After finishing off Electric Man, Shaktimaan needs to fight against the another major threat to the mankind, his new enemy Kapaala (or Kapala).
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Producer | : | Mukesh Khanna |
Director | : | Dinker Jani |
Writer | : | Brij Mohan Pandey |
Starring | : | Mukesh Khanna, Kitu Gidwani, Surendra Pal, Vaishnavi Mahant, Tom Alter, and others… |
In the previous 3 episodes of this TV Serial we saw that How Shaktimaan finally saves the mankind from the electric man.
Summary: Shaktimaan Animated Complete. Vehaan Arya is from the Himalayas and comes to Indus City to become Dr. Gyaani's Chief Assistant. He's a nerd and lacks in conversation, however he has an alter ego, Shaktimaan, who is a superhero whose mission is to stop Kilvish, a. Shaktimaan is the 'Indian Super Hero' who has been an icon for kids in India. Shaktimaan in his heroic avatar will be a powerhouse dedicated towards fighting. Find Shaktimaan - The Indian Super Hero - Picnic With Gangadhar NTSC DVD at Amazon.com Movies & TV, home of thousands of titles on DVD and Blu-ray.
Busy in saving the mankind from the enemies of humanity, Shaktimaan always get time for the kids. He keeps conveying him the messages to be good and do good. Some fantastic scenes of the TV serial episode includes Shaktimaan’s visit to a kid’s club and his conversation with the kids there. Where he conveys them that
- He is also a normal human being like all others.
- There is nothing superior than the truth.
- Shaktimaan himself is a fan of those who stands for the truth and noble work.
- One needs to eat simple and healthy food to live a healthy life.
- Yoga, Exercise, Meditation and other such activities can help one to explore his/her inner strength.
- Study is a very important thing.
If this TV serial has nothing else to offer than this small meeting of Shaktimaan with the kids, then also the DVD set of Shaktimaan is worth to have in your personal home video library collection. Shaktiman never tries taking the kids into the world of magic or fantasy. It rather suggest doing what it is proper and correct. A very few superheroes can be found which are so grounded to the Earth!
Episode 8-10 of this serial brings in a new Enemy of mankind, Kapala. He was in the get-up of a sage. It gives you that message that outer look of a person can be misleading. Simply as we say, One cannon judge the book from its cover. Kapala was blessed with a device which has the ability to grab the power of his opponent!, which makes him invincible. This idea is inspired from the tales of Jalandhar (and Lord Shiva), and Vali (brother of Sugriv – from -Ramayana); the mythological characters from ancient Indian literature.
Also the acts of Kapala to raise fear in the people’s heart and mind, are quite philosophical as well. He drags the people into the world of illusion. One must needs to be in the world of reality to fight the illusion. Also the addiction of playing video games and how to overcome it by physical activities like sports and other stuff is indirectly suggested.
Via the character of JJ you see that how genuine man he was, till taken over by the dark forces. It is a metaphor of the fact that once a soul is corrupted, it cannot realize what is good and what is bad, what one should do and what one shouldn’t. So one should take all the care to keep his inner self to remain unaffected from the outer sources.
It is also illustrated that the media has a great power to convey the facts to the people. If it is used positively it affects the society in the same way, and it can be used to spread wrong information as well. It convey two things, if you have the power, use it the proper way; and don’t trust everything you are conveyed, be alert to know the facts.
During the encounter of Shkatimaan with Kapala you clearly see the that when they start fighting, Kapala hadn’t wear the “power/strength grabbing device” but all of the sudden it appears on his chest. This is a mistake and the director should have taken care of the same.
The special effects are unconvincing at various places. For example the intro to Kapala – scene itself. And yes, during the fight between Shaktimaan and Kapala there are more such special effects scenes there.
Also the actor playing JJ, his secretary, his girl-friend needs a lot of improvements in their acting. Also many of actors who play the office staff of Geeta’s newspaper are unconvincing too. Mukesh Khanna and Kitu Gidwani are the most convincing actors in all these episodes. They deliver splendid performances.
Well, these were the highs and lows of the episodes showing Kapala v/s Shaktimaan. Where highs are definitely considerable than the lows. Yes the background music is a positive addition too.
The TV serial is definitely worth watching. It conveys the message of morals and ethics very convincingly in simple manner. Not only kids, but everyone should watch such genuine stuff. The makers of such TV serial are appreciated.
