Film Location Services Asia, Chandran Rutnam

"Chandran,
Our Most Valued Friend
in the Far East."

- Steven Spielberg

Film Location Services Sri Lanka


Asian Film
Location Services
Recent Projects:
Film Location Services malaysia

Covert Affairs
TV Series, USA Network


Film Location Services malaysia

A Common Man
Feature, Starring
Ben Kingsley

Asian Film
Locations Services
The Movies:


Water
Indiana Jones and
the Temple of Doom
Mother Teresa,
In the Name of God's Poor
The Sleeping Dictionary
The Second Jungle Book
Beyond Rangoon
Paradise Road
Tarzan the Apeman
Farewell To The King
The Iron Triangle
Bloodsport 2 & 3
Crystal Book
More Examples



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Choose Malaysia as your International Filming Location.

Malaysia provides a cost effective location for Film and Television.
Malaysia offers a unique blend of Asian and Western cultural influences and locations. It is best known for its beaches, rainforests, colonial architecture, modern buildings, and mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European cultural influences.

Asia Film Location Services can help you facilitate a film friendly and streamlined permitting process.


Contact us for referrals, questions, cost estimates and references.

Film Location Services Asia The Official Website of Chandran Rutnam and Asian Film Location Services (Pvt) Ltd

ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD.

The Premier One-Stop Location and Equipment Service Company in Asia since 1979



Servicing Film and Television throughout Asia including Malaysia,
Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Seychelles, Philippines and the Maldive Islands.

Film Location Services Asia
  • Location Scouting & Production Services
  • Production Management & Coordination
  • Shooting Permits
  • Set Design & Construction
  • Film and Television Crews & Equipment
  • Facilitating Film and TV production, including
    Feature Films, TV Commercials, Music Videos
    and Documentaries
CONTACT Asian Film Location Services



ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES is a one-stop-shop film and television production and location services company specializing in international productions shooting in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.


ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES handles all types of film and television productions: feature films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. We arrange for:
  • Location Scouting
  • Shooting Permits
  • Accommodation
  • Catering
  • Transportation
  • Film and Television Crews and Equipment
  • and anything that will make your project easier and better.
sri lanka film location services

On Time and On Budget

This is our business. We sell EXPERIENCE, which will bring your Feature Film, TV Show, Commercial or Documentary ON TIME and ON BUDGET.

Approval of all the major completion bond companies

Chandran Rutnam has had the pleasure of working with all the major studios and numerous independent producers. The sound credibility of Asian Film Location Services (Pvt) Ltd is illustrated by the approval of all the major completion bond companies in the world.

CONTACT Asian Film Location Services


"Over the last decades, Chandran Rutnam, single-handedly brought the film business to Malaysia. Today, when foreign producers consider shooting in Asia, Rutnam is the first person they call."
- The Magazine for Film & Video Production



Asian Film Location Services (Pvt) Ltd is a full service location company which has serviced numerous international productions throughout Southeast Asia for American, Australian, Canadian, European, Indian and British companies.

AFLS was established by Chandran Rutnam in 1979. It was the first institution in Asia to provide a one-stop location service to international film producers.

AFLS services films throughout Asia including:
  • Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Singapore
  • India
  • Seychelles
  • Philippines
  • Maldive Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • And more...

Today, in addition to films, the company provides support services to local and foreign Commercial and Documentary industries in Malaysia.

CONTACT Asian Film Location Services
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     AFLS NEWS                                          News and Events from Asian Film Location Services


2019 ASEAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

At this year's Asean International Film Festival (Aiffa 2019) held in Kuching last week, Chandran Rutnam, of Asian Film Location Services, was honored for his many contributions to the Malaysian and Sarawak film industry throughout the years - a period spanning over 35 years of film and television. Chandran Rutnam has also led the Malaysian delegation to the Cannes Film Festival.

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Jacqueline Fernandez in According To Matthew
ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD. is proud of its participation in:

According To Matthew

A Taprobane Pictures Production In Association With Asian Film Location Services and Ceylon Theaters Limited

Shot entirely in Sri Lanka
International Release 2019
Starring Alston Koch and Jacqueline Fernandez.



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A Common Man, Starring Academy Award® winning
Ben Kingsley WINS Top 3 Awards at
The 2013 Madrid International Film Festival Awards
Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor

'A Common Man' won big at the Madrid Film International Festival. The film, shot entirely in Sri Lanka with Asian Film Location Services, won Best Director, Best Actor and Best Picture at the film festival on July 7th.

The movie stars actor Sir Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross.
The Madrid International Film Festival has, as its objective, the promotion of cinematographic art by presenting films of quality and entertainment. The Madrid Festival is an annual event based in the city of Madrid in Spain, and draws in thousands of people from around the world.

The film has also won a bronze medal at the 'New York Festivals' International Television and Film Awards.

A Common Man is a production of Asia Digital Entertainment.




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Covert Affairs, TV Series, USA Network

"Chandran, It was such a joy to be a part of the shoot there. How diverse and beautiful were all the locations that we had access to, because of you! Thanks again for your hospitality and for allowing us to have an amazing shoot!"

- Anna Schwaber, Location DOP
Covert Affairs - TV Series, USA Network
Hollywood, California




Film Location Services Asia

Chandran Rutnam and Steven Spielberg
The Road From Elephant Pass... to Beverly Hills

Dec 10, 2009
Chandran Rutnam, the Chairman of Asian Film Location Services, attended the Gala Dinner held on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, honoring the renowned director, Steven Spielberg, with America's Democratic Legacy Award. (more)



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ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES | Malaysia

"Over the last decade, Chandran Rutnam, single-handedly brought the film business to Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Today, when foreign producers consider shooting in Asia, Rutnam is the first person they call."
- The Magazine for Film & Video Production



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Bollywood film 'Victory' aimed at Cricket-mad South Asia

Colombo, Bollywood film "Victory", based on cricket and featuring many cricketing greats, is expected to do well in South Asia where the game is a passion and an obsession, says Sri Lankan producer Chandran Rutnam, who handled the Colombo leg of the shooting and is in-charge of marketing of the movie in Sri Lanka, told fans: "We hope to get the main market of the South Asian region, where cricket is a passion, obsession and a religion. "He said the film would be released all over the world with English subtitles. The film had its grand global premiere in Colombo Friday, a day before the second one-day encounter between the visiting Indian and host Sri Lankan cricket teams.

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'Agyaat' filmed in Sri Lanka
ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD

Agyaat is a Bollywood horror film co-produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Nithiin, Gautam Rode, and Priyanka Kothari. The film was released on 7 August 2009. The film is shot majorly at Sigiriya jungle in Sri Lanka.

Water

Film Location Services Asia ASIAN FILM LOCATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD. is proud of its participation in the designing and construction of the sets for WATER on location in Sri Lanka.

Academy Award Nominee 2007:
Best Foreign Language Film

Directed by Deepa Mehta
and Produced by David Hamilton

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