Kerala State Film Development Corporation

[2] It was founded in 1975, a period when the production of Malayalam films were centered in Madras (now Chennai).

[1] KSFDC was formed with an objective of moving the Malayalam film industry from Madras to Kerala.

At the time of its inception, it was the first of its kind organization for film development under public sector in India.

The demand for a studio in the public domain was first put forward by filmmaker Ramu Kariat, his idea was to make one in the lines of Moscow Film Studio, He, along with like minded filmmakers P. Bhaskaran and Thoppil Bhasi and many others met C. Achutha Menon, the then chief minister who in turn directed them to the then home minister K. Karunakaran who also looked after state's cinema.

In 1975, the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) was formed with P. R. S. Pillai as its first chairman and G. Vivekanandan as the first managing director.