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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Navodaya Studio<br />
| logo = <br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]<br />
| industry = [[Entertainment industry]]<br />
| foundation = {{Start date|1976||}}<br />
| founder = [[Navodaya Appachan]]<br />
| hq_location_city = [[Kakkanad]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| hq_location_country = India<br />
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Navodaya Movietone|Navodaya Release}}<br />
| area_served = Worldwide<br />
| key_people = [[Jijo Punnoose]]<br/>Jose Punnoose<br />
| products = [[Motion pictures]]<br />
| website = {{URL|navodayastudio.com}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Navodaya Studio''' is an Indian [[film studio]] headquartered at [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. It is one of the earliest film studios in Kerala, established in 1976 by [[Navodaya Appachan]]. Navodaya is known for producing some of the landmark films in [[Indian cinema]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The studio was founded by Apachan in 1976, after he parted ways with his brother [[Kunchacko]]'s [[Udaya Studio]].<br />
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==Works==<br />
The first film ''[[Kadathanattu Makkam]]'' produced by Navodaya studio was directed by Appachan himself. The second film ''[[Thacholi Ambu]]'' was the first cinemascope film in Malayalam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/appachan.asp |title=An interview with Navodaya Appachan |publisher=Chennaionline.com |access-date=14 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326065737/http://archives.chennaionline.com/interviews/appachan.asp |archive-date=26 March 2009 }}</ref> It was followed by ''[[Padayottam]]'', which was the first [[70 mm film]] in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/sep/01hari1.htm |title=Team of 48 |work=Rediff.com |date=1 September 1998 |author=Rajitha | access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> The post production work of ''[[Sholay]]'', the first 70&nbsp;mm production in India was done in the United Kingdom. But for ''Padayottam'', the works were done at Prasad Labs, Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/03/04/stories/2011030450900100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629060033/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/03/04/stories/2011030450900100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Still raring to go|date=4 March 2011|access-date=14 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In 1982, India's first [[3D film]], ''[[My Dear Kuttichathan]]'' was released.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/15/stories/2003051500260100.htm |title=Casting a magic spell |newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 May 2003 |access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110090204/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/15/stories/2003051500260100.htm |archive-date=10 January 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Apart from these landmark films, Navodaya also produced numerous hit films in Malayalam including ''[[Thacholi Ambu]]'', ''[[My Dear Kuttichathan]]'', ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]'', ''[[Padayottam]]'' and ''[[Chanakyan (film)|Chanakyan]]''.<br />
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The studio was later renovated in 2000's welcoming the needs of the television industry. Appachan's sons Jijo Punnoose and Jose Punnoose has taken over the functioning.<br />
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Appachan, along with the Navodaya Studios, was awarded the [[J. C. Daniel Award]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news<br />
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-28/thiruvananthapuram/28641313_1_film-tv-chandran-b-unnikrishnan<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235806/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-28/thiruvananthapuram/28641313_1_film-tv-chandran-b-unnikrishnan<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=8 March 2012<br />
|title=JC Daniel award for Navodaya Appachan<br />
|date=28 February 2011<br />
|author=Press Trust of India<br />
|author-link=Press Trust of India<br />
|work=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
|access-date=14 March 2011<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Film distributors of India]]<br />
[[Category:Film production companies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film studios]]<br />
[[Category:Entertainment companies established in 1976]]<br />
[[Category:1976 establishments in Kerala]]</div>imported>GreenC bot