Sohan Roy is an Indian entrepreneur and film director and producer based at

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. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Aries Group of Companies, and a

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Early life and career

Sohan Roy started his career as a Marine engineer, and later worked as a marine surveyor at several companies. He started Aries Marine & Engineering Services in 1998, Headquartered in

, UAE. Roy directed the film '' DAM999'' whose screenplay was added to the permanent core collection in the library of the

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. His Aries group has taken over actor

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appe ...

's Vismayas Max studio complex,

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's first DTS studio, situated at

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. He worked as Project Designer of World’s second CSR movie – Aickarakkonathe Bhishaguaranmaar. He is the founder-director of Concept Indywood, Founder President of Indywood Billionaires Club. Roy is also a poet and author, he has been writing four line short poetry, known as 'Anukavyam' every day for the past two years.

Awards and accomplishments

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'' listed Roy among top Indian leaders of the Arab world four times in a row since 2015 to 2019. He was honored with the Honorary Professional Doctorate Certificate in Global Leadership and Management by European International University (EIU), Paris. He was awarded with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa, thus becoming first Indian to be awarded with this award.

Filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Sohan 1967 births English film directors Malayalam film producers Businesspeople from Kollam Living people