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Pentamedia Graphics
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Website	www.pentamedia.in

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Pentamedia Graphics, formerly known as Pentafour Software, is a software and digital media company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main activities are projects, products, consultancy and training in software and digital media.

The company has created numerous animated features, both traditionally and computer-animated, and once employed as many as 2000 employees. However, in the past few years they have laid off all but 200.

Pandavas: The Five Warriors received rhw National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English in 2000.^[1]Alibaba,^[2] Son of Aladdin (released as Mustafa and the Magician),^[3] The Legend of Buddha^[4] and Gulliver's Travels^[5]^[6] were shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but were not able to get a nomination.

Animated feature films[edit | edit source]

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Notes
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists	18 February 2000	Alan Jacobs Evan Ricks	co-produced with Improvision Corporation First feature length computer animation film created exclusively using Motion Capture
Pandavas: The Five Warriors	23 December 2000	Ushaganesarajah	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
Alibaba	26 July 2002	Ushaganesarajah	co-produced with Ivory Films
Son of Aladdin	29 August 2003	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	International title "Mustafa and the Magician"
The Legend of Buddha	22 October 2004	Shamboo Falke
Gulliver's Travel	23 December 2005	Anita Udeep
Jai Vigneshwara	2 October 2008	James Cliford

Films produced under Media Dreams[edit | edit source]

Bharathi (2000)
Nila Kaalam (2001)
Pandavar Bhoomi (2001)
Krishna Krishna (2001)
Little John (2001)
Pammal K. Sambandam (2002)
Whistle (2003)

Special effects in live-action films[edit | edit source]

Monisha En Monalisa (1999)
Padayappa (1999)
Kadhalar Dhinam (1999)
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)
Mudhalvan (1999)
Bharathi (2000)
Raju Chacha (2000)
Nila Kaalam (2001)
Little JOHN (2001)
Citizen (2001)
Pandavar Bhoomi (2001)
Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
Pammal K. Sambandam (2002)
Whistle (2003)
Anji (2004)
Naani (2004)
Arjun (2004)
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004)
Kulir 100° (2009)^[7]

Computer animation in animated films[edit | edit source]

The King and I(1999)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Raveena Tandon and Anil Kapoor bag National Awards". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
↑ "Seventeen Films To Compete For Feature Animation Oscar Nomination". Animation World Network.
↑ "Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 11 November 2016.
↑ "Academy Announces Eligible Animated Features for Oscar". Animation World Network.
↑ Beck, Jerry. "The Animated Movie Guide: U.S. Theatrical Releases: 2005-2009". Retrieved 5 January 2009.
↑ "Anita Udeep: From Hollywood with dreams". IndiaGlitz. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
↑ "Pentamedia.in".

External links[edit | edit source]

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[1] "Raveena Tandon and Anil Kapoor bag National Awards". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

[2] "Seventeen Films To Compete For Feature Animation Oscar Nomination". Animation World Network.

[3] "Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 11 November 2016.

[4] "Academy Announces Eligible Animated Features for Oscar". Animation World Network.

[5] Beck, Jerry. "The Animated Movie Guide: U.S. Theatrical Releases: 2005-2009". Retrieved 5 January 2009.

[6] "Anita Udeep: From Hollywood with dreams". IndiaGlitz. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

[7] "Pentamedia.in".

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 The company has created numerous animated features, both [[traditional animation|traditionally]] and [[computer animation|computer]]-animated, and once employed as many as 2000 employees. However, in the past few years they have laid off all but 200.
-''Pandavas: The Five Warriors'' received rhw [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/features/awards.html |title=Raveena Tandon and Anil Kapoor bag National Awards |access-date=2009-01-05 |publisher=indiainfo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331193231/http://movies.indiainfo.com/features/awards.html |archive-date=31 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>''Alibaba'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/seventeen-films-compete-feature-animation-oscar-nomination|title=Seventeen Films To Compete For Feature Animation Oscar Nomination|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> ''Son of Aladdin'' (released as ''Mustafa and the Magician''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-a-record-27-animated-feature-films-vie-trophy-946614|title=Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy &#124; Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com}}</ref> ''The Legend of Buddha''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-eligible-animated-features-oscar|title=Academy Announces Eligible Animated Features for Oscar|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> and ''Gulliver's Travels''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cartoonresearch.com/movies2005.html |title=The Animated Movie Guide: U.S. Theatrical Releases: 2005-2009 |access-date=2009-01-05 |last=Beck |first=Jerry }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/38090.html |title=Anita Udeep: From Hollywood with dreams |access-date=2009-01-05 |date=2008-04-23 |publisher=IndiaGlitz }}</ref> were shortlisted for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]], but were not able to get a nomination.
+''Pandavas: The Five Warriors'' received rhw [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/features/awards.html |title=Raveena Tandon and Anil Kapoor bag National Awards |access-date=2009-01-05 |publisher=indiainfo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331193231/http://movies.indiainfo.com/features/awards.html |archive-date=31 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>''Alibaba'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/seventeen-films-compete-feature-animation-oscar-nomination|title=Seventeen Films To Compete For Feature Animation Oscar Nomination|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> ''Son of Aladdin'' (released as ''Mustafa and the Magician''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-a-record-27-animated-feature-films-vie-trophy-946614|title=Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy &#124; Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=11 November 2016}}</ref> ''The Legend of Buddha''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-eligible-animated-features-oscar|title=Academy Announces Eligible Animated Features for Oscar|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> and ''Gulliver's Travels''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cartoonresearch.com/movies2005.html |title=The Animated Movie Guide: U.S. Theatrical Releases: 2005-2009 |access-date=2009-01-05 |last=Beck |first=Jerry }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/38090.html |title=Anita Udeep: From Hollywood with dreams |access-date=2009-01-05 |date=2008-04-23 |publisher=IndiaGlitz }}</ref> were shortlisted for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]], but were not able to get a nomination.
 ==Animated feature films==
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 ==Films produced under Media Dreams==
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 * ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]'' (2000)
 * ''[[Nila Kaalam]]'' (2001)
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 * ''[[Arjun (2004 film)|Arjun]]'' (2004)
 * ''[[M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi]]'' (2004)
-* ''[[Kulir 100°]]'' (2009)<ref>http://www.pentamedia.in/index.php/entertainment/live-action-movies.html</ref>
+* ''[[Kulir 100°]]'' (2009)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pentamedia.in/index.php/entertainment/live-action-movies.html|title=Pentamedia.in}}</ref>
 ==Computer animation in animated films==
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 ==External links==
 * {{Official website|http://www.pentamedia.in/}}
-* {{IMDb company|0008782}}
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927050133/http://www.animationxpress.com/anex/y2k5/headlines/anex169.htm Interview with CEO]
 * [http://www.business.com/directory/retail_and_consumer_services/consumer_electronics/pentamedia_graphics_limited/ Profile on Business.com]
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v t e Animation industry in India
Films	List of Indian animated films
Television	List of Indian animated television series
Companies	Children's Film Society, India Crest Animation Studios The Walt Disney Company India Green Gold Animations Makuta Animation Pentamedia Graphics Tata Elxsi Toonz India Ltd Turner International India
Key people	Suddhasattwa Basu Rajiv Chilaka Ram Mohan Vijaya Mulay S. P. Muthuraman Soundarya Rajinikanth Gitanjali Rao Kodi Ramakrishna Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Binu Sasidharan Pankaj Sharma Manick Sorcar
Awards	National Film Award for Best Animated Film National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film
Schools, colleges and institutes	Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics - MAAC Arena Animation ICAT Design & Media College Industrial Design Centre National Institute of Design National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar