Suresh Triveni has launched his own studio and production house Opening Image to create and produce content across mediums, which will be backed by the Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment.
The former ad filmmaker behind the popular 2015 'Mauka-Mauka' campaign, Triveni turned feature director with the award-winning Vidya Balan-starrer Tumhari Sulu (2017). His latest film Jalsa (2022), starring Vidya and Shefali Shah, was premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 18 March.
With his latest venture, Triveni aims to assemble talent with a focus on creating content for films and series. According to the filmmaker, the production house will be an end-to-end entity with the ability to work from idea to screen.
Opening Image is working on an exciting slate of films and series, including Triveni’s own next directorial ventures as well as content that he’s set to oversee.
The creative studio will also host a first-of-its-kind script lab, which will enable creators to develop their ideas with the best writers and creative minds available to collaborate with.
Triveni stated, “The idea of Opening Image is to empower talent — writers, filmmakers, technicians — to offer fresh, exclusive and original stories tailored for viewers across the globe. The vision behind Opening Image is to curate disruptive stories and provide a platform for creators, especially fresh and young talent to deliver their best. I am delighted to extend my partnership with Abundantia Entertainment and Vikram to the next level and in them, I have found the right backers for my vision.”
Malhotra, founder and CEO of Abundantia Entertainment, shared his excitement about the upcoming collaboration and added, “Abundantia Entertainment believes in the power of stories and in the vision of storytellers. This philosophy is strongly demonstrated in the body of work that Team Abundantia has delivered in its young journey, highlighted by the recent success of Jalsa. Suresh has been a fabulous collaborator and friend and I am proud that we are now taking the next step in our relationship as he launches Opening Image.”
Abundantia Entertainment has a full lineup of features and series such as the Akshay Kumar-starrer Ram Setu (2022); the Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster Soorarai Pottru (2020), jointly produced with Suriya’s 2D Entertainment; Sukhee, starring Shilpa Shetty; and Shakuntala Devi (2020) director Anu Menon’s next. Their series includes the female-centric Hush Hush directed by Tanuja Chandra for Amazon Prime Video, along with Akshay Kumar’s digital debut The End, and a multi-season crime drama, based on Rita Ferreira’s bestselling books.