Suresh Eriyat

Suresh Eriyat, is an Indian animator, director and founder of his animation studio Studio Eeksaurus. His filmTokri won National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film.

For nearly two decades, Suresh has pioneered the craft of animation on Indian screens. After graduating from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1997, Suresh established Famous House of Animation, where he created some unforgettable animated ads, shorts, music videos with many firsts. In 2009, he founded Studio Eeksaurus in partnership with Nilima Eriyat.

He started his animation career with Famous House of Animation. He was the first to launch clay animation commercials in India. He created Amaron battery advertisements, music video Bindu re Bindu, the Simpu series for Channel V, MTV Poga series, Johnny Bravo goes to Bollywood, Levis Slim vs. Slim, Google Tanjore paintings and many more things

Suresh’s portfolio, which includes over 400 films, has won him over 100 national and international awards, including the prestigious Annecy festival Cristal for his film Fateline in 2015, a first for India. His in-house projects Tokri and Fisherwoman and Tuk-Tuk have both won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film.

Suresh regularly attends seminars and conferences to share his greater vision for the Indian animation film industry. To be posted on schedules, follow our blog