Release date 2013 (2013) Running time 12.3 minutes Production company Charuvi Design Labs | Productioncompany Charuvi Design Labs Language Hindi Language Hindi | |
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Produced by Charuvi Design Labs Pvt. Ltd. Starring singers Amitabh BachchanSonu NigamAadesh ShrivastavaKumar SanuUdit Narayan Music by Veecon Music & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Cast Similar Bajrangbali, Vishwavidhaata, Aradhana, Jogi, Saawariya | ||
Shri Hanuman Chalisa is award winning Indian computer animated short film rendition of Hanuman Chalisa produced by Charuvi Design Labs and directed by Charuvi Agrawal. It is based on Hanuman Chalisa originally composed by poet Tulsidas. It won the Best Animation Film award the Jaipur Film Fest.
Contents
The film is a visual depiction of the lyrics of "Hanuman Chalisa", a devotional Hindu song which praises the selflessness, strength and devotion of the Hindu god Hanuman during the epic Ramayana in which he was instrumental in freeing Goddess Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana.
Plot
The 12-minute short film Shri Hanuman Chalisa illustrates the 40 verses composed by Tulsidas in 3D format. It consists of scenes about the God Hanuman of Hindu mythology. It contains narration and stylized images in 3D digital format, interpreting the Chalisa in a new medium, while retaining the original story. The film includes a musical sound track with many singers.
Singers
Shri Hanuman Chalisa is sung by Amitabh Bachchan, the track boasts 19 other well known singers, including Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Roopkumar Rathod, Kailash Kher, Babul Supriyo, Sukhwinder Singh, Shanker Mahadevan, suresh Wadkar, and Abhijit.
Screenings
Shri Hanuman Chalisa was screened at various festivals around the world, including the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival in 2011. and the Palm Springs International ShortFest, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Anima Mundi, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, the Dimension-3 Film Festival, and Rhode Island International Film Festival in 2013. It was also show at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2014.