QURA Film Academy · India's School for the Complete Filmmaker
QURA Film Academy · Est. 2026 · Chennai
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QURA Film Academy · Chennai · Class of 2026

India's only school
for the complete
filmmaker.

Eleven months. Every craft of cinema. A film city, a faculty of working professionals, and an advisory board of the people who built Indian cinema.

01 — The Masters · Advisory Board

The people who built Indian cinema.
Shaping how you'll learn it.

Our advisory board isn't a list of endorsers. It's the directors, cinematographers and editors whose films a billion people grew up on — guiding the curriculum you'll train inside.

Kamal Haasan
Advisory Board
Actor · Filmmaker

Kamal Haasan

Nayakan · Indian · Thevar Magan · Vikram · 230+ films.4 National Awards · Padma Bhushan
Mani Ratnam
Advisory Board
Director

Mani Ratnam

Nayakan · Roja · Bombay · Iruvar · Ponniyin Selvan.7 National Awards · Padma Shri
P. C. Sreeram
Advisory Board
Cinematographer · ISC

P. C. Sreeram

Mouna Ragam · Geethanjali · Agni Natchathiram. President, Qube Cinema.1 National Award · Best Cinematography · Our Partner
A. Sreekar Prasad
Advisory Board
Editor

A. Sreekar Prasad

RRR · Raavanan · Kannathil Muthamittal · 600+ films, 17 languages.9 National Awards · Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars)
Jayendra Panchapakesan
Advisory Board
Filmmaker

Jayendra Panchapakesan

180 · Margazhi Raagam · Co-founded JS Films with P. C. Sreeram.Co-Founder, Qube Cinema · Our Partner
Senthil Kumar
Advisory Board
Technologist

Senthil Kumar

Pioneer of digital cinema, serving over 50,000 screens worldwide.Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) · Co-Founder, Qube Cinema
Nayakan
National Award
Nayakan
1987
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
Vikram
Blockbuster
Vikram
2022
Kamal Haasan
Lead & Producer · Advisory Board
Super Deluxe
QURA Faculty
Super Deluxe
2019
Sharanya Chander
Cinematography
Mouna Ragam
Classic
Mouna Ragam
1986
P. C. Sreeram
Cinematography · Advisory Board
180
Directorial Debut
180
2011
Jayendra Panchapakesan
Director · Advisory Board
Killer Soup
QURA Faculty
Killer Soup
2024
Abhishikta Kaila
On-Set Editor
Iruvar
Critically Acclaimed
Iruvar
1997
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
Thevar Magan
National Award
Thevar Magan
1992
Kamal Haasan
Writer & Lead · Advisory Board
Roja
National Award
Roja
1992
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
Indian
Blockbuster
Indian
1996
Kamal Haasan
Lead · Advisory Board
RRR
Oscar-Winning
RRR
2022
A. Sreekar Prasad
Editor · Advisory Board
Sita Ramam
QURA Faculty
Sita Ramam
2022
Sharanya Chander
Cinematography
Alaipayuthey
Modern Classic
Alaipayuthey
2000
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
OK Kanmani
Modern Classic
OK Kanmani
2015
P. C. Sreeram
Cinematography · Advisory Board
Hey Ram
Director's Vision
Hey Ram
2000
Kamal Haasan
Director & Lead · Advisory Board
Gargi
QURA Faculty
Gargi
2022
Sraiyanti
Director of Photography
Ponniyin Selvan: I
The Epic
Ponniyin Selvan
2022
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
Agni Natchathiram
Classic
Agni Natchathiram
1988
P. C. Sreeram
Cinematography · Advisory Board
Geethanjali
Classic
Geethanjali
1989
P. C. Sreeram
Cinematography · Advisory Board
Bombay
National Award
Bombay
1995
Mani Ratnam
Director · Advisory Board
Anbe Sivam
Cult Classic
Anbe Sivam
2003
Kamal Haasan
Lead & Writer · Advisory Board
Guru
National Award Editor
Guru
2007
A. Sreekar Prasad
Editor · Advisory Board
Vishwaroopam
Action Epic
Vishwaroopam
2013
Kamal Haasan
Director & Lead · Advisory Board
Masterclasses & Faculty

Learn from Those Who've Shaped the Screen.

An advisory board of legends who lead masterclasses through your year — and a faculty of working cinematographers, editors and directors of photography. Learn directly from the people behind the films you grew up on.

The Faculty · Who Teach You Daily

Working professionals.
Still shaping the screen.

Your instructors aren't retired academics — they're cinematographers, editors and directors of photography with current credits across Netflix, festivals and Indian cinema, teaching you on real productions.

