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  • Graphic India’s ‘The Legend of Hanuman’ tops the chart as the #1 Hindi Show on Disney+Hotstar

    Graphic India’s ‘The Legend of Hanuman’ tops the chart as the #1 Hindi Show on Disney+Hotstar

    Mumbai: Graphic India announced that Season 3 of its hit animated series, The Legend of Hanuman, has ranked as the #1 show in Hindi on 22 January 2024, above all other live action shows and films on Disney+Hotstar streamed that day.

    Having premiered on 12 January, Season 3 of the series continues to be a trailblazer, setting an unprecedented milestone for the Indian animation industry.

    The series has been a breakout success in India with independent media consulting and data analytics group, Ormax Media listing it in the Top 3 Hindi shows or films in India for the past two weeks across all streaming platforms in the country. Ormax estimates the show received 8 million views in the first 10 days.

    Along with its previous seasons, The Legend of Hanuman is the only animated series to be listed in the Ormax Media chart of top 5 shows and movies. The series has also received an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences across age groups, resulting in a 9.2 IMDB audience feedback rating and 4.9 (out of 5) Google audience review rating, making it one of the highest scores for any original Indian streaming show or film.

    The series was created by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang and Charuvi Agrawal, and produced by Graphic India.

    Devarajan and Kang are the series showrunners and Executive Producers, with Devarajan as the lead writer and Kang as the lead director.

    Graphic India founder and the series co-creator, Sharad Devarajan commented, “The Legend of Hanuman continues to be an unprecedented milestone for original Indian animation, and we are so honored by the positive responses we have received for Season 3 so far. Our hope was to create a transcendent moment for Indian animation and to do justice to this amazing hero that has inspired countless millions of people for thousands of years. We wanted to have Indian audiences experience the medium of animation as a new form of sophisticated storytelling that captures the complex subject matter and deeply spiritual themes of our mythologies. I hope people of all ages will continue to discover and enjoy the series in the weeks, months, and years ahead.”

  • Graphic India ropes in Narendra Deshpande as senior VP of production & animation

    Graphic India ropes in Narendra Deshpande as senior VP of production & animation

    MUMBAI: Graphic India has announced the hire of veteran animation executive, Narendra Deshpande as senior vice president of production and animation. Deshpande will work closely with Graphic India’s Co-Founder and CEO, Sharad Devarajanand its EVP, Creative, Jeevan J. Kang, to scale up Graphic’s original animation production across television and digital platforms.

    “Narendra brings to Graphic India two decades of animation production experience and excellence and it’s our great honor to have him join us in our mission to create original Indian characters and stories that captivate the imaginations of audiences around the world,” said Devarajan. “With an ever increasing number of new animated shows in production and development, Narendra will oversee our production scale-up and build a world-class execution pipeline.”

    “After an enriching journey of 20 years in the animation industry, having learned a lot from each and every experience, I am now joining Graphic India with new hope and a new dream. With the intention to be more perfect, acquire more knowledge with open arms andaim to achieve great heights,” added Desphande. “With my dedication, devotion to my work and a bagful of new ideas, I had heard that if you ‘Choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life’, and that’s exactly what I am going to do as pleasure in work gives perfection. I believe in hard work to get desired results. No gains without pains. Looking forward to a fantastic time at Graphic India.”

    Graphic India is a character entertainment company focused on creating leading characters, comics and stories through animation, comics and digital platforms. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the most creative talent in the world, with more than 500 million people under the age of 25 and more than 900 million mobile phone users in the country.

    The Company’s animated shows include, Chakra The Invincible, with superhero icon, Stan Lee and has appeared on Cartoon Network/Toonami as well as the Angry Birds ToonsTV platform.

    Phantom Films recently announced a partnership with Graphic for a live-action Bollywood film based on Chakra, to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker, Vikramaditya Motwane. They are also also working with acclaimed actor, Amitabh Bachchan on the launch of his first animated series, Astra Force, which will appear on Disney Channel later this year. It was also recently announced that Graphic India is working with filmmaker SS Rajamouli and Arka Media Works to create new content around the hit film,Baahubali.

