Dattaguru Mahabal has joined Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America as Chief Financial Officer.
In his new role, Mahabal will focus on providing financial and strategic leadership to MPCA, as part of the company’s goal of bringing world-class films and television series to market. With over 20 years of financial leadership across the media, technology and energy industries, he brings expertise in Corporate Finance, M&A, and strategic financial planning.
Prior to joining MPCA, Mahabal held senior leadership positions at Boat Rocker Media, Guru Studio, and Blue Ant Media. He holds an MBA from Texas Christian University, is a Canadian CPA, and currently lives in Toronto.
Said Krevoy of his new hire, “Dattaguru has already proven an invaluable asset to our team. He has hit the ground running, and I’m confident his expertise will carry MPCA to new heights.”
Over the course of its 37 years in the business, MPCA has produced more than 250 projects for film and TV, finding success in a wide variety of genres, from family-friendly entertainment to big commercial comedies. Most recently, the company unveiled the Netflix rom-com Mother of the Bride, starring Brooke Shields, Benjamin Bratt and Miranda Cosgrove, which spent five weeks in the Global Top 10 Films (English) and reached the Top 10 Films in 92 countries. Prior to that, MPCA debuted Janeen Damian’s rom-com Irish Wish, starring Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers, which hit #1 in 69 countries in its first weekend on Netflix.
Recently seeing Republic Pictures release its film The Image of You, starring Sasha Pieterse, Parker Young, Nestor Carbonell and Mira Sorvino, MPCA is also in business with the distributor on the upcoming rom-com Winter Spring Summer or Fall, starring Jenna Ortega, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Festival.