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Top 10 Animation Video Production Agencies in India You Should Know

The top animation video production agencies in India for 2026, how they compare, what animation costs, and how to choose the right studio for your brand.

Top 10 Animation Video Production Agencies in India
Varun Arora
UnFoldMart
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Top 10 Animation Video Production Agencies in India You Should Know

03/June/2026
11 Min
Varun Arora

The top 10 animation video production agencies in India in 2026 are UnFoldMart, Toonz Media Group, Green Gold Animation, Studio Eeksaurus, Cosmos-Maya, WowMakers, Xentrix Studios, Digitoonz, Graphiti Multimedia, and Assemblage Entertainment. If you need an explainer, product, or brand animation connected to a wider brand and growth strategy, UnFoldMart is the right starting point. If you need broadcast, OTT, or feature-scale animation, Toonz Media Group, Cosmos-Maya, and Green Gold Animation have the deepest production track records. If you need high-end 3D and CGI for international productions, Xentrix Studios and Assemblage Entertainment are the studios to shortlist.

This guide covers what each studio is best for, which brief types they are not suited to, what animation costs in India in 2026, and a five-step method for choosing the right studio for your brief.

All 10 animation studios at a glance

# Studio City Best for
1 UnFoldMart Gurugram Explainer, product, and brand animation tied to brand identity and growth strategy
2 Toonz Media Group Thiruvananthapuram Broadcast, OTT, and large-scale animation with IP and co-production
3 Green Gold Animation Hyderabad Character-led entertainment and children's content with original IP
4 Studio Eeksaurus Mumbai Craft-led advertising films and distinctive, award-recognized storytelling
5 Cosmos-Maya Mumbai High-volume 2D and 3D animated series and character IP
6 WowMakers Kochi and Bengaluru SaaS, technology, and product explainer videos
7 Xentrix Studios Bengaluru High-end 3D animation for international entertainment productions
8 Digitoonz Noida End-to-end 2D and 3D production for advertising and entertainment
9 Graphiti Multimedia Mumbai Commercial animation, advertising, and emerging media across formats
10 Assemblage Entertainment Mumbai Premium CGI and VFX for feature films and international productions

Four types of animation studio in India

Commercial and explainer studios

These studios produce 2D animation, motion graphics, and explainer videos for businesses. They are the right choice when the goal is to explain a product, communicate a message, or produce marketing content. They are affordable relative to broadcast work and turn projects around in weeks rather than months. UnFoldMart, WowMakers, and Digitoonz operate in this space. For most businesses, this is the category that delivers the best return on a limited budget.

Broadcast and entertainment studios

Studios such as Toonz Media Group, Cosmos-Maya, and Green Gold Animation produce animated series and content for television, OTT, and film. They work at a scale and volume that commercial studios do not, and they often develop and own original intellectual property. They are the right partner for producers, broadcasters, and streaming platforms, not for a single marketing video.

High-end 3D and CGI studios

Xentrix Studios and Assemblage Entertainment produce premium 3D animation and visual effects, frequently for international feature films and episodic productions. This is the most technically demanding and expensive category. It suits film producers and entertainment companies that need cinema-grade CGI, not brands that need a product video.

Craft-led film studios

Studio Eeksaurus is the clearest example: a studio whose work is defined by distinctive visual craft and storytelling rather than volume or technical scale. This category suits brands and agencies that want an advertising film or campaign with a unique, festival-quality creative signature, and that have the budget and timeline for craft-led production.

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The top 10 animation video production agencies in India

1. UnFoldMart - Gurugram

UnFoldMart is a branding, Webflow, and growth marketing agency founded in 2021, headquartered in Gurugram with offices in Frankfurt, Rijswijk, Vancouver, and Singapore. We produce 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics, and explainer videos as part of a wider brand and growth system, not as standalone production.

The reason we connect animation to brand and growth is that a video works hardest when it is part of a system: the explainer that lives on a well-structured website, supports a paid campaign, and reinforces the brand identity does more than a beautifully rendered film with nowhere to go. We start every animation project from the objective and the audience, then decide what the animation actually needs to do.

