Our Story.
The studio opened in March 2026. Here is where it came from, how we choose what to make, and the people who do the work.
Over the next five years we want three feature films and two web series on screen. We are making them for people who still enjoy a proper story: film lovers, a younger crowd looking for something honest, and families who want something they can all sit and watch together.
Two things decide every project we say yes to: respect for the story, and respect for the work of making it. One film done properly beats ten done in a hurry.
What We Do
The Founder
A pull towards music and cinema he never let go of.
Mannish Patidar has an MBA in Sales and Advertising. He joined the family business after finishing it, but music and films had been on his mind since he was a kid, and that never really went away.
He later set the business up to run largely on its own, which freed him to take the film work seriously. Over the last three years he has worked as a wildlife photographer, a cinematographer and a writer, and all of it led to Mann Studios. The idea behind it is simple: give Indian audiences films worth their time and their ticket.
Life is short, live it fully. He believes you should do work that actually excites you. Work done with love comes out better, and better work makes for a better life, in the bank and in the head both. Mann Studios picks its projects the same way.
The Team
The Process
Everything starts on the page. We write our own scripts and keep rewriting until they hold.
Then the world gets built: the characters, the tone, the look, and the one image the whole film hangs on.
We shoot at our own pace, and we do not move on from a shot until it feels right.
Then it goes out: festivals, screens, and audiences we hope stay till the credits.