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G Dhananjayan appointed as the Chief – South Business for Motion Pictures Division of UTV Mumbai, Wednesday, 02 Feb, 2010: UTV has appointed G Dhananjayan as the Chief - South Business for its Motion Pictures division. Dhananjayan has over 24 years of work experience and his last assignment was with Moser Baer, where he set up their Home Entertainment and Film divisions and was instrumental in making it India’s largest Home entertainment Company in the first year of operation itself. Prior to Moser Baer, he has had significant stints with two leading telecom operators, Vodafone, (then Hutchison Essar Group) and Airtel, where he led the Sales, Marketing and Operations team and played a pivotal role in achieving incredible growth in both subscriber base and revenues. In addition to this, Dhananjayan has also worked with Nerolac Paints and RPG - Saregama Music India in the past. Commenting on Dhananjayan’s appointment, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, Motion Pictures- UTV, said, “We are confident that with the wealth of experience Dhananjayan brings to the table, he will be a valuable addition to the senior management team at UTV and will help lead our efforts to building a strong business in the regional film space, particularly in South India. “UTV has been a front runner in the Hindi film industry and has constantly experimented with path breaking and contemporary cinema, which has been both creatively and commercially successful. In an aim to further strengthen their presence in the South I am looking forward to work with the team in spearheading the business there”, said G Dhananjayan, Chief, South Business, Motion Pictures- UTV. About UTV Motion Pictures Established in 1995, UTV Motion Pictures has played an active role in pioneering the studio model in the Indian film industry, where it is able to leverage script development, budget and time management and international distribution. UTV Motion Pictures has emerged as a strong player in Indian and International cinema with the success of movies like BAFTA nominated Rang De Basanti, Khosla Ka Ghosla, The Namesake, A Wednesday! UTV has co-produced movies like Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa-Akbar, which was the biggest blockbuster of 2008 and M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening which is amongst the top grossers in Hollywood. UTV has also distributed movies like Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par & his production Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in the international markets. In the year 2009, UTV produced and distributed successful movies like Dev. D, Kaminey and Wake Up Sid and delivered this year’s biggest blockbusters Prakash Jha’s Raajneeti and co-production with Dharma - I Hate Luv Storys. With two small films – Udaan and Peepli Live making it big at the box office, the studio house has an equally aggressive slate of movies coming up with Vishal Bharadwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf, Aneez Bazmee’s Thank You, Anurag Basu’s Barfi and many more. For further information, please contact: Pallavi Deshmukh / Aishwarya Gurjar 97699 56801 / 96198 47047 For further information, please contact: Pallavi Deshmukh / Aishwarya Gurjar +91 9769956801 .