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| Pandavas: The Five Warriors | |
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| Directed by | Usha Ganesh Raja |
| Written by | Sujatha Rangarajan |
| Edited by | Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraja |
Production company | |
Release date | 23 December 2000 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$10 million |
Pandavas: The Five Warriors is a 2000 Indian 3D animated film directed by Usha Ganesh Raja and produced by Pentamedia Graphics. It is India's first 3D animated film.
Plot
Based on a classic Indian tale from the Mahabharata, the story depicts the eternal fight between good and evil through the tale of the five Pandavas brothers and their struggles with their cousins, the Kauravas.
Production
Pandavas: The Five Warriors is the first 3D animated theatrical film to be produced by an Indian firm — the Chennai-based multimedia and graphics company Pentamedia Graphics, as well as the first 3D animated adaptation of the Mahabharata. As the film was mainly targeted at western audiences, the character Duryodana was renamed to "Dhurie", and Dharmaraja was renamed to "Dharm". Focusing mainly on the story of the Pandavas from Mahabharata, the majority of episodes in the Mahabharata were downplayed. Krishna's role in the life of the Pandavas did not received due emphasis either, and the film makes only a "passing reference" to the Bhagavad Gita.[1] Ilaiyaraja was signed to compose the film's music, and J.D. Jerry was signed as the creative director. Sujatha Rangarajan was chosen as the screenplay writer, and Lenin and V. T. Vijayan were signed as the editors.[2]
Release
The film was released on 23 December 2000,[3] and its television rights were acquired by Cartoon Network.[4]
Reception
S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu positively reviewed the film and its technical aspects, saying "Each and every frame of the nearly 110 minute long picture is a marvel and it is the best form of expression on celluloid."[5]
Accolades
Pandavas: The Five Warriors won the following awards:[6]
- Winner of the Best English Feature Film Award in the Indian National Film Awards 2001
- Winner of the Second Best Animated Feature Film Award in Vancouver Effects & Animation Festival, 2001.
- National Award in the category of BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH 2000.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2001/01/11/stories/14112185.htm
- ^ http://hindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/09290223.htm
- ^ http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/77078-Pandavas_The_Five_Warriors.html
- ^ http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k1/june/june32.htm
- ^ http://hindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/09290223.htm
- ^ http://www.pentamedia.in/index.php/entertainment/animation-movies
