Chennai based studio Minveli Media Works is working on its maiden animation feature titled ‘Mahabharata - The real epic story‘. The 120 minutes traditional 2D animation feature produced and directed by Dhanapal Padmanabhan will hit screens in 2011. This full length animation feature explores all possibilities to tell this great epic in a visual form with ever long standing traditional values of Indian culture.Minveli Media Works have recently completed a 2 min trailer for the film with a small but passionate team which completed the trailer in 2 months. The team headed by Creative head Vijay Amarnath includes Compositing & SFX by Chalapathy, Senior animator Anikartick, BG/Layout by Pandian, Animator Loganathan, Shamil, Junior Animator Babu, Premraj, Senthilkumar, Raman and Jagan.Minveli Media Works Creative head Vijay Amarnath said "We believe that an animation feature from India can excite the global audience in this form primarily because of the fact that 2D domain is driven by creative strength. It is not driven by huge investments and multiple technologies. We stick to some basics of animation feature like style, new visuals, exciting characters and engaging screenplay. The grand scale of ‘Mahabharata‘ is captured with due respect and sensibility in this film.
The core story of the work is that of a dynastic struggle for the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuruclan. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle are the Kaurava and the Pandava. Although the Kaurava is the senior branch of the family,Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, is younger than Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava. Both Duryodhana and Yudhisthira claim to the first in line to inherit the throne. The struggle culminates in thegreat battle of Kurukshetra, in which the Pandavas are ultimately victorious. The battle produces complex conflicts of kinship and friendship, instances of family loyalty and duty taking precedence over what is right, as well as the converse.
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