What we have built

For VFlowTech, a Singapore-based deep-tech company specializing in long-duration vanadium flow battery energy storage, we produced a 3D animated film to support the launch of its India manufacturing facility and its presence at a major industry exhibition. The brief was to make complex energy-storage technology and the PowerCube product line understandable and compelling for exhibition visitors.

"Exceptional 3D animation video with excellent graphics. The team displayed great teamwork and deep understanding of customer needs, making the entire process efficient and effective. Their efforts exceeded expectations."

-Vivek Seth, VFlowTech.

Beyond VFlowTech, our animation and motion work supports brand launches and product explainers across our client base in India, Europe, and North America, always tied to the brand identity and the channel the video is built for.

Best for

  • B2B and deep-tech brands that need complex products explained through clear 3D or 2D animation, as VFlowTech did for its energy-storage technology
  • Brands that want animation connected to their website, brand identity, and campaigns rather than delivered as a standalone file
  • Companies producing animation for exhibitions, launches, or investor presentations that need to simplify a technical story

Not the right fit for

  • Broadcast series, OTT content, or feature-length animation
  • High-volume character animation or original entertainment IP development

Book a 30-minute animation strategy call to discuss what your animation needs to achieve.

2. Toonz Media Group - Thiruvananthapuram

Toonz Media Group is an established Indian media and animation company founded in 1999. It works across animation production, distribution, licensing, merchandising, gaming, and digital media, serving children's and family entertainment markets in India and internationally. It has both 2D and 3D capabilities and extensive international co-production experience.

Best for: producers, broadcasters, and streaming platforms that need large-scale animation and original IP production. Not suited to: a single marketing or explainer video for a business.

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3. Green Gold Animation - Hyderabad

Green Gold Animation is an Indian animation and VFX studio founded in 2004, best known for creating original properties including Chhota Bheem and Mighty Little Bheem. Its operations span animation production, films, television, OTT, gaming, publishing, and licensing, with strong capability in original character and IP development.

Best for: entertainment companies, broadcasters, and brands developing character-led or children's content. Not the right partner for corporate explainers or product animation.

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4. Studio Eeksaurus - Mumbai

Studio Eeksaurus is a Mumbai-based animation and film studio founded in 2009 by Suresh and Nilima Eriyat. It works across animation, live action, and hybrid formats with a strong emphasis on visual storytelling and craftsmanship. Its work has received recognition at international festivals and creative awards, and it is regarded as one of India's most distinctive craft-led studios.

Best for: brands and agencies that want a distinctive advertising film or animated campaign with a festival-quality creative signature, and that have the budget and timeline for craft-led work.

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5. Cosmos-Maya - Mumbai

Cosmos-Maya is an Indian animation studio producing original and commissioned animated content for television and entertainment platforms. Its portfolio includes properties such as Motu Patlu, Chacha Bhatija, ViR: The Robot Boy, Titoo, and Eena Meena Deeka. It works across 2D, 3D, and feature animation at high volume.

Best for: broadcasters, streaming platforms, and producers requiring high-volume animated series or character content. Not suited to: single commercial or explainer briefs.

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6. WowMakers - Kochi and Bengaluru

WowMakers is a creative and technology company with a strong focus on explainer videos and visual storytelling. Its services include animated explainers, motion graphics, whiteboard animation, corporate videos, and marketing video production. It has particular experience translating complex software and technology propositions into clear visual narratives.

Best for: SaaS companies, technology businesses, and product-led brands that need a complex product or service explained through an engaging animated video.

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7. Xentrix Studios - Bengaluru

Xentrix Studios is an animation production company headquartered in Bengaluru with an international production presence. It works on animated television and entertainment projects and has contributed to productions associated with major global entertainment companies, including work on titles such as Monster High, Transformers Cyberverse, and Looney Tunes Animayhem.

