Kittu
| Kittu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. Satya |
| Written by | Hota Agni Kumar B. Satya |
| Produced by | Bhargava Kodavanti |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production company | Bhargava Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹3 crore[2] |
Kittu is a 2006 traditionally animated Indian feature film. It is the first animated film to be made in the Telugu language. It won the National Film Award and is also credited with the Nandi Award for second best children's film 2006.
Plot
The film follows a monkey named Kittu as he banished from the jungle and heads for the city.[3]
Voice cast
- Trisha as Kittu
- Sri Devi as Kittu's mother
- Murali as Kittu's father
- Janardhan as King
- R.C.M. Raju as S. I., Elephant, Pig (Head Constable), and Moneywala
- Bhargavi as Mother Bird, Mother Elephant, Baby Deer, and Parrot
- Achyut as Fox (Constable)
- Deepa as Snake
- Tara as Teacher
- Aditya as Principal and Pig
- Teja as Mule
- Tejonivas as Baby Fox and Kittu's friend (Monkey)
- Damodhar Reddy as PT
- Lokesh as Kittu's friend (Monkey)
Aditya, Damodhar Reddy, Achyut, Tejonivas, Lokesh and Bhargavi provide the voices for the crowd.[4]
Production
It took 18 months for a team of 120 animators to complete the film.[1]
Awards
| Year | Name of Competition | Category | Result | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nandi Awards 2006 | Second Best Children's Film | Won | Kittu | [5] |
| 54th National Film Awards | Best Animated Film | Won | Bhargava Kodavanti B. Sathya |
[6] |
See also
References
- ^ a b CineGoer.com - News Archives - January 2006 Archived 2 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bhargava interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film producer". Idlebrain.com. Hyderabad. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ First full-length animation in Telugu The Hindu, 31 January 2006.
- ^ "Kittu (2006)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Nandi award winners list 2006 - telugu cinema, et".
- ^ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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