MUMBAI: Creative Eye has signed a deal with a Hyderabad-based animation company for co-producing animation films.

Their first film, which is being built around a budget of Rs 30 million and a timeline of 11 months, is based on the Hindu goddess Durga and her nine manifestations.

"We've entered into a JV with a Hyderabad-based animation company for producing animation films. The creative input will be ours whereas the administration bit will be looked upon by them. We have already started work on our first film and our creative team is working on the execution," states Creative Eye chairman and MD Dheeraj Kumar. He, however, refused to reveal the animation company’s name.

The film will first release theatrically in India and then digitally. Depending on the success of the film, it will be dubbed into various other languages.