Best for: international producers, broadcasters, and entertainment companies requiring large-scale, high-end 3D animation production. Not a fit for a business explainer or a single marketing video.

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8. Digitoonz - Noida

Digitoonz is an animation production studio with facilities in Noida and Kolkata. It provides services across the full animation production pipeline, from pre-production through animation and CGI to post-production, and works with international clients across entertainment and advertising. It handles both 2D and 3D work.

Best for: brands, production companies, and entertainment businesses that need an experienced end-to-end animation production partner across formats.

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9. Graphiti Multimedia - Mumbai

Graphiti Multimedia is a Mumbai-based production house and animation studio established in 1995. It works across animation, advertising, live-action production, television, feature films, and emerging formats including VR, AR, and MR. Its portfolio includes original animated properties such as Deepa & Anoop and Krish, Trish & Baltiboy, alongside commercial work.

Best for: brands, broadcasters, and production companies that need animation and multimedia production across a range of formats, including newer immersive media.

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10. Assemblage Entertainment - Mumbai

Assemblage Entertainment is a Mumbai-based CGI animation and visual effects studio founded in 2013 by A.K. Madhavan. It works across feature animation, episodic content, and visual effects, and has developed a global production network through its relationship with Cinesite. It specializes in premium, cinema-grade CGI production.

Best for: film producers, streaming platforms, and international production partners requiring high-end CGI animation and visual effects at feature scale.

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What animation costs in India in 2026

Animation pricing in India varies widely by type, complexity, and quality level. The ranges below are indicative and intended to set expectations, not to quote a specific project. Every studio prices against the actual brief, so treat these as starting points for a conversation, not fixed rates.

Animation type Indicative cost (INR) Typical timeline What it usually includes
Motion graphics (10 to 30 sec) From around ₹40,000 1 to 2 weeks Design, animation, rendering
Simple 2D explainer (2 to 3 min) From around ₹50,000 2 to 3 weeks Script, animation, music
Mid-tier 2D or 3D explainer From a few lakhs 3 to 5 weeks Custom design, animation, audio
3D CGI product animation Several lakhs upward 4 to 8 weeks Modeling, lighting, animation, rendering
Broadcast commercial (30 sec) Higher, priced per project 6 to 12 weeks Full production to broadcast spec
Feature or TV series Priced per minute Several months Full animation, VFX, sound design

Three things move these numbers: GST applies on top of all quotes, production in Mumbai and Delhi typically costs more than in tier-2 cities, and rush timelines add a premium. The single biggest cost driver you control is the clarity of the brief. Undefined revision rounds and a missing storyboard are the most common reasons a project runs over budget.
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What separates animation that works from animation that just looks good

The brief decides the outcome, not the software

The most common reason an animation project disappoints is not the studio's technical ability. It is that the objective was never agreed before production started. A studio can produce a technically excellent video that does not achieve anything, because nobody defined what it was supposed to achieve. Before discussing 2D versus 3D or which software will be used, agree what the video needs to do, who it is for, and where it will be seen.

A storyboard is cheaper than a revision

Every hour spent on script and storyboard before animation begins saves several hours of expensive rework later. Changing a storyboard frame is a quick sketch edit. Changing an animated, rendered sequence means redoing the work. The studios that deliver on budget are the ones that insist on locking the script and storyboard before a single frame is animated. If a studio wants to skip straight to animation, that is a warning sign.

The format should follow the channel

An animation built for a trade exhibition, like the VFlowTech film, is a different piece from one built for a website homepage or a fifteen-second social clip. The length, pacing, and level of detail all change with the channel. Deciding the primary distribution channel before production ensures the animation is built for where it will actually be seen, rather than being reformatted awkwardly afterward.

