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Subaskaran Allirajah

Born2 March 1972 (age 52)

Jaffna, Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Occupations
Organization(s)Founder & chairman Lycamobile, Lyca Productions
SpousePrema Subaskaran
Children3

Subaskaran Allirajah (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, a telecommunications company and also its entertainment subsidiary called Lyca Productions, based in Chennai, India, and began the production with its first tamil film Kaththi (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] Lyca Productions has also produced Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) which are both Tamil cinema releases.

In September 2021, he was announced as the new owner of the Jaffna Kings for the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Lyca Kovai Kings, a cricket team representing Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) tournament, is owned by Lyca Productions.[2][3]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

In addition to the films produced by Lyca Productions since 2014, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:

† Denotes films that have not yet been released

In October 2011 Lycatel was ranked 36th out of 250 leading mid-market private companies in The Sunday Times.[53] 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.[54] The Asian Voice Political and Public Life awarded Allirajah in 2011 its "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[55]

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,[56] as well as the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[57]

Since November 2018, Lycatel and its founder have been embroiled in a number of 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.[58]

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