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| Directed by | Jose Punnoose |
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| Written by | Gokula Krishnan (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | Navodaya Appachan |
| Starring | Template:Ubl |
| Cinematography | A. B. Kaul |
| Edited by | N. P. Sathish |
| Music by | Sharreth
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Template:INRConvert[1]
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Magic Magic 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 (Template:Trans).[2] It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
Plot
Indrajeet lives with his grandfather, a magician Acharya 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 up to take his son for education. Indrajeet refuses to leave his grandfather, but is forcibly sent to New York City via 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 run-away 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
- Suraj Balajee as Indrajeet
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Acharya
- Tirlok Malik as Krishna, Indrajeet's father
- Pooja Kumar as Deepti, Indrajeet's stepmother
- Mohan Raman as Oor Thalaivar (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
- Owen Burke
- Barkley as Romeo the dog
Production
70% of Magic Magic was shot in New York City. According to Jose, the film took roughly 140 days to complete.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sharreth and Jagan.
- Tamil version
- "Kanne Chella" — SPB, K. S. Chithra
- "Vanavilil" — Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Yaar Indha Kuttichathan" — SPB, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Chandramandalam" — Sunidhi Chauhan
- Hindi version[4]
- "Taalido" — SPB, Chithra
- "Kaun Hai Yeh" — SPB, Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Indradhanush" — Sunidhi Chauhan
- "Zoobi Zoobi" - Sunidhi Chauhan
Release
Critical reception
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".[5] However, IdleBrain 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.[7]
Box office
Magic Magic, made on a budget of Template:INRConvert,[8] grossed totally Template:INRConvert and was a commercial success.[9]
References
- ↑ Telugu cinema - Review - Magic Magic. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ Amusement all the way(2003-04-11). Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Jose Punnoose on Magic Magic. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMJxxmEwXZw
- ↑ Movie Review:Magic Magic. Sify.
- ↑ Movie review – Magic Magic.
- ↑ 50th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ↑ The Hindu Business Line : 3-D cinema makes a comeback, peddling Rangeela, Chocos. Thehindubusinessline.in(15 March 2003).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External links
- Template:IMDb title
- Chota Jadugar (Hindi version) on YouTube