people are shaped by stories

we tell real, people-led stories that leave a lasting impact

P R O J E C T S

we are rooted

tradition and modernism - a new voice

our story

With its etymology from the Sanskrit " tri " and " pada ' (meaning three-legged), Teepoi is a word embedded in our tales of the good old days. Story telling is our way of communication through visual media. Stories that help us keep alive Light, Sound and Time – the three dimensions to a motion picture. We create an atmosphere where honesty and passion thrive, which allows us to continually create emotional work and, most importantly, weave inseparable bonds with people.

We are a documentary film studio rooted in South India, making films that hold space for stories that are raw, uncomfortable, deeply local and often quietly powerful. Our work doesn’t aim to simplify complex realities. It sits with the mess, the contradictions, and the beauty that emerge when real people speak on their own terms.

recent projects

Waste and the City - The Mavallipura Landfill story

Short Documentary Film Trailer

Waste management is a mounting challenge for growing cities,

with Bangalore being just one example of a metro city struggling on multiple fronts.

View
Invest In Change - The Social Stock Exchange

Short Documentary Film

Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is an initiative by Central Government, and is regulated by SEBI.

The SSE is meant to help non-profit organisations raise funding as well as

enable funders to support initiatives in a regulated environment.

View
Money Matters: Financial Literacy for Rural Women

Short Documentary Film

Zerodha Varsity partnered with SVATAH: Education Foundation to implement

a financial literacy program to rural women in Chikodi town of Belagavi district,

Karnataka, through community partner Pankh India Foundation.

View
Tracing the Tracks

Short Documentary Film 

On Sanitation workers of India. Amplification of sanitation worker stories

is fundamental to understand the needs, challenges and progress for the community

and to ensure the enabling and scaling of sanitation as a dignified livelihood. 

View
Slum Dweller Associations Odisha

Short Documentary Film

Slums are complex.  But what happens when slums are given the funds,

functions and functionaries to empower themselves?

Kanade

A documentary about the architects Shankar Kanade and Navnath Kanade

View
P R O J E C T S

people are shaped by stories

we tell real, people-led stories that leave a lasting impact

projects

we are rooted
tradition and modernism - a new voice
our story

With its etymology from the Sanskrit " tri " and " pada ' (meaning three-legged), Teepoi is a word embedded in our tales of the good old days. Story telling is our way of communication through visual media. Stories that help us keep alive Light, Sound and Time – the three dimensions to a motion picture. We create an atmosphere where honesty and passion thrive, which allows us to continually create emotional work and, most importantly, weave inseparable bonds with people.

We are a documentary film studio rooted in South India, making films that hold space for stories that are raw, uncomfortable, deeply local and often quietly powerful. Our work doesn’t aim to simplify complex realities. It sits with the mess, the contradictions, and the beauty that emerge when real people speak on their own terms.

recent projects

Waste and the City - The Mavallipura Landfill story

Short Documentary Film Trailer

Waste management is a mounting challenge for growing cities,

with Bangalore being just one example of a metro city struggling on multiple fronts.

View
Invest In Change - The Social Stock Exchange

Short Documentary Film

Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is an initiative by Central Government, and is regulated by SEBI.

The SSE is meant to help non-profit organisations raise funding as well as

enable funders to support initiatives in a regulated environment.

View
Money Matters: Financial Literacy for Rural Women

Short Documentary Film

Zerodha Varsity partnered with SVATAH: Education Foundation to implement

a financial literacy program to rural women in Chikodi town of Belagavi district,

Karnataka, through community partner Pankh India Foundation.

View
Tracing the Tracks

Short Documentary 

On Sanitation workers of India. Amplification of sanitation worker stories

is fundamental to understand the needs, challenges and progress for the community

and to ensure the enabling and scaling of sanitation as a dignified livelihood. 

View
Slum Dweller Associations Odisha

Short Documentary Film

Slums are complex.  But what happens when slums are given the funds, functions and functionaries to empower themselves?

Kanade

A feature documentary about the architects

shankar Kanade and Navnath Kanade

View
P R O J E C T S

people are shaped by stories

we tell real, people-led stories that leave a lasting impact

projects

we are rooted
tradition and modernism - a new voice
our story

With its etymology from the Sanskrit " tri " and " pada ' (meaning three-legged), Teepoi is a word embedded in our tales of the good old days. Story telling is our way of communication through visual media. Stories that help us keep alive Light, Sound and Time – the three dimensions to a motion picture. We create an atmosphere where honesty and passion thrive, which allows us to continually create emotional work and, most importantly, weave inseparable bonds with people.

