Studio · Hyderabad, India

Team

Padmasri ImageWorks is an early-stage VFX studio developing artist-controlled AI workflows. There are three of us: a compositor and a 3D artist, who lead the R&D, and an engineer who runs the studio's systems.

Studio
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Founded
2026
Craft
Compositing, 3D and pipeline R&D
Building
A Claude-powered pipeline for ComfyUI, Blender and Nuke
K. Prashanth behind a cinema camera

K. Prashanth

Founder & VFX producer

Prashanth spent more than five years in Indian film as an associate cinematographer and director before moving into compositing. He trained at Bow Valley College's Centre for Entertainment Arts in Calgary and works as a compositor and background prep artist. At Padmasri ImageWorks he produces the work and leads R&D on our Nuke and ComfyUI workflows with Sai Karthik.

  • BackgroundCinematography and directing, then VFX compositing
  • TrainingBow Valley College, Centre for Entertainment Arts (2022–24)
  • CreditsPercy Jackson and the Olympians (2025)
  • ToolsNuke, Maya, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine
  • R&DNuke and ComfyUI workflows, built with Claude
Prashanth Koppineedi on LinkedIn
M. Sai Karthik outdoors

M. Sai Karthik

3D artist

Sai Karthik is a 3D generalist and motion graphics designer who works in Blender and leads creative direction on CGI projects. At Padmasri ImageWorks he builds CG assets and motion work, and runs R&D on our Blender and ComfyUI workflows with Prashanth.

  • Craft3D generalist work and motion graphics
  • EducationCMR University (2022–25)
  • ToolsBlender, Photoshop
  • R&DBlender and ComfyUI workflows, built with Claude
Sai Karthik Mynepalli on LinkedIn
B. Harshavardhan Varma in a dark jacket

B. Harshavardhan Varma

Systems & DevOps

Harshavardhan runs the studio's technical side: workstations and hardware, IT and networks, and the DevOps behind our software. He researches high-energy astronomy at Heidelberg University and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), and has more than a decade of experience in systems engineering and simulation, along with the high-performance computing and large-scale data analysis his research runs on.

  • RunsHardware, IT, systems and DevOps
  • ResearchHigh-energy astronomy, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK)
  • EducationHeidelberg University, physics
  • Experience10+ years in systems engineering and simulation, high-performance computing and data analysis
Harshavardhan Varma Buddharaju on LinkedIn

R&D

What we're building

A workflow orchestration system on Claude, Anthropic's AI model, that connects ComfyUI, Blender and Nuke. Artists ask in plain language, Claude proposes the node changes, and nothing runs until an artist approves them.

How it works