A vetāla or vitāḍa is a class of beings in Hindu mythology. They are usually defined as a knowledgeable paranormal entity said to be dwelling at charnel grounds. The vetala is comparable to the vampires of Western mythology. Reanimated corpses are used as vehicles by these spirits for movement. A vetala may possess and leave a dead body at will.
Pogo is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery India under its International division, as part of Cartoon Network India as the network's sister channel. It was launched on 1 January 2004. Broadcasting primarily animated and live action programming.
The Indian Animation Industry encompasses traditional 2D animation, 3D animation and visual effects for feature films. In 1956, Disney Studios animator Clair Weeks, who had worked on Bambi, was invited to Films Division of India in Mumbai to establish and train the country's first animation studio as part of the American technical co-operation mission. He trained a core group of Indian animators, whose first production was a film called The Banyan Deer (1957). Veteran animator Ram Mohan started his career at Films Division's Cartoon Unit.
Chhota Bheem is an Indian animated comedy adventure television series, created by Green Gold Animations based in Hyderabad. This show is available in English, Hindi, Telugu,Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi. Bheem is a brave, strong and intelligent young boy. He often manages to solve everyone's problems which endears him to the townspeople of Dholakpur.
Rajiv Chilaka also known as Rajiv Chilakalapudi and Sitarama Rajiv Chilakalapudi is the founder and CEO of Hyderabad-based Green Gold Animations and the creator of a few cartoons including Krishna cartoon series and Chhota Bheem which has now been made into an animated series and films. For his work in presenting cartoons at affordable price, Chilaka was conferred with an honorary doctorate of humane letters by the Academy of Art University, San Francisco in 2016. He was the recipient of the 2013 School of Computing and Engineering Alumni Achievement Award at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Chorr Police is an Indian animated television series that aired on Disney XD (India). As the title suggests, it is about a thief and a policeman. The show is available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Chhota Bheem & Ganesh is an Indian animated movie featuring Bheem, the star of the Indian television cartoon program Chhota Bheem, and Ganesh, the star of the program Bal Ganesh. It was the second movie of the Chhota Bheem movie series. Its runtime is 22 minutes.
Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan is a 2012 Indian animated fantasy action adventure film written and directed by Rajiv Chilaka, based on the character Chhota Bheem and his friends. It is the eleventh movie in the Chhota Bheem film series and the first movie to be released in theatres. The film was made under the Green Gold Animation banner in association with INOX Cinemas and distributed by PVR Pictures worldwide.
Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali is a 2013 Indian animated film written and directed by Rajiv Chilaka and produced by Chilaka and Samir Jain. The film is based on the Indian animated series Chhota Bheem. It is the sixteenth instalment in the Chhota Bheem film series and the second film in the series to be released directly to movie theatres. Distributed by Yash Raj Films, it was released in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. It received mixed reviews. It was voted best animated feature film of 2013 by IBNLive.
Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language animated film, directed by Amaan Khan and based on the Hindu epic of the same name. The film is produced by Kushal Kantilal Gada and Dhaval Jayantilal Gada. The film was a Christmas release on 27 December 2013. Several actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Jackie Shroff, Vidya Balan, Deepti Naval were signed up for the characters in the film. It is touted as the most expensive animated film in Bollywood. The movie tells the story of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its voice acting, but criticism for its animations.
Mighty Raju is a 2D animated series that focuses on 4-year-old Raju, a superhero kid, who got his super powers from the Neutrino compound. It is the first spin-off series of the popular Chhota Bheem. It is set on a fictional city named Aryanagar.
Funskool (India) Ltd. is an Indian toy manufacturing company, founded in 1987 with headquarters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Apart from its own brands and its American counterpart Playskool, the company also manufactures and distributes products in the Indian market under license from foreign toy brands including Hasbro, Disney, Warner Bros., Takara Tomy, and Ravensburger.
Imagicaa is a 130-acre (53 ha) theme park in Khopoli, Raigad District, Maharashtra, India. It is owned by Imagicaa World Entertainment Ltd. Imagicaa is listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The Malpani Group from Sangamner are the promoters, with Mr. Rajesh Malpani as Chairman, Mr. Jai Malpani as MD, and Mr. Dhimant Bakshi as CEO. Imagicaa is an integrated holiday destination spread over 110 acres. It contains a water park, the hotel Novotel Imagicaa with 287 Rooms and a large banqueting facility, and India's largest snow park with real edible snow. The parks have an estimated daily capacity of 15,000 visitors. The park has hosted over 10.5 million visitors..
Arjun – Prince of Bali is an Indian animated television series produced by Green Gold Animation. It premiered on 1 June 2014 on Disney Channel India. It is a spin-off of the show Chhota Bheem. The main character of the show, Arjun, was first featured in the film Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali. The show features the adventures of Arjun, the prince of Bali. The series was dubbed in English.
Chhota Bheem: Kung Fu Dhamaka is a 2019 Indian martial arts film written and directed by Rajiv Chilaka. The film is based on the characters Chhota Bheem and his friends. This is the 4th theatrical film of Chhota Bheem. The film was distributed by Yash Raj Films and was released in Hindi and English in 2D and 3D version.
Mighty Little Bheem is an animated children's television series, Netflix's first animated series from India and the fourth spin-off of the Chhota Bheem series, following Mighty Raju, Arjun - Prince of Bali and Super Bheem. It follows an innocent but super-strong toddler, Little Bheem, on his mischievous adventures in a small Indian town. The toddler is a baby version of the mythological-inspired 9-year-old character from the popular Indian series action comedy animated series Chhota Bheem which has aired on Turner Broadcasting's Pogo TV channel from 2008.
Little Krishna is an Indian 3D animated epic television series created by Reliance Entertainment in 2009. It was originally aired on Nickelodeon and later aired on Discovery Kids and Sun TV.
