Date:07/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/11/07/stories/2007110752802300.htm

Back Malayalam animation film in offing

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 6

Increation, a city-based media and film production company, has announced that it is making Manikantan, an animation feature film in Malayalam.

According to the film producer Mr Nalin Singh, this is the first full-length animation feature film in Malayalam. The film, based on the story of Lord Ayyappan, is targeted at children.

The idea is to create an Indian animation film with global appeal intended to teach children about Indian culture and values, he added. While the film will initially be made in Malayalam and Tamil, it will also be released in other languages including Hindi and Telugu, Mr Singh said. An English version of the film is also being considered, he added. - Our Bureau