Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali

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Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali
Chhota Bheem and the throne of Bali 2013 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rajiv Chilaka
Written byDarshana Radhakrishnan
Teja Pratap
Based on Chhota Bheem
by Rajiv Chilaka
Produced byRajiv Chilaka
Samir Jain
Edited byKarthik Chilkuri
Music bySunil Kaushik
Production
company
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release date
  • 3 May 2013 (2013-05-03)
Running time
107 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Budget5 crore (US$600,000) [3]
Box office5.38 crore (US$640,000) [3]

Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali is a 2013 Indian animated fantasy action-adventure film directed by Rajiv Chilaka and produced by Chilaka and Samir Jain. [4] The film, based on Chhota Bheem series, is the sixteenth instalment in the Chhota Bheem film series and the second film in the series to be released in theatres. [5]

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Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali, distributed by Yash Raj Films, was released on 3 May 2013 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Tamil. [6] The film received mixed reviews from critics and was voted as the best animated feature film of 2013 by IBNLive. [7]

Production

The animated series Chhota Bheem launched in 2008. Due to its success, Green Gold Animation, an Indian animation content producer associated with PVR Pictures, released its first full-length movie, Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan. That movie was a surprise success at the Indian box office. [8] This movie was also directed by Rajiv Chilaka, with Yash Raj Films distributing the film. [1] [9] [4]

The film was produced in the summer, of 2010, while the prequels Chhota Bheem and the Curse Of Damyaan and Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin were still in development. Chilaka read a newspaper article about Bali and was inspired to create another full-length movie with Green Gold Animation. He began to work on the movie in Fall 2010, and it was released on May 3, 2013. [10]

Music

Release and reception

The film was distributed by Yash Raj Films [4] and released to 400 screens on 3 May 2013. [5] [11]

Box office

The film earned 2.52 crore rupees in the first week. [6] [12] The film earned 5.38 crore during its run. [13]

Critical response

Professional ratings
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It received mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India reviewer found the animation quality of the film far better than that of other contemporary Indian works and appreciated the simple storytelling in the film. [2] Sonia Chopra of Sify , in her review, found the film "critic-proof" and gave it 3 out of 5 stars. [14] Nagesh M of 123telugu.com commented that the second half of the film was slower in comparison to the first, but that Arjun's character was well-portrayed. They also gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars. [15]

7 years old Miraya Mitra Saigal reviewed the film for Firstpost. She called the film "better than the Damyaan movie", film which she and her mother "left half-way through" last year. [16]

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