Pondfreaks Entertainment is a short film production house from Hyderabad.

Pondfreaks Entertainment
IndustryFilm production
Founded2007
FounderEdward Stevenson Pereji, Karthik Gattamneni, Vijay Bhanu, Goutham Nerusu, Seshu Vardhan G,Vijay Kiran Varma, Ajay Kiran Varma and Lalith
HeadquartersHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Key people
Karthik Gattamneni, Edward Stevenson Pereji, Vijay Bhanu, Seshu, Vijay Kiran Varma and Ajay Kiran Varma
ProductsFilms, Short Films
Websitehttp://www.pondfreaks.com

Pondfreaks Entertainment have formed one of the leading Short film studios in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, India. The Studio's activities span across creative development, production and marketing the short films.

The studio has produced short movies including Coin, Infinity,[1] Invisible fish and Bewars.

History

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The Pondfreaks entertainment has started long back in 2007. The key initiators of the Studio are Karthik Gattamneni, Edward Sunny, Vijay Bhanu, Goutham Nerusu, Ajay Kiran Varma, Seshu, Vijay Kiran Varma, and Kunaal. Initially, the studio was named as "Eddykar Productions", but later it has been changed to "Pondfreaks entertainment".The team consists of alumni from Rajiv Menon MindScreen Film Institute, Satyajit ray Film & Television Institute, Annapurna College of Film and Media, ISB Hyderabad and BITS Pilani. Their filmography includes around 11 short films, which are critically acclaimed. In late 2011, Oklahoma Sooners Production (another shortfilm production studio) has merged with Pondfreaks entertainment to produce two movies and a music video: Infinity and Bewars (Films), Lost (Music Video).

Making style

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Initial stages almost every shortfilm from Pondfreaks Entertainment has been shot on a Sony handycam. Later it has been upgraded with 3CCD MiniDV camcorder. F&I is the first short film from Pondfreaks Entertainment to be shot on Canon EOS 7D. Pondfreaks is the first shortfilm studio in India to try underwater shots (in Invisible fish) with Canon EOS 7D.

Technically, short films like Coin, Infinity, Bewars and Invisible fish have awe-inspiring cinematography, shot compositions and Digital Intermediate. Their technicalities in sound design and editing reflect the ingenious film-making they have developed through years.

 
Cinematographer and Director Karthik Gattamneni
 
Cinematographer Vijay Bhanu
 
Executive Producer Edward doing a last minute check.

Notable filmography

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Year Film Notes
2006 Cinemawale
2006 Highway
2007 Alive "Winner: Best short film award in various contests."
2007 Joy and Soul
2008 Rebound
2008 Swap "Winner: Best short film award in various contests."
2008 4 pm
2008 Clash
2009 Closed doors "Winner: Best short film award in various contests."
2010 Sunshine "Critically acclaimed in FTII."
2010 Loco
2010 Interviewing a film student "Documentary"
2010 What's he upto in there!
2011 Coin "Winner: Best short film award in various contests."
2011 F&I
2011 Invisible Fish "First Indian short film to shoot underwater."
2011 Where's Kevin
2012 My Past three Girlfriends
2012 That boy this girl
2012 Lost "Music Video; First collaboration of Pondfreaks and Oklahoma Sooners"
2012 Infinity "Winner: Best short film award in various contests."
2012 Bewars "Produced by Oklahoma Sooners Production"

Feature films

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Year Film Notes
2013 Oopiri (Feature Film) "Directed by Edward Stevenson Pereji; Produced by Raja Raveendar. Though the film was not released from Pondfreaks, Pondfreaks has extended its services in styling of trailer and many other aspects for the film."
2013 Prema Ishq Kaadhal (Feature Film) "Released On 6 Dec 2013"
2014 Surya VS Surya (Feature Film) "Production"
Unscheduled MARIO[2][3] Shoot in Progress

References

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