Animated video production studio · Guwahati, India · Working worldwide
Stories from India and the world, made into cinema
Devotional epics watched by millions, English animated films watched mostly outside India, and films for brands, artists and institutions, from first idea to final master.
Watch the studio in three minutes
The whole studio in one film: India’s sacred stories, fairy tales for children, feature films, music videos, commercials and explainers, post-production and VFX, acting workshops, and websites built to be found. Our 60 short films, documentaries, three web series and client films are all on the films page.
The twelve doors, chapter by chapter
- 0:00 · Every story needs a door
- 0:20 · India’s sacred stories
- 0:38 · Fairy tales for children
- 0:52 · Feature films
- 1:09 · Music videos and songs
- 1:43 · Commercials and explainers
- 1:57 · Post-production and VFX
- 2:09 · Acting and filmmaking workshops
- 2:21 · Websites, SEO and Google Maps
- 2:38 · Every service, one studio
- 2:52 · The last door
- 3:08 · Start a project
Everything we have made, by kind of work: the complete portfolio. Also: TV commercials · VFX · graphic design and posters · architecture concepts and 3D · photo restoration · books · licensing
20+
Years directing
85+
Projects delivered
8
Feature films
7M+
Lifetime views
2
Films past one million views
40+
Workshops in colleges, universities and schools
What we make
One team, from first idea to final master.
Script, storyboard, animation or shoot, visual effects, music, sound, colour, subtitles and dubbing stay with one team that works as one. You deal with the director who makes your film: no chain of vendors, no margin on margin.
Animation
Animated video production, 2D and character animation, explainer videos, animated music videos, book trailers, and devotional and mythological films.
Live-action production
Commercials and advertising films, corporate films, documentaries, music videos, feature films, short films and web series, shot with cinema cameras and real actors.
Post-production and craft
Visual effects and compositing, editing, colour, sound design and motion graphics, scripts and storyboards, subtitling, translation and dubbing. Explore post-production.
Music and words
Original songs, film scores, sound design and complete film audio, plus screenplays and research-led writing, from seven albums and 67 music videos.
Learn with the director
Screen acting, filmmaking mentorship and internships. Nine batches of the Onscreen Acting Workshop since 2016, close to 200 actors trained, and 40+ workshops across colleges, universities and schools. Interns in direction, writing, cinematography and visual effects now work in the film industry.
Archive and licensing
A library of finished films and songs for platforms and screenings, heritage restoration and history research, and a stock portfolio of photos and footage. Explore licensing.
The flagship
India’s sacred stories, made into cinema
Our devotional and mythological films are researched from scripture, designed from canon and finished at cinematic scale. Shri Krishna’s Entire Life and Jai Maa Kali have each passed 1.5 million views, and international clients have come to the studio because of them.
New for Kali Puja: Maa Kali vs Raktabeej, a 15-minute animated film of the Devi Mahatmya, about the demon who multiplied from every drop that touched the earth. See how the film was made.
Selected films
Watch the work
Shri Krishna’s Entire Life
Animated devotional song-film · over 1.5 million views
Jai Maa Kali
Animated devotional film · over 1.5 million views
Radha Krishna
Animated devotional film in 4K
Twenty years of cinema
Live-action craft behind every frame
Before the animation came twenty years of live-action filmmaking: eight features, three web series and a broadcast series, 33 live-action short films, advertisements, corporate videos, documentaries and music videos, made with cinema cameras, real locations and hundreds of actors.
Eight feature films, including Avataran, the first science-fiction feature of Assam, with more than 1,500 visual-effects shots, and Adhorua, an Assamese feature of three hours and sixteen minutes, cast with actors trained at the studio. Clients include Excel Dental Clinic, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Nilachal HP Gas Agency and Assam Downtown University.
How a commission runs
You will always know what happens next
01
Brief and scope
We read your brief and agree the deliverable in writing before anything is priced.
02
Proposal
Options, not a single number. Then a written work order.
03
Development
Script, storyboard, look and voice, approved before production begins.
04
Production
Animation or shoot, effects, music and sound, reviewed at named gates.
05
Delivery
The final master in every format and language you need, on the date we agree.
Questions about our animated video production studio
What does an animated video production studio make?
Animated films of any length: explainer videos, brand films, animated music videos, book trailers, character animation, and devotional and mythological films. At TD Film Studio the same director also shoots live action, so one project can combine animation with filmed footage, visual effects and original music.
Where is TD Film Studio, and do you work with clients abroad?
The studio is in Guwahati, Assam, India, and works worldwide, across Indian and international time zones. Briefs, reviews and delivery all happen online, so a client in another country follows the same process as a client next door.
How long does an animated video take?
It depends on the length, the style and how much is already decided. A short explainer can take a few weeks; a long devotional film takes months. The schedule is agreed in writing before work starts, and the delivery date is guaranteed.
Where can I watch the studio’s films?
Selected films are on the films page, and the full catalogue of films, song-films and devotional cinema is on the TD Film Studio YouTube channel.
The director
Tarunabh Dutta
An architect who became a filmmaker, and has directed for twenty years. He writes the screenplay, directs, and stays on the film until the master is signed off. When you commission TD Film Studio, he is the person who answers.
Tell us what you want to make
Send the brief and we will come back within one working day with real questions. If your budget is fixed, say so: we will tell you honestly what is achievable within it, and what is not.