INDIAN AD LEGENDS......

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A G Krishnamurthy
Ex Chairman & Managing Director
Mudra Communications​

Everybody knows A G Krishnamurthy as the Captain who steered his agency from a Rs. 35 lakh company to a
Rs. 7 billion corporation in a remarkably short 23 years. But little is known of his considerable contribution in the agency’s creative reputation - doubling up as copywriter/art director and quite often even as creative director. Here is a sampling of AG Krishnamurthy’s own award-winning (The President of India’s 14 awards included!) ‘portfolio’.

Awards:

1995-A&M Advertising Person of the Year
1997-Inducted into the Hall of Fame, Ad Club, Calcutta
1998-Nominated as one of the 25 key figures in the international ad industry
1999-The Premnarayen Award by the AAAI

 

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Brendan Pereira
Chairman & Creative Director
Nova Advt. Palace Pvt. Ltd​

From his palette of skills, Brendan Pereira has been imparting knowledge to a wide audience over his 40 years in the business of art, advertising design and communications.

His work with agencies in London and a stint as Brand Manager at Beecham's International, London, for a range of consumer products, created a firm base for the task of leading Aiyars Advertising in Bombay as Creative Director, and one of the first in the industry to be elected to the Board in that capacity. As Deputy Managing and Creative Director, he was one of the major shareholders who founded Chaitra Advertising, and led it on to produce some of the outstanding work of that era.

Spreading his talent, he published his first book "Changing Faces" in 1999.

 

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Elsie Nanji
Executive Creative Director
Ambience D'Arcy Advertising​

Elsie Nanji began her career in advertising 20 years ago. Since then she has been with O&M, Lintas, Enterprise and Ambience.

Over the years, Elsie has amassed many awards, including an international award at the London International award and the art director of the year award in India for three consecutive years. She was selected as the first jury member at the Asia Pacific Adfest in Chiangmai, Thailand in 1997.

From a creative director in Ambience, she became a partner in 1987. Ambience has been voted as one of the three top creative agencies in the country, by the Marg agency track, '95 and '97, for study conducted in every alternate year.

Elsie still maintains that her best creative products are her two children Yohaan (6) and Aria (3)

 

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Freddy Birdy
Creative Consultant
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Freddy Birdy began his career around ten years ago at Enterprise.

Has since worked in Rediffusion, Trikaya and Mudra.

Is the only Indian Copywriter to win the coveted Copywriter of the Year award a record ten times.

Has worked on campaigns for Thums Up, Vimal, Rasna, Lakme, Polo, Bata, Samsung, Yves St. Laurent, Mitsubishi Lancer and Sil jams.

Loves travelling and good food, as is evident from his ample waistline.

 

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Gopi Kukde
26B, Tapovan Green Street
Santacruz (West), ​

Gopi Kukde obtained his Commercial Art Diploma in I Class from J.J. Institute and the Gold medal for his campaign for the film Meera, by Gulzar.

After working for a decade with leading ad agencies like Chaitra, Clarion and Everest, he with two others founded Advertising Avenues in 1982.

His creative brilliance is on show in the campaigns of Asian Paints, Glaxo, Stanrose Fabrics, Centaur Hotel, Hawkins pressure cooker to name just a few. At Avenues, he got to work on UFO Jeans, Skypak Couriers, Paan Pasand and Onida. He has produced and directed dozens of ad-films for Avenues on various brands.

Gopi has won several CAG & Ad Club awards in appreciation of his creative talent.

He also has special interest in the field of Ceramics and has a studio at Goregaon.

 

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Ivan Arthur
Executive Vice-President &
National Creative Director,
Hindustan Thompson Associates​

With more than 36 years in advertising and with most of his time at Hindustan Thompson, Ivan Arthur has been the brain behind many award-winning advertisements. Be it for Air India, Sunsilk, Clinic, Hamdard, Bombay Dyeing, Handyplast, Readers Digest, Haryana Breweries, Philips or others.

Deservedly inducted into CAG Hall of Fame, Ivan Arthur has been part of a 10-member international task force that designed and launched JWT's Total Branding Protocol that is now being used internationally.

A faculty member of a number of JWT international training programmes, Ivan has also addressed a number of national and international advertising groups including the Philippine Advertising Congress held in Subic Bay, The Advista Advertising Congress held in Cairo and all the Advertising Clubs in India.

He has also written a few books including a book on Bombay, a biography of Goa's industrialist - Mr PJ Menezes -entitled Once More Upon a Time and the Official Souvenir of Pope John Paul II's visit to India.