For Decades, Indian Animation Has Occupied An Awkward Space. On side we stuck to our mythology where we have stories from Ramayan and Mahabharat and on the other side wade wa some risk takers who Attempted modern stories but with animal character Characters Playing. But none was able to break into the mainstream like the way Hollywood films have made inroads with their films like the toy story, Inside Out, Kung Fu Panda and Many more. But in Recent Times, The release of Ashwin Kumar Directed Mahavatar Narsimha has set the industry abuzz. The film which releases a week after mohit suri, ahaan panday and aneet padda’s saiyaarara has no gone on to mint more than Rs 248 crore at the box office making it the biggest animation film in the country and 50th Biggest Hit of Hindi Cinema. At this point the film is the tipping point for the a lot of players to accept or take risk with animation films on again.
With Mahavatar Narimsha, Director Ashwin Kumar Told the Story of Lord Vishu’s Half Lion-Half Man Incarnation through the story of prahlad and hiranyakashyap. Combining Rooted Story With Emotion and State of the Art Animation, The Film Managed to Attract Not only the kids and their parents but also young adults and old audience who have pretty much been left bend Content Curation.Even before the release of the film, Ashwin Kumar Along with Hambale Productions Who have Been Behind Films Like Kantara and Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire Had Alrady Comela Togeether. Here are the films that will be made under the university
- Mahavatar Parshuram (2027)
- Mahavatar Raghunandan (2029)
- Mahavatar dwarkadhish (2031)
- Mahavatar Gokulananda (2033)
- Mahavatar Kalki Part 1 (2035)
- Mahavatar Kalki Part 2 (2037)
The new innings for animation isn’t just limited to theatrical releases. On Wednsday Morning Netflix in Association with Alok Jain, Anu Sikka, and Ajit Andhare Announced Kurukshetra. The animated series is set to reimagine the mahabharata. Creator anu sikka talking about the series said, “The battle of kurukshetra is unforgettable and timeless, it is a collision of duty, destiny, and moral choices. Kurukshetra with its distinct percetices blending esteemless wisdom with the power of visual storytelling. Accessible to Indian and Global audiences in a visually stunning rich new format.,If Netflix represents Global Interest, Telugu Producer Naga Vamsi who recently released War 2 LED by Hrithik Roshan and Jr Ntr NTR in Telugu Speaking States Has Now Put HeS MIGHT NIS MIGHT NINIMAN FIMAN FILM Vayuputra. The animated film based on the life of Lord Hanuman, Slated for a Grand Dussehra 2026 release.Hanuman has been one of the most revered characters that have been created in Indian animation be it through Hanuman Directed by Vg Samant, Return of Hanuman Directed by Anruag Kashyap Sharad Devarajan to name a few.
A look back
- Hanuman (2005,) directed by vg samant was one of the first major successes, spawning a sequel and giving the new generation a news usero to look up to.
- Jayantilal Gada’s Mahabharat (2013), with Voices from Ajay Devgn to Sunny Deol to Anil Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan.
- Chhota bheem has been one of the most successful Home Grown Characters Spawning Films and a Lot of Merchandise. Look at it’s success series Around Ajay Devgn’s Singham Had also Been Greenlit but it received Limited Limited Success.
- Outside mythology, efforts like char sahibzaade (harry baweja) experienced with sikh history while
Roadseide Romeo (Jugal Hansraj) Told a Romantic Story, and Delhi Safari (Nikkhil Advani) Delivered a Social Message But None of that of them Ware Able to Sustain at the Box Office.
Now if even half the announcing projects come to fruition Indian animation is poised to grow at an exponical rate.
