Amrutanjan Healthcare

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Amrutanjan Healthcare Limited
Type Public
Industry Ayurvedic health-care products, beauty products, Informational Technology, Business process outsourcing
Founded1893;130 years ago (1893)
Founder Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao
Headquarters42–45 Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004, India
Key people
S Sambhu Prasad [1]
(Chairman)
RevenueIncrease2.svg421 crore (US$53 million) (FY22)
Increase2.svg67 crore (US$8.4 million) (FY22) [2]
Website amrutanjan.com

Amrutanjan Healthcare Limited is an Indian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1893.

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History

Amrutanjan was established as a patent medicine business in Bombay (now Mumbai) [3] [4] in 1893 by K. Nageswara Rao Pantulu who was a journalist, social reformer and freedom fighter. [5] [6] [7] The headquarters were shifted to Madras (now Chennai) in 1914. [3] [4] [7]

As of 2014, it is headed by Sambhu Prasad, the grandson of Nageshwara Rao. [1]

Products

Amrutanjan Healthcare's main product is its pain balm. In 2002, Amrutanjan Healthcare launched a series of anti-diabetic medicines called Diakyur. [8] In 2004, the company launched herbal mouth-fresheners under the brand name "Affair". [9]

The Amrutanjan group also includes a software company called Amrutanjan Infotech. In July 2001, Amrutanjan Infotech's call-centre began its operations. [10]

In May 2011 Amrutanjan diversified into foods, buying out Siva's Soft Drink Pvt Ltd, a Chennai-based company which sells fruit juices under the Fruitnik brand. It has relatively paid out 260 Million for the acquisition. [11]

Amrutanjan balm

Amrutanjan pain balm. Amrutanjan, a pain relieving balm 2013-11-27 09-10.jpg
Amrutanjan pain balm.

In 1936, Amrutanjan became a public limited company with the name Amrutanjan Limited. [3] [12] Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao popularised the balm by distributing it free-of-cost at music concerts. [6] [13]

On 13 November 2007, the company changed its name from Amrutanjan Limited to Amrutanjan Healthcare Limited and has ever since been known by that name. [14]

On 4 July 2002, Amrutanjan Healthcare entered the U.S. market. [15]

In 2022, the company launched a period pain roll-on under Comfy brand. [16]

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