Makuta is an Indian

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and

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company based in Santa Clara, CA with branches in

Hyderabad, India Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

and Universal City, CA. The company received the prestigious National Film Award for Best Special Effects, from the Indian government, in 2010 and 2012, for ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language epic romantic fantasy action drama film co-written & directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad and with dialogues by M. Rathnam. Produced by Allu Aravind under ...

'' and '' Eega'', respectively.

History

The company was founded by Pete Draper, Adel Adili, and R. C. Kamalakannan in 2010, off the success of their collaboration on ''

'' (2009), the trio brought in private investment and technical advisors from the entertainment and technology industries to their board of directors, such as Dasaradha Gude, Raja Koduri, and S. S. Rajamouli, along with long-time collaborator, A. V. Dorababu as studio lead. As per an agreement, Rajamouli exited from the board of directors after two calendar years, during the production of '' Eega'' and Kamalakannan personally exited in 2012. Draper, Adili, and Dorababu have been spearheading the studio's operations since.

Work

It is a fully-fledged visual effects facility covering a full gamut of requirements from active on-set visual effects supervision through to immersive digital set extension, digital matte painting, high-end feature animation and effects work, clean-up, motion tracking and final compositing. Makuta branched into

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in 2013 and was the first visual effects studio in India to start offering this service with the use of Faro LiDAR scanning hardware. The studio has championed creative education in the country with its senior members providing student workshops and parental guidance. The company provided visual effects to some of the biggest blockbusters from Indian cinema, such as '' Baahubali: The Beginning'', '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'', '' 2.0'', ''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. It was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, stars Prabhas in the titular role, alongside Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pande ...

'', ''

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language epic historical action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Ram Charan under the Konidela Production Company banner. Reddy scripted the film based on an original story giv ...

'', and '' RRR''.

Filmography

* Denotes yet to be released

Awards

References

{{India Animation Industry Mass media companies established in 2010 Companies based in Hyderabad, India Best Special Effects National Film Award winners 2010 establishments in Andhra Pradesh