Krishna Aur Kans

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Krishna Aur Kans
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVikram Veturi
Screenplay byKamlesh Pandey
StarringOm Puri
Juhi Chawla
Prachi Save
Music bySongs:
Shantanu Moitra
Background Score:
George Joseph
Shantanu Moitra
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 August 2012 (2012-08-03)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • English

Krishna Aur Kans (transl. Krishna and Kamsa) is a

Janmashtami after being inspired from film.[4] It was the widest ever released animation movie in India.[5]

Plot

The king and sorcerer

Gopi, the cowherds who watch over him. But he distinguished himself very early on by his miraculous exploits, and the music of his flute charmed men and beasts. Krishna especially befriends a little girl of his age, Radha (his future wife in Hindu mythology), but also befriends several boys, including Madhumangal. He can also count on the help of the monkey Dabiloba and the lamb Hamsi. Krishna must soon come to the aid of the people of the kingdom and face the supernatural perils sent to him by Kans, mainly the demons Trinavarta, Bakasur and Putna
. But, seeing Krishna easily defeating each of his envoys, Kans ends up challenging him to a duel in the coliseum of his capital. Several songs punctuate the film.

Voice cast

Original Hindi version:

Reception

Akanksha Naval - Shetye of DNA said "The film is more of an engaging fare for children, but even the adults accompanying their kids will find themselves enjoying the film just as much, so go for it!".[7]

Music

The music of the film was composed by Shantanu Moitra and the lyrics were penned by Swanand Kirkire and Vedavyasa Rangabhattacharya.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Advent of Krishna" (Ayega Koi Ayega) Sonu Nigam, Hamsika Iyer, Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya
2 "Enchanting Flute" Raj Mohan Sinha, Rakesh Chaurasiya
3 "Hey Krishna" (Hey Krishna Hey Krishna) Sonu Nigam
4 "Holi" (Holi Hain) Amitabh Bhattacharya, Abhijeet Ghoshal, Hamsika Iyer
5 "Krishna Leaving Vrindavan" (Suno Suno Sawaren Ki) Shreya Ghoshal, Pranab Kumar
6 "Krishna Past Time" (Gokul Ki Galiyon Me) Shravan Suresh
7 "Natkhat Natkhat" Shravan Suresh, Swanand Kirkire
8 "Nukkad Wale" Shravan Suresh
9 "Putana" (Baccho Jara Dur Dur Rahena Re) Sunidhi Chauhan, Shantanu Moitra
10 "Rasa" (Roon Ghoona Re) Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo
11 "Shloka" Varaprasad

Game

mobile video game
developer has released a game adaptation of the film, titled Krishna aur Kans.

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
5th Mirchi Music Awards Raag-Inspired Song of the Year "Krishna Leaving Vrindavan (Suno Suno Saanwre Ki...)" Nominated [8]

See also

  • List of indian animated feature films

References

  1. ^ "Krishna Aur Kans Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Krishna aur Kans declared tax free in six states". Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "'Krishna Aur Kans' to release in four languages". 26 July 2012. ibnlive. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Now, a Krishna Aur Kans themed mobile game". Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "'Krishna Aur Kans' set for widest ever domestic release of an Indian animation movie". The economic times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Being mom helped Juhi in 'Krishna Aur Kans'". Zeenews. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. ^ "The After hours review: 'Krishna Aur Kans' (Animation)". 5 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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