NAVODAYA STUDIO
about
Navodaya
We term ourselves
Pioneering visual magicians and innovators who gave India's First 3D, 70mm and Theme Park.
Technological innovations by Navodaya range from Cinemascope to 70mm to 3D.
Navodaya in 1992 introduced Avid Digital Editing Suite & Protools Audio Suite for the first time in India.
Thus filmmaking in India migrated to the digital era even before Hollywood started deploying desktop systems for film post-production.
Navodaya has introduced many among today's leading talents in the film industry.
A Naval Encounter in Padayottam 70mm (1982)
the movie saw the first major role of Mammootty, the future superstar.
The iconic Gravity Illusion Song in My Dear Kuttichathan 3D (1984)
the best of
Navodaya
The release of Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) is a watershed moment in the history of Malayalam cinema.
The Director, the Music Director, the Protagonist, the Antagonist, the Leading lady - all debuting, this film saw the entry of the future superstar Mohanlal.
The pain and passion of adopting an orphan child was the theme of Ente Maamaattikkuttiyammakku (1983).
Adjudged the best Malayalam film of the year, the film saw a debuting 4 year old Shalini become a celebrity.
A telephone through which affection finds its way to a fatherless child and her widowed mother.
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Varey (1986).
Debuting a Director, a Music Director, a Singer, the two female leads and also another future superstar Suresh Gopi.
Stories from the Bible (1993) involved intensive research that spanned many continents. Along with the Research Scholars and Script writers, Art directors and Cinematographers were deputed to the archaeological sites at Tel-Aviv, Negeb & Luxor and to the Museums & Universities in Jerusalem, Cairo & Geneva. This helped develop a process in Navodaya of story research for the visual treatment & development of a script.
New Projects in 3D
production design in 3D - a navodaya prerogative
English Language Version
Worldwide Re-release
Stonehenge constructed at Ponmudi hills.
Druid ritual staged and shot in Stereo 3D with Twin Alexa and 3ality Rig.
5 AM. 24 Feb 2023.
The Druid’s Alchemy Lab.
Shot at Merchiston Tea Estate, a mid 19th century British installation in Ponmudi hills. 24 Feb 2023
An English version reboot is a Golchin idea.
Dubai. 20 Dec 2023.
Story, Screenplay
Barroz wakes up
to a strange new reality!
The illusion works on the principle that if a camera is held stationary with respect to a rotating set, then people and objects - though conformed to the plumb and moving about naturally, would seem to defy gravity.
Navodaya, who had awed audience a generation ago with the zero-gravity song in Chotta Chetan 3D, is applying the same technique again here for Barroz 3D
Barroz Research. Navodaya Team at Goa Archives
3D Shot Division, Storyboard & Previz for the entire film.
5 artists, 1480 drawings, 9 months.
Jan Huygen van Linschoten
was a merchant, trader, historian and … a Dutch spy in Goa! He traveled extensively. Under Portuguese rule, Linschoten served as the archbishop's secretary in Goa between 1583 - 88.He published a book, Itinerario, which graphically displayed, for the first time, everyday life in Goa. It is through his detailed drawings we today understand Medieval Goa.
Portuguese heraldry, which encompasses the modern and historic traditions of the Portuguese Empire, is part of the larger Iberian tradition of heraldry.It grants coats of arms to individuals (usually members of the royal family or the nobility), cities, colonies and other institutions. The Portuguese Coat of Arms has five smaller coat of arms in the center, representing the 5 wounds of Jesus Christ. This is a symbol of gratitude for the divine victory during the battles. The round bottom shield has been the preferred shape to display the coat of arms in Portugal, causing this shape to often be referred to as the Portuguese shield.
(extracts, research)
Flags
Silk was used for military and ceremonial flags. With different designs on each side, they often bore complicated allegorical or heraldry embroidered/ painted on by master artists.
Cameras mounted on 3ality Rig, shooting Barroz 3D with Twin RED Monstro at CIAL runway. 7 May 2021.