Accel Animation Studios is an Indian animation studio that provides 2D,

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, visual effects and gaming services to companies in India and overseas. It is a division of

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-based technology services company, Accel Transmatic Limited and was formed in 2006.

History

Accel Animation Studios was founded in 2006 in

. It is a part of Accel Transmatic Limited and has facilities spanning across

and

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. The company has over 80 animators working in its offices in

. In 2013, Accel Animation set up its subsidiary in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

called Mocap Studio.

Locations

Accel Animation Studios has production facilities at two locations in

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and Trivandram. As of 2011, both the facilities enjoy promotional duty and tax exemptions as animation industry is considered a new venture by the

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. The infrastructure includes a Windows-based computer cluster, quad-core workstations and high-speed connectivity using Cisco Catalyst 4500 'E' series switch. It also includes a 32 Camera

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System, on site audio recording and editing suite. Outside

, the company has operations in

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* 2006 establishments in Tamil Nadu Mass media companies established in 2006 Indian animation studios Film production companies based in Chennai {{animation-studio-stub

History

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