12 Sept 2008
6:20 pm


MEL's Ramayana slated for early 2009 release
By ANIMATION XPRESS.COM TEAM
Hanuman, Ganesha, Krishna… and now Ram…

The Indian animation market, which is growing at a fast pace and has seen a number of mythological animated flicks hitting the silver screen in the past few years, is now all set to see a new mytho animated super hero.

Mumbai-based animation production major Maya Entertainment Limited (MEL) has announced its upcoming 3D animated feature Ramayana - The Epic, slated for an early 2009 release. This announcement was made at Mumbai press conference on Friday noon.

Portraying all chapters of one of the biggest Indian epics - Ramayana, the movie will feature the voices of popular Bollywood actors and actresses including Manoj Bajpai as Ram, Juhi Chawla as Sita, Mukesh Rishi as Hanuman and Ashutosh Rana as Ravan.

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Directed by Chetan Desai, the movie is written by Rituraj Ramendra Tripathi whereas the music and sound has been designed by Shaarang Dev Pandit, son of Indian classical music stalwart Pandit Jasraj.

Commenting on her role in the movie, Juhi said, "I have grown up on comics and have learnt a lot about Indian mythology from Amar Chitra Katha. I am very exited about my role in the movie. Doing the voice-over for Sita has been an enriching experience."

Speaking at the press con about the movie, Chetan said, "All of us have grown up reading or listening to one or the other mythological tale… so somewhere in our minds we have adapted to such story telling techniques."

"Ramayana - The Epic is the biggest a legend can get, and to show this legend, a canvas of extraordinary scale is necessary. We have tried to be as historically accurate as possible, to continue this heritage. The animation rendered in the movie is of a superior quality," Chetan added.

MEL Executive Vice President (Business Development) Jai Natarajan said, "We at Maya Entertainment had nurtured a vision to showcase to Indians a high-end animation film, which would appear real to their eyes. We are excited to announce Ramayana - The Epic and expect a good response from the audience."

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