public limited company.
• 2025: Launch of its verticles Sunshine Music and Sunshine Digital (Originals).
• 2026: The company produced The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond (film).