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  • Contiloe Pictures ventures into digital

    Contiloe Pictures ventures into digital

    MUMBAI: For more than two decades, Contiloe Pictures has been entertaining viewers on television through its premium content. This year, the production house is ready to enter the digital space and cater to the viewers of OTT platforms. The company’s first digital series State of Siege: 26/11 will premiere on ZEE5 on 20 March.

    In an interaction with Indiantelevision.com, Contiloe Pictures founder-producer Abhimanyu Singh said, “We want to focus on telling stories, from across the spectrum – local, regional or national. Currently, we moved into the digital space, plus we are looking at visual effects and animation in a big way. We have a new facility started in Bhubaneswar and we are housing a few artists there. We are increasing our overall post production spends. All these will be new growth engines even as the traditional platform will continue to be our focus area.”  

    The company spent a year researching and studying before producing digital content. “We started working on the story early last year when we acquired the rights to the book "Black Torando". Sandeep Unnithan, who came on board, had thoroughly researched for two years. We also got on board Lt Col Sandeep Sen who was second-in-command of the operation in Mumbai. He hand-held us through the whole making process right from research to how commandos operate in anti-insurgency,” said Singh.

    He further said, “26/11 lasted for four days and it also has the aspect of a Pakistan-based terror house that trained nine attackers to attack in Mumbai. If we look at the whole story there is an angle of how the attack was planned, how media covered it and one of the NSC commandos (which nobody has explored) and how they fought with those terrorists. In the series you will get to see exactly what happened inside the attack and how our commandos did the whole anti-insurgency operations. This 360 degree angle has never been presented from the commandos' point of view.”

    Singh said that the book takes into account all the three sieges of attack and how it happened, who were the perpetrators and how our black cat commando liberated the three sieges of Mumbai. "It’s a large enough story to be able to delve into an eight-hour format. The exciting part is that it’s a new space for us in the way we have approached doing it and the way we have prepped and crewed up for it. It has been a truly enriching experience for us,” said Singh.

    The company acquired "Black Torando"’s rights to produce content specifically for OTT. Singh said, “When we decided to make shows for digital space we want to study it in the right manner. Now, finally we are getting a product that we are satisfied of. I believe it’s never too late or too early unless things are done right. The show that I make I should be able to do it in a right manner, so the way I prep for it, the way I produce it or the post- production everything should be done within the confines of creating premium content and that is what we have focused on. It’s a two-year job we have studied, learn, and applied and then we are entering the digital space.”

    On the relation with ZEE5, Singh said that it has a big and large audience base and is experimenting too. "We find that this is the time to tell different kinds of stories. We have something in the pipeline and we want to take it organically; we don’t want to rush in,” he added.

    On television, Contiloe has worked on genres like horror, thriller, comedy, mythology and historical and that helped in moving into the digital space.

    Contiloe's current running shows on television include Tenali Rama and Vighnaharta Ganesh, both which recently completed successful 500 episodes. It has also previously created shows like Veer Shivaji, Jhansi ki Rani, Mahabali Hanuman, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Maharana Pratap, Ssshhhh…Koi Hai amongst others which have achieved milestones in terms of their ratings, audience reception and appreciation.

    Singh reiterated that TV continues to yield the same results. "Now TV is being consumed on digital so, there are new sets of audiences coming in. On digital we need to prep well and stand out. There are so many digital shows but only a handful of shows can be remembered. Both have their different set of challenges and both will continue to grow.”

    He is aware that there are new types of audiences evolving and a change in television programming is required to cater to them. 

  • Content executives believe ‘doing it the right way’ should be the focus

    Content executives believe ‘doing it the right way’ should be the focus

    MUMBAI: Doing it right! This was the fundamental view of the panel of content creators that participated in a discussion on ‘uncovering opportunities for great content’ during the fourth edition of The Content Hub 2020, an initiative by Indiantelevision.com.

    The panel, moderated by Bulldog Media and Entertainment co-founder and producer Akash Sharma, comprises of Zee Studios Originals vice-president and head Ashima Avasthi, Contiloe Pictures Pvt Ltd chief creative officer Abhimanyu Singh, SonyLIV head of original content Saugata Mukherjee.

    The panel was also of the view that the recent surge in content creation and consumption is mainly because of technological advancement and awareness within the audience. Due to these factors, the boundaries across the world have come down and local stories are becoming global.

