Niv Art Movies

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Niv Art Movies
Genre Production Company
Location(s) New Delhi
Country India
Years active2008–present
Founded2008

Niv Art Movies is a film production company in New Delhi state, India established in the year 2008. Shaji Mathew, a Delhi based Malayali is the proprietor of the firm. It has produced 6 Malayalam films [1] 5 out of the 6 films produced by the company are directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

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Films

First film produced by Niv Art Movies is Dooram directed by Manu Kannanthanam. [2] Niv Art Movies Co-Produced Oraalppokkam directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan and the association between the director and the production house thus started. Ozhivudivasathe Kali was the first independent production of Niv Art Movies with Sanal. [3] The film won the best feature film award in Kerala State Film Awards 2015. [4] Sexy Durga which was again directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan won the topmost award, the Tiger award in the International Film Festival Rotterdam [5]

Awards

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2014 Oraalppokkam Chief Co Producer
First online crowd funded feature film in Malayalam [9] [10]
2015 Ozhivudivasathe Kali Feature film
2015 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
2015 Dooram Feature film
2016 [11]
2017 Sexy Durga Feature film
[12]
2017 Hivos Tiger Award International Film Festival Rotterdam [13]
2019NaniFeature film
2019 Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film [14]
2019Unmadiyude MaranamFeature film
[15]
2018 Chola Feature film
[16]

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