| 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 companies | Reliance Animation Bheeshm International |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon Sonic |
| Release | 20 December 2013 |
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Shaktimaan: The Animated Series is a 2011 Indian animated television 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, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil languages, the series was aired on Nickelodeon Sonic in 2011, and on Discovery Kids in 2016.[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]
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