Ramayana The Epic รามเกียรติ์ 3D (2011)

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NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL MAY 4, 2011
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Saturday, May 7, 2011, Tribeca Theater 1, 12 noon,

The Legend of Rama
Directed by Chetan Desai
India, 2010, 100 minutes, (with English subtitles), US Premiere
Cast (voice): Randeep Hooda, Nandana Sen, Gulshan Grover & Kabir Bedi

Rama, the handsome prince of Ayodhays, is in exhile with the beautiful Sita and his valiant brother Laxman. One day Sita is kidnapped by the mighty Ravana, the demon king. Rama and Laxman begin their search for Sita with the help of the monkey-god Hanuman. The Ramayana, the most beloved of all Indian stories, gets its first 3D computer animation retelling in this production from producer Ketan Mehta."

‘The Legend of Rama’ is the first 3D Computer animated retelling of the story of Rama in all its glory. Directed by Chetan Desai and created by a team of over 400 artists and technicians working over 2 years, the film is a land mark in Indian animation and designed for a global audience.

It’s a grand vision of the glorious Indian past and an adventure story of the original Indian superhero. Using cutting edge computer animation and visual effects techniques, modern story telling methods and futuristic designs ‘The Legend of Rama’ presents a bold new vision of India’s past glory.

Chetan Desai, the creative studio head at Maya Digital Media has worked on over 300 commercials including Reebok, Pepsi, Coke and produced over 2000 minutes of 3D animation for the entertainment industry. His talent as Animation and Visual Effects Supervisor and Director has been appreciated across both international and domestic industry and his work has been awarded in various forums including BAFTA, GDC, Seagate and Screen Awards. His milestone 3D international animation projects include Jack Frost, Golden Eye Rogue Agent, Neopets (Sony Play station – game cinematics), Disney Princesses (Disney Interactive - game cinematics), Soldier of Fortune (Activision- game cinematics), Cosmic Quantum Ray, Tronji, Da Jammies and many more. Aside from the numerous international projects Chetan took time out to devote 3 years of his life to create ‘Ramayana – The Epic’.

Ketan Mehta is one of the most internationally renowned and acknowledged filmmakers from India. He has received numerous National and International awards and critical acclaim. Amongst his well-known films are ‘Bhavni Bhavai’, ‘Holi’, ‘Mirch Masala’, ‘Sardar’, ‘Maya Memsaab’ and ‘The Rising- Ballad of Mangal Pandey’.

Ketan Mehta is also the Promoter-Chairman of Maya Digital Media one of India’s largest Computer Animation and Digital Visual Effects studios.

Ketan Mehta has served as a consultant on many Government of India Bodies including Doordarshan, Directorate of film festivals, Film and Television Institute of India and is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of NFDC (National Film Development Corporation Of India). He is also the President of IIFW – (Independent Indian Filmmaker’s Worldwide).

The strength of ‘Ramayana – The Epic’ lies in the fact that it unfolds as a commercial action drama rather than one of those regular run of the mill animation affairs. While animation films usually get trapped in either bringing on those unwanted comic moments or a dozens of special effects laden action scenes (mainly to appeal to the kids), ‘Ramayana’ keeps its focus on drama by means of visuals rather than the other way round. Yes, there are action sequences but they are crisp and quick rather than being forced. And thankfully, there is no exponential multiplication of animated characters here to give the film a grand appeal, something which most animated films usually do.
Also, while the film is about Ram, it is Raavan who stays on with you once the movie’s under-two hours run is through. Whether it is his own larger than life persona, his voice (Ashutosh Rana is very effective here), his punch phrase – ‘Hum Raakshas Hain’ (‘Mogambo Khush Hua’ anyone?), his bulging muscles or his attire – just about everything comes together to create an image which does justify his menacing character.Movie Reviews And Bollywood news
Credit it to the virtue of negativity being the selling point but the truth remains that ‘Ramayana’ largely works due to Raavan. It is this character that lights up the screen every time it appears in the narrative. No wonder, the makers too felt that this was the character that deserved most screen time. This is the reason why the film is lesser about Ram & Sita and more about Raavan. Does it turn out to be fun? Oh, of course yes and also makes you truly believe that this is a much better effort than Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’.

31.03.2011 | Author: bismaanwar
from : http://www.990m.com/2011/03/31/ramyana-bollywood-movie-review/

Vimanika Comics teams up with Chetan Desai for a live action film on ‘The Sixth‘
11 March 2011 03:45 PM

BY ANIMATIONXPRESS.COM TEAM

After working with some award winning artists and writers Vimanika has now roped in Director, Chetan Desai from "Ramayana the Epic" fame to make a live action film based on one of the main characters from the comic series. Vimanika has been creating some of the most fascinating artworks in the comic series never before seen in India. It has now taken one step further joined hands with Chetan Desai to make a film on one of its most popular title The Sixth : Legend of Karna.
The story : A successful businessman is forced to go to India in search of the dark shadows that has been haunting him since his childhood days. The epic quest unfolds when he discovers that the he is in the midst of the greatest war of all time as a warrior himself. The twisted legend of his true identity with bravery, treachery, loyalty and respect is revealed in the mystery. The greatest warrior of all time shall fight the demons of the dark world, yet again.
One of India‘s finest animation heads, Chetan has produced over 2000 minutes of 3D animation. His talent as Animation and Visual Effects Superving director has been appreciated across both international and domestic industry and his work has been awarded in various forums including BAFTA, GDC, Seagate and Screen Awards.

Chetan‘s Ramayan The Epic was critically acclaimed and very well accepted by all age groups.Chetan has the technological distinction and the creative finesse to understand the nuances that we have painstakingly built over the last 5 years bringing out our comics", says Karan Vir, CEO and creative head behind the master epic.
"60% of the film will be shot with chroma screen and the film will retain the flavor of the comic book artwork look. It will almost be like the characters from the book have come alive on screen.
We will be using an advanced digital imaging system for high-end production workflow. This film has substantial amount visual effects and chroma keying work. It is a professional production tool, designed to take visual effects moviemaking out of the stone age to the next level of digital production in India.The film will be digitally shot with the latest technology - also used in the most recent Hollywood films like the Social Network and Pirates of the Caribbean-On stranger tides.
I believe that through this creative and artistic engagement with Vimanika Comics bringing together the art and technology, a story inspired for many years, we will bring in a new format of film making in India. Exploring this new medium, it will lift the bars for Indian films being compared to international films added Chetan Desai.