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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | A. V. Anoop |
| Headquarters | , India |
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| Website | www |
AVA Productions is an Indian film production company based in Chennai. The company was established in 2007 by A. V. Anoop, who is presently the Managing Director of the AVA Group. The company predominantly produces Malayalam films. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2007 | Pranayakalam [6] | Feature Film |
| 2007 | Before The Brush Dropped [7] | Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary [8] [7] |
| 2008 | De Ingottu Nokkiye [9] | Feature Film |
| 2008 | Appuvin Nayagan | 56th National Film Awards for the Best Film on Family Values |
| 2009 | Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha [10] | Kerala State Film Award for Best Film |
| 2010 | Yugapurushan [11] | Screened at 15th International Film Festival of Kerala |
| 2010 | Kadaksham [12] | Feature Film |
| 2011 | Christian Brothers [13] | Feature Film |
| 2011 | Chaaya [14] | Screened at the 42nd IFFI Goa |
| 2012 | Aarohanam [15] | Special Jury Award during Vijay TV Annual Film Award |
| 2013 | Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha | Feature Film |
| 2013 | Agnaye | NACT Short Film Award 2012–2014 for Best Documentary. |
| 2014 | Mr. Fraud [16] | Feature Film |
| 2014 | Enna Satham Intha Neram | Feature Film |
| 2014 | Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe [17] | Feature Film |
| 2016 | School Bus [18] | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Guppy | Feature Film |
| 2016 | Oru Muthassi Gadha | Feature Film, Screened at the Prague International Film Festival 2016 |
| 2017 | Ezra | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Godha | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Where The Trees Sing | Documentary |
| 2017 | Vishwaguru | Feature Film, Karmarakthna Puraskar from South Indian Movie Awards |
| 2019 | Ishq (2019 film) | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Ambili | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Olu | Feature Film, National film Award for best Cinematography |
| 2019 | Vishrutham | Short Film |
| 2019 | Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam | Feature Film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist |
| 2020 | Anveshanam | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Randaam Naal | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Political Correctness | Short Film |
| 2022 | Pada | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Yaanam | Documentary, Portrays India's dream project Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). It is the 1st science documentary in Sanskrit language in the history of world cinema. |
| 2022 | The Green Man | Documentary |
| 2023 | Achan Oru Vaazha Vachu | Feature Film |
| 2024 | Sookshmadarshini | Feature Film |
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