    In this regard, Avasthi while giving her input said, “The content boom in India was about to happen. Individual viewing has eventually increased all thanks to the emergence of smartphones and high-speed internet. As technology grows, the boundaries between countries are coming down.”

    Zee group’s film production and distribution arm Zee Studios last year had rolled-out an independent digital content subsidy Zee Studios Originals, which will produce premium, original content and create new IPs (intellectual properties) for all digital platforms of the group globally.

    She added, “Despite the surge of individual viewership, there is no difference between binge and traditional watching, both have respective markets. However, television gives only a single opportunity, whereas the digital platform is providing viewers’ a variety.”

    Meanwhile, Singh was of the view that the number of increasing screens such as mobile, laptop, smart TV, etc., are directly proportional to the number of increasing audience. He said, “The television audience is no more identifying the content shown on the channels and is done with it. Currently, the content market is driven by what consumers want and watch.”

    He added, “It’s the right time to re-invent the grammar of telling stories and digital platforms have this acumen to show these stories with a new tale. India has a quality to tell its own Narcos story and we have many stories to tell the world.”

    Abhimanyu’s Contiloe Pictures' upcoming State of Siege: 26/11 will feature on ZEE5 from 20 March 2020 and took at least a year to complete, said Singh.

    Another panellist, Mukherjee, pointed out that the growth of the internet has helped content to boom. “Digital has enabled the diversified connection of content, which has been appreciated the across continents in the world,” he said.

    Mukherjee added, “There’s scope and space for everyone, be it TV or OTT (over-the-top) platforms; it's never us versus them.” He believes that content will find its place and reach across borders. Moreover, broadcast content won’t go away because there’s a big market for it already.

    Echoing the thoughts of Singh, the SonyLIV head said, “The big difference between TV and digital platform is the grammar of storytelling. We should re-invent and tell stories which are quintessentially Indian and draw a line of how Indian platform is different from global digital platforms.”

    Saugata, talking about SonyLIV’s future plan, said: “We don’t want to get stuck with thriller or love stories; rather we are going to try everything to lure the consumers to the platform.”

    Being positive of the growth of the digital content, the panel mentioned that this is the perfect time to enter the business. However, the only thing that should be adhered to is whichever form or format is done, it should be done in the right way as content creation is not an easy task and takes blood and sweat.

  • ZEE5 to premiere State of Siege: 26/11 on 24 Jan

    ZEE5 to premiere State of Siege: 26/11 on 24 Jan

    MUMBAI: Few years after the 26/11 terror attack shook the financial capital of the country, several films attempted to portray the rather grim and harsh reality of the fateful day. Few films also realistically portrayed the series of tragic events.

    ZEE5, India’s largest video streaming platform will soon premiere ‘State of Siege: 26/11’ based on renowned author and journalist Sandeep Unnithan’s book – Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11.

    The eight-episode series unravels #TheUntoldStories and is a true to account narrative of the various events that turned into the prolonged terror siege of Mumbai on 26 November 2008.

    “The nation will witness unheard incidents from the 26/11 attack. ZEE5’s State of Siege: 26/11 will give you a perspective as to how it all ended in just 60 hours and the crises and challenges faced by our unit. Also, the show will give answers to everyone who thinks why the commandos were late to reach for the mission,” said Nariman (Chabad) House colonel Sundeep Sen, the second-in-command combating terrorists.

    The show, produced and created by Contiloe Pictures producer and creator Abhimanyu Singh and co-creator and director Matthew Leutwyler, features an impressive cast comprising Arjan Bajwa, Arjun Bijlani, Vivek Dahiya, Sid Makkar, Mukul Dev, Tara Alisha Berry, Khalida Jaan, Jyoti Gauba, Roshni Sahota, Suzanne Bernert, Naren Kumar and Jason Shah.

  • Contiloe launches its second state of the Art VFX Studio in India!

    Contiloe launches its second state of the Art VFX Studio in India!

    MUMBAI: Leading production house, Contiloe has changed the face of television since their inception two decades ago. Carrying this forward, Contiloe has now announced the launch of their second VFX Studio! Currently headquartered in Mumbai, the second facility is located in Bhubaneshwar and will start functioning 5th March 2019. Odisha is one of the primary source of the creative artist in Media & entertainment industry. 

