Inside India’s largest motion capture studio in Hyderabad

Explore India's largest motion capture studio in Hyderabad, where cutting-edge technology transforms filmmaking and animation with lifelike character creation.

At the newly-launched A&M MoCap Lab inside Hyderabad’sAnnapurna Studios, positioned as India’s largest and most advanced motion capture facility, an artiste wearing a specialised suit equipped with markers, demonstrates stunt moves. His movements, recorded using high-definition motion tracking cameras, are transferred to 3D computer generated characters. 

The data helps filmmakers analyse precision, speed of movement, camera angles and depth required for a live action film shoot. The data, which includes facial capture, also helps animation filmmakers and the gaming sector to deliver characters that mimic life-like expressions.

Motion capture, often referred to as MoCap, facilities are not new to India. Facilities in Bengaluru and Mumbai are often used by the animation and gaming sector. But imagine MoCap as part of pre-production work for a larger-than-life film. Say, a stunt sequence involving 20 to 30 actors or even a war sequence. It involves a larger floorspace, several cameras and supporting software.

SS Karthikeya, CV Rao, SS Rajamouli, Brett Ineson, Ben Murray and VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

For his upcoming Telugu film Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, director SS Rajamouli used MoCap to plan stunt sequences as part of pre-visualisation work. 

The A&M MoCap Lab, though formally unveiled by Rajamouli in late February 2026, has been functional since mid-2025. The lab is a partnership between actor-producer Nagarjuna Akkineni’s Annapurna Studios, Baahubaliproducer Shobu Yarlagadda’s Mihira Visual Labs and Animatrik Film Design that provided technology solutions to Hollywood films such as Avengers: EndGame and Spider-Man: No Way Home.