Aditya Birla Group
Applause Entertainment joins forces with Case Closed Entertainment and Locomotive Global Inc.
Applause Entertainment, India’s leading content studio backed by the Aditya Birla Group is synonymous with creating premium Indian content for domestic and global audiences. Keeping in line with its commitment, the content studio in collaboration with Locomotive Global Inc. has teamed up with International content mavericks Simon Mirren and his partner Benjamin Anderson to develop a ‘Crime Pro-serial Drama’. “Pro-serial” is a term referring to a procedural drama series with some serialized elements in the storylines. Bringing the global phenomena to India, Mirren was the cr | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment extends its footprint in the South; sets up an office in Chennai
With an eye to upscale its regional content repertoire, Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group, today announced its expansion in the southern market and sets up a dedicated office in Chennai. Buoyed by the opportunities that regional OTT space presents, Applause will further develop its South content acquisition and creation strategy. Pramod Cheruvalath (director/producer) of Sign of Life Productions has joined Applause as the South – Content Head to spearhead this ambitious plan along with Vighnesh Menon, Producer at Applause Entertainment. Pramod had earlier | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment joins hands with BBC Studios to adapt the enthralling British mystery drama series ‘Guilt’ for India
British mystery thriller Guilt will be produced by Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India, the partners announced today. The Indian version of Guilt, which is yet to be titled, will be directed by Shaad Ali with Jaideep Ahlawat and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub playing the lead roles. Applause Entertainment, the content studio from the Aditya Birla Group, led by media veteran Sameer Nair has been at the forefront of presenting the most captivating narratives to the Indian audi | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment greenlights biopic thriller based on book adaptation of ‘The Double Life of Ramalinga Raju’
Applause Entertainment, a venture of Aditya Birla Group led by media veteran Sameer Nair is known for bringing unique and compelling content to the audiences. The prolific content studio released 11 shows across leading platforms in 2020 including recent hits like Criminal Justice- Behind Closed Doors and Scam 1992- The Harshad Mehta Story. The studio is now beginning 2021 on a high note with the announcement of a business biopic based on the book “The Double Life of Ramalinga Raju” by author Kingshuk Nag, which captures the life of former Chairman and CEO of Satyam Computer Service | Click Here...
Anant Mahadevan bags Applause Entertainment’s Scam 1992
Applause Entertainment, the content studio from the Aditya Birla Group is gearing up for their upcoming web series titled Scam 1992. Based on Debashish Basu and Sucheta Dalal’s ‘The Scam: From Harshad Mehta to Ketan Parekh’, it will unfold the great gripping story of the 1992 Stock Market Scam involving Harshad Mehta, The New India Assurance employee-turned stock broker who had been charged with numerous financial crimes that shook the country in 1992. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta will direct the popular series. We hear, Anant Mahadevan, a renowned and veteran name in the spac | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment Announces A New Family Comedy – Mind The Malhotras!
Applause Entertainment, the content studio from the Aditya Birla Group, led by media pioneer Sameer Nair, has commenced filming of its new comedy series Mind The Malhotras. Based on the hilarious Israeli comedy, 'La Famiglia’, Mind The Malhotras follows the lives of a perfectly normal suburban family with many reasons to be happy, and even more reasons to go to therapy… their s*x life, her complaints, his best friend, and of course, his mother. Their therapy sessions provide the entertaining basis for the | Click Here...
Amit Sadh to play ‘Major Tango’ in Applause Entertainment’s military drama ‘India Strikes-10 Days’
Applause Entertainment, the content studio from the Aditya Birla Group headed by Sameer Nair, is set to bring a gritty, realistic and dramatic recounting of the recent Uri terror attacks onto the web. Keeping to its promise of delivering premium quality shows with relevant topics, they announced India Strikes- 10 Days, a multi- season web series with a talented cast and show runner Samar Khan of Irada Entertainment. The thrilling web series will be featuring none other than the talented actor Amit Sadh as the lead. Having made an impact with his performances in films like | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment appoints Ashok A Cherian as Head of Marketing and Revenue
Applause Entertainment, the Sameer Nair led Content Studio from the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the appointment of Ashok A Cherian as their Head of Marketing and Revenue. At Applause Entertainment, Ashok will lead integrated marketing and brand building and drive revenue for the brand. Ashok has over 19 years of rich and varied experience across Print, Television, Consulting and Retail. Prior to Applause, Ashok was the CMO at SMAAASH Entertainment for four years, where he was part of the core | Click Here...