Medient Studios

INTRODUCTION

Mediente is a filmed entertainment production company founded by film producer Manu Kumaran, a second-generation filmmaker and son of national award-winning director K P Kumaran. Known for making entertaining and socially relevant films in multiple languages for audiences around the globe, Mediente has produced indie films like Yellow, directed by Nick Cassevetes (starring Sienna Miller, Ray Liotta), Aakshagopuram (Mohanlal, Nithya Menen) and controversial films like Battle for Banaras, a documentary on Narendra Modi’s Banaras elections that has been banned by the censor board and Mr Singh Mrs Mehta which got stuck at the censor board because of nudity.

HISTORY

Mediente’s first project was a musical act. The company created A Band of Boys (ABOB), India’s first and only boy band and their debut album, Yeh Bhi Wo Bhi was released in 2002. The album sold over three lakh units and featured super hit songs like Meri Neend, Gori and She Drives Me Crazy.