Roll No 21

Outline

Kansa has reincarnated on the earth in the form of Kanishk; The smooth talking principal of Mathura Anath Ashram. He tries to win complete obedience of his school and kids before conquering the world. However, Kris, the reincarnation of Lord Krishna, makes it difficult for Kanishk as he keeps the goodness in all the kids alive. In order to get rid of Kris, Kanishk calls various monsters and demons from Paataal Lok (the Netherworld) to fight and beat Kris but using his wit and mystical powers, Kris keeps defeating all the demons. All of Kanishk's attempts fail as Kris with his friends overcome all the obstacles Kanishk creates for them. Each episode of the series shows Kanishk calling a demon to fight Kris and Kris defeating it. It forms the main storyline of the series.

Characters

The show has the following main characters:

Kris: Kris is a godly child, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. He has appeared in Mathura Anath Ashram to stop Kanishk and his evil plans. Kris stays as a normal student in the school but secretly changes into Krishna, the divine boy with mystical powers whenever it is needed. He shows childish traits such as playing, disliking studies and homework and enjoying playtime with his friends. His skin colour is blue (like Lord Krishna) in this series.

Kanishk: Kanishk is the incarnation of Kansa who is the principal of Mathura Anath Ashram. He initially came back on earth to take over the world but Krishna's appearance is 'delaying' his whole plan. In order to get rid of Kris, He keeps coming with a new 'Get Kris' plan in each story which forms the storyline for the series. However, since defeating Kris is not easy, and he also has to manage the whole school and its duties, Kanishk keeps summoning various demons from Paataal-Lok to fight Kris. Kanishk is very concerned about the performance of his school and its result. He is seen constantly nagging with his staff to get the kids' performance up all the time.

Doctor Jai: Doctor Jai is Kanishk's most loyal minion. He is a dentist and stays by Kanishk all the time. He is the reincarnation of Jarasandh. The students make fun of him and call him Dr. J. Jai often keeps coming with new ideas to get rid of Kris. Unfortunately, all his ideas backfire on him and Kanishk. Besides being a dentist, Jai is also a scientist who keeps inventing various machines, devices and traps mostly used to tackle Kris. However, he often desires to be the principal of the school and hopes to kick Kanishk out because Kanishk keeps whacking and humiliating him.

Pinky: Pinky is Kris' classmate and a student of Mathura Anath Ashram. She is the incarnation of Radha. She is one of the best friends that Kris has and worries about Kris, her friends and the school. She is an activist who keeps coming up with different initiatives for the betterment of the school and its students. Pinky is also a brainiac who is good with studies. She appears to have a crush on Kris.

Babloo: Babloo is Kris' best friend and the reincarnation of Sudama. He stays with Kris most of the time and backs Kris and his ideas when confronted by Pinky. He is an average student but really good with sports.

Madhu: Madhu is a friend of Kris and the brains of their group. Among all the friends Kris has, Madhu is the smartest one. He keeps coming up with many innovative ideas of gadgets and devices useful for kids. He is also the smartest student of the school. He often gets bulled by Golu.

Golu: Golu is the bully of Mathura Anath Ashram. His only job and recreation is to mess with the kids (especially Madhu) and to take their stuff by force. He is often confronted by Kris and friends. Many times, Golu is let in by Kanishk and Jai in their plans to get back at Kris. Golu happily participates in Kanishk's plans as he likes getting an opportunity to get even with Kris and Kanishk also manages to get Golu's grades a little high.

Sukhi: Sukhi is the reincarnation of Muni Narada in the school. He is in the school to report everything to the gods. He owns a phonebooth outside the school, where he has a divine phone which connects straight to heaven. He reports about how Kris is doing through this booth. He knows Kris' secret and helps him often by letting him know of Kanishk's evil plans.

Taarak: Taarak, an incarnation of Tarakasur, is Kanishk's cousin who is there in the school as a maths teacher. He is more of a 'Yes Sir' character who keeps nodding to all of Kanishk's plans to get back at Kris (no matter how ridiculous they are). He sometimes is shown wishing if Kanishk could let him be a fit free as he is constantly nagged by Kanishk to take more extra classes.

Suparna: Miss Suparna is the chemistry teacher of the school. She is the reincarnation of Putana. She is really fond of her make-up and is a laid back but strict teacher.

Basu: Basu is the sports teacher of the Mathura Anath Ashram. He is loved by the kids and is their favorite teacher. He is a normal human, unlike the other teachers who are demons.

Prashanth: He is a student in Mathura Anath Ashram. He is somewhat good in studies but very good at sport and dancing.

Balu: He is the elder brother of Kris and the incarnation of Balarama. In his first scene in the show, he is seen keeping a public eye on Kris.

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Awards

Roll No 21 received the maximum number of awards (3 awards) in the Cartoon Network Super Toons Award 2013.