The Legend of Hanuman | |
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Narrated by | Sharad Kelkar [1] |
Country of origin | India |
Original languages | Hindi Bengali Tamil Telugu Malayalam Kannada Marathi |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
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Editor | Tharun Prasad |
Production company | Graphic India |
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Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
Release | 29 January 2021 – present |
The Legend of Hanuman is an Indian animated series created by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang and Charuvi Agrawal for Disney+ Hotstar. [2] The series produced by Graphic India.
The first season premiered on 29 January 2021 with 13 episodes. The series was renewed for a second season with 13 episodes on 27 July 2021. [3] A third season consisting of 6 episodes was released on 12 January 2024. The fourth season was announced on 23 April 2024 on occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. [4]
The series follows when God Mahadev incarnates as Hanuman to serve God Rama and his transformation from a mighty warrior to a god and how Hanuman became the beacon of hope amidst the harrowing darkness.
The team used animatics for allowing actors to act instead of just dubbing to the animated work. [6] The character design work was done by the co-creator Charuvi Agrawal. [6]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Legend begins" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
2 | "The Monkey King" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
3 | "Kishkinda Bound" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
4 | "The Promise" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
5 | "Spirits of the Forest" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
6 | "Darkness Rises" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
7 | "The Yakshya King" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
8 | "Enter the Void" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
9 | "The Cave" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
10 | "Indra's Curse" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
11 | "Sampati Rises" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
12 | "The Mango and the Sun" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
13 | "Forgotten Truths" |
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| January 29, 2021 |
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1 | "Leap of Faith" |
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| August 6, 2021 |
2 | "Simhika Rises" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
3 | "Ravan" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
4 | "Ashok Vanaa" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
5 | "Sita's Strength" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
6 | "Message Received" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
7 | "Son of the Demon" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
8 | "Prison of Illusions" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
9 | "Immortals" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
10 | "Dance of Fire" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
11 | "Homecoming" | {{ubl J. Kang|Navin John}} |
| July 27, 2021 |
12 | "Ocean Apart" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
13 | "War Begins" |
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| July 27, 2021 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Lanka" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
2 | "Serpent's Kiss" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
3 | "Ravan Unleashed" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
4 | "Forgotten Son" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
5 | "Terror from the Sky" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
6 | "The Mountain Awakens" |
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| January 12, 2024 |
The series premiered on Disney+ Hotstar globally on January 29, 2021, in seven Indian languages with 5.1 audio.
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