- Hanuman (film)
Infobox Film
name = Hanuman
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director =V.G. Samant, Silvertoons Milind Ukey
producer =Sumit Kumar Purva Naresh
writer =Milind Ukey
starring =Mukesh Khanna
music =Tapas Relia
editing =
cinematography =
distributor =Sahara India Pariwar
released =October 21 ,2005 (India )
country = India
language =Hindi
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =Return of Hanuman
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imdb_id = 0488836"Hanuman" is a 2005 animated
feature film released bySahara India Pariwar ofIndia , Percept Pictures and Silvertoons. The film dramatizes the life of its title character,Hanuman , aHindu God. The animation was created by Silvertoons.It is India's first major commercial family animated feature (there were several earlier ones made byPentamedia Graphics ).Plot
The screenplay of this animated movie depict the part of Hanuman's life from his birth. The narration is by actor
Mukesh Khanna . The movie relates how Hanuman was born to Anjani (a female Apsara) and Kesari, by the blessings of Vayu-Dev, the Wind God. Hanuman, who is the 11th rudra avatar of supreme beingGOD Shiva himself. He was blessed with supreme intelligence, strength and divine powers. As a baby, Hanuman was quite naughty and used his powers to pester the saints living in the nearby forest. Once when he was hungry he leapt to catch the sun thinking it was a fruit.On the insistence of
Vayu ,Indra and the other Gods came together to bless baby Hanuman of immortal life. Amongst the other blessing a few are: no fear/harm from the Brahmastra, no harm could befall him from any weapons, fire and water. He could overcome death and he could transform his body to take the smallest form or attain the biggest form of life. Blessed with divine powers Hanuman grew up to be powerful and mighty. He helped Lord Ram and Laxman in their search forSita .Hanuman burned the golden city Lanka and he with his super powers helped Lord Ram and Laxman defeatRavan and secure the release of Sita. Seeing his devotion and love towards him, Lord Ram blessed Hanuman with the boon of immortality.uccessor
A companion* to
Hanuman called "Hanuman Returns " - later renamed as "Return of Hanuman" - was released on December 28, 2007.*Hanuman Returns is not a sequel to
Hanuman ; it is a movie with its independent storyline. This disclaimer is stated in the beginning ofHanuman Returns .ee also
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List of animated feature films
*Pentamedia Graphics (an Indian company which has released a number of animated features)External links
*imdb title|id=0488836|title=Hanuman
*amg title|id=1:337937|title=Hanuman
* [http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/h/Hanuman/index-1137517.html Info at Yahoo Movies UK]
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