A. V. Anoop

A. V. Anoop
Born (1962-04-30) 30 April 1962 (age 62)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Known forMedimix[1][2][3]
AVA Productions
SpousePriya Anoop
Children2
Websitehttps://avanoop.com/

Arayamparambil Vasavan Anoop, better known as A V Anoop[4] (born 30 April 1962), is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker, and film producer. He is the Managing Director of AVA Group of Companies, a consortium of ayurvedic, herbal and food products. The group is the manufacturer of the World’s largest selling Ayurvedic Bath Soap “Medimix”.[5] The group also owns the most popular household Kerala brands in spices and condiments “Melam”[6] and a multi-speciality most modern ayurvedic hospital under the name “Sanjeevanam”[7] in Kochi, Kerala.

In December 2023, he was appointed as the Chairman of India Eurasia Trade Council [8] by the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to India.

In 2007, he started producing movies under the banner of AVA Productions[9] that includes feature films, documentaries & short films. The banner has bagged various awards regionally, nationally, and internationally.

In 2007, he won the Kerala State Film Award under the category of ‘Best Documentary Film’ for producing the documentary titled ‘Before the Brush Dropped’. In 2008, he won the 56th National Film Award for the Best Film on Family Values- Non-feature section for the short film ‘Appuvin Nayagan-Spotty (My Hero).

’The movies Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha,[10] won the 2009 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and Vishwaguru,[11] a film that was made and released in 51 hours and 2 minutes following a "script to screen" rule, created a new Guinness World Record in the year 2017.

The banner has also produced the first-ever Science Sanskrit documentary titled “YAANAM”[12] which was officially selected for screening at the Indian Panorama 2022.

Currently, the banner has produced over 25 movies, with the latest being Achanoru Vazha Vechu, for which Mr. Anoop won Kerala Film critics award 2023,[13] under the category of special jury award for his character role as Sachidanandan.

In the year 2023, he penned a book named “You Turn”, a memoir which was published by DC Books. The book was officially released at the Sharjah International Book Festival on 5th November 2023.

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  2. ^ "Medimix turns 50, its makers now want to sell hair oil, shampoo and liquid soap". CNBC TV18. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Soap success: Medimix reports business surge as coronavirus spreads". Business Standard. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "A.V. Anoop". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Buy Medimix Ayurvedic Body Care, Hair Care & Hygiene Products Online in India". 2 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Best Masala Brand in India | Top Spices Brand in India". Melam. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ayurvedic Hospitals in Kerala | Best Ayurveda Centres in Kerala | Kochi". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 December 2023). "A.V. Anoop becomes new chairman of India Eurasian Trade Council". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "AVA productions – Film Production Company in Kerala". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ Ranjith (5 December 2009), Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (Crime, Drama, History), Mammootty, Mythili, Shweta Menon, A V A Productions, Varnachithra Bigscreen, retrieved 15 May 2024
  11. ^ "Vishwaguru, the fastest film made, ever". The Times of India. 30 March 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (13 September 2022). "Vinod Mankara's Sanskrit documentary 'Yaanam', on India's Mars Orbiter Mission, is a first of its kind". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (12 May 2024). "Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, 'Aattam' adjudged best film". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)