Horseman FX
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 1
About Horseman FX
Horseman FX is an independent visual effects and outsourcing studio based in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. Its business began with early operations and pilot projects in 2017, followed by formal incorporation in April 2018. The studio serves domestic and international productions across feature films, television, episodic streaming and commercial advertising.
Visual effects and post-production
The studio specializes in high-volume preparation and post-production workflows. Its capabilities span rotoscopy, keying, paint and clean-up, plate restoration, camera tracking, matchmove and rotomation. These services support both image preparation and the integration of visual effects elements into filmed material.
Horseman FX also provides 2D compositing, digital matte painting, de-aging and on-set visual effects supervision. Its wider post-production offering includes colour grading, digital intermediate services and VFX production, extending its work beyond individual preparation tasks into subsequent stages of image finishing.
Production support and training
Alongside its visual effects services, the company helps foreign productions coordinate Indian film incentive procedures through the Film Facilitation Office. This support covers cash rebate paperwork, audits and incentive filings.
The company also operates Horseman FX Academy as an internal educational branch. Its training covers architectural visualization, 2D and 3D animation, computer graphics and production VFX workflows, including rotoscopy. The academy connects the company's commercial production activity with practical training for upcoming artists.
More about Horseman FX
Leadership
- Founder Soundhiran Thiyagarajan is Managing Director and has held his directorship since April 25, 2018.
- Sekar Gayathri is Director and HR & Accounts Head; her directorship began on October 17, 2022.
- Other reported leaders include Muthulakshmi, VFX Production Manager / CFO; Pagalavan, Business Development Head & Client Relationship; and Saravanan, 2D VFX Supervisor.
Production tools and safeguards
The reported software pipeline includes Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro, and Chaos V-Ray.
The studio is reported as a Disney Tier-1 audited facility with TPN + Gold Shield certification. Its production safeguards include cyber liability, commercial general liability, umbrella liability and workers' compensation insurance. Horseman FX received the TPN Stella Security Award in 2026.
Collaboration and community
In July 2024, Horseman FX formed a strategic partnership with Tokyo-based Monolith Asia to combine spatial computing and immersive media technology with visual effects outsourcing pipelines.
The studio participates in industry forums including FMX Germany, GAFX Bengaluru and VFX Summit Hyderabad. It also supports regional wellness initiatives through its Gramiya Seva Scheme in Namakkal.
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Where Horseman FX is based
- 5/145, Main Road, Muthugapatty, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637405, IndiaNamakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Namakkal office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Company headquarters and production facility, housing the VFX artist floor, production infrastructure, administration and the internal Horseman FX Academy.
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