AK Madhavan (Madmax)
| AK Madhavan (Madmax) | |
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| Born | Agaram Kandadai Madhavan December 21, 1959 Tamil Nadu, India |
| 🏡 Residence | Mumbai, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Madmax / Max |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | India |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Poddar College, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO of Assemblage Entertainment |
| 👔 Employer | Assemblage Entertainment (2013–present) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Barnali Madhavan |
| 👶 Children | 2, Abhishek Madhavan & Arjun Madhavan |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | AK Devaraj (father) Shantha Devaraj (mother) |
AK Madhavan is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Assemblage Entertainment[1]. He is popularly known as Madmax and is internationally recognized in the business of media, film and entertainment as the one accredited to opening the doors of the Indian Animation[2] Industry to the global market. He leads the Indian animation industry in all government and industry forums, including National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
His company focuses on CGI animation, based out of Mumbai, India. Prior to Assemblage, Max was CEO at Crest Animation Studios where he delivered over 400+ episodicals across TV and DVD, multiple feature films, having won Emmy Award, BAFTA's and other awards of repute.
Early life and education[edit]
AK Madhavan was born on 21 December 1959 in Tamil Nadu to AK Devaraj and Shantha Devaraj, a South Indian couple.
He spent the initial years of his childhood in Tamil Nadu and then moved to the city of Bombay (now Mumbai). He is 1 of two siblings and completed most of his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya (first in Madras and then in Bombay). After his schooling, he joined the Podar College and then the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Career[edit]
1982-1994: ORG Systems[edit]
Initially, Madhavan joined the company called ORG Systems as a Marketing Executive. He spent 14 years involved in sales with his ability to pioneer many turnkey solutions. He was part of the team that redesigned the banking industry by working closely with the then Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was involved with banking automation, turnkey solutions and also totalisator systems for all the race courses in India. By 1994, he was the head of marketing.
1994-1997: Dalal Street Journal[edit]
When Madhavan joined Dalal Street Journal, he was Vice President (Marketing) and was involved heavily in creating the Industrial Directory. This contained all listed companies, their financial data, patents, key competitors, etc. He was also responsible for the creation of the Dalal Street Journal (DSJ) Force, which performed audits across the country. Interestingly, he was also involved in strategising and selling teak wood plantation schemes.
1997-1999: Brand Charter[edit]
Brand Charter as Madhavan's initiative, along with Ivor D'Souza. The company was involved with print advertising and design, and largely catered to Pharma companies.
1999-2013: Crest Communications (Now: Crest Animation Studios)[edit]
When Madhavan joined Crest Communications, he was the Vice President of New Business and Development. In 2004, he became the CEO.
2013-Present: Assemblage Entertainment[edit]
On an otherwise uneventful day in December 2013, Madmax, touted as a visionary who opened up Indian shores for many an animation first, decided to endeavour another and set up an entrepreneurial animation studio co-producing two global full length CGI feature films- Assemblage Entertainment was born.
Theatre[edit]
Madhavan has always had a flair for acting and theatre. He has been involved with the English adaptations of many Marathi, Bengali, Tamil and French plays. Names such as Vijay Tendulkar, Badal Sarkar and Jayakanthan have influenced his acting career and his storytelling ability. He also played one of the lead characters in Ayn Rand's Night of January 16th.
References[edit]
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