Assemblage Entertainment

Assemblage Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer graphics Feature animation Television animation
Founded	2013; 11 years ago
Founder	AK Madhavan (MadMax)
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
Key people	AK Madhavan aka MadMax (Founder & Director) Arjun Madhavan (CEO)
Number of employees	280+
Parent	Cinesite (2022–present)
Website	www.madassemblage.com

Assemblage Entertainment is an Indian animation studio based out of Mumbai, founded in December 2013, by industry veteran AK Madhavan (fondly known as Madmax). ^[1] The studio distributes animation productions of major Hollywood studios and other independent production companies from around the world.

Background

In September 2015, Assemblage Entertainment completed work on its first feature animation film, Blinky Bill the Movie, a full-length feature film co-produced by Flying Bark Productions, Telegael. ^[2]

Starting with a team of fewer than 20 artists in the suburbs of Mumbai, the company has grown rapidly into a studio of over 450 people, working on full-length features for global audiences. It has established itself as a leading independent player in animation, with numerous projects from global producers. The CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai mentioned Assemblage Entertainment as forebear of their Google Cloud Platform ^[3] at the GCP Next Global User Conference on 23 March 2016. ^[4]

The company also experiments with different types of film making. Recently, it ventured into short-film making with Living Idle. ^[5]

Visual effects

In 2021, the company set up their VFX unit and was one of the leading VFX studios to work on Rocketry: The Nambi Effect directed by R. Madhavan. ^[6] The movie was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was appreciated by critics and audience alike. ^[7] Assemblage also received a Filmfare Awards nomination for Best VFX in 2023. ^[8]

Feature films

#	Title	Release date	Production companies	Distributor/Network
1	Blinky Bill the Movie	17 September 2015	Flying Bark Productions	Studio 100 (international sales) StudioCanal (Australia)
2	Norm of the North	15 January 2016	Lionsgate Films Splash Entertainment Telegael	Lionsgate Films
3	Arctic Dogs	1 November 2019	AMBI Media Group AIC Studios TATATU	Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
4	Sneaks	18 April 2025	Cinema Gypsy Productions Lengi Studios [9]	Briarcliff Entertainment
5	Groove Tails	TBA	Imprint Entertainment [10] Aloe Entertainment	TBA
6	Stitch Head	TBA	Gringo Films GFM Animation [11]	TBA

TV Show

#	Title	Release date	Network
1	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	1 December 2018	TF1
2	Trollhunters	26 June 2019	Netflix
3	Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt	8 May 2020	Netflix
4	Puffins	1 December 2020	Apple TV+
5	Super Giant Robot Brothers	4 August 2022	Netflix
6	Eureka!	4 August 2022	Disney Junior
7	S.M.A.S.H	22 August 2022	Max
8	Morphle and the Magic Pets	20 March 2024	Disney Junior
9	Press Start!	21 November 2024	Peacock
10	Wolf King	2025	Netflix
11	The Three Musketeers	TBA	TBA
12	Baby Puffins & Bunny	TBA	TBA

Visual Effects

#	Title	Release date
1	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	1 July 2022
2	Chhaava	6 December 2024

DVD

#	Title	Release date
1	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure	8 October 2013
2	The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today	6 September 2016
3	The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover	28 March 2017
4	The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery	27 March 2018
5	Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom	11 January 2019
6	Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure	11 June 2019
7	The Swan Princess: Kingdom Of Music	6 August 2019
8	Norm of the North: Family Vacation	25 February 2020

Awards

Group	Category (Recipient)	Result
ANN Awards 2024 [12]	Best Preschool show for Morphle And The Magic Pets	Won
	Best Animated Digital Series for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Won
	Best animated series for Puffins Impossible	Won
	Studio of the Year	Nominated
ANN Awards 2023 [13]	Best Preschool show for Eureka! (2022 TV series)	Won
	Best Animated Digital Series for Booba	Won
	Best animated series for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Won
	Best Partnered Animation Work for Super Giant Robot Brothers	Won
Filmfare Awards 2023 [14]	Best VFX for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Nominated

Short films

• The FAB Gift of Life (2018) ^[15]

References

1. "Founder Interview: Assemblage Entertainment".
2. "Telegael".
3. "Google Cloud Platform Case Study" (PDF).
4. "Recognition from Google CEO at GCP Next Global User Conference on March 23, 2018".
5. "Indian Director Ramana's Short-Film Living Idle wins International Acclaim, 2018".
6. "'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' Co-Director Explains How R. Madhavan Transformed For His Role".
7. "'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' Co-Director Explains How R. Madhavan Transformed For His Role".
8. "NOMINATIONS FOR 68thHYUNDAI FILMFARE AWARDS 2023".
9. "'Rob Edwards to Make Directorial Debut With Animated Feature 'Sneaks' (EXCLUSIVE)".
10. "'Imprint Family Entertainment Launches With Animated Film GROOVE TAILS Starring Jamie Foxx".
11. Milligan, Mercedes (13 February 2023). "'GFM Animation Boards 'Stitch Head' Animated Movie Adaptation". Animation Magazine.
12. "Ann Awards 2024 witnessed remarkable participation: Here's the full list of winners". AnimationXpress Team. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
13. "Fourth edition of Ann Awards celebrates animation galore; here's a full list of winners". AnimationXpress Team. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
14. "Nominations for 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
15. Smith, Mark. "Tragic schoolboy Fraser Bates turned into teddy bear animation to raise awareness of organ donation".

External links

• Official website