HAPPY HIGHpictures

A sister-and-brother studio from Chennai. We back writers before stars, fight for the scene that matters and stay till the last show. High on good content.

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Development

We sit with writers until the script earns its slate.

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Pre-Production &Production

Casting, crews and the floor. We protect the scene that matters.

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Marketing

Trailers, music, theatres. We stay till the last show.

From script to screen

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Films

Anbil Avan still

அன்பில் அவன்

Anbil Avan

A homestay in the hills. A town that wants it. He is in love, and he will fight.

Oh My Kadavule still

ஓ மை கடவுளே

Oh My Kadavule

A marriage over before its first anniversary, and a Golden Ticket from God to do it all again.

Press play

✦ ✧Arjun + Anu
14 · 02 · 2020♡
♡golden ticket!
Oh My Kadavule soundtrack cover

Oh My Kadavule (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Leon James

Spotify
Anbil Avan soundtrack cover

Anbil Avan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Govind Vasantha

Spotify

Box office

Oh My Kadavule

Box office

Anbil Avan

Box office

Anbil Avan

Shows played

Anbil Avan

Theatres

Anbil Avan

Trailer views

Oh My Kadavule

Languages

Oh My Kadavule

Shows played

Oh My Kadavule

Theatres

The High Times

Chennai · TODAY · Price: one smile · Happy High Pictures edition
Profile · The founder

The producer who listens to every narration

Abinaya Selvam, founder of Happy High Pictures.
Abinaya Selvam, founder of Happy High Pictures.

Long before the first clap of Oh My Kadavule, Abinaya Selvam sat through a narration by a first-time director named Ashwath Marimuthu: a story about a marriage, a stranger who says he is God, and a second chance. She and her brother, actor Ashok Selvan, decided to back it themselves. Happy High Pictures was born. Six years on, the studio's second film, Anbil Avan, is playing across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, and talks are on for Hindi and Telugu versions.

Action desk

Peter Hein sets aside 17 films for one fight

The stunt choreographer says he put 17 other projects on hold to design Anbil Avan's action blocks.

It began with a pooja: Production No. 2, February 2025.
It began with a pooja: Production No. 2, February 2025.
Studio · Front page

Sister & brother. Two films. Two debut directors.

Ashok Selvan and Abinaya Selvam, the Happy High family.
Ashok Selvan and Abinaya Selvam, the Happy High family.

“I'm really happy to debut as a producer along with my sister Abinaya on a project like this.” Ashok Selvan, 2019

Box office · 2020

Oh My Kadavule mints ₹10 crore in 10 days

The Valentine's Day release was a blockbuster, later remade in Telugu as Ori Devuda and in Kannada as Lucky Man, and selected for the International Indian Film Festival Toronto.

God, played by Vijay Sethupathi

Ritika Singh is Anu

Vani Bhojan's film debut

Ramesh Thilak, God's assistant

Now showing · 2026

Anbil Avan is now in theatres

Ashok Selvan and Preity Mukhundhan in Anbil Avan.
Ashok Selvan and Preity Mukhundhan in Anbil Avan.

Over 6,658 shows and ₹8.09 crore in India gross, per Sacnilk. Director R. Kaarthikeyan's debut was so personal for its star that Ashok Selvan revealed he had pledged his father's property to fund it, and promised that whenever his face is on a poster, he will have given it 100 per cent.

Preity Mukhundhan as Iyal

Revathi rules as Raani Padmini

M. S. Bhaskar, Anu's father

Classifieds

Wanted: stories

Ones that keep you up at night. First-time writers welcome. Apply within:

stories@happyhighpictures.com

The most trusted home in South Indian cinema for fresh voices and big-hearted stories.

  • We commit to scripts, not combinations.

They said it

Oh My Kadavule
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Despite some conventional turns, Oh My Kadavule is a refreshing romance.

The Times of India
Critic review · 3.5 / 5
Oh My Kadavule
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An endearing romantic comedy.

India Today
Critic review · 3 / 5
Anbil Avan
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A love story that manages to survive its dramatic turns.

Manivasagan Namasivayam
DT Next
Anbil Avan
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There may be flaws, but I believe the heart and soul of the film are in the right place.

Ashok Selvan
Actor & Producer
Anbil Avan
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A mentor and guide throughout the project.

R. Kaarthikeyan
Director, on working with the studio's Ashok Selvan
Anbil Avan
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Slick technical execution.

Abhinav Subramanian
The Times of India
Oh My Kadavule
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I'm really happy to debut as a producer along with my sister Abinaya on a project like this.

Ashok Selvan
On founding the studio, 2019