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Toonz Media Group and Pran's Features collaborate to create animated series of the iconic Chacha Chaudhury, created by Pran Kumar Sharma.
Toonz will be the global distributiorfor the series while Zamoza Brands will be on board to handle the licensing and merchandising rights.
Rooted in India
The series will be in English with 26 episodes of 22 minutes each and broadcast on national and international platforms. Chacha Chaudhary , Pran’s all-time favourite comic book, is about a wise man who solves problems with his exceptional intellect along with his friend Sabu, an inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
The other characters of the series include Bini, Chacha Chaudhary’s wife; Rocket, the dog; and Dag–Dag, an old truck, said P Jayakumar, CEO, Toonz Media Group, while announcing the project here.
Comic favourite
Unlike the present fictional superhero characters, Chacha Chaudhary does not have a muscular physique that boasts of unrealistic and extraordinary powers, he added. Unforeseen humour in each episode made the comic favourite among all ages. Chacha Chaudhary , considered the Tintin of India, is equally liked by children and adults.
The bestseller comic of Pran’s Features dates back to the 1960’s and Toonz Media is ready to take it to the next level via an animated series, Jayakumar said. It was an idea to familiarise the present generation to such an incredible realistic character that led to the decision of recreating the comic, he added.
Nikhil Pran, CEO of Pran Features, who was also present, said that readers who have loved reading Chacha Chaudhary comics since 1960 will now be able to enjoy the animation series.
Legendary character
Zamoza Brands, with expertise in merchandising, will bring out various products based on ChachaChaudhary . This character will live the dreams of kids, said Rohit Sobti, CEO, Zamoza. “Chacha Chaudhary is the first common man superhero and one of the most iconic brands of India. Every Indian young adult relates to the character,” he added. “We have an opportunity to offer product and experiences to the super fans. We as a team are really excited about the possibilities with Chacha’s licensing programme for youth and kids.”
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