Magic Magic 3D
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| Magic Magic 3D | |
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| Directed by | Jose Punnoose |
| Written by | Gokula Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Raghunath Paleri T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
| Produced by | Navodaya Appachan |
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| Cinematography | A. B. Kaul |
| Edited by | N. P. Sathish |
| Music by | Sharreth |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navodaya Release |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil English |
| Budget | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) |
Magic Magic 3D is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language children's fantasy film directed by Jose Punnoose. The film stars Suraj Balajee, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tirlok Malik and Pooja Kumar. It was dubbed in Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi, with the Hindi dub being titled as Chota Jadugar (transl. Little Magician).[1] It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Indrajeet lives with his grandfather Acharya, a magician in Mayapuri. The boy's mother died when he was an infant. Acharya teaches him magic, but never sent him to school for formal education. Indrajeet's father Krishna, who runs a successful Indian channel in the United States, arrives to take his son to the United States and give him education. Indrajeet refuses to leave his grandfather, but is forcibly sent to New York City via a carton.
Indrajeet awakens in New York City where he has been brought against his will. He meets his stepmother Deepti, but soon runs away and befriends three runaway orphans and a wonder dog who belongs to Mahesh and Lude, two petty thieves. Meanwhile, Acharya comes to New York City in search of his grandson. Indrajeet gets kidnapped by the thieves, but ultimately Acharya, along with the dog, saves his grandson using all his magic tricks.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Suraj Balajee as Indrajeet
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Acharya
- Tirlok Malik as Krishna
- Mohan Raman as Village Head
- Halwa Vasu as servant
- Master Mahendran as one of Indrajit's friends
- Julia Rusastky as Kiki
- Julian Carey as Tyrone
- Justin Melvin as Yogi
- Andrea Alton as Maid
- Al Dioro as Thief in wheelchair
- Owen Burke as Thief's assistant
Production
[edit | edit source]Magic Magic was the second 3D film made by Navodaya after My Dear Kuttichathan.[2] 70% of Magic Magic was shot in New York City. Filming also took place in Manhattan, and to a lesser extent in India.[3] According to Jose, the film took roughly 140 days to complete.[4][5] It was made on a budget of ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million).[6]
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]The music was composed by Sharreth and Jagan. Lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar (Tamil), Girish Puthancherry and Mathew Cherian (Malayalam), Vennelakanti and Bhuvanachandra (Telugu) and Sudhakar Sharma (Hindi).[7]
- Tamil version
- "Kanne Chella" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- "Vanavilil" – Priya
- "Yaar Indha Kuttichathan" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Priya
- "Chandramandalam" – Priya
- Hindi version[8]
- "Taalido" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra
- "Kaun Hai Yeh" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Indradhanush" – Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Zoobi Zoobi" – Sunidhi Chauhan
- Malayalam version
- Kanne Chella – K. J. Yesudas
- Aarannu Kuttichathan – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Priya
- Kanna Kaattin – Priya
- Ambuli Mama – Priya
Reception
[edit | edit source]Sify stated that it "is technically tacky, made in a shoddy manner and lacks a basic story line that will not gel with today's children".[9] However, Idlebrain.com said, "Don't forget to take kids along with you. They need to watch this movie more than you!!"[6] The film won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.[10]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Magic Magic 3D at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 2003 films
- 2000s children's fantasy films
- 2000s Indian films
- 2000s Tamil-language films
- 2003 3D films
- 2003 directorial debut films
- Films about magic and magicians
- Films scored by Sharreth
- Films set in the United States
- Films shot in New York City
- Films that won the Best Special Effects National Film Award
- Foreign films set in the United States
- Indian 3D films
- Indian children's fantasy films
- Tamil-language fantasy films
- Tamil-language Indian films
