Jubilee Productions (India)

Background
Jubilee Productions was an Indian Malayalam-language film company founded by film producer Joy Thomas in 1975. The company initially did distribution, but did not tap into producing its own movies until 1983, which by that time Thomas' career in distribution was successful.

(April 23, 1983-May 7, 1992)
Nicknames: "The Dark Indian Horsemen", "The Dark Indian Virgin Mary", "Virgin & Horsemen of Doom"

Logo: We see a table with two candles. In between them there's a Christian Virgin Mary with a child on her right shoulder. A starry flare then appears from the chest of the Virgin. We fade out, and then we fade in to the same table with the same candles, but this time the Virgin is replaced with a model of an armed man riding a white horse while killing a dark monster (actually is Saint George with his lance killing the Dragon of Libya). The words "JUBILEE PRODUCTIONS" are seen in front.

Variant: On Marupuram, the 2 shots are reversed. In the 2nd part appearing first, "PRESENT" is cheaply added below the name. Then it fades to the Virgin part with "JELITTA" in front of it. The music is swapped respectively.

FX/SFX: Most of it is live-action, but the star flare would have been added with some effects.

Music/Sounds: A slow, very sombre, 3-note synth theme, with 2 dissonant deep synth sounders (resembles a bell tolling) after the flare appears. On the second part, a slowly rising trumpet fanfare plays.

Availability: Extremely rare. Was seen on some movies, includes Aattakkalaasham, Aaa Raathri, Ente Upasana, Marupuram, Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar, My Dear Muthachan and Manu Uncle.

Editor’s Note: The creepy nature of the logo can make some uncomfortable.