Kumbh Karan is an Indian-animated television series broadcast by the Indian kids channel Pogo. The show was released on 1 June 2010. The show earned a budget of more than $300,000.

Kumbh Karan
Kumbh Karan characters.
The show's characters (left to right): Dadi Maa, Kabira, Sardar, Kumbh (with Kaddu on top of his head), Karan, and Tara
Also known asKumbh & Karan
GenreComedy
Written byDivya Chandel
Vikas Chandra
Kaushik Chawla
Creative directorsSilas Hickey
Uttam Pal Singh
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Executive producersMark Eyers
Rick Fernandes
Running time22 minutes
Production companyCornershop Animation
Original release
NetworkPogo
Release1 June 2010 (2010-06-01) –
5 February 2011 (2011-02-05)

Video games based on the show have been released including Kumbh Karan Quest for Sanjivani, a mobile video game by Jump Games.[1]

Plot edit

The show centers on the adventures of Kumbh and Karan, two twin brothers who stay in the small colony of Ajab-Gajabpur. Kumbh is chubby, lazy, sleepy, and hungry, but awfully strong with a real soft heart. Karan, on the other hand, is an agile, sharp and better (looking) version of his twin. With their friend Tara, and Kumbh's pet porcupine Kaddu, the twins travel worldwide on various quests.

Characters edit

  • Kumbh is a plump cherubic 10-year-old boy. He's named after the mythic giant Kumbhakarana in the Ramayana who slept for six months straight and could be revived only with the aroma of food.
  • As Kumbh's twin brother, Karan shares Kumbh's eyes, big ears, but the similarities ends there.
  • 7 year old, Tara is Kumbh and Karan's best friend in Ajab-Gajabpur.
  • Kaddu is Kumbh's pet porcupine who loves food as much as Kumbh. He follows his master everywhere like a Siamese twin.
  • Sardar is the reluctant Chief of Ajab-Gajabpur.
  • Kabira is the trusted lieutenant of Sardar and he is the one who trains Kumbh and Karan in everyday archery and warfare.
  • Dadi Maa is the motherly caretaker of the two boys.
  • Super Chacha is the one who always creates interesting things.

Overseas edit

The cartoon was aired on Hiru TV, in Sri Lanka with the name "Kadiyay Thadiyay".[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kumbh Karan Quest for Sanjivani. dedomil.net
  2. ^ "Kadiyai Thadiyai Sinhala Cartoon - 01.05.2013 Video". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.