NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 12, 2008: Close on the heels of its animated feature film The Return of Hanuman, the Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation is readying an animated television series on Shiva. In an exclusive chat with Business Standard, Toonz Animation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), P Jayakumar, said: “We are venturing into a different format, which would be close to what may be called picture book animation, with ‘Shiva'”. The series would run for 13 half hour shows and the company has chosen Cartoon Network to air the animated picture book series for the Indian audience.
“Shiva” is expected to be aired on the cartoon channel in another six months. As was the case with Hanuman, Toonz Animation’s Shiva is also expected to churn out a trend in this genre of animation as soon as it goes on air in another six month.