Meet vfx designers lavan and kushan who are part of the biggest films in South India

Kochi-based vfx designers lavan and kushan prakashan are on cloud nine. They are part of the vfx team of the telugu mythical, superhero film Hanu-manWho the National Award for Best Film in Avgc (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic) and Best Stunt Choreography. That is not all, three other films that they have been part of have also also won national awards in different categories – Ullozhuku (Malayalam), Parking (Tamil), and Kathal (Hindi).

For the brothers, who hail from kodungallur, near kochi, this is validation for the leap of fath they Made 10 years ago when they they moved back to kochi, from mumbai (bes works) Base), to set up digital turbo media better know as dtm.

They have traverse a long way to get here, relacating to work in an industry which, at that time, functioned larger on personal equations and relationships. “I wanted us to do something on our own. Over a five-minute phone call, we decide to take the plunge. TurboSo that became part of the name of our company. That is how digital turbo media came to be in 2015, “Says kushan.

One of the Scenes from the Hindi Film, ‘Jalsa’, Before The VFX Designing

“I still remember our first office in panampilly Nagar, a one bhk which doubled as an office and a place to slap when we have had to work overnight. Malayalam Industry was in its nascent in terms of visual effect. ” They Visited Potential Clients With Showreels of their work in the other languages ​​which were not of Much Help Landing Assignments.

Huge vfx budgets

Today, The Scene is very different. The Budget Set Aside for VFX and Art Direction Runs Into A Few Crore Rupees, The Sky is the Limit. “The scene has changed drastically … Money is not an issue when it comes to make a movie top notch!”

While Lavan has a degree in Computer Application, Kushan Came in with Any Education in the field except a love of cinema. Lavan First Went to Mumbai, in 2005-06, Learning Everything He KnowS About Computer Graphics and Design on His Own or With Help from his friends. He then worked with Sahara Movie Studios, Mumbai. “My brother worked very hard to pick up what he knows. That days there was no youtube videos to learn stuff from. Brother guided me into this career, “Says kushan.

The scene from ‘jalsa’ afterwards

Kushan Remembers Being Asked Why they were Relocating to Kochi. “Thos was the early days. Industry Colleagues Blad Not Comprehext Our Move Back Home. But, Today, In Retropect, Thei Undrstand. Malayalam is one film is the one film industry with the money. Post-Production does not take more than 20-25 days. The Sheer Number of Films Being Made is also huge. ”

The first film the brothers did vfx for was Saigal padukayanu“One of the things we worked on was the tunnel sequence. earlier ones. ” Puthiya niyamam Followed. These were times when they are barely had a handful of films. The turning point was there the corner in the form of rajeev ravi’s Kammatti padam,

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“Lavan and Rajeev Ravi Had Known Each Other from Mumbai, that Connection LED to Us Being Part of the Film,” Kushan Recollects. Kammatti padam (2016) Is located in Kammattipaadam, a locality in kochi, which no longer exists. The brief was clear, the team had to record the area using vfx, Among other visual effects they designed for the film. Not only had dtm created the locality but also other elements like building, Skyline and the CityScape.

“Thought the film made waves, we still did not get too much of work here. When we told them parts of the film was vfx. So we showreel. ”

That flipped the script. DTM went on to become one of the business vfx studios in kerala. Their portfolio today boasts a long list of films that they have been part of – Transcend, Varathan, Ezra, Parava, Ayappanum koshiyum, Rorschach, Neymar, Kannur squad, Arm, Thuramukham, Puzhu, Nna thaan case kodu, Guruvayoor ambalanadayil, Ullozhuokku …. Some films come as a surprise or raather the presence of vfx in them.

The subtle art of vfx

Kushan laughs, “That is good, isn Bollywood? It is a win if it goes unnoticed. Also, the layer viewer may not not notice it but thats from the industry know. VFX and cg oftene complement art instruction.”

Although they had worked in other language films before, as vfx technicians, as dtm one of their first project outside malayalam was the tamil film DikkiloonaThen came the biggies that they were part of, kannada, tamil and telugu films such as Kantara 1, Charlie, Virupaksha, Drishya 2, Vestaiyan, Hit3… which they landed eater through their contacts or malayali technicians work in these industries. They have been part of hindi films such as Mard ko dard nahi hota and Kill; They have recently signed on a dharma production.

“There was a time when films from kerala was taken outside the state to get vfx and cg work by the Kantara Movies, Vettaiyan, Hit3 (VFX Supervision Included) to Kochi, to do the work. We, as in artists in kerala, are among the best in the business! ” He credits the success of dtm to the team, “These are the same people we have known for 20-Odd years, the set of people from Mumbai who we haveg out with. They are all part of dtm today. Since My Brother and I have to travel a lot as part of our work, they are the backbone of our company. ” DTM also runs a vfx school, vfx skool to train budding visual effects designers.

Kushan explains how dtm came to be one of the vfx companies on Hanu-man“That is how the Industry Works BeCause If, ​​For Instruction a Single Company Takes on the Entertainment VFX Wors of One Film then they would not be able to comeit to comedit to other projects. Economically it does not make sense to be with a solo project.

Malayalam projects, he says, wrap up quicker in comparison. “Interestingly, filmmakers outside kerala wonder about the use of vfx in our films. Which is a compliment to the quality of work of work of technicians working in kerala! Go by the budgets, have been phenomenal. The sky is the limit.

Even after 600 films under their belt, kushan says every film come with its set of challenges. “But the biggest challenge is delivered on time. We cannot make excuses.”