Ram Mohan | |
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| Born | 26 August 1931[1] |
| Died | 11 October 2019 (aged 88) Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Animator Founder, Graphiti Multimedia (1995) |
| Known for | You Said It (1972) Fire Games (1983) Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992) Meena (1993–2001) |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2014) |
Ram Mohan (26 August 1931 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian animator, title designer and design educator, who was also known as father of Indian Animation[2] and was a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoon Films Unit, Films Division of India, Government of India in 1956.[3] He was chairman and chief creative officer at Graphiti Multimedia, a Mumbai-based animation company which was established in 1995, and later he also established the Graphiti School of Animation in 2006.[1]
He had won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film twice, You Said It (1972) and Fire Games (1983).[4] He was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 2006 Mumbai International Film Festival[5] and was awarded the Padma Shri the fourth-highest civilian award given by Government of India in 2014.[6][7]
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- ^ "20th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Animation artist honoured". The Hindu. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Padma Shri Award Announced for Animation Veteran". 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.