Anibrain

Anibrain is a Pune-based visual effects and digital production studio serving feature-film, episodic, advertising and immersive-media work. Founded by VFX supervisor and entrepreneur Jesh Krishna Murthy, it combines large-scale visual-effects production with animation and interactive capabilities.

Its work spans CG creatures and character animation, digital environments and matte painting, compositing, rotoscoping, paint and prep, matchmove, on-set supervision, and FX simulation. The studio also develops AR, VR, mixed-reality and real-time visualisation content, supporting productions from plate preparation and camera tracking through to finished CG and composited imagery.

Film and production work

Anibrain has contributed to more than 200 Hollywood and international productions. Reported credits include Blade Runner 2049, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy films, Black Panther, The Martian, The Revenant, Mary Poppins Returns, Gravity, Paddington, Thor, Maleficent, and the Kingsman, Fast & Furious and Resident Evil franchises.

Its contribution to Blade Runner 2049 formed part of the film's 2018 Academy Award and BAFTA recognition for Best Visual Effects. The studio's production disciplines include photoreal creature work, look development, set extensions, procedural destruction, fire, smoke, fluid and rigid-body simulations, stereo roto, wire removal, cleanup and 3DEqualizer-based camera tracking.

Operating focus

The company operates from a secure production facility in Pune and reports certification for global film-VFX work by Disney, Marvel and Netflix. Its team supports international productions alongside Indian cinema, streaming and commercial projects.

Anibrain remains active as an unlisted Indian private company. It was established in 2005 and incorporated in 2006 as Anibrain Digital Technologies Private Limited. The studio continues to recruit and produce work from Pune while maintaining a Mumbai business and sales branch.