Kerala State Film Development Corporation
Abbreviation | KSFDC |
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Formation | 1975[1] |
Headquarters |
Chalachitra Kalabhavan Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram |
Chairman | Lenin Rajendran |
Website | KSFDC.in |
Kerala State Film Development Corporation (abbreviated as KSFDC), is an organization founded by the Government of Kerala, India for promoting the film market in the state.[2] It was founded in 1975, a period when the production of Malayalam films were centered in Madras (now Chennai).[1] KSFDC was formed with an objective of moving the Malayalam film industry from Madras to Kerala. At the time of its inception, it was the first of its kind organization for film development under public sector in India.
KSFDC organised the International Film Festival of Kerala annually until 1998, after which its management was handed over to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. KSFDC is the founder of the Chithranjali Studio. KSFDC owns a cinema exhibition network of ten theatres across Kerala. KSFDC also works as a production agency which makes public interest documentary films and short films for the Government of Kerala.
Subsidiaries
Chithranjali Studio
Kalabhavan Digital Studio
A digital post processing studio owned by the KSFDC.
Cinemas
KSFDC owns an exhibition network of 11 cinemas in Kerala namely:
- Kairali, Nila and Sree theatre complex, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kalabhavan Theatre, Chalachitrakalabhavan, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, Karunakaran Nambiar Road, Round North, Trissur
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, (I.G Road) Mavoor Road, Kozhikode
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, Mullakkal, Alappuzha
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, A.C Road Cherthala, Alappuzha District
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, Pullomkulam, North Paravur, Ernakulam District
- Kairali & Sree twin theatres, Chittoor, Palakkad District