A. V. Anoop
A. V. Anoop | |
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| Born | 30 April 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Medimix[1][2][3] AVA Productions |
| Spouse | Priya Anoop |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://avanoop.com/ |
Arayamparambil Vasavan Anoop, better known as A V Anoop[4] (born 30 April 1962), is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker, and film producer. He is the Managing Director of AVA Group of Companies, a consortium of ayurvedic, herbal and food products. The group is the manufacturer of the World’s largest selling Ayurvedic Bath Soap “Medimix”.[5] The group also owns the most popular household Kerala brands in spices and condiments “Melam”[6] and a multi-speciality most modern ayurvedic hospital under the name “Sanjeevanam”[7] in Kochi, Kerala.
In December 2023, he was appointed as the Chairman of India Eurasia Trade Council [8] by the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to India.
In 2007, he started producing movies under the banner of AVA Productions[9] 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,[10] won the 2009 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and Vishwaguru,[11] 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”[12] which was officially selected for screening at the Indian Panorama 2022.
Currently, the banner has produced over 25 movies, with the latest being Achanoru Vazha Vechu, for which Mr. Anoop won Kerala Film critics award 2023,[13] under the category of special jury award for his character role as Sachidanandan.
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 5th November 2023.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2007 | Pranayakalam | Malayalam | Producer | Feature Film | |
| 2007 | Before the Brush Dropped | English | Producer | Documentary film based on Raja Ravi Varma Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary |
[14][15] |
| 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 |
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| 2009 | Paleri Manikyam Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha | Malayalam | Co-producer | Won 2009 Kerala State Film Awards Best film | [17] |
| 2010 | Yugapurushan | Malayalam | Producer | Feature Film | |
| 2011 | Chaaya (The Image) | Malayalam | Producer | Short film | [18][19] |
| 2010 | Kadaksham | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2011 | Christian Brothers | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2012 | Aarohanam | Tamil | Producer | Feature Film | |
| 2013 | Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha | Malayalam | Producer | Feature Film | |
| 2013 | Agnaye (For the Fire) | Malayalam | Producer | Documentary | |
| 2014 | Mr. Fraud | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2014 | Enna Satham Indha Neram | Tamil | Producer, Actor | 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, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2016 | School Bus | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2016 | Guppy | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film, Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist - Chethan Jayalal Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music - Vishnu Vijay Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer - Sooraj Santhosh Won Kerala State Film Award for Best Costume Designer - Stephy Zaviour Won Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention - Girish Gangadharan |
[20] |
| 2017 | Ezra | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2017 | Godha | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | [21] |
| 2017 | Vishwaguru | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film, Won Guinness record for fastest film produced (script to screen) | [22][23] |
| 2018 | Oolu | Malayalam | Producer | Feature Film, Won National Film Award for Best Cinematography - M. J. Radhakrishnan | [24] |
| 2019 | Ishq | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2019 | Vishrutham | Malayalam | Producer | Short Film | |
| 2019 | Appuvinte sathyanveshanam | Malayalam | Co-producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2019 | Ambili | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2020 | Anveshanam | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2020 | Randaam Naal | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2022 | Political Correctness | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Short Film | |
| 2022 | Pada | Malayalam | Co-producer | Feature Film | |
| 2022 | Yaanam | Sanskrit | Producer | Documentary, Portrays India's dream project Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). It is the 1st science documentary in Sanskrit language in the history of world cinema | |
| 2022 | The Green Man | English | Producer | Documentary | |
| 2023 | Achan Oru Vaazha Vachu | Malayalam | Producer, Actor | Feature Film | |
| 2024 | Sookshmadarshini | Malayalam | Co-producer
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Personal life
[edit]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.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Working Up A Lather". Businessworld. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Medimix turns 50, its makers now want to sell hair oil, shampoo and liquid soap". CNBC TV18. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Soap success: Medimix reports business surge as coronavirus spreads". Business Standard. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "A.V. Anoop". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Buy Medimix Ayurvedic Body Care, Hair Care & Hygiene Products Online in India". 2 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Best Masala Brand in India | Top Spices Brand in India". Melam. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Ayurvedic Hospitals in Kerala | Best Ayurveda Centres in Kerala | Kochi". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 December 2023). "A.V. Anoop becomes new chairman of India Eurasian Trade Council". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "AVA productions – Film Production Company in Kerala". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Ranjith (5 December 2009), Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (Crime, Drama, History), Mammootty, Mythili, Shweta Menon, A V A Productions, Varnachithra Bigscreen, retrieved 15 May 2024
- ^ "Vishwaguru, the fastest film made, ever". The Times of India. 30 March 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (13 September 2022). "Vinod Mankara's Sanskrit documentary 'Yaanam', on India's Mars Orbiter Mission, is a first of its kind". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (12 May 2024). "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, 'Aattam' adjudged best film". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sketch of Ravi Varma". The Hindu. 3 July 2008.
- ^ "'Adayalangal' wins State awards for best Malayalam feature film, best director". The Hindu. 8 April 2008.
- ^ "Dileep commits a new film with Santosh Sethumadhavan". Asianet News. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Mammootty, Shwetha Menon win best actor awards". The Hindu. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "A Long Journey to Enter the Tinsel World". The New Indian Express. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Suresh, Meera (3 November 2012). "He reflects the images". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Sudhakaran, P (10 September 2017). "47th Kerala State film awards to be presented today". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ James, Anu (18 August 2017). "E4 Entertainment makes big announcement; 10 projects lined up, Tovino Thomas on a roll". International Business Times. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Fastest film produced (script to screen)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "സംവിധായകൻ വിജീഷ് മണിക്കും നിർമാതാവ് എ.വി അനൂപിനും ഗിന്നസ് റെക്കോർഡ്". Manorama Online. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ വി.എസ്, രാജേഷ് (22 November 2018). "നിർമ്മാതാവിൽ നിന്ന് നടനായി മാറി അനൂപ്". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "നടൻ, നിർമാതാവ്, വ്യവസായി, സാമൂഹ്യപ്രവർത്തകൻ; വ്യത്യസ്ത റോളുകളിൽ ഡോ.എ.വി.അനൂപ്". Manorama Online. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- A. V. Anoop at IMDb