Subaskaran Allirajah
Subaskaran Allirajah | |
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| Born | 2 March 1972 |
| Occupations | |
| Organization(s) | Lyca Mobile, Lyca Productions |
| Spouse | Prema Subaskaran |
| Children | 3 |
Allirajah Subaskaran (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan entrepreneur. He was born in Sri Lanka and he later migrated to England and became a British citizen. He is the founder and chairman of Lyca Mobile, a telecommunications company and its entertainment subsidiary, Lyca Productions, based in Chennai, India.
Career
[edit]The company's first production was the film Kaththi in 2014. It produced the science fiction thriller 2.0 (2018), which was India's most expensive film and the 5th most expensive non-English-language film at the time of its release.[1]
Since November 2018, Lycatel and its founder have been embroiled in disputes relating to alleged fraud. The company was due for a tribunal hearing in March 2020 to argue against the HM Revenue and Customs. The firm estimates that it would have to pay £60m if it loses – a potential liability that has almost doubled in recent years. Lycamobile declined to say how much is at stake in two other disputes.[2]
In September 2021, he became the new owner of the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Lyca Kovai Kings, a cricket team based in Coimbatore in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) tournament, is owned by Lyca Productions.[3][4]
Filmography
[edit]All films produced or distributed by Allirajah Subaskaran have been through Lyca Productions, the company he founded. For a complete list, see Lyca Productions.
Awards
[edit]In October 2011 Lycatel was ranked 36th out of 250 leading mid-market private companies in The Sunday Times.[5] Allirajah received a gold award for Best Overall Enterprise in 2010 at the Asian Achievers Award ceremony for the impact he has made on the Asian community in the UK.[6] The Asian Voice Political and Public Life awarded Allirajah in 2011 its "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[7]
In 2012 the English Asian Business Awards presented Allirajah with the "2011 Power Business of the Year" award, recognizing the growth of the Lycamobile business globally,[8] as well as the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "At Rs 543 crore, Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth's 2.0 is costlier than Deadpool and these Hollywood blockbusters - Bollywood News". timesnownews.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Hughes, Solomon; Evans, Rob (2 February 2020). "Major Tory donor Lycamobile embroiled in three disputes with HMRC". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Lyca Group Chairman Allirajah Subaskaran new owner of Jaffna Kings | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Allirajah Subaskaran new proprietor of Jaffna LPL franchise". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Top Track 250 league table". 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Asian Achievers Awards 2010 > 2010". 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Asian bags international entrepreneur award for 2011". The Hindu Business Line. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Honour for English Asian Business award winners". Asian Image. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Winners of 2012 Asian Business". Asian Business Awards. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.