Animation
production
house
Toonz
has
partnered
with
Cartoon
Network
and
Bollywood
director
Rakesh
Roshan's
Film
Kraft
Productions
to
produce
four
animated
movies
based
on
the
Hindi
blockbuster
superhero
'Krrish'.
Roshan's
Koi...
Mil
Gaya
and
Krrish
went
on
to
become
the
first
superhero
films
of
Hindi
film
industry.
The
series
will
soon
have
a
third
film
Krrish
3,
starring
Hrithik
Roshan
again.
"The
animated
'Krrish'
franchise
are
fun
films
that
are
guaranteed
to
be
a
visual
treat
with
mass
appeal.
We
are
thrilled
about
partnering
with
the
legendary
Rakesh
Roshan
and
Cartoon
Network," Toonz
Animation
India
Chief
Executive
P
Jayakumar
told
the
PTI.
The
animated
movie
follows
the
childhood
adventure
of
Krishna,
who
discovers
that
he
can
help
people
and
save
the
world
with
the
special
powers
bestowed
upon
him.
Under
the
agreement,
a
series
of
four
movies
will
be
created
in
the
next
24
months,
the
first
of
which,
titled
'Kid
Krrish',
will
be
aired
on
Cartoon
Network
on
July
14,
Jaykumar
said.
"The
Krrish
franchise
has
been
very
well
received
by
kids
across
the
country
and
we
are
certain
that
they
will
be
enthralled
and
excited
to
watch
this
adaptation
of
their
superhero
on
Cartoon
Network,"
Turner
International
India
Managing
Director
for
South
Asia
Siddharth
Jain
said.
Launched
in
1995,
Turner
Broadcasting
System,
Inc's
Cartoon
Network
is
a
leading
kids' entertainment
channel
in
India,
and
claims
to
have
over
33
million
viewers
across
the
country.
"Since
Krrish
3
will
be
ready
for
release
this
Diwali,
I
wanted
to
revive
the
memory
of
Krrish
with
children
and
the
newer
generation
who
may
have
not
seen
Koi
Mil
Gaya
or
Krrish.
I
am
happy
to
have
collaborated
with
Turner
and
Toonz
Animation,"
Roshan
said.
The
new
movie
stars
Hrithik,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Kangna
Ranaut
and
Vivek
Oberoi
in
lead
roles.