Doc Maker Rocky Mudaliar Signs With Verve (Exclusive)

Rocky Mudaliar and his Abrupt Entertainment company have signed with Verve for representation. The deal is intended to support Abrupt’s expansion of its development and production work in the United States, following the success of its documentary about comedian Dane Cook.

Mudaliar produced *Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story*, which explores Cook’s rise and a financial betrayal by his family. The film was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Documentary Award for Best True Crime Documentary on 13 October and is due to begin streaming on Netflix in November; Cook once earned more than $20 million per tour. Abrupt’s other credits include documentaries about Dolph Lundgren and Danny Trejo, and the company is producing an untitled film about a major rock band, directed by Emmy-nominated Sam Lipman-Stern.