If the two volumes of Manchadi were composed of folk songs and stories from the Panchatantra and Aesop's Fables, the two volumes of Pupi aimed at instilling the scientific temper in children. Called Kathu, the latest 3-D video from the company, focusses on family and family values. The CDs have already hit the market and are available at all leading music stores.After rewriting the rules of the game of infotainment for children with Manchadi, Pupi I and Pupi II, city-based Hibiscus Digital Media has raised the bar with a new animation video for children. Sunilkumar B, Deepu Prasad, Jacob Umman, Rajesh Amal, Joby Varghese, Saratchandran J and Hemanth M R are the others behind the venture. So, when we created Kathu, we had this in mind,’’ Madhu says. We used to wonder whether kids would sit through the stories, but from what we know, they are sitting through the 45 minutes over and over again and not getting bored anytime. It is into that space that we have entered. ‘’There is no story-teller now in families. After the tremendous success of Manjadi 1 and 2, it was the turn of Poopy 1 to hit the screens. However, when it was converted to a CD, the magic was done. Though it was first envisaged as a television series, it evoked less response. It was in 2002 that Hibiscus Media first came out with the Manjadi series. ‘’Every word uttered, every scene, every expression and feeling that is being conveyed through the CD is taken care of,’’ Madhu says. The same way, we have included trees and birds which are totally alien to today’s generation though they were a part of our childhood,’’ says Manu. Madhu K S, who is the director of the animated series, says the success of Manjadi and Poopy had added to their responsibility of coming out with a children’s work. It is a deliberate attempt so that children get to know Malayalam words, which have gone out of use. The story and dialogues are by Manu K S, who is by now quite well-versed in the language for young ones. While Poopy had based its stories on science, Kathu will talk about values, quite subtly like Poopy had done. Instead, it will begin on a filmy style with a title song and move on to a story which is however broken by a couple of songs in between. Twinkle, the animated character who has been anchoring all the animation CDs of Hibiscus Media so far, would not appear in Kathu. The animation CD Kathu was launched in the city on Wednesday by filmmaker Shaji N Karun. Deviating a bit from their usual pattern, Hibiscus Digital Media Private Ltd, who had created ripples with their animation series Manjadi and Poopy, are presenting Kathu in a short story style. She is a cat who is set to woo kids along with her brother Kittu and friend Appu, a squirrel. The makers of the animated series for children are in the market with a new character, Kathu.
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