| Makuta Effects Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Type: | Private |
| Parent: | Makuta Inc. |
| Founders: | Adel Adili Pete Draper R. C. Kamalakannan |
| Foundation: | Hyderabad, India in 2010 |
| Location Country: | Santa Clara, California |
| Key People: | Dasaradha Gude Raja Koduri[1] Adel Adili Pete Draper |
| Industry: | Visual Effects, CGI animation, Entertainment |
| Homepage: | http://www.makutavfx.com |
Makuta is an Indian visual effects and animation company based in Santa Clara, CA with branches in Hyderabad, India 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 and Eega, respectively.[2]
The company was founded by Pete Draper, Adel Adili, and R. C. Kamalakannan in 2010, off the success of their collaboration on Magadheera (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.
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 LiDAR Scanning 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.[3]
The company provided visual effects to some of the biggest blockbusters from Indian cinema, such as , , 2.0, Saaho, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, and RRR.
| Year | Film | Production House | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hindi | |||
| 2009 | Magadheera | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Maryada Ramanna | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Enthiran | Sun Pictures | Tamil | |
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Sri Rama Rajyam | Sri Sai Baba Movies | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Eega | Telugu/Tamil | ||
| 2014 | 14 Reels Entertainment | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Hunting the Phantom | MG Production | English | |
| 2014 | Manam | Annapurna Studios | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Aagadu | 14 Reels Entertainment | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Yamaleela 2 | Krishvi Films | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Gopala Gopala | Suresh Productions | Telugu | |
| 2015 | I | Aascar Film | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Telugu/Tamil | |||
| 2016 | Brahmotsavam | PVP Cinema | Telugu | |
| 2016 | Nannaku Prematho | Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra | Telugu | |
| 2016 | Kannada | |||
| 2016 | Theri | V. Creations | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Legion | Marvel Television | English | |
| 2017 | Telugu/Tamil | |||
| 2017 | NVR Cinema | Telugu/Tamil | ||
| 2018 | Genghis Khan | Soovi | Chinese | |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Mythri Movie Makers | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Naa Peru Surya Na Illu India | Ramalakshmi Cine Creations | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Kaala | Wunderbar Films | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Savyasachi | Mythri Movie Makers | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Saakshyam | Abhishek Pictures | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Taxiwaala | UV Creations | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Thugs of Hindostan | Yash Raj Films | Hindi | |
| 2018 | 2.0 | Lyca Productions | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Zero | Red Chillies Entertainment | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Saaho | UV Creations | Telugu/Hindi | |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Konidela Production Company | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Mamangam | Kavya Film Company | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | Pushpa | Mythri Movie Makers | Telugu | |
| 2022 | RRR | DVV Entertainments | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | UV Creations | Telugu/Hindi | |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | Vyjayanthi Movies | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Cobra | 7 Screen Studio | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Godfather | Konidela Production Company | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Varisu | 7 Screen Studio | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Shaakuntalam | Gunaa Teamworks | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Agent | AK Entertainments | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Lyca Productions | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Leo | 7 Screen Studio | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Jawan | Red Chillies Entertainment | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Amisha | Anandi Art Creations | Telugu | |
| TBA | BFDC and NFDC | Bengali |
| No | Ceremony | Film | Nomiee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63rd National Film Awards | Baahubali | ||
| 2 | 60th National Film Awards | Eega | ||
| 3 | Eega | Best Visual Effects | ||
| 4 | Eega | Best Visual Effects | ||
| 5 | Magadheera | Best Visual Effects | ||