Complex products need animation most, and benefit most

Animation earns its cost most clearly when the subject is hard to explain any other way. A deep-tech product like a vanadium flow battery, a software workflow, or an abstract service is difficult to photograph or film but can be made instantly clear through animation. This is where animation delivers the strongest return: not as decoration, but as the clearest possible explanation of something a customer would otherwise struggle to understand.
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Five common animation mistakes and how to avoid them

Animation type Indicative cost (INR) Typical timeline What it usually includes
Motion graphics (10 to 30 sec) From around ₹40,000 1 to 2 weeks Design, animation, rendering
Simple 2D explainer (2 to 3 min) From around ₹50,000 2 to 3 weeks Script, animation, music
Mid-tier 2D or 3D explainer From a few lakhs 3 to 5 weeks Custom design, animation, audio
3D CGI product animation Several lakhs upward 4 to 8 weeks Modeling, lighting, animation, rendering
Broadcast commercial (30 sec) Higher, priced per project 6 to 12 weeks Full production to broadcast spec
Feature or TV series Priced per minute Several months Full animation, VFX, sound design

How to choose the right animation studio ?

Step 1: Match the studio to your exact format

An explainer specialist and a CGI broadcast house are entirely different partners. Decide first whether you need a 2D explainer, a 3D product animation, motion graphics, a broadcast commercial, or entertainment content. This single decision narrows the list from ten studios to two or three that actually fit your brief.

Step 2: Review portfolio work in your specific use case

Ask to see finished, delivered work in the exact format you need, not a general reel of the studio's best moments. A studio with a stunning feature-film reel may have limited experience with the short, clear explainer you actually need. The relevant evidence is work that looks like the job you are commissioning.

Step 3: Confirm the pre-production process

Ask how the studio handles script, storyboard, and approvals before animation begins, and how many revision rounds are included. Strong studios have a clear, staged process with sign-off at each point. Vague answers about process are the strongest predictor of a project that runs over time and budget.

Step 4: Get transparency on scope, cost, and rights

Confirm the animation scope, the revision limits, the usage rights, and the delivery timeline in writing before starting. Clarify who owns the final files and the source project. Red flags include vague quotes, undefined revision rounds, and unclear ownership of the finished work.

Step 5: Check whether they start with the objective

The strongest studios ask what the animation needs to achieve before they discuss rendering, software, or style. A studio that opens with your business objective and audience, rather than with its own technical capabilities, is more likely to produce a video that actually works. This is the clearest signal that you are talking to a strategic partner rather than a production vendor.

Ready to Turn Complex Ideas Into Videos People Actually Remember?

The best animations do more than look impressive-they explain products, simplify complex concepts, increase engagement, and help customers take action. Whether you're launching a SaaS platform, introducing a new product, educating customers, or building brand awareness, the right animation can make your message clearer and more memorable.

At UnFoldMart, we create animation strategies that align with your business goals, audience, and distribution channels-not just the creative brief. From explainer videos and product animations to brand films and motion graphics, we help brands produce content designed to educate, engage, and convert.

✓ Animation strategy aligned with business objectives
✓ Product demos, explainer videos, and brand storytelling
✓ Channel-specific recommendations for websites, social media, and paid campaigns
✓ Support for brand launches, Webflow websites, and growth marketing initiatives

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FAQs

Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers – Clear, Simple, and Straight to the Point

What industries benefit from animation videos?

Animation videos can benefit industries like technology, e-commerce, education, entertainment, healthcare, and corporate sectors by improving communication and engagement.

Can UnFoldMart help with animation video production?

Yes, UnFoldMart specializes in custom animation videos including 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, and explainer videos for brands across various industries.

How long does it take to produce an animation video?

The timeline depends on the complexity of the video. Simple animations may take 2-4 weeks, while more complex videos like 3D animations can take 6-8 weeks or more.

How much do animation video production services cost in India?

The cost of animation videos varies depending on the complexity. Simple 2D animations may cost between €460 to €1,800, while more complex 3D animation and motion graphics can cost €4,600 or more.

What types of animation videos do production agencies create?

Animation production agencies create a variety of videos, including 2D/3D animations, motion graphics, explainer videos, advertisement films, and corporate videos.

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