| Chintoo | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Charuhas Pandit and Prabhakar Wadekar |
| Website | www.chintoo.com |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | November 21, 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Humour |
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Chintoo is a famous Marathicomic strip that appears in Sakalnewspaper. Chintoo is written by Charuhas Pandit and Prabhakar Wadekar. For a couple of years it appeared in Loksatta. Chintoo (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Chintu) has been popular in all age groups since it started. It was first published on November 21, 1991.
Theme[edit]
Chintoo, the hero of the strip, represents a typical boy in middle class Marathi family. Normal incidents in his day-to-day life are given a humorous face in this cartoon series. He faces all the problems that other boys of his age face like pressure to study from parents, getting bullied etc. He also enjoys doing pranks. He gets fun out of simple things. He enjoys watching cricket, stealing mangoes from Joshi Kaku's trees. He loves to have pets, but his parents always refuse to let him have one.
Characters in the cartoon[edit]
Pappa[edit]
Chintoo's father. He is an engineer by profession.
Aai[edit]
Chintoo's housewife mother. Her name is Deepa.
Ajji[edit]
Chintoo's grandmother is very loving and caring.
Ajoba[edit]
Chintoo's grandfather. Chintoo goes to his grandfather whenever he needs any toy. He always fulfills Chintoo's demands.
Pappu[edit]
Chintoo's best friend. The boy who helps Chintoo when he is in danger. But then, Raju is a bigger danger than anybody can handle. Pappu is an animal lover and he especially likes puppies. He is very naughty as well.
Mini[edit]
A girl in the group. She loves going to school, exams and everything about studies. She is a poet at heart but nobody in the group likes her poems. Chintoo dislikes everything that Mini likes.Chintoo quarrels with mini all the time.
Bagalya[edit]
A geek in the group. His name derives from his lanky frame, much like a stork. Baglya is kind of average Joe.
Raju[edit]
The bodily strong but mentally slow person in the group. Likes Mini's poems, but then that is not a praise. He does not understand jokes quickly, even if you make fun of him. So, if you are fast, you can crack jokes about him and get away. If he catches you, you are beaten. Chintoo loves making fun of Raju and keeps getting beaten by Raju.
Joshi Kaku[edit]
Chintoo's neighbor, who has a large garden full of fruit trees. Gets the brunt of the group's play, with their cricket resulting mostly in ball going through Joshikaku's glass windows, with predictable results.she loves Chintoo but she doesn't show that.
Joshi Kaka[edit]
Joshi Kaku's husband. Appears very rarely in the scene
Sonu[edit]
The small child in the group. He always faces troubles and everyone tries to rescue him. He is a typical boy with handkerchief tied to his shirt.
Banti[edit]
The doggy. He is Baglya's small brown-yellow colored pet dog. Chintoo always want to have a dog in his house like Bunty.
Neha[edit]
Another girl in the group. Appears very rarely in the scene.
Satish Dada[edit]
Chintoo's neighbour. Very filmy college going guy.
Android and iPhone Applications[edit]
Chintoo's Official mobile application has been released on Android and Apple app stores in April 2013.iPhone Application Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chintoo/id634322377?mt=8Android Application Link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Charuhas_Pandit.chintoo
Books[edit]
Purandare Prakashan has published total 30 books before Sakal Prakashan.
Series of books published by Sakal Prakashan, are a collection of the comic strips of Chintoo published in Sakal Newspaper. There are total 14 volumes published till date and 6 more to be launched in 2013.
Film[edit]
On 18 May 2012, Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd. released the feature film version of the comic character and his gang. The film opened to a delightful response and was appreciated by a younger audience. The film, directed by Shrirang Godbole, has Shubhankar Atre playing the lead character of Chintoo. Actors like Subodh Bhave, Vibhawari Deshpande and others played the supporting characters.
The film is the first Indian feature which has been adapted from a daily comic strip.
External links[edit]
- Sakal Newspaper (online edition)
- Loksatta Newspaper (online edition)
| Chintoo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shrirang Godbole |
| Produced by | Shrirang Godbole, Abhay Gadgil |
| Screenplay by | Shrirang Godbole, Vibhavari Deshpande |
| Music by | Saleel Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Jadhav |
| Edited by | Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande |
Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Chintoo is 2012 Marathi movie based on a comic strip of the same name.It is the story of Chintoo and his gang.It was released on 18 May 2012, produced by Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.. The film opened to a delightful critical and commercial response and was widely appreciated by the younger audiences. The film, directed by Shrirang Godbole,[1] has Shubhankar Atre playing the lead character of Chintoo. Actors like Subodh Bhave, Vibhawari Deshpande and others played the supporting characters.