    With this facility, the Contiloe team aims to provide a platform to nurture promising talent, mentor and groom them to create game-changing content across genres. Additionally, the team will go through training in the production house’s Bhubaneshwar & Mumbai facility.

    The VFX studio will be currently operating from a 5000 square foot facility, however, plan to expand this to 1.5 lakh square feet.

    “Today there is increasing demand for quality content strengthened by advanced visual effect, both in the domestic and international market. We understand this growing need and the facility is set to with the intention of offering exceptional Animation and World Class VFX. Riding on the creative talent that resides in Orissa, we believe will help us create skilled talent for the animation and visual effects industry.”, said Abhimanyu Singh, Founder & CEO, Contiloe Pictures and Films    

  • Top TV producers weigh in on OTT challenge, formats & IP rights

    Top TV producers weigh in on OTT challenge, formats & IP rights

    MUMBAI: Content creators today cannot rely on daily soaps to attract viewers. With OTT looming large, production houses have to broaden their content nexus. Indiantelevision.com’s The Content Hub hosted a session – ‘The TV production Story: Reality, Non-fiction’, with the panellists Contiloe Pictures producer and founder Abhimanyu Singh, Endemol Shine CEO Abhishek Rege, SOL India – Banijay Group founder and MD Fazila Allana. The session was moderated by Bodhitree Multimedia co-founder and director Mautik Tolia. 

    The panel discussed the hot topic of IP rights, whether it should be given to the broadcaster or kept with the creator. To this, Singh said that it is valuable for every production house to hold its IP rights, where one can syndicate and get certain revenues on a recurring basis. "If the ecosystem thinks of it then I think the law needs to protect creators just as the musicians are protected," he said and Allana agreed with him.

    Rege said that retaining IPs means financial risks for the producer. He further explained, "If we have commissioned a show in Hindi, why would you have the IP of all the languages go with the network? But while we think all this to happen, are we ready to take all the risk?”

    Discussion on the potential of content, Rege said that scripted shows are platform-agnostic. He said that the challenge here is making attractive content for the viewers and targeting the right TG. "With OTT, I don’t think it’s easy to do as many talents shows that we do on linear," he added.

    The new tariff order will bring about a change in content creation, according to Rege. With customers choosing individual channels, broadcasters need unique content to attract people. “This fight is based on non-scripted or premium scripted property," he said.  

    Allana said that non-fiction producers have a bigger challenge as opposed to fiction producers because there has been a saturation of ideas. But she added that non-fiction content is going to evolve in the OTT platform but the future belongs to scripted shows. “On OTT there will be a lot of social experimentation as well as lifestyle programming.  Earlier we all used to chase formats now we chase stories,” she said.

    The deluge of daily content has thwarted premium content from growing. Rege said, "In creating premium content, you will have to spend time in writing. Apart from that, as far as production is concerned, you will have to have the discipline of pre-producing the series and this doesn’t exist on our television. The whole ecosystem needs to move in this direction." 

  • The Content Hub 2019: Creators discuss digital adaptation, creativity and originality

    The Content Hub 2019: Creators discuss digital adaptation, creativity and originality

    MUMBAI: Indiantelevision.com on Wednesday wrapped the third edition of its popular event The Content Hub in presence of some of the biggest names from the TV, digital, and the movies industry. Spanned across several panel discussions and fireside chats, this edition of The Content Hub discussed ‘the new era of content creation’ with a focus on the digital boom, need of good content creators, the synergy between creators and producers, and creating properties that can travel globally.

    Starting the day was a panel discussion on ‘The TV Production Story: Reality, Not Fiction’, moderated by Bodhi Tree Multimedia co-founder and director Mautik Tolia. In discussion were some of the most successful and prominent names in the TV industry – Contiloe Pictures Pvt Ltd founder and producer Abhimanyu Singh, Endemol Shine India CEO Abhishek Rege and SOL India – Banijay Group founder and MD Fazila Allana.

    The distinguished panel discussed the opportunities and challenges fiction and non-fiction formats today face in the TV and digital world. They also shed some light on the prospects premium content has in the Indian industry.

    The panel agreed that non-fiction producers face bigger challenges in creating content as compared to those investing in fiction and dramas. Allana noted that while earlier people were chasing formats, now they are chasing stories. However, she quipped that there is a vast opportunity for non-fiction shows on OTT platforms citing examples of TV shows like MTV Troll Police.

