According to the legend the King Vikramaditya, in order to fulfil a vow, was required to remove a corpse of betaal from a treetop and carry it on his shoulder to another place in silence. He would have to fetch it for the mendicant, as the mendicant was seeking certain occult powers which he would get only if a king brought this particular corpse to him and if he would practice certain rites sitting on it. There would be a corpse hanging from one of its branches. King Vikramaditya had to visit the northern-most corner of this ground where he would find a very ancient tree. The mendicant tells that there is a task that only a King like Vikrmaditya can perform. King asked mendicant why he was doing this. However, the mendicant had set a condition that the King must meet him under a Banyan tree in the center of the cremation ground beyond the city, at night, on the 14th day of the dark half of the month. He ordered to check all the fruits, and from all fruits a fine ruby. One day while handling the fruit broke and pop came out a handy ball of ruby. King Vikramaditya used to hand over the fruit to the royal storekeeper. Among such visitors was a mendicant who presented the king with a fruit on every visit. King used to accept all the gifts with same courtesy. Everyday many visitors used to visit the king and gift him something. He was brave, fearless and with a strong will. He had immense love for learning as well as for adventure. Vikramaditya was a great king who ruled over a prosperous kingdom from his capital at Ujjain. These are spellbinding stories told to the wise King Vikramaditya by the wily ghost Betaal. We are looking to sell the rights for different regions and we are already talking with various distribution companies across the world.About Vikram Aur Betaal :'Vikram Aur Betaal' is based on 'Betaal Pachisi', written nearly 2,500 years ago by Mahakavi Somdev Bhatt. “Green Gold Animation holds 100% rights for Vikram Betal in all countries and regions. Animators, and 8 Ink & Paint Artists and 4 Digital Compositors” The team of 60 people consisted of 1 Show Director, 2 Animation Directors, 2 Story Board Artists, 2 Character Designers, 2 Layout Artists, 4 BG Artists, 15 Animators, 20 Asst.
Sharing production specs with Animation ‘xpress, Rajiv stated,”Besides 3 script writers, about 60 people have worked on the show for about 9 months.
The sage plans to use his tantrik powers to kill Vikramaditya once he gets the corpse of Betal.The corpse that Vikram is after is possed by a ghost named Betal, a very clever ghost who loves to tell stories and pose questions to King Vikram in order to test his wisdom and sense of Justice. A Sage sends King Vikramaditya on an impossible mission to get a corpse from the middle of a Jungle. The story of Vikram aur Betaal is based on a King named Vikramaditya, who was not only famous for his courage and bravery but also for his wisdom and justice. We would love to work with them on more orginal Indian Projects in the Future.” They have been extremely proffesional and cooperative, and we are happy that they are trying to do something for the Indian Kids by buying Indian Animation content. Speaking exclusively to Animation ‘xpress, Greengold director Rajiv Chilakalpudi said ,”We are extremely excited to be working with Cartoon Network on this. Just recently they announced Chota Bhim and now we have news that they have sold the India satellite rights of their 85 minute 2D animated feature Vikram aur Betaal to Cartoon Network.The feature is targeted at a 11+ audience. Hyderabad based Greengold animation seems to have got its stars in the right place. A still from Greengold's Vikram aur Betaal
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