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Color Chips to set up facility in Visakhapatnam, plans to invest Rs 350 million
MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based Color Chips (India) Ltd is planning to invest Rs 350 million in setting up an animation production centre at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh as part of its expansion plans.
The company has already acquired three acres of land and in the first phase will develop 40,000 sq. ft. of space which will house 350-450 people. An area of 100,000 sq. ft. will be finally developed with a 1,000-seater facility.
“The first phase will require an investment of Rs 100 million and should be completed by 2007-end. We expect to set up the 100,000 sq. ft. facility by 2009 and plan to invest a further Rs 250 million for this,” Color Chips chairman and managing director Sudhish Rambhotla tells Indiantelevision.com. The centre will be mainly used to provide high-end graphic solutions, special effects, 2D and 3D animation production and also house an animation-training facility.
The company has fresh orders worth $18.5 million which it will execute within three years. This is in addition to the $1.5 million contract it has recently announced with Australia-based Albert Tross Productions for providing animation and creative services for a series of 26 episodes.
“We can’t reveal the name of the companies we have just signed up with. The $18.5 million contract will include our share in the global rights. We will be doing animation and graphics for the movies,” says Rambhotla.
By setting up a new facility in Visakhapatnam, Color Chips will spread out geographically and tap talent from the neighbouring states of West Bengal and Orissa, adds Rambhotla. The company already has a facility in Hyderabad.
Color Chips plans to raise up to $10 million through FCCBs (foreign currency convertible bonds). The company is getting into motion pictures business and has lined up two movies for production at an estimated cost of Rs 150 million. While Krishna will be an animation film, Mukhbiir is a live action film. “We expect to release Krishna in early 2007 and the second film later in the same year,” says Rambhotla.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
