Super K wins Dadasaheb Phalke Academy award

MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment‘s Super K recently won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival Award – 2012 for best feature film (Animation).

The other winners were I Am (Best Live action), Ra.One (Best VFX) and Rushi (Best debutante director). The award was instituted by Mumbai-based Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.

Said Shemaroo Entertainment head of animation Smita Maroo, “It is an extremely proud moment for all of us to be honoured with this Award. We are glad that our contribution to the animation industry has been recognised and appreciated on a prestigious platform like this.”

Incidentally, the film was also highly appreciated in film festivals like Animabassuri – Animassia – Spain, Cairo International Film Festival for children, Annecy Film Festival and Hiroshima Film Festival.

Super K was the first Indian animation film that was released online all over India on 11 November last year.