The Adventures of Tenali Raman

The Adventures of Tenali Raman
Also known asTenali Rama
Genrecartoon
Written byAriel Prendergast
Creative directorRoger Dondis
Country of originIndia
Original languages
  • Hindi
  • English
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time11 minutes
Production companyToonz India Ltd
Original release
Release14 June (2003-06-14) –
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13)
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The Adventures of Tenali Raman is an Indian animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on 14 June 2003. It was based on one of the most popular and best-loved characters of Indian folklore. It was produced by Toonz Animation Studios, Trivandrum. Promoted with the tagline "Get Ready for the Rama Effect", the series aired every Saturday and Sunday on Cartoon Network in India.[1][2]

The Adventures of Tenali Rama is the first Indian animated television series.[3] It was available in English and Hindi languages on Cartoon Network.[4] Shortly after that, it was made available in Tamil (Original dub for Cartoon Network) and also dubbed in Malayalam which was telecasted on Asianet in the same year but got stopped abruptly. It was redubbed once again in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada when it was aired on Chutti TV, Kochu TV and Chintu TV respectively.

  1. ^ "The Hindu Business Line : 'Cartoon network focus on India-centric image-building'". Thehindubusinessline.in. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Adventures of Tenali Raman". The Hindu. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ Nita Sathyendran (16 November 2012). "Animated adventures". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Cartoon Network to air 'The adventures of Tenali Rama' on 14 June". Indiantelevision.com. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2013.