AVA Productions

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AVA Productions
Company type Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded2007;17 years ago (2007)
Founder A. V. Anoop
Headquarters,
India
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Website www.ava-productions.com

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]

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Films

YearTitleNotes
2007 Pranayakalam [6] Feature Film
2007Before The Brush Dropped [7] Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary [8] [7]
2008 De Ingottu Nokkiye [9] Feature Film
2008Appuvin 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
2011Chaaya [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
2013AgnayeNACT 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
2017Where The Trees Sing Doccumentary
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
2019VishruthamShort Film
2019Appuvinte SathyanweshanamFeature Film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
2020 Anveshanam Feature Film
2020Randaam NaalFeature Film
2022Political CorrectnessShort Film
2022 Pada Feature Film
2022YaanamDocumentary, Portrays India's dream project Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). It is the 1st science documentary in Sanskrit language in the history of world cinema.
2022The Green ManDocumentary
2023Achan Oru Vaazha VachuFeature Film

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