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Punyakoti
Poster for the filmPunyakoti
Directed byRavishankar Venkateswaran
Written byRavishankar Venkateswaran
Anwar Ali (dialogues)
Produced bySindhu SK
Starring
Edited byManoj Kannoth
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Puppetica Media
Release date
  • 25 March 2020(2020-03-25)[1]
Running time
85 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageSanskrit

Punyakoti(transl. Meritorious act), also released asA Truthful Mother,is a 2020 IndianSanskrit-languageanimated filmdirected by Ravishankar Venkateswaran.[2][3][4]Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack of the film. It is the first animated film in Sanskrit.[5]

Punyakotiis an adaptation of a picture book for children written by Ravishankar,[6]was produced throughcrowdsourcingand it is the first Sanskrit animated film. The film got certified fromCentral Board of Film Certificationon 18 March 2020, but its theatrical release was halted due toCorona pandemic.FinallySamskrita Bharatipremiered the film through online streaming platformVimeoon 25 March 2020 andNetflixadded the film to its platform on 31 March 2020.[1][7][5]

Summary

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Punyakotiis based on a famous folksong in Karnataka written in theKannada languageabout acowthat speaks the truth at all times. The story depicts man-animal conflict in a form that is both entertaining and informative. The movie carries the message of honesty and living in harmony with nature. The story is set in Karunadu, a village along the banks ofKaveriduring theVedic period.The original source of the folksong is the eighteenth chapter ofSrishtikhandofPadma Purana.

Cast

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Release

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Punyakotiwas first scheduled to release in 2016 but was later delayed to 2018.[2][9][10]The film was shown at the 2019 Film Bazaar.[11]The film's theatre release was scheduled in April 2020 but was stopped due to thecoronavirus pandemicand was released digitally onNetflixin the same month.[10][11][12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abKannan, Indira (19 April 2020)."How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made".Rediff.com.Retrieved8 May2020.
  2. ^ab"India's First Sanskrit Animation Film has 30 Animators working on it and Ilaiyaraaja's Music".thebetterindia. 16 June 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  3. ^"Bengalurean gives Kannada folk song animated avatar in Sanskrit".The Times of India.13 June 2018.Retrieved13 June2018.
  4. ^Govind, Ranjani (10 March 2020)."What did the cow tell the tiger".The Hindu.Retrieved10 March2020.
  5. ^abGovind, Ranjani (27 March 2020)."Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home".The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^"First Sanskrit animation movie to crowd-source content".thehindu. 18 November 2014.Retrieved18 June2015.
  7. ^Kannan, Indira (3 April 2020)."Punyakoti: Old tale turned into 1st full length animation film in Sanskrit".Business Standard.Retrieved8 May2020.
  8. ^K., Bhumika (24 March 2016)."Making the U-turn home".The Hindu.
  9. ^"India's first animated Sanskrit film Punyakoti to be released next month".The New Indian Express.Retrieved8 August2018.
  10. ^abGovind, Ranjani (27 March 2020)."Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home".The Hindu.Retrieved13 April2020.
  11. ^ab"Industry Screenings 2019".Issuu.26 December 2019.
  12. ^Sharmindrila, Paul (28 March 2020)."Now watch Punyakoti, the first Sanskrit animated film at home between 10 to 14 April".Animation Xpress.Retrieved8 May2020.
  13. ^Paul, Sharmindrila (2 April 2020)."Punyakoti and Indian animation's way ahead on Netflix".Animation Xpress.Retrieved8 May2020.
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