Udaya Studios
 Udaya Studios logo | |
| Company type | Film production |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founder | Kunchacko |
| Headquarters | Pathirappally, Alappuzha, Kerala |
Key people | Kunchacko Navodaya Appachan Boban Kunchacko |
| Products | Films |
| Divisions | Excel Productions |
Udaya Studios is one of the oldest film studios in the Malayalam film industry of India. It was established in 1947 by director-producer Kunchacko (1912–1976) and film distributor K. V. Koshy in Pathirappally, Alappuzha in Kerala.[1] The studio influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Kerala.[2][3] The first film of the studio was Vellinakshatram (1949).[4]
The films made at the studio were produced under the banner of K & K Productions, and later under Excel Productions (also spelt X. L. Productions). Udaya's professional rivalry with P. Subramaniam's Maryland Studio was quite famous.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Kunchacko established a film production company named Udaya Pictures in 1947, though he continued production at traditional base of Malayalam film, Chennai, but it all changed in 1947 when he came together with film distributors K. V. Koshy and R. A. Krishnan and established Udaya Studios in Alleppey (Alappuzha), and in time the studio also set up its own distribution network. Soon it had a string of successes with blockbusters based on Vadakkan Pattu.
Resuming production
[edit | edit source]Years after the defunct Excel Productions, Kunchacko Boban established a new film production company Udaya Pictures and produced the 2016 film Kochauvva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho directed by Sidhartha Siva, thus reviving the prestigious Malayalam production house after 30 years.[6][7][8]
Films
[edit | edit source]Under Udaya Studios
[edit | edit source]- Unniyarcha (1961)
- Palattukoman (1962)
- Othenante Makan (1970)
- Aromalunni (1972)
- Ponnapuram Kotta (1973)
- Thumbolarcha (1974)
- Kannappanunni (1977)
- Palattu Kunjikannan (1980)
Under Udaya Pictures
[edit | edit source]- Kochauvva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho (2016)
- Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022)
- Bougainvillea (2024) (co-produced with Amal Neerad Productions)
See also
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