We are a documentary film studio rooted in South India, making films that hold space for stories that are raw, uncomfortable, deeply local and often quietly powerful. Our work doesn’t aim to simplify complex realities. It sits with the mess, the contradictions, and the beauty that emerge when real people speak on their own terms.

we are rooted
tradition and modernism - a new voice
teepoi
In the crossroads of the tradition and modernism - a new voice to the days gone by.
A team of people from diverse backgrounds - theater, architecture, technology - whose collective ethos is reflective of our roots.

Ar. KARISHMA RAO

Research Director . Editor

VISHWESH

Visual Director .  Cinematographer . Editor

Ar. VANDANA DRUVA

Production Designer . Photographer
what we do

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

We identify and narrate stories through the medium of film and photography.

Our stories are widespread across subjects about:


We film with our feet on the ground, sometimes ankle-deep in landfill sludge, sometimes standing on rooftops with architects mapping memories into concrete. We work slowly, returning to our subjects, letting trust and time do their quiet work.


Teepoi is not content. It’s a conversation. Between what is seen and what is hidden. Between systems and the people living inside them. Between craft and community.


We make films not to explain the world, but to stay with the parts of it that are often ignored—and to ask what changes when we really listen.

People and Society
Stories about human emotion - pursuit and loss, joy and strife, courage and passion.
Culture & Heritage
Stories about arts,
craft, music, tradition and heritage
Architecture
Stories about spaces,  architects environment and lifestyle
Brand
Corporate narratives, evolution of products & technology, brand films
our process
We love the process of ideating on a thought and bringing it to life once we have heard your story.
R E S E A R C H
S C R I P T
S H O O T
E D I T
teepoi
In the crossroads of the tradition and modernism - a new voice to the days gone by.
A team of people from diverse backgrounds - theater, architecture, technology - whose collective ethos is reflective of our roots.

Ar. KARISHMA RAO

Research Director . Editor

VISHWESH

Visual Director . Cinematographer . Editor

Ar. VANDANA DRUVA

Production Designer . Photographer
what we do

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

We identify and narrate stories through the medium of film and photography.

Our stories are widespread across subjects about:


We film with our feet on the ground, sometimes ankle-deep in landfill sludge, sometimes standing on rooftops with architects mapping memories into concrete. We work slowly, returning to our subjects, letting trust and time do their quiet work.


Teepoi is not content. It’s a conversation. Between what is seen and what is hidden. Between systems and the people living inside them. Between craft and community.


We make films not to explain the world, but to stay with the parts of it that are often ignored—and to ask what changes when we really listen.


People and Society
Stories about human emotion - pursuit and loss, joy and strife, courage and passion.
Culture & Heritage
Stories about arts,
craft, music, tradition and heritage
Architecture
Stories about spaces, architects, environment and lifestyle
Brand
Corporate narratives, evolution of products & technology, brand films
our process
We love the process of ideating on a thought and bringing it to life once we have heard your story.
R E S E A R C H
S C R I P T
S H O O T
E D I T
teepoi
In the crossroads of the tradition and modernism - a new voice to the days gone by.
A team of people from diverse backgrounds - theater, architecture, technology - whose collective ethos is reflective of our roots.

Ar. KARISHMA RAO

Research Director . Editor

VISHWESH

Visual Director . Cinematographer . Editor

Ar. VANDANA DRUVA

Production Designer . Photographer
what we do

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

We identify and narrate stories through the medium of film and photography.

Our stories are widespread across subjects about:


We film with our feet on the ground, sometimes ankle-deep in landfill sludge, sometimes standing on rooftops with architects mapping memories into concrete. We work slowly, returning to our subjects, letting trust and time do their quiet work.


Teepoi is not content. It’s a conversation. Between what is seen and what is hidden. Between systems and the people living inside them. Between craft and community.


We make films not to explain the world, but to stay with the parts of it that are often ignored—and to ask what changes when we really listen.


People and Society
Stories about human emotion - pursuit and loss, joy and strife, courage and passion.
Culture & Heritage
Stories about arts,
craft, music, tradition and heritage
Architecture
Stories about spaces, architects, environment and lifestyle
Brand
Corporate narratives, evolution of products & technology, brand films
our process
We love the process of ideating on a thought and bringing it to life once we have heard your story.
R E S E A R C H
S C R I P T
S H O O T
E D I T

"the world is but a canvas to our imagination"
- Henry David Thoreau - 

"the world is but a canvas to our imagination"
- Henry David Thoreau - 

"the world is but a canvas to our imagination"
- Henry David Thoreau - 

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Creative Mornings Bengaluru
our social network
Once a month we venture out into civilization. Catch us at CreativeMornings Bengaluru Chapter.
Hosting since 2013 | 12 years | 100+ talks
Creative Mornings Bengaluru