Viacom18, Nickelodeon team for “Motu Patlu” animation September 15, 2016 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - India’s Viacom18 Network is poised to enter the 3D stereoscopic animation theatrical space with “Motu Patlu King of Kings” directed by Suhas Kadav, Variety reports. Viacom18 divisions Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Nickelodeon, along with animation outfit Maya Digital Studios, produced the film. It is set for an October 14 rollout across 700 screens in India with Hindi and Tamil language versions. It will later be aired on Nickelodeon and on Viacom18’s digital platform Voot. Motu and Patlu are popular characters in the Indian children’s animation sector and are based on a comic strip published in Hindi magazine Lotpot. There have been 10 made-for-television films prior to the feature version. The film features a runaway circus lion, a lion king trying to protect his kingdom, a greedy poacher and Motu and Patlu involved in a battle to save the life of the jungle. Viacom18 is a joint venture between U.S. media conglomerate Viacom and India’s Network 18 Group. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries holds a controlling stake in the Network 18 Group.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant  Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |
