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.
History 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.
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 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.
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, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, and RRR.
Filmography * Denotes yet to be released Year Film Production House Language 2008 Ghajini Geetha Arts Hindi 2009 Magadheera Telugu 2010 Maryada Ramanna Arka Media Works Enthiran Sun PicturesTamil 2011 7 Aum Arivu Red Giant Movies Badrinath Geetha Arts Telugu Sri Rama Rajyam Sri Sai Baba Movies 2012 Eega Varahi Chalana Chitram Telugu/Tamil 2014 1: Nenokkadine 14 Reels Entertainment Telugu Hunting the PhantomMG ProductionEnglishManamAnnapurna StudiosTeluguAagadu14 Reels EntertainmentYamaleela 2Krishvi Films2015Gopala GopalaSuresh ProductionsIAascar FilmTamil Baahubali: The Beginning Arka Media Works Telugu/Tamil2016BrahmotsavamPVP CinemaTeluguNannaku PremathoSri Venkateswara Cine Chitra Nagarahavu Pen Movies KannadaTheriV. CreationsTamil2017LegionMarvel TelevisionEnglish Baahubali: The Conclusion Arka Media Works Telugu/Tamil Spyder NVR Cinema 2018Genghis KhanSooviChineseRangasthalamMythri Movie MakersTeluguNaa Peru SuryaRamalakshmi Cine CreationsKaalaWunderbar FilmsTamilSavyasachiMythri Movie MakersTeluguSaakshyamAbhishek PicturesTaxiwaalaUV CreationsThugs of HindostanYash Raj FilmsHindi2.0Lyca ProductionsTamilZero Red Chillies EntertainmentHindi2019Saaho UV CreationsTelugu/HindiSye Raa Narasimha Reddy Konidela Production CompanyTeluguMamangam Kavya Film CompanyMalayalam2021Pushpa: The RiseMythri Movie MakersTelugu2022RRRDVV EntertainmentsRadhe Shyam UV CreationsTelugu/HindiSita Ramam Vyjayanthi MoviesTeluguCobra7 Screen StudioTamilGodfatherKonidela Production CompanyTelugu2023Varisu7 Screen StudioTamilShaakuntalamGunaa TeamworksTeluguAgentAK EntertainmentsPonniyin Selvan: IILyca ProductionsTamilLeo7 Screen StudioJawan Red Chillies EntertainmentHindiAhimsa Anandi Art CreationsTeluguMujib: The Making of a NationBFDC and NFDCBengali2024Pushpa: The RuleMythri Movie MakersTelugu2025CoolieSun PicturesTamil Baahubali: The Epic Arka Media Works Telugu
Awards
Ceremony Film Nomiee Result 63rd National Film Awards Baahubali Best Special Effects 60th National Film Awards Eega Best Special Effects CineMAA Awards Eega Best Visual Effects 60th Filmfare Awards Eega Best Visual Effects 57th National Film Awards Magadheera Best Visual Effects
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