ANIMATION MOVIES
The Animation movies done by Pentamedia are -
SINBAD - BEYOND THE VEIL OF MISTS 1998
Genre - action adventure film
Synopsis - King Chandra’s daughter Princess Serena is on her voyage Beyond the Veil of Mists. She seeks the help of Sinbad and his crew as they set out in search of the magic potion to save King Chandra from the evil clutches of the mysterious sorcerer Baraka. Their adventures with deep-sea monsters, pre-historic bats and the fish people in the land Beyond the Veil of Mists, fills this action packed adventure film with a plethora of never before seen 3D Animation, Computer Graphics and Special Effects.
PANDAVAS - THE FIVE WARRIORS 1999
Genre - A classic Indian tale - "Mahabharatha".
Synopsis - The story depicts the eternal fight between good and evil through the story of the five Pandava brothers and their war with their cousins, the Kauravas. As they grow into adulthood, the petty fights and the sibling rivalry climax on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
*Winner of the Best English Feature Film Award in the Indian National Film Awards 2001
* Winner of the Second Best Animated Feature Film Award in Vancouver Effects & Animation Festival, 2001.
* National Award in the category of BEST FEATURE FILM IN ENGLISH 2000.
ALIBABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES 2001
Genre – fantasy, adventure and humor
Synopsis - Alibaba is a cheerful happy go lucky young lad who comes to know of a huge treasure hoarded in a cave by Abu and his band of forty thieves. He now returns home as a rich man. Being kind at heart, he generously shares his good fortune with the townspeople. But his greedy brother, Kasim, egged on by Nur, his mean and stingy wife, gets out the secret from Alibaba. All is well that ends well.
* Oscar nomination for the best-animated movie in 2002
SON OF ALLADIN 2002
Genre – An action-adventure thriller
Synopsis - Prince of Basra, Mustafa, who is secreted away to safety, in the care of a trusted Nanny known to the royal family - because he is being hunted by an evil sorcerer Zee Zee Ba, who knows through his magical prowess that the Prince of Basra will be his nemesis. Totally oblivious of this, the Prince of Basra grows up to be a brave sailor and meets his ladylove Princess Laila. The rest of the story is how Mustafa is reunited with his long-lost parents and vanquishes Zeezeeba
BUDDHA – THE ENLIGHTENED ONE 2004
Genre – Spiritual
Pentamedia (in collaboration with the EDB of Singapore) brings to you this full-length animated feature film that details the life of the Buddha, right from the moment he is born till he becomes the 'Enlightened One'.
Gautama the Buddha, the enlightened one, was a prince turned ascetic who brought knowledge and peace to all mankinds through his eight-fold path towards truth. His teachings were spread all over the world and are still relevant in the present century.
* Oscar nomination for the best-animated movie in 2002
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 2006
Genre – Action Adventure
Surgeon Lemuel Gulliver, a soft-hearted coloneal is washed ashore an island called Lilliput, off the coast of Sumatra, after a shipwreck. To his shock, Gulliver sees that the people are in inches, while he is in “feet”. Yet for their six – inch height, these little people are no short of problems that arise in the civilized world.
* Oscar nomination for the best-animated movie in 2002
JAI VIGNESHWARA 2008
Genre - Mythological
Lord Ganesh is the most widely worshipped Hindu God. He is worshipped at the start of
Any action or venture, for he is considered to be the Lord who removes obstacles (vignam) and hence called Vignesh. “A representation of Ganesh’s love for his father and his people.