| Company type | Film production |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founder | Kunchacko |
| Headquarters | Pathirappally, Alappuzha, Kerala |
Key people | Kunchacko Navodaya Appachan Boban Kunchacko |
| Products | Films |
| Divisions | Excel Productions |
Udaya Studios is one of the oldest film studios in the Malayalam film industry of India. It was established in 1947 by director-producer Kunchacko (1912–1976) and film distributor K. V. Koshy in Pathirappally, Alappuzha in Kerala.[1] The studio influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Kerala.[2][3] The first film of the studio was Vellinakshatram (1949).[4]
The films made at the studio were produced under the banner of K & K Productions, and later under Excel Productions (also spelt X. L. Productions). Udaya's professional rivalry with P. Subramaniam's Maryland Studio was quite famous.[5]
- ^ Chelangad, Saju (20 April 2014). "How Udaya Productions came to be". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Renaissance for Udaya Studio". The Hindu. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ Asha Kasbekar (2006). Pop culture India!: media, arts, and lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 234. ISBN 1-85109-636-1.
- ^ Ommen. p. 50.
- ^ Lekshmy Gopalakrishnan (2 January 2009). "Visionary and entrepreneur". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.