{"id":168673,"date":"2025-04-02T18:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/the-legend-of-arana-is-an-entertaining-short-from-indias-studio-eeksaurus\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:01:33","slug":"the-legend-of-arana-is-an-entertaining-short-from-indias-studio-eeksaurus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=168673","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Legend Of Arana&#8217; Is An Entertaining Short From India&#8217;s Studio Eeksaurus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The quirky and comedic folklore tale <em>The Legend of Arana (Arana Puranam)<\/em>, directed by Adithi Krishnadas, showcases Mumbai\u2019s thriving animation community.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a recorded conversation between the film\u2019s creative director and executive producer, Suresh Eriyat, and his father, author P.N.K. Panicker, <em>The Legend of Arana<\/em> tells the story of a god who sends a skink (a type of lizard) and a chameleon on a quest to fetch him water. The skink emerges victorious, but makes an unexpected and dangerous demand.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arana puranam | The Legend of Arana | Animation Short Film\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FurugvpjXNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A loose sequel to their previous film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonbrew.com\/cartoon-brew-pick\/adithi-krishnadas-kandittund-brings-indian-folklore-to-life-with-fun-stylish-2d-animation-212121.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kandittund!<\/em><\/a>, the film continues Studio Eeksaurus\u2019 exploration of folklore through animation. While <em>Kandittund!<\/em> was presented in black and white, <em>The Legend of Arana<\/em> shifts to color while maintaining a similar visual style. \u201cThe stories have a similar flavor, so the visuals also had to feel like part of the same family,\u201d Krishnadas told <em>The Hindu<\/em> in 2023. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a strategic decision \u2014 it just felt natural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--googleoff: index--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"cb-ad cb-post inset\"\/><!--googleon: index--><\/p>\n<p>Eriyat adds, \u201cAt 95 years old, my father remains one of the last master oral storytellers, preserving a craft often attributed to grandparents. This film is part of a series we began in 2019 to document his storytelling, capturing his vivid, unscripted narrations exactly as he tells them. The way my father narrates is so immersive that we don\u2019t know whether this is an old lore or one he has created, demonstrating how legends evolve over generations. 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