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'Hanuman' India's First animated Epic Film releases this Friday October 21st.

 

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You might be familiar with the basic stories about Lord Hanuman, but do you know

all the details of his life? For instance, how he became the brave warrior he

is, and where his legendary mace came from? If not, no problem. Come Friday,

October 21, India will witness its first animated film on the god. The

pathbreaking Hanuman is a total entertainer, packed with pranks of a baby

Hanuman, spectacular war sequences and lilting music.

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review

By Taran Adarsh, October 21, 2005 - 11:29 ISTindiafm.com

From THE LION KING to FINDING NEMO to SHARK TALE to SHREK, Hollywood has

produced qualitative animation films most successfully. Even otherwise,

Hollywood has often made films on super-heroes, be it Superman, Spiderman,

Batman et al.Bollywood is slowly waking up to animation movies. Though the

animation industry is still in the infancy stages in India, it's for the first

time that an out-and-out animation film, revolving around a mythological

super-hero, is finding a wide release in India.The effort to make an animation

film, publicize it like a star-studded film and give it a respectable release

is nothing short of a breakthrough in Indian entertainment.But the triumph lies

in the fact that the animation is truly good [it should prove to be a novel

experience for Indian moviegoers] and the narrative has

the power to keep you hooked to the proceedings for the entire 90

minutes.HANUMAN tells the journey of this mythical super-hero from his days as

a naughty but blessed baby, to his eventual triumph in the army of Lord

Ram.Hanuman was blessed with supreme intelligence, strength and divine powers.

As a baby, Hanuman was quite naughty and used his powers to pester the saints

living in the nearby forest. Once, when he was hungry, he even leapt to catch

the sun thinking it was a fruit [mango]. Blessed with divine powers, Hanuman

grew up to be powerful and mighty. No harm could befall him from any weapons,

while fire and water could not harm him either. He could overcome death and

above all, he could transform his body to take the smallest form or attain the

biggest form of life.He befriended Lord Ram and Laxman in their search for

Sita. Hanuman, with his super powers, helped Lord Ram

and Laxman defeat Ravan and secure the release of Sita.HANUMAN is loaded with

eye-popping visuals, which, even on a second viewing, would never fail to

mesmerize. At the same time, a film like HANUMAN refreshes your memory about

Indian mythology and you only feel enriched at the conclusion of the

screening.The animation is of superior quality and the goings-on [director:

V.G. Samant] are engrossing. Especially the portions pertaining to Lord Ram,

Sita, Laxman, Hanuman and Ravan. The baby Hanuman looks very cute and should

prove to be a favorite with kids. The voiceovers are in sync, with Mukesh

Khanna's baritone voice [for Hanuman] only accentuating the impact. Special

mention must be made of the background score [excellent] and the few songs in

the enterprise.On the whole, HANUMAN comes at a time when Bollywood is truly

going through a major transition and the moviegoers are

ready for challenges. After having watched the animation version, one can only

feel proud that at least someone has had the courage to invest time, effort and

resources in a project that can easily compete with the West. All said, HANUMAN

will appeal to children from 6 to 60.

Hanuman - Bollywood animation comes of age

Exclusive by Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Monday, October 17, 2005]

indiaglitz.com

 

Hanuman - who leaped for the sun thinking it to be a was a sweet fruit

Hanuman - who was blessed by the GODS with supernatural strength Hanuman - who

flew across mountains and leapt across the oceans

Hanuman - who is the mighty warrior, the destroyer of the wicked

Since the silent movies era, there have been number of flicks made on the

Ramayan and its characters but never before has there been a full fledged

animation movie around the story. A Percept Pictures Company in association

with Silvertoons, 'Hanuman' is a Sahara One Motion Pictures presentation, which

is a 100% animation movie, and is about to release this festive season.

The highlight of the movie is that it is India's first ever animated movie based

on Hanuman's life and takes the viewer through Hanuman's birth till the great

victory over Lanka. The movie talks about number of extraordinary feats that he

displayed since his childhood through 100 minutes of world class animation. The

movie boasts of 40 characters and 200,000 individual images that resulted in

the movie Hanuman, which is directed by V.G.Samant and has Mukesh Khanna

providing the voiceover for Hanuman. The movie revolves around five principal

characters of Ramayana - Ram, Sita, Laxman, Ravan and of course Hanuman. The

movie traces Hanuman's life from his childhood when he was born to Anjani, a

female Apsara and the Moneky King Kesari. When Anjani was expecting a child,

Pavan Dev placed Lord Shiva's 'ansh' in her womb and hence he is also called

'Pavanputra'. He was blessed with supreme intelligence, strength and devine

powers and was quite naughty as a baby [one look at the animated picture of a

cute looking young Hanuman and you know for sure that this is a naughty kid!]

His pranks were not only reserved for the youngsters of his group but also the

saints who lived in nearby forests. He in fact didn't even spare the sun and

aimed to eat it as well thinking of it to be a fruit! No one really minded the

fun games he played and he was blessed by the GODS with immortal life and

divine powers due to which he became all powerful and mighty. But he never used

these powers for anything bad and didn't harm anyone. Due to the powers bestowed

upon him, he was safe from any weapons, fire and water. He became immortal and

the best power he got was an ability to change his body size to the biggest and

the smallest ever possible!

