Shri Hanuman Chalisa

Shri Hanuman Chalisa

A Film by Charuvi Agrawal
Directed by Charuvi Agrawal
Produced by Charuvi Design Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Starring singers Amitabh Bachchan
Sonu Nigam
Aadesh Shrivastava
Kumar Sanu
Udit Narayan
Music by Veecon Music & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Production
company
Charuvi Design Labs
Release date
 2013 (2013)
Running time
 12 minutes 20 seconds
Country India
Language Hindi

Shri Hanuman Chalisa is award winning Indian computer animated short film rendition of Hanuman Chalisa[1] produced by Charuvi Design Labs[2] and directed by Charuvi Agrawal.[3][4] It is based on Hanuman Chalisa originally composed by poet Tulsidas. It won the Best Animation Film award the Jaipur Film Fest.[5]

The film is a visual depiction of the lyrics of "Hanuman Chalisa", a devotional Hindu song[6] [7] which praises the selflessness, strength and devotion of the Hindu god Hanuman during the epic Ramayana in which he was instrumental in freeing Goddess Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana.[8]

Plot

The 12-minute short film Shri Hanuman Chalisa illustrates the 40 verses composed by Tulsidas in 3D format. It consists of scenes about the God Hanuman of Hindu mythology. It contains narration and stylized images in 3D digital format, interpreting the Chalisa in a new medium, while retaining the original story.[9] The film includes a musical sound track with many singers.[10]

Singers

Shri Hanuman Chalisa is sung by Amitabh Bachchan, the track boasts 19 other well known singers, including Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Roopkumar Rathod, Kailash Kher, Babul Supriyo, Sukhwinder Singh, Shanker Mahadevan, suresh Wadkar, and Abhijit.

Screenings

Shri Hanuman Chalisa was screened at various festivals around the world, including the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival in 2011. and the Palm Springs International ShortFest, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Anima Mundi, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, the Dimension-3 Film Festival, and Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2013. It was also show at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2014.[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Sounds of Divine Bells Bring in Festive Bliss". New Indian Express, By Ayesha Singh 28th Sep 2014
  2. ↑ "Charuvi Design Labs Releases First Trailer of Debut Short 'Shri Hanuman Chalis". Animation Express, Sep 6, 2013
  3. ↑ "Chanting Success". Verve Magazine, July 18, 2014. By Neha Gupta
  4. ↑ "Multi (media) tasking" The Times of India Aaditi Isaac | Jan 27, 2014
  5. 1 2 "Sandy Talag is Jaipur Film Fest Best Actress". Manila Bulletin. by Jecelyn V. Macahindog February 19, 2014
  6. ↑ "3D animated film on Hanuman Chalisa". Indian Express, October 14, 2013
  7. ↑ Hanuman Chalisa Goes 3D | Bollywood | www.indiatimes.com
  8. ↑ "Charuvi Design Labs (CDL) presents a 12 minute 3D vision on Hanuman Chalisa – The Resurgence of the ‘Vayuputra’ | Dumkhum". dumkhum.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  9. ↑ Boss, Animation. "CDL released The first official trailer for "Shri Hanuman Chalisa"". animation-boss.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Refresh retake". The Hindu. February 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "FILE SAO PAULO 2015 – PROGRAM | FILE". file.org.br. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  12. ↑ "CDL’s Shri Hanuman Chalisa Wins Best Animation Film Award at 6th Jaipur International Film Festival 2014". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  13. ↑ "JIFF concludes". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  14. ↑ "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced: Chhota Bheem Bags Character of the Year Award". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  15. ↑ "Charuvi Design Labs ‘Shri Hanuman Chalisa’ to be honored as “Outstanding Indian Design based IP” at Orbit Live- Industry Honours 2014". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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