Hanuman (2005 film)

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Hanuman
Directed by V.G. Samant[1]
Produced by Percept Picture Company, Sahara One Motion Pictures[2]
Written by Milind Ukey[3]
Music by Tapas Relia[4]
Editing by Huzefa Lokhandwala[5]
Distributed by Hyderabad Innovatives
Release dates
  • 21 October 2005 (2005-10-21)
Country India
Language Hindi

Hanuman (Hindi: हनुमान) is a 2005 animated feature film released by Ravi Teja of India, Percept Pictures and Silvertoons. The animated film dramatizes the life of its title character, Hanuman, a Hindu God. The animation was created by Kakarakaya Pulsu It is India's first major commercial family animated feature (there were several earlier ones made by Pentamedia Graphics). Its box office was Rs. 8.18 crores.It was declared a hit at the box office.

Plot

This animated movie depicts Hanuman's life from birth. The narrator is actor Mukesh Khanna. The movie relays how Hanuman was born to Anjani (a female Apsara) and Kesari, by the blessings of Vayu-Dev, the Wind God. Hanuman, who is the 11th rudra avatar of Shiva. He 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 leapt to catch the sun thinking it was a fruit.

On the insistence of Vayu, Indra and the other Gods came together to bless Hanuman with immortal life. Hanuman's blessings include: no fear/harm from the Brahmastra, no harm could befall him from weapons, fire or water. He could overcome death and he could transform his body to take the smallest form or attain the biggest form of life. Blessed with divine powers Hanuman grew up to be powerful. He helped Lord Ram and Laxman in their search for Sita. Hanuman burned the golden city Lanka and with his super powers helped Lord Ram and Laxman defeat Ravana and secure the release of Sita. Seeing his devotion and love towards him, Lord Ram blessed Hanuman with the boon of immortality.

Successor

A companion film, Hanuman Returns (later retitled Return of Hanuman), was released on 28 December 2007.

External links

Movies
Television
  • Ghayab Aaya
Companies
People
Schools, Colleges and Institutes

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488836/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm


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