The biggest episode in his life began when he came in contact with Ram and

Laxman who were searching for Sita. He was a great worshipper of Lord Ram and

helped him find Sita, destroy Lanka and kill Ravana. He used his super powers

to a great extent in this battle and won the friendship of Ram!

A spectacular affair, 'Hanuman' promises to be a coming of age animated movie in

Bollywood with great fun, drama, action, vibrant colors, fast moving frames,

great sound effects, songs, dances and everything else that should go along to

make an animated movie a great experience for kids and adults alike.

A movie that should make for a good family outing, 'Hanuman' releases this Friday i.e. October 21st.

 

Cool SoundTracks

 

 

Hanuman (2005) - document.write('');

Music Director : Tapas ReliaProducer : Sahara OneYear : 2005

Akdam Bakdam Singer : Shravan Lyrics : Satish Mutatkar

Bridge Across The Ocean (Background Music) Singer : Vijay Prakash

Destroying The Ashok Vatika (Background Music) Singer : Vijay Prakash

Hanuman Chalisa Singer : Nandini, Rashmi, Vijay Prakash Lyrics : Satish

Mutatkar

Jai Bajrangbali Singer : Kinshuk Sen, Palash Sen Lyrics : Satish

Mutatkar

Jai Hanuman Singer : Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan Lyrics : Satish

Mutatkar

Kumbhakaran (Background Music)

Mahabali Maharudra - Vijay Prakash, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Palash Sen, Kailesh

Kher, Madhushree, Sneha P Lyrics : Satish

Mutatkar

Raavan Goes To War Singer : Rajesh Jolly Lyrics : Satish Mutatkar

The War Begins (Background Music)

Theme Music Singer : Swapnil Bandodkar Lyrics : Satish Mutatkar

Select All the Above Songs

 

 

Music review

 

The cutest animated character arrives in the town this Friday with 'Hanuman',

which is India's first ever animated movie based on Hanuman's life and takes

the viewer through Hanuman's birth till the great victory over Lanka. A Percept

Pictures Company in association with Silvertoons, 'Hanuman' is a Sahara One

Motion Pictures presentation that has been publicized quite decently unlike

some other animation movies/children movies in the past that have suffered

largely due to lack of any buzz. The look of the film is quite vibrant and

promises to be an entertaining affair with songs and dances galore. Directed by

V.G.Samant, 'Hanuman' has music by Tapas Relia and lyrics by Satish Mutatkar.

'Mahabali Maharudra' is the opening track of the album that brings to fore the

might of Hanuman. Unlike a conventional 'bhajan', it is based on contemporary

music while maintaining the essence of

the song. Sung by number of singers ranging from Vijay Prakash, Sonu Nigam,

Shaan, Palash Sen, Kailash Kher, Madhushree, Sneha Panth and Sapna Mukherjee,

it makes for a good promotional number that carries a good pace and a spirited

feel throughout. Yet another track that appreciates the greatness of Hanuman is

'Jai Hanuman' that is a good fusion piece of Indian and western music. Sung by

Shankar Mahadevan and Kailash Kher, it is one of its kinds when it comes to a

devotional track due its treatment. Though the words in the track are something

that you may have heard in a number of devotional tracks in the past, it is the

usage of musical instruments and the rendition by the singer duo that make it

different. A song with a jingle that should appeal instantaneously to the kids,

'Akdam Bakdam' sung by the kid Shravan is immensely lovable and is bound to

bring a smile on your face when you are watching it on a big screen. The

arrangements are world class

and remind of the kind of songs from 'The Lion King'. A playful number, it

should be a highlight of the movie when Hanuman's childhood days are projected

on screen. A winner that should be publicized more heavily for children to get

attracted to the movie! The same world class feel is quite apparent in the

'Hanuman theme' performed by Swapnil Bandodkar that promises an impressive

cinematic outing. Chants of 'Jai Jai Bajrang Bali' go with the theme

soundtrack 'Destroying The Ashok Vatika' that has been rendered by Vijay

Prakash. He also chants some 'shlokas' in the subsequent theme piece 'Bridge

Across The Nation'. Both the pieces are heavy duty situational pieces and

should add value to the visuals. Two more instrumentals that follow after a gap

are 'The WAR Begins' and 'Kumbhakaran' that are the musical pieces behind two of

the most important chapters

of 'Ramayan'. There is an extremely short musical piece [the last in the series

of instrumentals/theme music in the album] - 'Ravan Goes To War' - that has the

voice of Rajesh Jolly in the background. All these musical pieces combined

together surely make 'Hanuman' a musical affair. If there is a movie about

'Hanuman' then how could 'Hanuman Chalisa' be far behind. The wait is over with

Vijay Prakash [yet again], Nandini and Rashmi coming together for this religious

reading that is popular across globe. Music, as expected, is quite soothing for

this devotional number that is the longest track in the album, is quite soft on

ears and has been well orchestrated. The album ends with another song 'Jay

Bajrangbali' that reminds of the soundtrack of 'The Lion King'. A peppy kid’s

track that appears to be a promotional track, it is sung by Palash Sen and

Kinshuk Sen and has a 'feel good' factor that should appeal to children. Target

audience of 'Hanuman' is children while there is something for adults too in the

form of 'Hanuman Chalisa' that has been presented differently. If the movie has

an extended run at the theatres then there is a good possibility of children

lapping up the album. After all when West can have their 'Lion King' then why

can't we have our own 'Hanuman'!