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Ormax Media launches Ormax Cine Sense 2023 report
Mumbai: Media analytics firm Ormax Media has released its latest research report titled Ormax Cine Sense: 2023. Ormax Cine Sense is based on primary consumer research conducted among 9,500 audiences across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam theatrical markets in India, to understand their viewing behaviour, content preferences and media habits in the post-pandemic era.
Ormax Cine Sense is a follow-up to Sizing The Cinema: 2023 report, which Ormax Media released in February 2023, that pegged India’s total theatrical audience base at an estimated 12.2 Crore (122 Million). In Ormax Cine Sense, regular theatre goers in each language were interviewed, to understand their behaviour and perceptions on a wide range of topics related to their movie-going choices, ranging from their genre preferences, motivators and barriers to watch (or not watch) films, OTT consumption, marketing sources for new films, etc.
Some of the questions Ormax Cine Sense answers are:
- What is the contribution of different audience segments, such as those by gender, age, markets, theatre type, etc., to footfalls, lifetime box office and first-day box office?
- Films can be watched on OTT and television too. Then why do audiences go to theatres at all?
- Whom do audiences go and watch films with? How and where do they book their tickets?
- Besides theatres, where else do audiences consume films?
- Which genres hold the highest appeal for theatrical audiences in different languages?
- How do audiences decide to select or reject a film for theatrical viewing?
- Which online and offline media are the primary sources for information on new films?
- Where do movie-going audiences spend their media time and money, such as social media, OTT, print, radio, gaming, etc.?
Speaking about Ormax Cine Sense, Ormax Media partner Gautam Jain said, “Audience’s movie-going behaviour has changed significantly in the last two years, since theatres re-opened after being shut down for more than a year due to the pandemic. Our business partners expressed the need to understand audience behaviour in the post-pandemic scenario, and Ormax Cine Sense provides rich and layered audience data in five languages to this effect”.
Ormax Cine Sense reports (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam) are available by subscription for film studios, production companies, investors, exhibitors, distributors, media agencies and other companies associated with the theatrical category in India. The reports are also a part of the all-access offering called super subscription, launched by Ormax Media earlier this year.
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Marico founder Harsh Mariwala’s book Harsh Realities set for film adaptation
Almighty Motion Picture taps Karan Vyas to script Marico story
MUMBAI: Almighty Motion Picture is turning its lens on India Inc., with plans to adapt Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico into a screen project. The story charts the rise of Harsh Mariwala, the chairman and founder of Marico, and is currently in early development, according to a report by Variety.
Writer Karan Vyas, known for his work on Scam 1992, Scoop and Made in India – A Titan Story, is attached to pen the screenplay. The project continues the studio’s growing interest in real-life Indian narratives that blend business with human drama.
At the heart of the story lies a defining moment in 1987, when Mariwala chose to step away from the family-run Bombay Oil Industries and strike out on his own. What followed was not just the creation of a company, but the reinvention of a legacy. Marico would go on to become a global FMCG player, with brands like Parachute, Saffola, Set Wet and Livon becoming household names, reaching nearly one in three Indians.
The source material, co-authored by Mariwala and renowned business strategist Ram Charan, offers more than a boardroom chronicle. It captures the grit behind the growth, the risks behind the rewards and the leadership lessons forged along the way.
The adaptation aims to move beyond balance sheets and brand milestones, focusing instead on the person behind the enterprise. Expect a narrative that leans into the emotional stakes of entrepreneurship, where decisions are as personal as they are professional.
Today, Marico draws about a quarter of its revenue from international markets across Asia and Africa, reflecting its steady transformation from a domestic player into a multinational force. Yet, if the makers have their way, the screen version will remind audiences that every global success story begins with a leap of faith.
With development set to begin soon, this is one business story that may just trade spreadsheets for storytelling, and profit margins for moments that linger
