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Green Gold, Amazon Prime put Kerala martial art on the map
MUMBAI: Green Gold Animation is rediscovering Kalaripayattu, a lost martial art form of Kerala. With the purpose to educate through entertainment, the animation studio is making an exclusive series for Amazon Prime titled Kalari Kids. The series will be launched around Christmas with 20 episodes of 11 minutes each in season one.
Recently, the animation house also inked a deal with Netflix to digitally broadcast Mighty Little Bheem—a spinoff of its popular character Chhota Bheem.
Talking about the new series, Green Gold Animation CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “The IP rights of Kalari Kids will be with Green Gold but we may have co-producers as partners. Amazon Prime will hold the OTT rights and programming license. This is a multi-season deal between us. The first season will take a year of production to complete.”
The show will be telecast on television later as one episode per week. Currently, the deal is under process to give television rights to the broadcaster. The production cost of Kalari Kids is higher than Chhota Bheem but lower than Mighty Little Bheem. Green Gold is making a total of 60 episodes for Amazon over three seasons with a dedicated team of 100. Twelve episodes are already in the bank.
According to Green Gold Animation vice president (content sales) Bharath Laxmipati, Kalaripayattu is a dying art and not many kids are aware of it. “We have never made any show on Indian martial art form, so for us, it is an opportunity to entertain kids with a purpose. Therefore, through our show, we want to teach martial arts and talk about courage & bravery because a sport like Kalari builds strength and character in children,” he said.
The marketing and promotions of the show will be done by the Amazon Prime team with heavy focus on digital. According to Laxmipati, Amazon is leaving no stone unturned to market the show.
The animation or graphic style of the show is reminiscent of the beauty, sophistication and stylisation of the traditional Kerala paintings. The animation company has taken the best artists and culturally highlighted the beautiful creations of India.
Kalari Kids is based on Kalaripayattu martial art form that has three variants, Arappa Kay, Pilla Thangi and Vatta Thiripp, which are distinguished by their attacking and defensive patterns. Surprisingly, this lesser-known martial arts form was developed in the 6th century BC. Let’s see how Amazon and Green Gold Animation bring Kalaripayattu back to life.
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Bollywood 90s Jamming set for April 26 at Bharat Mandapam
Live sing-along event in Delhi sees strong ticket demand on BookMyShow
MUMBAI: Rewind, press play and suddenly, it’s the 90s all over again. Bollywood 90s Jamming is set to take over Bharat Mandapam on April 26, 2026, promising a full-blown nostalgia trip for Delhi’s music lovers. Curated as a tribute to Bollywood’s golden musical era, the event will feature a live performance by India Music Collective, known for turning concerts into participative experiences where audiences don’t just listen, they sing along, often word for word. The format leans into collective nostalgia, blurring the line between performer and crowd.
Organised by Brand Spotify Marketing & Event Agency, the event is being led by a team comprising Rohan Sharma, Mishita Batra, Akshita Jain and Ravneet Kaur, who are positioning it as more than just a concert, an immersive throwback to an era when music was as much about memory as melody.
Early indicators suggest the pitch is landing. Tickets, currently live on BookMyShow, are witnessing strong demand, pointing to a packed evening where retro hits meet a new-age audience eager to relive them in unison.
Set against the expansive backdrop of Bharat Mandapam, the event is designed to recreate the communal energy of 90s Bollywood where lyrics were instantly recognisable and emotions universally shared. As the city gears up for April 26, the promise is simple, a night where thousands gather not just to hear the music, but to become part of it.
For Delhi, it’s shaping up to be less of a concert and more of a collective memory set to a soundtrack everyone already knows by heart.
