Pandavas: The Five Warriors

Pandavas: The Five Warriors
Directed by Usha Ganesh Raja
Written by Sujatha Rangarajan
Based on The Mahabharata 
by Ganesha
Music by Ilaiyaraja
Edited by Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Release dates
 23 December 2000
Running time
 110 minutes
Country India
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 receive 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."[2]

Accolades

Pandavas: The Five Warriors won the following awards:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pandavas go hi-tech". The Hindu. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Film Review: Pandavas-The Five Warriors". The Hindu. 2000-12-29. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Pandavas: The Five Warriors (2000) Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film". Bcdb.com. 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  4. ↑ "indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Cartoon Network acquires Pentamedia's Pandavas and Sinbad; to launch in September". Indiantelevision.com. 2001-06-22. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Pentamedia -AnimationMovies". Pentamedia.in. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

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