    Graphic India is owned by U.S. comic book Company, Liquid Comics LLC, CA Media LP, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG) and NYC Media Group, Start Media.

  • Graphic India ropes in Narendra Deshpande as senior VP of production & animation

    Graphic India ropes in Narendra Deshpande as senior VP of production & animation

    MUMBAI: Graphic India has announced the hire of veteran animation executive, Narendra Deshpande as senior vice president of production and animation. Deshpande will work closely with Graphic India’s Co-Founder and CEO, Sharad Devarajanand its EVP, Creative, Jeevan J. Kang, to scale up Graphic’s original animation production across television and digital platforms.

    “Narendra brings to Graphic India two decades of animation production experience and excellence and it’s our great honor to have him join us in our mission to create original Indian characters and stories that captivate the imaginations of audiences around the world,” said Devarajan. “With an ever increasing number of new animated shows in production and development, Narendra will oversee our production scale-up and build a world-class execution pipeline.”

    “After an enriching journey of 20 years in the animation industry, having learned a lot from each and every experience, I am now joining Graphic India with new hope and a new dream. With the intention to be more perfect, acquire more knowledge with open arms andaim to achieve great heights,” added Desphande. “With my dedication, devotion to my work and a bagful of new ideas, I had heard that if you ‘Choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life’, and that’s exactly what I am going to do as pleasure in work gives perfection. I believe in hard work to get desired results. No gains without pains. Looking forward to a fantastic time at Graphic India.”

    Graphic India is a character entertainment company focused on creating leading characters, comics and stories through animation, comics and digital platforms. Graphic believes that India is home to some of the most creative talent in the world, with more than 500 million people under the age of 25 and more than 900 million mobile phone users in the country.

    The Company’s animated shows include, Chakra The Invincible, with superhero icon, Stan Lee and has appeared on Cartoon Network/Toonami as well as the Angry Birds ToonsTV platform.

    Phantom Films recently announced a partnership with Graphic for a live-action Bollywood film based on Chakra, to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker, Vikramaditya Motwane. They are also also working with acclaimed actor, Amitabh Bachchan on the launch of his first animated series, Astra Force, which will appear on Disney Channel later this year. It was also recently announced that Graphic India is working with filmmaker SS Rajamouli and Arka Media Works to create new content around the hit film,Baahubali.

    Graphic India is owned by U.S. comic book Company, Liquid Comics LLC, CA Media LP, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG) and NYC Media Group, Start Media.

  • Stan Lees Chakra: The Invincible to premiere on Cartoon Network on November 30 at 12pm

    Stan Lees Chakra: The Invincible to premiere on Cartoon Network on November 30 at 12pm

    MUMBAI: As the year comes to an end, kids will have a new Indian hero to cheer for with unique superpowers and a will to defeat all evil! Legendary writer – Stan Lee’s first ever Indian superhero Chakra: The Invincible premieres on November 30 at 12pm only on Cartoon Network.

    The recently announced partnership between Cartoon Network, Graphic India and POW! Entertainment will bring to life a new superhero of local origin. Chakra: The Invincible tells the story of Raju Rai, a young Indian boy living in Mumbai. Raju and his mentor, the scientist Dr. Singh, develop a technology suit that activates the mystical chakras of the body. When Raju dons the suit, he discovers superpowers and vows to use his newfound abilities to protect and serve. Using his amazing powers, Chakra must save the city and the world from super villains!

    Chakra also comes bearing gifts for his young fans. To win exciting prizes from Cartoon Network, all kids have to do is log onto to www.cartoonnetworkindia.com and play the Chakra: The Invincible contest!

    Acclaimed Indian artist, Jeevan J. Kang, SVP Creative at Graphic India, oversaw the visual development and created the character designs and art for the project working closely with Mr. Lee and Devarajan to bring Chakra’s story to life.