Motu Patlu: King of Kings

Motu Patlu: King of Kings
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Suhas Kadav
Produced by Ketan Mehta
Based on Motu Patlu
by Kripa Shankar Bhardwaj
Music by Vishal Bhardwaj[1]
Production
company
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
Running time
110 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office 4.27 crore[2]

Motu Patlu: King of Kings is a 2016 Indian 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Suhas Kadav and produced by Ketan Mehta.[3] The film was inspired by the popular TV series Motu Patlu, which itself adapted from the characters published by Lotpot magazine. It is the first feature-length film based on the characters. The film was released on 14 October 2016.

Cast

  • Saurav Chakraborty as Motu / Patlu / Dr. Jhataka / Chingum / Ghasitaram
  • Vinay Pathak as Guddu

Plot

The movie opens in the circus, where the people gathered to watch the show of a lion named Guddu. But the circus had a fire accident and Guddu runs loose around the city which causes the citizens run in terror. However Motu rescues his city from the lion by eating samosas and caged the lion. Motu asks about the lion. The lion explained and requested them to put him in the forest. But Chingam officer says to put him in the national park. Meanwhile, in the forest the animals were enjoying. Three monster cars captured some animals so the animals sought the help of the lion. however lion manages to rescue the animals and they ran off. But a man named Narsimha manages to arrest the lion and some other animals. A girl from his gang slaps him with the mosquito bat. meanwhile Motu and patlu takes the lion in a jeep and rests in a forest. it became night. Morning Narsimha came down from the helicopter and teased the lion. It became so angry. Narsimha blackmailed the Lion and he cut the rope of the caged vehicle and the vehicle is about to fall from the hill. but lion manages to escape and rescues the animals. the animals made them run away from that place. meanwhile, guddu thinking to escape from there. so he acts like a dead lion and manages to escape. But motu caught it. but again it escapes. a member of Narsimha watched it and says to his boss. Narsimha said him to call them. they came there and Narsimha turned motu against the jungle forest says that he is very cruel. next day they all went to the forest and saw the lion. motu thinks it as a guddu and pinched him. The lion tries to gets away from him and motu doesn't leave him. there is a crucial fight between them. his friends were waiting and watched the fight. at that time guddu came and talked to patlu and ran away. patlu warned motu that it was not their guddu but the true jungle forest. meanwhile, Narsimha watched the fight through the camera and shocked to see that they both friend and smile. Narsimha got angry and sends the nukes and a crack was made in the small portion. Motu and the lion manage to escape. Unfortunately the lion falls from the hill. It has been dead. Narsimha and his men start to destroy the forest. but unfortunately, motu and patlu get trapping by them. Motu was very angry on patlu as he said the lion was still alive. Motu bets patlu but fortunately the dorr gets the truck gets opened and they manage to escape from them. patlu says that he said lie that lion is still live. patlu gives idea that instead of the lion they can use guddu. guddu hears that and tries to escape but unfortunately, he trapped himself to them. They said the condition and brings guddu to the forest. There is a song here. But guddu was unhappy. He wants to stay alone in the forest and it went off. motu refuses to use his real power and says that its lion to win, Motu while refreshing in the river, a group of fish joined together and make the face of the lion which falls in the hill. The lion advised motu to lead the animal army to defeat Narsimha. but a small deer saw all these and said to his friends. Animals were anger on them. However, motu convinced them and made the team to defeat Narsimha. Narsimha went to a place where the gold is behind the rocks and ordered his team to take the gold. A scientist comes there and said about his invention it was the hybrid animal. it was the mixture of the dog and wolf. he sends to them in the forest. but motu and patlu defeat them. they went to the place where they are taking gold. Motu was the king of the army and instructs the animals to attack them. there was a huge fight between them. the fight gets very scary dangerous. A giant man was formed from a box and attacks animals. a small deer came in front of him. but he threw it away. it falls to the place where guddu stayed. the deer requests lion to save the forest. Guddu got anger on them and he turned into a real jungle lion and more powerful than the first one. So Guddu came into the battlefield and attack everyone with furry. Motu was very very happy. Guddu attacks Narsimha on his team. Guddu was in trouble and needed more energy to even continue. Motu lends some juices to guddu to make very healthy and very strong and unlocks new technique and transforming. the final decisive battle between two gods guddu and the giant was near the new god guddu. however, guddu manages to win over the giant with his new universal power and speed passing that of gods themselves. Guddu was made the King of the jungle and passes down his legacy and film ends with the song "Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi".

Release

The film was released theatrically on 14 October 2016, in 700 screens across India.[4]

Reception

The Times of India has given the film 3 stars.[5] DNA has given the film 2 stars.[6] Economic Times has given the film 3 stars.[7]

See also

References

  1. Share on FacebookShare on Twitter (2016-10-06). "Vishal Bhardwaj: Gulzar-Vishal Bhardwaj create a peppy number for 'Motu Patlu'". Times of India. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. Hungama, Bollywood. "Box Office Collection in India 2016 - Bollywood Hungama".
  3. "Children's films have rarely been successful, says Motu Patlu: King of Kings producer Ketan Mehta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  4. Naman Ramachandran (2016-09-15). "Viacom18 Teams with Nickelodeon for 'Motu Patlu' Animation". Variety. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. "Motu Patlu King of Kings Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Motu Patlu King of Kings by Times of India".
  6. "Motu Patlu: King Of Kings Review- The film tries to do everything, but ends up pleasing nobody". 15 October 2016.
  7. Iyer, Meena (14 October 2016). "'Motu Patlu- King of Kings' review: The characters will leave you charmed" via The Economic Times.
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