Ramsay Productions

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

Ramsay Productions, also known as Ramsay Films and Ramsay Movies, was an Indian film production company founded by brothers Shyam and Tulsi Ramsay, specializing in horror movies. Shyam Ramsay is credited with pioneering the horror film industry in India with this company.


Ramsay Films

1st Logo (December 30, 1972)

Visuals: On a foggy red background, there's a sculpture of a woman trying to escape from a man. Above it, there is curved text (in the form of an arch): "RAMSAY FILMS". The camera zooms out and the sculpture is fully revealed along with the rest of the background, which is a sunset.

Trivia: The statue used in the logo is "The Rape of Proserpina" by Gianlorenzo Bernini, depicting the abduction of Proserpina by the Roman god of hell Pluto.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation is used for the zooming effect. The other graphics shown are live-action with the text being a hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: None.

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Media Title Date(s) of Release Additional Note(s)
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
December 30, 1972
Only appearance.


2nd Logo (April 8, 1975-January 21, 1978)

Visuals: On a sunset background, the statue from the previous logo appears from the right and moves to the left side of the screen. Right after the statue stops moving, "RAMSAY FILMS" appears with a moving blood-red color to it.

Variant: On Darwaza, the text instead says "RAMSAY BROTHERS'" and is plain gold.

Technique: Sliding effects combined with live-action (for the text effect in Andhera).

Audio: The howl of a wolf, with two bangs of a drum and a kind of roar from a panther. After this, there are more drums pounding along with another roar of a panther, with another howl of a wolf. There is the sound of a horn playing throughout.

Audio Trivia: The music in this logo is heard at the beginning of Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche.

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Media Title Date(s) of Release Additional Note(s)
Andhera
April 8, 1975
Debut appearance.
Darwaza
January 21, 1978
Final appearance.


Ramsay Movies

Logo (May 3, 1991)

Visuals: On a sunset background, the statue from the previous logo appears from the right and moves to the left side of the screen. Right after the statue stops moving, "RAMSAY FILMS" appears with a moving blood-red color to it.

Technique: Cel animation combined with chroma-keyed animation.

Audio: Some ascending and at the same time beeping sounds and an alert long-beep repeat, all in conjoint with a loud drumroll and a very loud synth whoosh (to the point of being titanic).

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Media Title Date(s) of Release Additional Note(s)
Aakhri Cheekh
May 3, 1991
Only appearance.


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