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Shaktimaan: The Animated Series | |
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Genre | Action Superhero |
Based on | Shaktimaan |
Written by | Jeffrey Scott |
Directed by | Vikram Veturi |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Ashish S.K. |
Editor | J.V. Varaprasad |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company | Reliance Animation |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon Sonic |
First shown in | India |
Original release | 20 December 2013 |
External links | |
Website |
Shaktimaan: The Animated Series is a 2011 English-language Indian animatedtelevision show based on the live-action series of the same name.[1] Produced by Reliance Animation in association with Accel Animation Studios, the series centers around Vehaan Arya, a young college student who uses his yogic superpowers to become Shaktimaan and defeat the evil forces of Kilvish, who wants to destroy the world.[2]
Set in a fictional city named Indus City, the series consists of 26 episodes, and each episode features Kilvish plotting to destroy the world and Shaktimaan saving it with his superpowers and guidance from the 7 gurus who trained him and Kilvish.[3] The scripts were written by Emmy Award winner Jeffrey Scott.[4] The protagonist Vehaan Arya, a college student and lab assistant, is based on Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photojournalist played by Mukesh Khanna in the live-action series.
Also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, the series was aired on Nickelodeon Sonic in 2011, and on Discovery Kids in 2017.[5][6] Following the first season's success, it was re-aired on Nickelodeon from 7 May 2012.[7] It was also released on DVD in all four languages via Reliance Home Video. The 13th episode Shaktimaan: Unfinished Business won the 2012 FICCI BAF Award for Best Animated TV Episode.[8][9]
Plot[edit]
Vehaan Arya is a college student who starts attending the Indus City University as his 'cover' and becomes a lab assistant to Professor Gyani, the head of computer science department who is often assisted by Louise, a computer program with the memories of his dearly departed mother. Vehaan befriends Leena, a journalism student who in need of a 'big scoop' to become a broadcast journalist. In the meanwhile, Kilvish recruits his henchmen Tick and Tock, to assist him with his evil acts. When the city comes in danger, Vehaan seeks guidance from his 7 yogic gurus who bless him with superpowers and saves everyone from an evil giant robot. Unaware of his true identity, Leena names him Shaktimaan and decides to collect his news in order to get a job. Soon, it is revealed that both Vehaan and Kilvish were the students of the 7 yogic gurus, who chose the former in a competition due to his humane traits while Kilvish wasn't due to his aggressive usage of his superpowers. An enraged Kilvish unleashed his evil powers and killed Vehaan's friends, something that continues to traumatize the latter to date.
Louise witnesses Vehaan using his superpowers to save everyone in the lab, but promises to keep it a secret when he convinces her to do so. He is joined by Bumpy, his roommate who soon becomes his best friend. Leena's brother Chikoo adores Shaktimaan and aspires to be like him. General D’Goze, the head of a secret military commando unit, despises Shaktimaan for being the true hero and getting all the credit and news coverage. Using Gyani's gadgets, he futilely attempts to thwart Kilvish's evil plots himself, only to comically fail each time. Kilvish keeps putting Shaktimaan through physical challenges ranging from monsters to natural disasters to plagues to alien invasions. Dr. Jackal, an evil scientist and Professor Gyani's greatest archenemy, joins hands with Kilvish to seek his revenge and in the process destroy the world, only to find Shaktimaan saving it and defeating them again and again.
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Characters[edit]
These are the primary characters appearing in the series.[10]
* Vehaan Arya/Shaktimaan: A young college student who works as a lab assistant to Professor Gyani at Indus City University, Vehaan wants to help himself develop a super powerful antivirus software that will ultimately destroy Kilvish for good. As his superhero alter-ego Shaktimaan, he uses his limitless superpowers to fight evil forces and save the day, apart from inspiring everyone, especially kids, to do the right thing. Shaktimaan's powers originate from five chakras (energy centers) namely Astral, Heart, Vibration, Psychic and Wisdom Chakras. The only limit to his powers is his own belief in himself and his knowledge of how to manifest his powers.
* Kilvish: An evil student of the 7 gurus who also trained Vehaan, Kilvish also possesses superpowers and uses them for destructive purposes. Dwelling in a dark, mysterious, underground lair and possessing high technology and dark mysticism, he wants to destroy all goodness that stands in his way, the very reason why Shaktimaan becomes his greatest archenemy. He creates human and inhuman monsters to battle Shaktimaan.
* Leena Ray: A journalism student at the Indus City University and Vehaan's friend, Leena wants to become a journalist and runs a blog called Leena 24/7 and with her mini HD camera or smart phone, records interviews and situations mainly featuring herself. She believes that the key to her journalistic dreams is getting a scoop on Shaktimaan, who saves her whenever she is in danger.
