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Crest Animation Studios

Logo: Crest Animation Studios Ltd., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Indian animation studio

Crest Animation Studios Ltd. (formerly Crest Communications) was an Indian animation studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications, and it first went public in 1995. On New Year's Day 2000, it acquired Rich Animation Studios in the United States after the failure of The King and I.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1

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Crest Animation Studios Ltd. (formerly Crest Communications) was an Indian animation studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications, and it first went public in 1995. On New Year's Day 2000, it acquired Rich Animation Studios in the United States after the failure of The King and I.2

Corporate structure

Crest Animation Studios sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

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