Son of Alladin

Son of Alladin
Directed bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Written byMark Zaslove
Screenplay bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Story bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced byPentamedia Graphics
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Edited byVenkata Krishnan
Music byPravin Mani
Distributed byShemaroo Video Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 29 August 2003 (2003-08-29)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

Son of Alladin is a 2003 Indian animated film based on the life of the Aladdin written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.[2] Produced by Pentamedia Graphics, the film had 1100 shots and 125 characters.[3]

The film won Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Children’s Film Festival Hyderabad,[4][5][6] and was subsequently premiered at the 37th International Film Festival of India.[7]

In 2016, the film was released as Mustafa & the Magician in Los Angeles and was submitted for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[8]

Cast

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Voice cast

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  • Pete Luciano
  • Glenn Coulthard
  • Joe Halls
  • Marty Croft
  • Cindy Carlton
  • Kareen Oliver
  • Allison Beecroft

Motion capture cast

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  • Suhaas Ahuja as Mustafa
  • Meka Rajan as Laila
  • Michael Muthu as Alladin, King Ali, and Abu
  • Sudhir Ahuja as Zeezeeba
  • Rena Thiagarajan as Dayeena
  • Sriya Chari as Habibi
  • Sourabh Ahuja as Khan and Vazier
  • Chandran Christian as Ghassan

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Pravin Mani.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mustafa Theme"Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sean, Pravin Mani 
2."Dream"Glenn Coulson, Samyukta Ranganathan 

Reception

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Chitra Mahesh of The Hindu wrote, "IT IS obvious that tremendous effort, time and money have gone into Pentamedia's 3-D animated film, Son Of Alladin. And the attempt is worthy of appreciation, fed as we are by the classic Disney animations that are unparalleled so far".[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Catch Son Of Alladin on Cartoon Network". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  3. ^ "Log in ...Tribune: IT supplement of The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. Feature page". Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ "The Hindu Business Line : Children's film fest comes to a close". Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Tintin a bonanza for children at film festival". The Times of India. November 2003. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Lights, camera... chaos". The Hindu. 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ "IFFI 52 – 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa". Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. ^ Mahesh, Chitra (26 September 2003). "Son of Aladin". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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