*Professor Gyani: He runs the AI lab at the Indus City University. He aims to create the world's first artificially intelligent anti-virus in order to protect the world's computers from cyber attack, while Vehaan wants it in order to destroy Kilvish. Professor Gyani frequently teams up with Vehaan and often develops defensive computer-controlled smart weapons for use by the army to fight Kilvish. Like most people, he too is unaware of the fact that Vehaan is Shaktimaan.
*Louise: Created by Professor Gyani, LOUISE (Laser Optical Unified Intelligent Software Entity) is an AI supercomputer based on personality traits from his dear departed mother. She is fond of Vehaan and even promises to keep his identity as Shaktimaan a secret. Vehaan and Professor turn to her whenever it comes to saving the world from Kilvish.
*Dr Jackal: Often pronounced as Dr. Jakol, he is an evil scientist and Professor Gyani's greatest archenemy since the latter got him arrested. Escaping from prison, Jackal joins hands with Kilvish who wants him to defeat Shaktimaan in the process of exacting revenge upon Professor Gyani.
*Tick and Tock Minecraft ps3 maps download usb. : Kilvish's henchmen, they work for him half out of fear and half out of hopes of someday becoming powerful and wealthy. Tick is a gaunt, black-haired man and Tock is a giant man. Together, they execute the missions assigned to them by Kilvish, and often end up foiling his plans unintentionally.
*General D’Goze: An angry, strict soldier who pretends to be tough but is actually timid, General D’Goze despises Shaktimaan for getting all the fame and credit. He relies on Professor Gyani's gadgets and tries in vain to thwart Kilvish's plans, only to find himself failing and at times, even rescued by Shaktimaan. However, he controls the government funding that subsidizes the lab and often threatens the professor to do whatever he wants or he'll cut off the funding.
* Major Meek: The sidekick of General D'goze, he does all the dirty work for him and believes Vehaan to be hiding something from everyone. He fails whenver he tries to find out Vehaan's secret in order to impress the general and get promoted.
*Bumpy: Vehaan's room-mate and best friend, Bumpy, an aspiring actor in the university's drama department, is the only human who's aware of Vehaan's identity as Shaktimaan and often assists him whenever he needs assistance with something he's too busy to handle. Bumpy is a nervous boy who dreams of stardom but doesn't want to work hard for it.
*ACP Nonton tv online gratis antv. : Indus City Police Force's most decorated police officer, ACP is obsessed with catching criminals and keeping Indus City safe. He however despises Shaktimaan and often tries to prove as if it was him who trained Shaktimaan to become the hero that people perceive him as.
*College Rowdies: A bunch of young kids in the college: A lanky boy, a thickset one and a back-biting girl, who like to bully Vehaan but are put in place by Leena whenever she finds them harassing Vehaan.
*Shaktimaan Friend's Club: It consists of about a half-dozen boys and girls, all around 8 years old, who have a makeshift clubhouse full of Shaktimaan news clippings, toys, comics, photos, etc. They have a notebook computer on which they sometimes see news related to Shaktimaan. They are all huge fans of Shaktimaan and wear his costume, emulate him, etc. Three main characters from the club are Chikoo (Leena's brother), Jovey and Mona.
*The 7 gurus: Based in the Himalayas, these are the seven gurus who trained Vehaan/Shaktimaan and Kilvish. Representing the 7 chakras of a man, they have no names and are differentiated only by the color of their robes. Shaktimaan often communicates with them if he needs advice to get out of some difficult situation. He can reach them psychologically and usually trains with just one of his gurus, though the others may be present.
List of Episodes[edit]
The series consists of two seasons featuring 13 episodes each.
1 – The Battle Begins
2 – Subway To Disaster
3 – Fuels Rush In
4 – Genius' Fly Trap
5 – The Taj Kilvish
6 – Descent Into Darkness
7 – Terror In The Sky
8 – Tsunami!
9 – Blackout
10 – Endangered Species
11 – Zombie Attack!
12 – Volcanic Villain
13 – Unfinished Business
14 – True Identity
15 – Jackol's Revenge
16 – Madman At Work
17 – Out Of Focus
18 – Return Of Kilvish
19 – Demon Lord
20 – Gorilla Trap
21 – Negative Nex
22 – Kite Fright
23 – Shaktimaan Unmasked
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24 – Crystal Of Darkness
25 – Dark League
26 – Ultimate Power
External links[edit]
- Shaktimaan: The Animated Series on IMDb
Shaktimaan Movie Songs
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- ^'SHAKTIMAAN WINS 2012 FICCI BAF AWARD FOR 'BEST ANIMATED TV EPISODE''. Animation World Network.
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