    Singh reflected the same sentiments as he noted that this is a very good time for the content creators. He said, “I feel it is a great time to tell stories. I think we as an industry haven’t delivered premium content because the nature of delivery has always been daily content. So, this is an opportunity to deliver premium content.”

    Rege mentioned, “Scripted becomes a little easier to tell stories more across TV, OTT or across multiple platforms. The challenge here is making attractive content for the viewers and targeting the right people. With OTT I don’t think it’s easy to do as many talent shows that we do on linear.”

    The second session was a fireside chat between Indiantelevision.com founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari and Swastik Productions  & One Life Studios founder and chief creative officer Siddharth Kumar Tewary.

    Tewary, based on his extensive experience of industry work, reflected upon many aspects of content creation and production including formats, IP rights, and disruptors in the industry. He noted while most of the people believe that longer formats don’t work internationally, the reality is not the same.

    Speaking about IP rights of content, Tewary made some relevant points saying, “IP creation is a scientific thing related to the socio-political situation in the country and the world. We need to know where the world is heading. If you are going to add value and bring something unique for the TV, then you will get the IP.” He also announced the foray of his group in the animation category at the platform.

    The next session was a discussion on the animation industry with an esteemed panel of Discovery Kids head Uttam Pal Singh, Golden Robot Animation head of business development RK Chand, Paperboat Animation co-founder and chairman Soumitra Ranade and Bioscopewala Pictures managing partner Nishith Takia. The session was moderated by Kinsane Entertainment Inc chief marketing officer Pranab Punj.

    The panel highlighted the vast opportunities OTT platforms are offering them right now. Takia shared that his company is in talks with several big digital players to create content for them. Another point that the panel highlighted was that Indian audience is not very keen to visit theatres to consume animated content and that closed their avenues of creating content for a wider audience and not just the kids.

    Answering a question on why there aren’t more female-led animated shows in India, the panel shared a similar tone as they mentioned that in most of their shows, the female characters have an equal prominence as the mail lead, they are inclusive to the storyline. They added that male-led shows are doing well in the market and from a business perspective they are focusing on that aspect as well.

    The next session was an interesting and insightful chat on ‘The Syndication Opportunity’ between Sony head networks—licencing Malvika Prabhu, Go Quest Media Ventures MD Vivek Lath, Swastik Productions and One life studio producer and managing director Rahul Kumar Tewary, MX Player head of content acquisition Mansi Shrivastav and ANM Global co-founder partner Nidhish Mehrotra. Moderating the panel was Wanvari.

    Wanvari started the discussion by asking the panellists whether the demand for Indian content in the global market is going up or declining. To this, the panel stated that it has probably reduced over time. However, the Indian creations are performing well at markets like Thailand and Sri Lanka.

    The panel mentioned that genres like romance, drama, horror, and good animation has a lot of markets overseas. They also added that premium content will also attract a lot of traction towards Indian creations. Kumar stated that we need to relook at the type of content we are creating and invest more in subjects that have the potential to travel. He also said that Indians do not value their content enough.

    Lath said, “We have to think like a programmer and not from a sales perspective,” as he elaborated on the right approach to sell content overseas. He predicted that India has the potential to make around Rs 400-500 crore with content syndication (minus the movies) because it is still young in the market and has a lot of potential to improve in the coming times. Kumar added that in the next few years Indian premium content will find a lot of audiences globally.

    Taking the insightful day ahead was the next panel of digital producers including Addatimes Pvt Ltd managing director Rajiv Mehra, The Viral Fever (TVF) global head of business and content Rahul Sarangi, Viacom18 EVP and head content Monika Shergill, MX Player chief content officer Gautam Talwar and One Digital Entertainment COO and co-founder Gurpreet Singh. The panel was moderated by industry veteran and Hungama Digital Media Entertainment executive producer Sanjeev Lamba.

    While the panel agreed that there is a great influx of male-oriented and sexually-oriented content performing on OTT platform, they all are looking beyond that. They all mentioned that the industry is currently focusing on good writing talent and meaningful stories. Sarangi said that TVF is not looking towards creating violent or sexual content at all, at least for the next four to five years. Its focus is on stories like Pitchers and Yeh Meri Family that touch the hearts of the people.

    Shergill shared that Voot is looking at ideas that bring new and original voices to the stories. Unless platforms experiment, she believes they will lose their audience.

