CandidShutters Media

What CandidShutters Media does

CandidShutters Media is an India-based specialist corporate visual production house founded in 2012 by Pranjal Kumar, headquartered in Gurgaon (Delhi NCR) with a second permanent production hub in Mumbai. The company delivers corporate photography, videography, and post-production services exclusively to B2B clients, including Fortune 500 companies, global multinationals, and India's leading listed enterprises across manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, BFSI, technology, real estate, automotive, and consumer goods sectors. The company claims 14+ years of production excellence, 1,200+ projects delivered, and relationships with 50+ Fortune 500 brands, with named clients including Samsung, Apple, HMD Global, Barclays, HSBC, Tata Capital, Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki, Galderma, BioMerieux, HUL, ABB, Vedanta, Havells, Daikin, and Toshiba.

The core service portfolio spans corporate event photography, MICE event coverage, employer branding content, corporate films, industrial documentaries, CSR films, brand films, executive testimonial videos, pharmaceutical and life sciences documentation, leadership interviews, motion graphics, and animation production. Production infrastructure is built around a Cinema 4K in-house post-production workflow, enterprise-grade data security protocols with redundant backup systems, and a permanent full-time team including creative directors, corporate cinematographers, documentary scriptwriters, editors, motion graphics artists, and drone operators. The firm also produces Corporate Web Stories as an interactive content format and maintains case-study evidence of multi-crew enterprise launches with 4-7 day turnarounds.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue generated through quote-based engagements. Distribution runs on direct enterprise field sales targeting Marketing Directors, Corporate Communications Heads, HR Leaders, Facility Managers, and CXO offices at Fortune 500 and listed enterprises, with formal vendor registration, GST-compliant invoicing, and mutually agreed corporate procurement payment schedules. Geographic reach is pan-India via two permanent production hubs in Gurgaon and Mumbai, plus documented international production capability in Dubai, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Maldives. CandidShutters Media operates as a privately held, founder-led entity with no disclosed external funding rounds, institutional investors, parent company, or known shareholders.

Name

CandidShutters Media

Legal name

CandidShutters Media

Website

https://candidshutters.media

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CandidShutters Media is a specialist corporate photography and videography production house founded in 2012, serving Fortune 500 companies, global MNCs, and India's listed enterprises with event coverage, employer branding, industrial and pharma documentation from Gurgaon and Mumbai hubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Visual Production Services

NAICS

Commercial Photography (541922), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Experiential Content Capture & Event Media Production (Photo/Video/Social) (BPAFAGAM), Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Corporate photography services
• Corporate video production
• MICE event coverage
• Employer branding content
• Industrial film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Photography and Videography Services: Project-based professional services revenue from corporate photography and videography production. Services include MICE event coverage, employer branding content, corporate films, industrial documentaries, CSR films, executive testimonials, and animated productions. Revenue generated through formal vendor engagements with Fortune 500 companies and listed enterprises.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CandidShutters Media provides professional corporate photography and videography production services for Fortune 500 companies, Global MNCs and India's leading listed enterprises. Offerings include corporate event coverage, MICE event photography and videography, employer branding content, corporate films, industrial documentaries, CSR films, brand films, executive testimonials and animated production, delivered by an in-house team from production hubs in Gurugram and Mumbai using a Cinema 4K post-production workflow with enterprise-grade data security.

