Ghatothkach
| Ghatothkach | |
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| Directed by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Screenplay by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Dialogues by | Aparajit Shukla Ashmith Kunder Raavikondal Rao (Telugu) |
| Story by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Produced by | Vinod Suryadevara Smita Maroo |
| Edited by | Ashmith Kunder |
| Music by | Songs: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Score: Pravin Mani |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹6.50 crore |
| Box office | ₹1.52 crore |
Ghatothkach is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language animated film based on the life of the Mahabharata character Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hidimba. The film is written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who also scored the soundtrack. The film was premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the International Critics' Week, and was also premiered to special mention at the Grand Finale – Children's Film Festival 2014 of the 44th International Film Festival of India.
It was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Ghatothkach 2, in 2013. Directed by Vijay S. Bhanushali and Smita Maroo it further follows the adventures of the child Ghatotkacha.
Voice cast
- Sundip Karnik as Ghatotkach
- Jaya Bhaskar as Ghatotkach (Telugu)
- Malak Shah as Young Ghatotkach
- Anindita Bose as Young Ghatotkach (Marathi)
- Meghana Irande as Baby Ghatotkach "Ghattu" (also in Marathi)
- Prasad Barve as Gajju
- Meghana Irande as Kid Gajju (also in Marathi)
- Gufi Paintal as Shakuni Mama
- Samay as Duryodhan
- Ravi Shankar as Duryodhan (Tamil)
- Ajay Ghosh as Duryodhan (Telugu)
- Rakhee Sharma as Hidimba
- Gayatri as Hidimba (Telugu)
- Girish Sahdev as Kantakasur
- Ankur Zaveri as Abhimanyu
- Aditya Rao as Young Abhimanyu
- Neshma Mantri as Surekha
- Aparna Bhagwat as Young Surekha
- Viraj Adhar as Krishna
- Shakti Singh as Balram
- Namrata Sawhney as Rukmini and Revathy
- Rajeev Raj as Lakshman Kumar and Mardhan
- Manish Bhawan as Vimardhan and Chand
- Omi Sharma as Prachand and Jambuka
- Rakesh Chaturvedi as Shambuka
- Rajshree Nath as Subhadra
- Uday Sabnis as Narrator
- Ravi Shankar as Narrator (Telugu)
Ganesh Divekar and Meghana Irande provided the animal voices in the film in Hindi and Marathi.
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Sameer; all music is composed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Hoon Ghatothkach (Child Version)" | Shravan | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Maya Bazaar" | Daler Mehndi, Sudesh Bhonsle | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Natnaagar Ki Hai Saari Leela" | Mahalakshmi Iyer | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Main Yahan Tu Wahaan" | Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Angalik Bangalik Jaadu Hai" | Shravan | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Sajaa Hai Bhojnaley" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Aana Aaja Na" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Sudesh Bhonsle | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Main Hoon Ghatothkach (Adult Version)" | Sudesh Bhonsle | 2:17 |
| Total length: | 27:09 | ||
Reception
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, "While this 2D animation might not be ground-breaking and the second half stands on shaky ground with its song 'n' dance overload, Ghatothkach has its enjoyable moments".