Roll No 21
Roll No 21 is an Indian animated television series produced by Cosmos Entertainment pte. The show is available in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. The series consists of 6 seasons with 142 episodes as well as some movies. It premeried on November 27, 2010 as one of the first Indian originals of Cartoon Network.[1]
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Genre | Animation |
Based on | Krishna and Kansa |
Written by | Avinash Aanand Kaushik Chawla Richa Deo Alok Sharma Swapnil Narendra |
Directed by | Ah Loong Uttam Pal Singh |
Opening theme | "Roll No. 21" |
Ending theme | "Roll No. 21" (Karaoke) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 06 |
No. of episodes | 142 |
Production | |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Animasia Studio Cosmos Maya |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel) |
Original release | 27 November 2010 |
External links | |
Roll No. 21 Minisite on Cartoon Network India |
Plot
Kris is an intelligent and naughty kid who stays at an Orphanage School along with his friends - Pinky and Bablu. An evil demon king, posing as principal Kanishk is out to create havoc in the school. He has ulterior motives to take over the world with his army of zombie demons. To save his friends and school from annihilation, Kris prays to Lord Krishna and is blessed with super powers. Armed with a magical peacock feather and a flute, Kris is ready to take on the evil demon king - Kanishk!
Characters
- Kris: Kris is a godly child mostly known as Neela Bandar by his friends, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. He has appeared in Mathura Anath Ashram to stop Kanishk and his evil plans. Kris stays as a normal student in the school but secretly changes into Krishna, the divine boy with mystical powers whenever it is needed. He shows childish traits such as playing, disliking studies and homework and enjoying playtime with his friends. Like Lord Krishna, Kris also likes butter. His skin colour is blue (like Lord Krishna) in this series. He has a crush on Pinky.
- Kanishk: Kanishk is the incarnation of Kansa who is the principal of Mathura Anath Ashram. He initially came back on earth to take over the world but Krishna's appearance is 'delaying' his whole plan. He is king of demons of Paataal-Lok. In order to get rid of Kris, He keeps coming with a new 'Get Kris' plan in each story which forms the storyline for the series. However, since defeating Kris is not easy, and he also has to manage the whole school and its duties, Kanishk keeps summoning various demons from Paataal-Nagri to fight Kris. Kanishk is very concerned about the performance of his school and its result. He is seen constantly nagging with his staff to get the kids' performance up all the time.
- Doctor J: Doctor J is Kanishk's most loyal minion. He is a dentist and stays by Kanishk all the time. He is the reincarnation of Jarasandh. J often keeps coming with new ideas to get rid of Kris. Unfortunately, all his ideas backfire on him and Kanishk. Besides being a dentist, Dr. J is also a scientist who keeps inventing various machines, devices and traps mostly used to tackle Kris. However, he often desires to be the principal of the school and hopes to kick Kanishk out because Kanishk keeps whacking and humiliating him. He gets help from Kris at times.
- Pinky: Pinky is Kris' classmate and a student of Mathura Anath Ashram. She is the incarnation of Radha. She is one of the best friends that Kris has and worries about Kris, her friends and the school. She is an activist who keeps coming up with different initiatives for the betterment of the school and its students. Pinky is also a brainiac who is good with studies. She appears to have a crush on Kris, but she does not show it out to him and only behaves as his friend.
- Babloo: Babloo is Kris' best friend and the reincarnation of Sudama. He stays with Kris most of the time and backs Kris and his ideas when confronted by Pinky. He is an average student but really good with sports.
- Madhu: Madhu is a friend of Kris and the brains of the group. Among all the friends Kris has, Madhu is the smartest one. He keeps coming up with many innovative ideas of gadgets and devices useful for kids. He is also the smartest student of the school. He often gets bullied by Golu. He is reincarnation of Madhukumar (a friend of Lord Krishna).
- Golu: Golu is the bully of Mathura Anath Ashram. His only job and recreation is to mess with the kids (especially Madhu) and to take their stuff or food by force. He is often confronted by Kris and friends. He is called as a Fatso by many people and kids as he has a love with any kind of food. He is the overweighted student of the school.Many times, Golu is let in by Kanishk and J in their plans to get back at Kris. Golu happily participates in Kanishk's plans as he likes getting an opportunity to get even with Kris and Kanishk also manages to get Golu's grades a little high. He is reincarnation of Mangal (a friend of Lord Krishna).
- Sukhi: Sukhi is the reincarnation of Muni Narada in the school. He is in the school to report everything to the gods. He owns a phone booth outside the school, where he has a divine phone which connects straight to heaven. He reports about how Kris is doing through this booth. He knows Kris' secret and helps him often by letting him know of Kanishk's evil plans.
- Taarak: Taarak, an incarnation of Tarakasur, is Kanishk's cousin who is there in the school as a maths teacher. He is more of a 'Yes Sir' character who keeps nodding to all of Kanishk's plans to get back at Kris (no matter how ridiculous they are). He sometimes is shown wishing if Kanishk could let him be a fit free as he is constantly nagged by Kanishk to take more extra classes.
- Suparna: Miss Suparna is the chemistry and music teacher of the school. She is the reincarnation of Putana. She is really fond of make-up and is a laid back but strict teacher.
- Basu: Basu is the sports teacher of the Mathura Anath Ashram. He is loved by the kids and is their favorite teacher. He is the incarnation of Vasudeva and is the only human teacher, unlike the other teachers who are demons.
- Prashanth: He is a student in Mathura Anath Ashram. He is somewhat good in studies but very good at sports and dancing.He is reincarnation of Uddhav (a friend of Lord Krishna).
- Balu: He is the elder brother of Kris and the incarnation of Balarama. In his first scene in the show, he is seen keeping a public eye on Kris. He is also seen being over-protective of Kris.
- 'Chimpu and Champu' : They are the two sidekicks of Golu.
- Guru Mahasur: He is teacher of all demons of Paatal Naagri. He is incarnation of Guru Shukracharya.
- Lord Aquarius: He is the overarching villain and is shown to be the strongest devil. He succeeds in beating Kris and Kanishk in the special episode "The Attack of the Shadow: Part I".
Films
These are the list of feature films of the show. They are also one of the first original Indian movies of Cartoon Network.
- Roll No 21 and the Quest for Swarnamani
- Roll No 21 - Space Mein Dhoom Dhadaka
- Roll No 21 - Time Ki Bhool Bhulaiya
- Roll No 21 - Ticket to Australia
- Roll No 21 - Lights Camera Roll No 21 Kris in Bollywood
- Roll No 21 - Scuba Dooba Ajooba
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Phantom Ka Raaz
- Roll No 21 - Get Set Go Kris
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Shoonya Registaan
- Roll No 21 - Kris vs Zombies
- Roll No 21 - Kris on Mission Hoola Boola
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Ulta Pulta Time
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Ande Ka Funda
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Barfeela Bafffu
- Roll No 21 - Kris Chala Jaadui Jimbura
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Aflatoon Africa
- Roll No 21 - Kris aur Japaani Jhanjaal
Broadcast
It aired on Cartoon Network. It is the one of the first original show which is produced for indian version of CN. The series is shifted to CN's sister channel Pogo TV in February 21, 2021.
Awards
Roll No 21 received three awards in the Cartoon Network Super Toons Award 2013 and Indian Telly Award for Best Kids Programme.[2]
References
- "Krishna in a new avatar". 26 November 2010 – via www.thehindu.com.
- "CN Super Toons Awards 2013- Roll No 21 bags max awards". January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.