Maruti International

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum




1st Logo (April 15, 1988-June 2, 1995)

Visuals: "maruti", in the style of Sanskirit, is on top of two side horizontal bars and "INTERNATIONAL". The color of the logo may change depending on the film.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: The logo is seen on Kasam, Dil, and Raja.

2nd Logo (December 6, 2002-September 7, 2007)

Visuals: On a limestone background, the logo from before, in red, zooms out and is lit up. By the time it stops, the logo is set to a red-gold horizontal gradient, has a yellow glow, and a black shadow facing the lower right. Then, "INTERNATIONAL" deblurs horizontally below and two plastic textured horizontal red side lines draw in the same position as before.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A fast and action packed tabla soundtrack with a tampura drone in the background. There are shining sounds when the bars are drawn.

Availability: The logo is seen on Rishtey, Masti, and Dhamaal.

3rd Logo (June 24, 2011)

Visuals: Crossfading from the Hanuman prayer bumper, a vellum background with a blended drawing of an ornate border and faintly visible lines of Hindi text is shown. Then, "maruti", in the same look as before and in orange, is drawn. Then, the logo has a wiping burst effect and "PICTURES PVT. LTD.", in between two upper horizontal bars, fades in below. A shine appears on the "i"'s dot.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A tampura and quick tabla fanfare. Lights shining and a ding are heard when the Vedic pitch accent is drawn and the light on the "i"'s dot appears respectively.

Availability: The logo is seen on Double Dhamaal.

4th Logo (September 13, 2013-)

Visuals: On a dimly lit orange tinted carpet background, a merging light streak transition changes the portrait of the Hanuman from the bumper over to the "m", which rotates to a front facing angle. Before the shine centered on the "m" disappears, "MARUTI" fades in below, followed by "INTERNATIONAL". Afterwrards, a ball of light travels across the lower portion of the Vedic pitch accent, darkening the logo in the process.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A prideful horn and string backing track fanfare, alongside lights shimmering for the scrolling light.

Availability: The logo is seen on Grand Masti and Thank God, among other films.

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