Soorya

Soorya is a leading stage and film society, functioning with it's head quarters in Trivandrum, the capital of kerala, the southern most state of india. Soorya has its Chapters in 36 countries in the world - Singapore (Singapore), Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Seramban (Malaysia), Auckland (Newzealand) Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth (Australia) , London, Manchester (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), Rome (Italy), Koln (Germany), Dublin (Ireland), Bahrain (Bahrain), Kuwait (Kuwait), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Dubai (UAE), Muscat (Oman), Doha (Qatar), Damam, Riyad, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Moscow (Russia) Johannasburg, East London, Durban (South Africa) Botswana (Africa) Mosambiqu and (Africa) all over USA. Soorya also has it's actively working Chapters in 60 Centres in India ie. Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Dombvili, Pondicherry, Pune, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Kolkotta, Mookambika, Nagarcoil, Thirunelveli, Thanjavoor, Trichi, Ahamedabad, Vadodara, 30 villages and 14 Districts of Kerala.

Soorya is a full member of the National Film Archive of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Federation of Film Societies of India.

The main activities of Soorya include screening films of artistic excellence, presenting film directors and holding their retrospectives, organizing seminars and discussions, conducting festivals of music, dance, talk, video, theatre, painting, photography... Soorya stands for good cinema and good stage programmes; also functions as a platform for the promotion of young talents.