    Talwar shared that the focus of recently launched MX Player is on creating content that can be watched on a 5-inch phone screen rather on a 50-inch TV. The TG for the player is 18-30-year-old male and it wants the platform to be genre-agnostic.

    The next event was a fireside chat between Wanvari and Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair. The duo discussed ‘The New Studio Model’.

    Nair started with launching an amazing showreel of upcoming programmes from the Applause banner. They included a wide variety of content ranging from humour to political to drama. It also included the Indian version of the very popular The Office series.

    Nair stated that he did not want to start a company which goes on to become just a production house but he rather wanted to invest in good content. He thus worked with some amazing directors, writers, and actors like Ronit Roy, Pankaj Tripathi and Swara Bhaskar to create the first instalment of the Applause shows. One of the flagship series, Rasbhari-starring Swara Bhaskar and written by Shantanu Shrivastava—has in fact already been selected for ‘Series Mania’ festival in France. Warning them of slacking in content, he said, “If the content industry is not careful right now, it will end up becoming a replica of TV.”

    The day continued with a panel discussion on how new Hindi film producers are making their mark and what business models they are drawing up. Part of the discussion were Essel Vision (Zee Studios) CEO Shariq Patel, Viacom18 Studios chief operating officer Ajit Andhare, Alliance Media and Entertainment owner Sunil Doshi and Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh. Moderating the panel was film reviewer at Film Companion Suchitra Tyagi.

    The panel was a light-hearted but with insightful discussions on the current trends of the Indian movie industry, the need for well-written scripts and content that performs. The panel agreed that today is an amazing time for good storytellers and content creators. They forced upon the fact that literature is the sibling of cinema. The panel also discussed on creating avenues to make the system more approachable to the budding writers who want to reach out to the studios.

    The evening was concluded by an overview of the MIP platform by MIP China Hangzhou director of market development Ted Baracos, who in an interactive session apprised the gathering of various opportunities this global content-sharing platform brings and how they can leverage on that.

  • CONTILOE PICTURES’ HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMA ’21 SARFAROSH SARAGARHI 1897′ TO NOW STREAM ON NETFLIX

    CONTILOE PICTURES’ HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMA ’21 SARFAROSH SARAGARHI 1897′ TO NOW STREAM ON NETFLIX

    With the aim of bringing untold and unique stories to audiences all over the country, Contiloe Pictures, premium broad-based entertainment content Production Company, introduced a show based on the bravery 21 soldiers in British Indian Army – 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897. Having wowed audiences on television, the show is now streaming on online streaming giant Netflix.

    The show has 65 episodes and stars Mohit Raina and Mukul Dev in principal roles.

    “Battle of Saragarhi is considered as one of the bravest days in the Indian history. It was a pleasure telling a story of such importance and creating something at this scale. Having run all episodes on Discovery Jeet, a platform like the Netflix will only help widen the audience, reaching out to global netizens”, says Abhimanyu Singh, Founder, and CEO of Contiloe Pictures.

    21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897 is based on the real-life story of 21 soldiers of 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army which defended an army outpost at Saragarhi in the North-West Frontier Province against an onslaught by over 10,000 Pashtun and Orakzai tribals in September 1897.

    The production house has won multiple awards for the show in various categories including Best Teleplay, Special-Visual Effects for Television, Art Direction (Fiction) and Background Music (Fiction). 

  • Applause Entertainment, Contiloe Pictures team up to narrate Mughal Empire story

    Applause Entertainment, Contiloe Pictures team up to narrate Mughal Empire story

    MUMBAI: Applause Entertainment has partnered with Contiloe Pictures to produce Taj – A Monument of Blood, a period drama series on the rise and fall of one of the most iconic dynasties of all time – the Mughal Empire.  

    The series will be told over five seasons of 12 episodes each. Using the birth and death of Shahjahan as bookends, the series delves deep into the Mongol origins, bloodlines mixing with Persian and Rajput royalty, the court and palace intrigues, the repeated and horrific purging of aspirants to the throne, the regional kings and satraps who paid tribute to Mughal suzerainty and amidst all this, the arrival of the British and Portuguese. It is an incredible tale, a vicarious mix of blood, betrayal, power, beauty, deceit and heartbreak. 

    Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair said, “I am a big fan of revisionist narratives of history. Our history books have been written by victors and often paint very two-dimensional pictures about past empires. When Abhimanyu and I first discussed this idea, we immediately moved away from a typical historical to a darker and edgier version of the Mughal Empire, a version in which symbolically the Taj is more a monument of blood than a monument of love”.

    The Mughal Empire (1521 – 1857) ruled India for just over three centuries and it was the greatest empire in the world at the time. The empire reached its zenith during the reign of its four greatest emperors – Akbar, Jehangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb – with geographic boundaries that extended from Bengal in the East to modern-day Afghanistan in the North-West and from Kashmir in the North to modern-day Andhra in the South. The story of the Mughals is fascinating. The pomp and pageantry, the extravagance and excess are all well documented; what remains is untold reality behind the glittering façade – the dark side of Camelot if you will – and it is this story that will be told.

    Contiloe CEO Abhimanyu Singh said, “Sameer Nair’s industry experience and deep-seated understanding of the content space has always shown through in every endeavour he has undertaken. We are thrilled to have associated with Applause Entertainment for this show. It will take viewers on a historic journey showing them an unseen perspective of this illustrious dynasty which lead to their rise as the greatest empire in medieval times and the quest for power, within it, that finally lead to its downfall.”

    Writing is currently underway and the first of five seasons will start filming soon.

  • Cast & crew of 21 sarfarosh: saragarhi 1897 celebrate army day with the 7th Battalion of sikh regiment of the indian army

    Cast & crew of 21 sarfarosh: saragarhi 1897 celebrate army day with the 7th Battalion of sikh regiment of the indian army

    MUMBAI: The cast & crew of 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897 commemorated the Army day with the Soldiers of Sikh regiment of Indian army.  Actors Mohit Raina & Mukul Dev personally took the soldiers of the Sikh regiment on the tour of the set in Aamgaon where the epic battle of Saragarhi is currently being filmed. 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897 is a fiction show inspired by the real-life story of 21 brave soldiers of the 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army.

    In September 1897, a contingent of 21 soldiers from the 36th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army led by Havildar Ishar Singh successfully defended a remote outpost in the North West Frontier Province from an attack by over 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in what has been called one of the bravest last stands in military history. Produced by Contiloe Productions, 21 Sarfarosh:Saragarhi 1897 will be aired on the new entertainment channel Discovery Jeet starting February 12.

    Speaking on the occasion Contiloe Pictures, CEO, Abhimanyu Singh said, “We are honored to have the Soldiers of Sikh regiment in our studio on this special day, where the bravest of the country are celebrated. Battle of Saragarhi is considered as one of the bravest day in the Indian history, we salute them in the admiration of their bravery and show gratitude in recognition of their courage.”

    Star actor Mohit Raina, added, “It was an absolute delight to host soldiers of the Sikh regiment, along with their families, on the special occasion of the Army day. Playing the role of Havildar Ishar Singh has helped me appreciate the spirit, the ethos of Indian soldier even more than ever before. It is a supreme emotion when an individual elevates his thoughts to such a high that life itself becomes immaterial as he is ready to give it all to the motherland. Our soldiers defy every odd, face every challenge, so that we all can enjoy our lives. I salute this spirit.”

  • Tenali Rama helps Contiloe Pictures bag Zee Rishtey award

    Tenali Rama helps Contiloe Pictures bag Zee Rishtey award

    MUMBAI: Contiloe Pictures’ has been on an award-winning spree this year. Recently, their newest offering on Sab TV Tenali Rama was awarded at the Zee Rishtey Awards 2017 in the “Rishto Ki Parakh” category.

    The recently-launched show is based on the famous Telugu poet Tenali Rama and his adventures. This is Contiloe’s first offering in the historical comedy genre, and this award is a testament of all the hard work that has gone into creating this show.

    Contiloe is known to be a pioneer in the television industry for producing successful historical and mythological shows such as Maharana Pratap, Jhansi Ki Rani, Chakravartin Ashoka, Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman and Vighnaharta Ganesh.

    Zee Rishtey Awards will air on 15 October 2017 at 7pm on Zee TV.

    Contiloe Pictures CEO Abhimanyu Singh said, “At Contiloe, we have always been motivated to tell stories that are a mixture of entertainment and values. Tenali Rama is a mix of wit, humour and learning, served with loads of fun and entertainment.”