Shri Hanuman Chalisa

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Shri Hanuman Chalisa
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Film poster
Directed by Charuvi Agrawal
Produced byCharuvi Design Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Starring
Music byVeecon Music & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Production
company
Charuvi Design Labs
Release date
  • June 2013 (2013-06)(Palm Springs) [1]
Running time
12 minutes 20 seconds
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Shri Hanuman Chalisa is a 2013 Indian computer-animated short film rendition of Hanuman Chalisa produced by Charuvi Design Labs and directed by Charuvi Agrawal. It is based on the poem Hanuman Chalisa attributed to Tulsidas. It won the Best Animation Film award the Jaipur Film Fest.

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The film is a visual depiction of the lyrics of Hanuman Chalisa, a devotional Hindu song which praises the selflessness, strength and devotion of the Hindu god Hanuman as depicted in the epic Ramayana in which he was instrumental in freeing Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana.

The film premiered at the 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival under the title Forty Hymns of Faith.

Plot

The 12-minute short film Shri Hanuman Chalisa illustrates the 40 verses of the hymn. It contains narration and stylised images in 3D digital format, interpreting the Chalisa in a new medium while retaining the original story. [2] [ better source needed ] The film includes a musical soundtrack.

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. [3]

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ Boss, Animation. "CDL released The first official trailer for 'Shri Hanuman Chalisa'". animation-boss.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sandy Talag is Jaipur Film Fest Best Actress". Manila Bulletin. by Jecelyn V. Macahindog 19 February 2014
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  5. ↑ "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced: Chhota Bheem Bags Character of the Year Award". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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