''Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali'' is a 2013 Indian animated film written and directed by
Rajiv Chilaka
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 n ...
and produced by Chilaka and
Samir Jain
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.
The film is based on the Indian animated series
Chhota Bheem
''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 and Tamil. Bheem is a brave, strong and intelligent young boy. H ...
. 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
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.
Distributed by
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...
, it was released in four different languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu
). It received mixed reviews. This movie had its television premiere on
Hungama TV
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on July 17, 2013, was released in the United States on February 1, 2014, and was shown on
Pogo TV
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on January 30, 2021. It was voted best animated feature film of 2013 by
IBNLive
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.
Production
The animated series ''Chhota Bheem'' launched in 2008. Due to its success,
Green Gold Animation
Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd, is a Hyderabad-based Indian Animation company, with offices in India, Singapore, Philippines and the United States. It is known for creating the ''Chhota Bheem'' television series and the ''Krishna'' film series. Gre ...
, an Indian animation content producer associated with
PVR Pictures
PVR Pictures is the film production and distribution arm of PVR Group, which also owns PVR Cinemas, one of the largest multiplex companies in India.
History
The company has its origin is Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was b ...
, released its first full-length movie, ''
Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan.'' That movie was a surprise success at the Indian box office.
This movie was also directed by
Rajiv Chilaka
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 n ...
, with
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...
distributing the film.
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 theaters. 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 on August 17, 2010, and it was released on May 3, 2013.
Characters
Regular characters
* Bheem—hero of the film.
* Chutki—a seven-year-old girl, friend of Bheem.
* Indumati—a nine-year-old girl, the young princess of Dholakpur.
* Raju— a five-year-old boy, friend of Bheem.
* Indravarma—king of Dholakpur.
* Jaggu—a talking monkey and Bheem's friend.
* Kalia—a twelve-year-old boy and friend of Bheem.
* Dholu and Bholu—identical twin brothers, followers of Kalia.
Film-specific characters
* Arjun—a 9-year-old boy, Indravarma's maternal nephew, and the young Prince of Bali.
*
Rangda
Rangda is the demon queen regnant, queen of the Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil Witchcraft, witches against the leader of the forces of good — ...
—an evil witch, captures Bali.
* Rajguru Bahula—a scholar of Bali.
* Balian—priest of Bali.
*
Leyak
In the Balinese mythology, folklore of Bali, the Leyak locally is a mythological figure in the form of a flying head with entrails (heart, lung, liver, etc.) still attached. Leyak is said to fly trying to find a pregnant woman in order to suck h ...
—minion of rangda.
*
Barong—the supreme god of Bali.
* Aci and Ayu—two Indonesian village girls.
* Mukhiyaji-Sarpanch of a village in Bali and father of Aci and Ayu.
Music
Release and reception
The film was distributed by Yash Raj Films
and released to 400 screens on May 3, 2013.
It received mixed reviews from critics. The ''
Times of India
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'' 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.
''
Sify
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'', in their review, found the film "critic-proof" and gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
''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.
Box office
The film was successful at the box office,
earning 25
crore
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rupees in the first week,
and 36 crores after the second week. , the film has earned 116 crores worldwide.
See also
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Indian animation industry
The Indian Animation Industry encompasses traditional 2D animation, 3D animation and visual effects for feature films.
*
List of Indian animated feature films
This is list of Indian animated films. It includes theatrical films, some important short films, direct-to-video releases and International films in which Indian production houses and studios were involved.
Notable short films
Feature films
...
References
External links
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