Have you seen the Karadi Tales animated series on Disney Channel yet? We're on Season 2 now, featuring stories from Indian mythology and folklore. The show airs every weekday at 09:30 AM. Don't miss it!
Directed by Soumitra Ranade, the television series has 26 titles from the Karadi Tales catalogue rendered vibrantly in an animation style that is uniquely Indian. The animated characters and backgrounds are richly created along the lines of the Indian mask-making tradition. The final look is distinct, sophisticated and intrinsically Indian.
The soundtrack features Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Saeed Jaffrey, Jaaved Jaaferi and other celebrated artistes from the Indian theatrical tradition. The episodes are beautifully textured with the music and lilting background score created by 3 Brothers & A Violin. The series currently airs in English and Hindi, and will soon be broadcast in other regional languages as well.
Read write-ups on the show at Daily News Analysis and The Hindu.
See videos from the show on our YouTube page!
we r big karadi fans...
ReplyDeleteyes we do but anush my 4 yr old finds the picturisation a bit scary... i find it rather dark too
artnavy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in. We're glad you are all big Karadi fans!
We do understand that Anush (and you!) might find the picturisation a bit dark. The Indian mask-making tradition tends to be stylised in a way that might seem scary - especially since we are so used to bright, happy western cartoons. In this animated series, we have tried to lighten them as much as possible without actually compromising on the authenticity of the artwork.
Perhaps Anush will get used to it! The idea is really to get kids and adults more accustomed to Indian artwork. :-)
We enjoy karadi tales alot and equally enjoy the songs in the stories. The title song is a big hit and we all sing it in chorus.
ReplyDeleteWill surely watch the animated series in Summer vacation.
Vibha.
Not much into TV around here so thanks for the youtube links! Checking them out now.
ReplyDeleteVibha,
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy the songs! :-) Do let us know what you think of the animated series when you watch it. The DVDs of the series will be out soon too!
ChoxBox,
ReplyDeleteGreat. Let us know what you think and do pick up the DVDs. They'll be out soon!
hi we love karadi tales and have most of the dvds, but have really enjoyed the disney india karadi tales a lot more.The look and flow of the stories are excellent.But i live abroad and do not get to see it in india-are these new karadi tales going to be available on dvd not the pal but ntsc version?
ReplyDeleteHi L! Great to hear that you enjoyed our animated series on Disney! Of the new series, we do have 8 mythology stories available on DVD, but only as PAL - the video standard followed in India. Hence if you live in the US, you'll need a multisystem DVD player to play these DVDs.
ReplyDeleteFor details on our mythology DVDs, please visit: http://www.karaditales.com/FormProduct.aspx?SeriesId=47