Is “The Legend of Hanuman” the best animated series ever made by India?

Legend of Hanuman tops the charts as the most viewed show across all streaming platforms in India two weeks in a row.

The Legend of Hanuman: First things first..!

The Legend of Hanuman is an Indian animated epic television series created by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang, and Charuvi Agrawal for Hotstar. The series is produced by Graphic India which premiered on January 29, 2021.

To most of the Indian kids, HANUMAN is their first Superhero. The Epic Ramayana was and is a household topic and most of us have grown up on these stories. When kids ask their grandparents to tell a story, so “Ramayana” was the first story most grandparents tell their grandchildren. It uses to introduce the kids to the greatest epic in human history the story of Mahapursh Lord Rama.

Even though the story revolves around Rama, Hanuman is the one to whom most of the kids usually get attracted to. As a kid we use to imagine Rama will be tall and handsome, hanuman will be well built and a strong powerful superhero. “The Legend of Hanuman” brought life to our childhood superheroes and our imagination to life. Even though this is not the first time someone is telling the story on a silver screen or a small screen. The legend of Hanuman has covered some parts of the story that didn’t make it to the visual retelling until now. I guarantee you will enjoy these untouched parts of the story thoroughly.

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Technical Aspects:

This is a 13 episode Hotstar special series that shows the journey of a normal Vanara to a legend Hanuman.  Coming to the technical aspects, this is seriously a marvelously crafted visual treat. Which elaborately narrates the inspiring story of Hanuman. Never in Indian history, we have this kind of high-quality animated series. The visuals of forests, monsters, gods, and other beings are very well designed. VFX is visually rich and topnotch. Background music is very good which definitely brings goosebumps in many of the scenes. The show creators have taken some creative liberty and hyped the already crazy tale to another level.

Episodes, Run time and Languages:

The first season consists of 13 episodes. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes and is a perfect weekend binge-watch for kids, adults, and for the whole family. The series is available in 7 Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Bengali.

Watch Episode 1 for free on Hotstar using this link

Final Verdict: Yes, this is the best-animated series ever made by India…!

Our rating: 4.5/5

IMDB Rating: 9.5/10

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Synopsis:

The legend of Hanuman is the story of a humble Vanara who forgets his divinity but was awoken to embrace his true power and wisdom to become an immortal legend. When growing darkness threatens to tear the universe apart, all hope lies in the journey of a young hero. Hanuman’s power was taken from him as a child and he must go on a journey of self-discovery to remember the God inside him. Hanuman’s quest will take Him through a vast world of characters, demons, lost cities, cultures, and forest beings with their rivalries, alliances, and wars. At each stage, he and his companions must overcome unthinkable challenges to save all existence.

Genre: Animation, Mythology, Fantasy television

Created by:  Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang, Charuvi Agrawal

Written by: Sharad Devarajan, Sarwat Chaddha, Ashwin Pande, Arshad Syed

Directed by:  Jeevan J. Kang, Navin John

Narrated by: Sharad Kelkar

Country of origin:  India

Original language(s): Hindi

Other languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali.

No. of seasons:1

No. of episodes:13

Location(s): India

Production company(s):Graphic India

Distributor: Star India

Original network: Disney + Hotstar