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Udaya Pictures

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Udaya Pictures is the oldest film production studio 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. The studio influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its original base of Madras, Tamil Nadu to Kerala, now considered a miletsone in the history of Malayalam film industry, and the first film of studio was Vellinakshatram (1949). The films, produced at the studio, were produced under the banner of K & K Combines, and later under Excel Productions (also spelt X. L. Productions). Actor Kunchacko Boban has announced that Udaya Pictures is producing the upcoming film Kochauvva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho directed by Sidhartha Siva, thus reviving the prestigious malayalam production house after 30 years.

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