Krishna Aur Kans

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Krishna Aur Kans (transl. Krishna and Kamsa) is a 2012 Hindi Flash-animated film produced and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. It was directed by Vikram Veturi.^[1] It was tax free in six states at the time of his release^[2] and released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and English.^[3] A new mobile game was also launched on the occasion of Janmashtami after being inspired from film.^[4] It was the widest ever released animation movie in India.^[5]

Plot

The king and sorcerer Kans reigns as a tyrant over the Kingdom of Mathura and aims to conquer the world. To put an end to his bloodthirsty reign, the gods decide to incarnate on Earth Vishnu, who is born in the form of Krishna, son of Devaki, the sister of Kans. The baby, nephew of the tyrant, is born in the village of Vrindavan, where he is adopted by the village chief, Nanda, who raises him in the same way as his own slightly older son, Balram. Krishna grows up in a good mood and becomes a mischievous little boy, who makes his mother see all the colors and is always ready to play a trick on the Gopi, the cowherds who watch over him. But he distinguished himself very early on by his miraculous exploits, and the music of his flute charmed men and beasts. Krishna especially befriends a little girl of his age, Radha (his future wife in Hindu mythology), but also befriends several boys, including Madhumangal. He can also count on the help of the monkey Dabiloba and the lamb Hamsi. Krishna must soon come to the aid of the people of the kingdom and face the supernatural perils sent to him by Kans, mainly the demons Trinavarta, Bakasur and Putna. But, seeing Krishna easily defeating each of his envoys, Kans ends up challenging him to a duel in the coliseum of his capital. Several songs punctuate the film.

Voice cast

Original Hindi version:

• Prachi Saathi as Krishna
• Meghana Erande as Baby Krishna
• Om Puri as Kans
• Rajshree Nath as Radha
• Juhi Chawla as Yashoda
• Manoj Bajpai as Nanda
• Anupam Kher as Gargacharya
• Vinod Kulkarni as Trinavert
• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Vasudeva
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as Devaki
• Meena Goculdas as Gwalan
• Harish Bhimani as Subala
• Ninad Kamat as Narad
• Namrata Sawhney as Doruga
• Sulakshana Khatri as Putna
• A K Hangal as King Ugrasen^[6]

Reception

Akanksha Naval - Shetye of DNA said "The film is more of an engaging fare for children, but even the adults accompanying their kids will find themselves enjoying the film just as much, so go for it!".^[7]

Music

The music of the film was composed by Shantanu Moitra and the lyrics were penned by Swanand Kirkire and Vedavyasa Rangabhattacharya.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Advent of Krishna" (Ayega Koi Ayega)	Sonu Nigam, Hamsika Iyer, Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh Bhattacharya
2	"Enchanting Flute"	Raj Mohan Sinha, Rakesh Chaurasiya
3	"Hey Krishna" (Hey Krishna Hey Krishna)	Sonu Nigam
4	"Holi" (Holi Hain)	Amitabh Bhattacharya, Abhijeet Ghoshal, Hamsika Iyer
5	"Krishna Leaving Vrindavan" (Suno Suno Sawaren Ki)	Shreya Ghoshal, Pranab Kumar
6	"Krishna Past Time" (Gokul Ki Galiyon Me)	Shravan Suresh
7	"Natkhat Natkhat"	Shravan Suresh, Swanand Kirkire
8	"Nukkad Wale"	Shravan Suresh
9	"Putana" (Baccho Jara Dur Dur Rahena Re)	Sunidhi Chauhan, Shantanu Moitra
10	"Rasa" (Roon Ghoona Re)	Shreya Ghoshal, Babul Supriyo
11	"Shloka"	Varaprasad

Game

Zapak, an Indian mobile video game developer has released a game adaptation of the film, titled Krishna aur Kans.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	Ref.
5th Mirchi Music Awards	Raag-Inspired Song of the Year	"Krishna Leaving Vrindavan (Suno Suno Saanwre Ki...)"	Nominated	[8]

See also

• List of indian animated feature films

References

External links

• Krishna Aur Kans at IMDb
• Krishna Aur Kans at AllMovie