Product overview

CandidShutters Media is a specialist corporate visual production house offering a comprehensive portfolio of photography and videography services. The core offerings include Corporate Photography and Videography, Corporate Video Production, and Video Editing Services. These are supported by specialized services including MICE & Corporate Events Coverage, Employer Branding Photography and Video Production, Motion Graphics & Animation Production, CSR Films, Corporate Documentary Film Production, International Corporate Photography and Film Production, Customer Testimonial Video Production, Industrial Film Production, Brand Film Production, Pharma Life Sciences Films, and Leadership Interviews and Executive Video Production. The company also produces Corporate Web Stories as an interactive content format. Based in Gurgaon (Delhi NCR) and Mumbai, the company serves Fortune 500 companies, global MNCs, and India's leading listed enterprises with enterprise-grade production infrastructure and in-house post-production workflows including Cinema 4K capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Photography and Videography Core photography and videography service covering corporate event photography, MICE events, product launches, AGMs, trade shows, exhibitions, awards nights, dealer meets, industrial facility photography, brand partnership coverage, executive headshots, leadership portraits, annual report photography and employer branding photography, delivered for Fortune 500 companies, Global MNCs and India's leading listed enterprises.
• Corporate Video Production Production of corporate films, industrial documentaries, CSR films, employer branding videos, executive testimonials and animated productions for institutional clients, delivered to enterprise standards with Cinema 4K post-production.
• Video Editing Services In-house post-production services including corporate video editing, industrial film post-production, event highlight edits, CSR film finishing, corporate documentaries, social-media cuts, motion graphics and animated explainer production with corporate-grade quality.
• MICE & Corporate Events Coverage Professional photography and videography coverage for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) events, including gala dinners, keynote sessions and large-scale corporate events.
• Employer Branding Photography and Video Production Visual content production for employer branding initiatives, helping organizations communicate culture, values and employee value proposition through professional photography and videography.
• Motion Graphics and Animation Production Animated production services including motion graphics and animated explainer videos designed for corporate communication needs.
• CSR Films Corporate Social Responsibility documentary and film production showcasing social impact initiatives and sustainability efforts for enterprises.
• Corporate Documentary Film Production Long-form documentary production for corporate storytelling, institutional narratives and organizational documentation.
• International Corporate Photography and Film Production Photography and videography services for international corporate events and shoots across global locations including Dubai, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Maldives and worldwide.
• Customer Testimonial Video Production Video production services for customer testimonials and case-study content featuring authentic customer experiences and endorsements.
• Industrial Film Production Professional cinematography and film production services for industrial environments, manufacturing facilities and heavy industry documentation with full technical, operational and safety compliance.
• Brand Film Production Brand narrative and visual storytelling films that communicate brand identity, values and market positioning for corporate communication needs.
• Pharma Life Sciences Films Specialized film production for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and life-sciences companies, documenting laboratory environments, manufacturing processes and industry compliance requirements.
• Leadership Interviews and Executive Video Production Professional executive interview and leadership video production for C-suite communications, board presentations and institutional storytelling.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14+ years of production excellence with 1200+ projects delivered
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CandidShutters Media PartnersminorOthersPartnership program page listed on website for collaborations and project inquiries. Nature of partnerships appears to be business development and client referral arrangements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stoke Productions: Stoke Productions is an Indian production company producing corporate films, brand content and digital videos for B2B clients, overlapping with CandidShutters in product-launch, CSR and corporate storytelling work.
• Fractal Pictures: Fractal Pictures is an Indian video production company delivering corporate films, brand films and event coverage for enterprises and institutions, comparable in scope, technology stack and target buyers.
• The Visual House: The Visual House is an India-based corporate video and photography production house serving enterprise clients with event, brand and documentary content, head-to-head with CandidShutters on MICE, employer-branding and CSR film briefs.
• Cineyug: Cineyug is an India-based film and event production house covering corporate events, brand launches and live experiences, directly comparable to CandidShutters' MICE and product-launch coverage across the same enterprise buyer base.

Broad incumbents

• Ogilvy India: Ogilvy India is a full-service advertising and communications network producing corporate films, brand content and event coverage for the same Fortune 500 and listed-enterprise clients CandidShutters targets, but at far greater scale and as part of a wider creative and media-buying portfolio.
• Dentsu Creative India: Dentsu Creative India operates a global creative and content network with dedicated brand-film and corporate-content capabilities for large enterprises, competing with CandidShutters for similar annual-report, employer-branding and event-content budgets from the same clients.
• Leo Burnett India: Leo Burnett India is a major creative agency network producing corporate and brand film content as part of a broader advertising offering, often competing with CandidShutters on integrated brand and event mandates for large enterprises.
• McCann Worldgroup India: McCann Worldgroup India is an established full-service advertising group producing corporate films, CSR content and brand communications, competing for similar enterprise mandates and often bundled with strategy, media buying and PR services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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