Dhira (film)
| Dhira | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Arun Kumar Rapolu |
| Written by | Deep Narayana Sharma Nimmi Harshan Surya Narayana Babu Bhanu Siva Krishna[2] Jitu Sabat Voice Monk Studios |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Sri Murali Karthikeya |
Production company | A Theorem Studios |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
Release date |
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| Languages | English Hindi Tamil Telugu Bengali Odia Kannada Malayalam Punjabi Gujarati Bhojpuri Marathi |
Dhira is a 2020 Indian animated biographical film based on the life of Tenali Rama directed by Arun Kumar Rapolu. The film was dubbed in 12 languages.
Voice cast
| Actor | Language | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aashish Bandari | English | Tenali Rama | [3] |
| Vivek Oberoi | Hindi | [4] | |
| Jeet | Bengali | [4] | |
| Vijay Sethupathi | Tamil | [5] | |
| Bellamkonda Sreenivas | Telugu | [6] | |
| Sabyasachi Mishra | Odia | [7] | |
| Dhruva Sarja | Kannada | [8] | |
| Askar Ali Khan | Malayalam | ||
| Yuvraj Hans | Punjabi | ||
| Pratik Gandhi | Gujarati | ||
| Sri Nagesh | Bhojpuri | ||
| Swapnil Joshi | Marathi | [9] |
Production
The film took three years to complete and was made with a team of 75 people from the Hyderabad-based startup A Theorem Studios using Blender.[10][11]
Accolades
| Date | Event | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2021 | 2nd ANN Awards | Best Director of an Animated Film | Dhira | Won | [12] |
| Best Technical Innovation | Won |
References
- ^ "Animated film, 'Dhira' inspired by Tenali Rama to be released soon -". AnimationXpress. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "UPES student debuts as a lyricist in animation film 'Dhira'". UPES Blog. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ ATHEOREM STUDIOS (17 November 2020). DHIRA| Aashish Bandari |Mocap Film| English Trailer| Watch on Amazon Prime Video| A Theorem Studios. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Vivek Oberoi 'proud' to voice Tenali Rama character in 'Dhira'". ANI News. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi to lend his voice for animation film". The Times of India. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Bellamkonda Sreenivas gives his voiceover for animated film 'Dhira'". The Times of India. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Sabyasachi dubs for an animation film on Tenali Rama". The Times of India. 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Sabyasachi Mishra Joins Vijay Sethupathi,Vivek Oberoi And Jeet For Animated Film 'Dhira'". Mycitylinks. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ ATHEOREM STUDIOS (20 November 2020). DHIRA | Swapnil Joshi | Mocap Film | Marathi Trailer | Watch on Amazon Prime | A Theorem Studios. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Paul, Sharmindrila (2 December 2020). "Exclusive: "With 'Dhira' I fulfilled my dream of making something larger than life": Arun Kumar Rapolu". AnimationXpress. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "KTR pats top brass of city-based start-ups". The Hans India. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Here are the winners of the second edition of ANN Awards -". AnimationXpress. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2025.