Hanuman

Calling this movie decent is a stretch of the word. The direction is choppy. The animation and editing is below par. The saving grace is that its based on a popular myth and the story is interesting.

Everyone in the family enjoyed the show! Very well made. The story was neat and the dialogues and dialogues delivery was awesome! Absolutely loved the movie! Can watch again and again! Highly recommended! 🙏🏼 Jai Shri Ram! Jai Hanuman! 🙏🏼

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Reading Hanuman Chalisa has many benefits than reading Hanuman Chalisa.

Reading Hanuman Chalisa has many benefits than reading Hanuman Chalisa.

Reading Hanuman Chalisa has many benefits than reading Hanuman Chalisa.

The kiddos and I had been looking for South Asian animation, and I happily stumbled upon this DVD. The animation has a bit of an 80s feel to it, but in a good way. It tells the story of the playful monkey (demi-)god Hanuman, a divine incarnation of Shiva (equal parts Christ and Hercules) who loses his way and has to find himself through service to Ram, and, more generally, the battle against the demons who threaten to take over the earth (but who present mostly as humans). The creators did not shy away with telling this epic story (from the Ramayana, I think) in all its paradox and tradition, and the result is a fascinating one, with a mix of light humor, fantasy, and battle (usually not too gruesome) which will appeal to many children.

Hanuman presents the first serious and truly professional Indian effort at animated movie making. Expecting Disney like finesse would be unjust for a beginner but the makers of Hanuman did an awesome job. One would get the glimpses of Disney's Lion king and Tarzan here and there in the style of animation.

The story is something which every Indian kid grows up with, its the story of monkey God Hanuman, son of God of wind Varun and Anjani, he is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. The narration assumes the viewers knowledge of the Hindu epic Ramayana, so for those who have not heard of Ramayana would find certain parts of the movie indecipherable.

Its a movie which kids are going to love and adults appreciate. Highly recommended for a full family fun. Highs: 1. Reasonably good quality animation. 2. Great music. 3. Does full justice to the theme. 4. Young Hanuman is super cute. Lows: 1. Presumes viewers' knowledge of the epic Ramayana. 2. Some more detail in the story telling would have been appreciated.