Mumbai, 2nd
May 2019:Summer has come early for millions of kids in
India. Cosmos-Mayahaslaunched ‘Inspector Chingum’, an eponymousspin-off of the
popular ‘MotuPatlu’ franchise on TV. Fans of the character can watch the show
on Disney’s Hungama TV 29th April onwards.
The show was launched on Amazon Prime Video last summer and has been
doing well on the platform. Disney has therefore been successful in leveraging
the placement of the show.
The very popular Inspector Chingumis one of the characters from
Cosmos-Maya’sMotuPatlu and has been featured in more than 400 episodes of the
series.Kids have loved him for 7 years and now he has his own show. This 52
episodeseries will have a 22-minute run time for each episode.
Chingum, inspired by Superstar Rajinikanth, has a heart of gold, helps
everyone in need and carries out his duties with immense diligence. His
misadventures make the character both comical and action oriented.
Each episode of the serieswill feature funky rap songs by Baba Sehgal, one
of the pioneers of Indian rap. Cosmos-Maya has also acquired from T-series, the
rightsto some of Bollywood’s popular dance numberslike‘Lungi Dance’ and ‘Hudd
Hudd Dabangg’.
Speaking on the development, Anish Mehta, CEO Cosmos Mayasaid, “The show
boasts of a never seen before animation style. We have pushed the envelope of
3D animation quality with Inspector Chingum. Kids in the 200 million odd TV
households are in for a real treat this summer.”
SuhasKadav, Chief Creative Officer, Cosmos-Maya and creator of the show
added, “Inspector Chingum has a very lovable persona and is one of the most
popular characters on MotuPatlu. He exudes charm, is comical and goes about
fighting crime. These are just some of things that make his character very aspirational
and endearing.”
About Cosmos Maya:
Founded by internationally acclaimed Indian filmmakers Ketan Mehta and
DeepaSahi, Cosmos-Maya is a Singapore and India based Animation Company that
produces high quality 3D as well as 2D animation content. KKR backed Emerald
Media, a Pan-Asia platform established by the leading global investment firm,
for investments in the media and entertainment sector, has a controlling stake
in Cosmos-Maya.
Cosmos-Maya boasts of a state of the art studio located in the heart of
the Indian entertainment industry - the picturesque Film City in Mumbai. It has
expanded to other locations in Mumbai and Hyderabad, with a total area across
its studio facilities in excess of 70,000 sq ft. The company primarily focuses
on creating IPs in the kids’ animation space and is presently working on
multiple Indian animation TV series with all the leading linear &
non-linear broadcasters. As a leading producer of some of the most successful
shows in the space, the studio presently has 13 shows on air and 10 under
production. Cosmos-Maya holds a distinct record for consistent delivery of
popular Indian animation content and has produced an unprecedented 35000
minutes of original animated content in the last 5 years, comprising over 1500
half hour episodes.
With its launch in 1996, Cosmos-Maya pioneered the art and technology of
Animation & Visual Effects in India. Over the last 20 years, the company
has delivered award winning animated content, VFX work and game cinematics for
global leaders like BBC, Disney, Google, EA among others and its work has
fetched several awards at BAFTA, IFTA and Pulcinella to name a few.
Cosmos-Maya’s animation IP bank is highly popular globally among the
Indian Diaspora. The bouquet of its YouTube channels under the umbrella brand,
WowKidz is one of the fastest growing kids’ platforms from Asia. These channels
cumulatively boast of a subscriber base of over 20 Million and total view count
of over 10 Billion views as on Apr 2019.
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