''Magic Magic 3D'' is a 2003 Indian

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directed by Jose Punnoose. The film stars Suraj Balajee,

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and

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. It was dubbed in

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, with the Hindi dub being titled as ''Chota Jadugar'' (). It won the

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Plot

Indrajeet lives with his grandfather Acharya , a magician in Mayapuri. The boy's mother died when he was an infant. Acharya teaches him magic, but never sent him to school for formal education. Indrajeet's father Krishna, who runs a successful Indian channel in the United States, arrives up to take his son for education. Indrajeet refuses to leave his grandfather, but is forcibly sent to New York City via carton. Indrajeet awakens in New York City where he has been brought against his will. He meets his stepmother Deepti, but soon runs away and befriends three runaway orphans and a wonder dog who belongs to Mahesh and Lude, two petty thieves. Meanwhile, Acharya comes to New York City in search of his grandson. Indrajeet gets kidnapped by the thieves, but ultimately Acharya, along with the dog, saves his grandson using all his magic tricks.

Cast

* Suraj Balajee as Indrajeet *

as Acharya *

as Krishna, Indrajeet's father *

as Deepti, Indrajeet's stepmother *

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as Oor Thalaivar (Village Head) *

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as servant *

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as one of Indrajit's friends * Julia Rusastky as Kiki * Julian Carey as Tyrone * Justin Melvin as Yogi * Andrea Alton as Maid * Al Dioro * Owen Burke * Barkley as Romeo the dog

Production

70% of ''Magic Magic'' was shot in

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. Filming also took place in Manhattan, and to a lesser extent in India. According to Jose, the film took roughly 140 days to complete. It was made on a budget of .

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sharreth and Jagan. Lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar (Tamil), Girish Puthancherry and Mathew Cherian (Malayalam), Vennelakanti and Bhuvanachandra (Telugu) and Sudhakar Sharma (Hindi). ;Tamil version *"Kanne Chella" – SPB,

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*"Vanavilil" – priya *"Yaar Indha Kuttichathan" – SPB, priya *"Chandramandalam" – Priya ;Hindi version *"Taalido" – SPB, Chithra *"Kaun Hai Yeh" – SPB,

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*"Indradhanush" – Sunidhi Chauhan *"Zoobi Zoobi" – Sunidhi Chauhan ;Malayalam version *Kanne Chella –

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*Aarannu Kuttichathan – SPB, Priya *Kanna Kaattin – Priya *Ambuli Mama – Priya

Reception

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'' stated that it "is technically tacky, made in a shoddy manner and lacks a basic story line that will not gel with today's children". However, ''

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'' said, "Don't forget to take kids along with you. They need to watch this movie more than you!!". The film won the

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Special Effects 2000s children's fantasy films 2000s Tamil-language films 2003 3D films 2003 directorial debut films 2003 films Films about magic and magicians Films scored by Sharreth Films set in the United States Films shot in New York City Films shot in the United States Films that won the Best Special Effects National Film Award Indian 3D films Indian children's fantasy films