Uma Vangal
Filmmaker & Educator

Uma Vangal

Documentary filmmaker, screenwriter & film educator

Sharanya Chander
Cinematography

Sharanya Chander

Super Deluxe · Sita Ramam · Coke Studio Tamil

Abhishikta Kaila
Editor

Abhishikta Kaila

Killer Soup · Asst. to A. Sreekar Prasad (RRR, Baahubali)

Sraiyanti
Director of Photography

Sraiyanti

Gargi · Auto Queens (IDFA) · The Feast (IFFLA)

Daniel Charles
Sound Engineer

Daniel Charles

15+ yrs across live concerts, broadcast & game audio · ex-Head of Audio, Bridge Academy · L-Acoustics, Dante & DAWs

Praveen Raghupathy
Writer · Director · Mentor

Praveen Raghupathy

Mentored 150+ students at L.V. Prasad Film Institute · 25,000+ trained through 180+ workshops across India

02 — Why QURA

Most aspiring filmmakers don't lack talent. They lack the door into the industry — and a school that trains every craft, not just one.

.01

You love film.

You've watched hundreds, imagined your own, shot on whatever you had. But no one has shown you how to turn that obsession into a professional craft.

.02

We train you on real productions.

Over eleven months you make six films on professional equipment, beside mentors who've worked on Netflix shows, Emmy-nominated projects and landmark Indian cinema.

.03

You leave with proof.

Not just a certificate — a portfolio of completed films, a network of industry mentors, and the command that comes from doing the work.

Qura Film City — the 30-acre Thandalam campus
03 — The Closer · Thandalam · 30 Acres

Most schools give you a classroom.
We give you a film city.

A 30-acre campus of real, varied locations — glass-and-steel buildings, atriums, courtyards and grounds that become your sets — with edit & DI suites and a Qube-equipped theatre. You don't simulate a production. You walk onto one.

30
Acre Campus
6
Films / Student
Qube
Equipped Theatre
1:3
Faculty Ratio
Tour Qura Film City
04 — The Experience

How we teach filmmaking.

In motion on campus

Theory in the morning.
A real set in the afternoon.

Every morning is film language and craft. Every afternoon you're on set — real cameras, real sound, real edit suites — beside industry-seasoned faculty. By month eleven you walk away with a portfolio of six completed films and the skill to back them.

Writing

Structure, screenwriting, dialogue.

Direction

Blocking, performance, visual story.

Cinematography

Camera, light, composition, colour.

Editing

Assembly, pacing, post, DI.

See the Full Curriculum
05 — From the Founder
Lata Murugan, Founder
"Students graduate knowing one craft, but the industry needs people who understand all of them. The gap has never been wider. QURA is what I would have wanted at twenty-two."
Lata Murugan
Founder, QURA Film Academy
Former Head of Direction, L.V. Prasad Film & TV Academy
Granddaughter of A. V. Meiyappan, founder of AVM Studios
Read Her Full Story
06 — A Powerhouse Partnership

Industry. Academia. Technology.

Qube Cinema
Technology & Industry

Qube Cinema

Pioneer in digital cinema — 7,000+ installations across 48 countries. Equipment, screening facilities, industry network and internships.

Rajalakshmi
Academic & Infrastructure

Rajalakshmi Institutions

NAAC A++ accredited, with a city campus at RMZ Millennium Park and the 30-acre Thandalam campus. World-class facilities and certification.

LevelUp Learning
Marketing & Curriculum

LevelUp Learning

India's leading filmmaking education platform with 18,000+ learners. Drives admissions, industry engagement and the advisory board.

07 — The Opportunity

The industry is booming.
The talent gap isn't.

A data-backed reason this is the moment to train as a complete filmmaker.

$30B+
Growing Demand for Content Creators

India's media & entertainment industry is projected to reach $30 billion by 2026 — fuelled by OTT platforms, regional content and digital-first studios.

Source: FICCI-EY Media & Entertainment Report, 2026
₹1.5–3L
Without Structured Training
Per annum · Freelance / assistant roles
₹6–12L
With Industry-Grade Skills
Per annum · Production houses, OTT, ad agencies
4× More
547M+
Streaming Viewers
In India and climbing — an audience hungry for original content.
30,000+
Hours of Content / Year
Commissioned across Indian OTT — needing trained professionals.
80%
Freelance · No Formal Training
Structured education is your edge from day one.
Your edge starts here.
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08 — Class of 2026

Enter as a student.
Leave as an auteur.

Applications for the September 2026 batch are open. The film academy where you learn every craft, not just one.

11 Months
Full-Time
On-Campus
Chennai
August 15, 2026
Deadline
September 2026
Batch Starts