Pranavam Arts International

Pranavam Arts International
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1990
FounderMohanlal
Defunct2010
SuccessorAashirvad Cinemas
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Mohanlal
Suchitra Mohanlal
ProductsFilms

Pranavam Arts International (formerly Pranavam Arts or Pranavams International) was an Indian film production and distribution company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, founded in 1990 by Indian actor Mohanlal. Since then the company has produced a total of 11 films, including two of the most-expensive Malayalam films of its time—Kaalapani (1996) and Vanaprastham (1999). Vanaprastham was selected at the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The company has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film (Vanaprastham) and two Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film (Bharatham and Kaalapani). The company's distribution division was called Pranamam Pictures.