Arayamparambil Vasavan Anoop, better known as A V Anoop (born 30 April 1962), is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker, actor, author and film producer. He is the Managing Director of AVA Group of Companies, a consortium of ayurvedic, herbal and food products. AVA group is known for the iconic brand, "MEDIMIX", world largest selling ayurvedic soap in South India. The group also owns the most popular household Kerala brands in spices and condiments "Melam", Kaytra in personal care and a multi-speciality most modern ayurvedic hospital under the name "Sanjeevanam" in Kochi, Kerala.
In December 2023, he was appointed as the Chairman of India Eurasia Trade Council by the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to India.
In 2007, he started producing movies under the banner of AVA Productions that includes feature films, documentaries & short films. The banner has bagged various awards regionally, nationally, and internationally.
In 2007, he won the Kerala State Film Award under the category of ‘Best Documentary Film’ for producing the documentary titled ‘Before the Brush Dropped’. In 2008, he won the 56th National Film Award for the Best Film on Family Values- Non-feature section for the short film ‘Appuvin Nayagan-Spotty (My Hero).
’The movies Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha, won the 2009 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and Vishwaguru, a film that was made and released in 51 hours and 2 minutes following a "script to screen" rule, created a new Guinness World Record in the year 2017.
The banner has also produced the first-ever Science Sanskrit documentary titled "YAANAM" which was officially selected for screening at the Indian Panorama 2022.
Currently, the banner has produced over 35 projects, with the latest being Sookshmadarshini. Mr. Anoop won Kerala Film critics award 2023,
In the year 2023, he penned a book named "You Turn", a memoir which was published by DC Books. The book was officially released at the Sharjah International Book Festival on 5 November 2023.The Tamil version of the memoir published by Sixthsense Publications was released at the Sharjah International Book Festival on 7 November 2024. The English version of the memoir was published by Penguin Random House India Ltd on 2025.
Film Production Year Film Language Role Notes Ref 2007Pranayakalam Malayalam Producer Feature Film 2007Before the Brush Dropped English Producer Documentary film based on Raja Ravi VarmaWon Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary 2008 De Ingottu Nokkiye Malayalam Producer Feature Film 2008 Appuvin Nayagan- Spotty (My Hero) Tamil Producer Short film Won 56th National Film Awards for 'Best Film on Family Values' Non-feature section for the year 2008 2009Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha Malayalam Co-producer Won 2009 Kerala State Film Awards Best film 2010 YugapurushanMalayalamProducerFeature Film2011 Chaaya (The Image)Malayalam Producer Short film 2010 KadakshamMalayalamProducerFeature Film2011 Christian BrothersMalayalamCo-producerFeature Film2012 Aarohanam Tamil ProducerFeature Film2013 Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha Malayalam ProducerFeature Film2013 Agnaye (For the Fire) Malayalam Producer Documentary2014 Mr. Fraud Malayalam Producer Feature Film2014 Enna Satham Indha Neram Tamil Producer Feature Film, Limca Book of Records for being the "first ever film in the world arena, to cast real life quadruplets – four children born of the same pregnancy – in the same plot"2014 Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Tamil Producer Feature Film2016 School Bus Malayalam Producer Feature Film2016 Guppy Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film, Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist - Chethan JayalalWon Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music - Vishnu VijayWon Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer - Sooraj SanthoshWon Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer - Stephy ZaviourWon Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention - Girish Gangadharan 2017 Ezra Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film2017 Godha Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film 2017 Vishwaguru Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film, Won Guinness record for fastest film produced (script to screen) 2018 Oolu Malayalam Producer Feature Film, Won National Film Award for Best Cinematography - M. J. Radhakrishnan 2019 Ishq Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film 2019VishruthamMalayalamProducerShort Film2019Appuvinte sathyanveshanamMalayalamCo-producer, ActorFeature Film2019 Ambili Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film 2020 Anveshanam Malayalam Co-producer Feature Film2020Randaam NaalMalayalamProducer, ActorFeature Film2022Political CorrectnessMalayalamProducer, ActorShort Film2022PadaMalayalamCo-producerFeature Film2022YaanamSanskritProducerDocumentary, Portrays India's dream project Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). It is the 1st science documentary in Sanskrit language in the history of world cinema2022The Green ManEnglishProducerDocumentary2023Achan Oru Vaazha VachuMalayalamProducerFeature Film2024SookshmadarshiniMalayalamCo-producerFeature Film2025Ayurveda – The double helix of lifeEnglishProducerDocumentary2025Vilayath BuddhaMalayalamCo-producerFeature Film2025Alien BrihaspatiMalayalamProducer,ActorShort Film2026A Duck TaleMalayalamProducerFeature Film2026AnanthathayilekkMalayalamProducer,ActorShort Film2026ShowcauseMalayalamProducer,ActorShort Film
Filmography +YearTitleLanguageCharacter2010KadakshamMalayalamDr.Harisankar2014Enna Satham Indha NeramTamilMinister2014Mr.FraudMalayalamADGP Joseph2014Nerugi Vaa MuthamidatheTamilADGP Askok Pillai2016School busMalayalamFather. Vakkachan uncle of Jayasurya2017The Kamasutra GardenEnglishFather2019Appuvinte sathyanveshanamMalayalamGandhi Jotsyan2019Devakottai KadhalTamilPannaiyaar2020Shyamaragam(TBR)MalayalamFather2020Randaam NaalMalayalamJanardhanan 2022Swapnangal Pookkunna KaaduMalayalamDr.Pavithran2023Achanoru Vazha VechuMalayalamSachi2024VettaiyanTamilJudge2024Daya Bharathi MalayalamCircle Inspector-Kerala Police2024Recap(TBR)MalayalamRetd. judge2024SookshmadarshiniMalayalamManaging Direrctor2025Sirai (2025 film)SiraiTamilCourt Judge2025Alien Brihaspati(Short Film)MalayalamJoseph2026Ananthathayilekk(Short Film)MalayalamAdv.J K Damodaran2026Show Cause(Short Film)MalayalamS I Peeter John
Personal life A. V. Anoop is the son of A. G. Vasavan and Lilly Bai. He had his schooling with St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and graduated in commerce from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. He stays at Chennai with his family.
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