We started bytelling stories.Now we help brandstell theirs.

Our story

it started with a short film and a lot of not knowing.

The Umbrella Crew started with a simple idea — let's create something of our own.

It began with Oru Koda Katha, our first short film. We were starting from scratch, learning everything along the way, and figuring out how to turn an idea into something people could connect with.

We didn't know where that journey would take us. We just kept creating.

Our next short film, Paathirakallan, was made during COVID, when restrictions were part of everyday life. With limited resources and plenty of challenges, we still brought the entire film together and shot it in just 22 hours.

Then came a much bigger challenge.

CET on Strike.

What started as an ambitious idea became a feature film made entirely by college students and completely crowd-funded. We brought together a team of around 100 people across cast and crew, and eventually built a production worth around ₹15 lakhs.

22HoursPaathirakallan, shot end to end during COVID restrictions.

100Cast & crewCET on Strike — a feature film made by college students.

₹15LCrowd-fundedRaised and spent on a production nobody thought was possible.

What it taught us

More than the films themselves, these experiences taught us how to build things.

How to start with an idea and make it happen. How to work with people, solve problems, adapt to limitations, and keep moving when things don't go according to plan.

And most importantly, how to understand what makes people pay attention and care.

As our journey continued, we found ourselves growing into different sides of the same world. One of us went on to pursue Film Editing at FTII, Pune, while the other spent around five years working in digital marketing — learning how brands communicate, connect with audiences, and grow in the digital space.

Eventually, those two experiences came together.

And that's where The Umbrella Crew found its place.

Where we are now

Good marketing startswith a good idea.

Today we're a digital marketing agency built around that belief. We don't see marketing as simply creating posts, running ads, or keeping up with trends.

We start by understanding the brand — what it stands for, who it speaks to, and what makes it different. Then we bring together strategy, creativity, content and digital marketing to turn that understanding into work that gets noticed and remembered.

Our journey taught us that you don't always need the biggest team, the biggest budget, or perfect conditions to create something meaningful. You need the right idea, the right people, and the determination to make it happen.

That's the mindset we bring to every brand we work with.

We started withstories. Now we'rehere to build yours.

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How we work

Four rules wedon't bend.

Strategy before pretty

Nothing gets designed until we can say out loud what it's meant to do and how we'll know it worked.

One voice, everywhere

The reel, the landing page and the ad are the same conversation. Consistency compounds; scattered spend doesn't.

Plain-language reporting

A monthly report a non-marketer can read. What we did, what it took, what it moved, what's next.

Say the hard thing

If your offer is the problem, we'll tell you before we sell you ads. Fewer awkward invoices later.