Yom (TV series)

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Yom
Created byMunjal Shroff
Developed by
  • Tilak Shetty
  • Munjal Shroff
  • Umesh Padalkar
  • Svani Parekh
Written bySvani Parekh, Sandiip Paatil
Voices of
  • Sairaj
  • Devyani Davaonkar
  • Ketan Singh
Theme music composerJustin-Uday
Opening theme"Yom Theme"
by Ajay Sawant
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerAbhijeet Nadkarni
Producers
  • Tilak Shetty
  • Munjal Shroff
Running time21 minutes
Production companyGraphiti Multimedia
Release
Original network Disney Channel India
Audio format Stereo
Original release1 May (2017-05-01) 
30 October 2017 (2017-10-30)

Yom (short for Yogendra Omprakash Mathur) is an Indian flash-animated television series produced by Graphiti Multimedia and created by Munjal Shroff. [1] [2] It premiered on 1 May 2017 on Disney Channel in India. Originally set to air in 2016, but Disney delayed it to May 2017. The story is about Yogendra Mathur, often shortened to Yom, an 11-year-old school boy who lives in Chotasheher and can transform to different animals by performing Yoga Asanas. [3]

The show was added to Netflix on 7 June 2018.

Premise

Yogendra Mathur (Yom) is an 11-year-old schoolboy who has the power to transform into multiple animals like eagle, cat or dog; among others. He can only be in his animal form for 11 minutes at a time. He lives in the fictional city of Chotasheher and saves it from evil threats. His friend Riya is his timekeeper and tells him about how much time he has left in his animal form. She has a watch which alerts her when Yom transforms into an animal.

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References

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