Plot summary[edit]
Chintoo, a sweet and naughty boy lives in an upper middle class, lively neighborhood with his parents. This eight-year-old is extremely popular in his group. Pappu is his best friend and Mini, Raju, Baglya, Neha and the toddler Sonu all together are the unbeatable 'Wanarwede Warriors'.[2]
Chintoo and his gang have big plans for their much awaited summer vacation. They decide to beat their rivals Vinchoo biters by making Wanarwede Warriors strong enough even to win the world cup. They practice hard and also convert the barren piece of land in the society into their very own 'Wanarwede stadium.' The match starts as planned.
Guru, a rogue forcibly enters that space on the same day and sets up a small Chinese eatery. Akki, watchman Sakharam's son is supposed to run it. Children protest against this intrusion but no one cares. The adults are in fact happy to get an easy access to the Chinese food. No one except Colonel Kaka objects to this illegal entrant and his illegitimate business in the housing complex.
Children try to find space to play cricket but always end up being scolded by adults. They try all means and ways to get their stadium back and also make the adults understand their problem. All their attempts fail until Chintoo; the mastermind comes up with his own idea of making a Chinese dragon which Guru worships so that he will get scared and leave the ground. The Wanarwede warriors are later joined by the Vinchoo biters as even they don`t have ground to play. In the end Chintoo and his friends earn back their ground after their parents realise how important the ground is to them.
Cast[edit]
- Chintoo - Shubhankar Atre[3]
- Mini - Suhani Dadhphale
- Baglya - Animesh Padhye
- Raju - Ved Ravade
- Pappu - Nishant Bhavsar
- Neha - Rumani Khare
- Sonu - Arjun Jog
- Chintoo’s Aai - Vibhavari Deshpande
- Chintoo’s Baba - Subodh Bhave
- Chintoo’s Ajoba - Shriram Pendse
- Colonel Kaka - Satish Alekar
- Joshi Kaka - Dilip Prabhavalkar
- Joshi Kaku - Bharti Aacharekar
- Sakharam Watchman - Vijay Nikam
- Satish Dada - Alok Rajwade
- Guru Dada - Nagesh Bhosale
- Akki - Om Bhutkar
- Art Teacher - Vijay Patwardhan
- Guruji - Prashant Tapasvi
- Chimanee - Mrinmayee Godbole
- Popat - Pankaj Gangan
- Chimanee’s Father - Sanjay Lonkar
- Chimanee’s Mother - Pournima Ganu Manohar
- Popat’s Mother - Sadhana Sarpotdar
- Mini’s Aai - Mridul Patwardhan
- Mini’s Baba - Sunil Abhyankar
- Raju’s Aai - Snehal Tarde
- Raju’s Baba - Suraj Satav
- Neha’s Aai - Soniya Khare
- Neha’s Baba - Ajay Apte
- Pappu’s Aai - Chitra Khare
- Pappu’s Baba - Amit Patwardhan
About Cast & crew[edit]
Director - Shrirang Godbole
Chintu Simpoo Tv Live
Story, screenplay and dialogue - Shrirang Godbole, Vibhawari Deshpande
Director of Photography - Sanjay Jadhav
Lyrics - Sandeep Khare
Chintu Chimpoo Simpoo Cartoon
Music - Dr. Saleel Kulkarni[4]
Editor - Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande
Art Director - Siddharth Tatooskar, Bhakti Tatooskar
Chintu Simpoo Cartoon Video
Costumes and Makeup - Geeta Godbole
Visual Effects (VFx) - Golden Square Media Works Pvt. Ltd.
Producer - Abhay Gadgil,Shrirang Godbole, Amit Patwardhan, Hrishi Deshpande, Chintamani Vartak, Rajesh Deshmukh
“Chintoo” Cartoon-strip Creators - Charuhas Pandit, Prabhakar Wadekar
Chintu Simpoo Ka Cartoon
The film is the first Indian feature which has been adapted from a daily comic strip.
Sequel[edit]
A sequel to the first film was announced on 11 March 2013. Titled 'Chintoo 2 - Khajinyachi Chittarkatha'. The film was released across Maharashtra on 19 April 2013. The film had all the children characters played by the same artists who played in the first part.
References[edit]
- ^saamana. 'चतुरस्र श्रीरंग गोडबोले | Saamana (सामना)' (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^'Review: 'Chintoo' (Marathi)'. DNA India. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^'सर्वाचा लाडका चिंटू झाला २५ वर्षांचा'. Loksatta (in Marathi). 22 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^'A special birthday for Saleel Kulkarni - Times of India'. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
External links[edit]
- Sakal Newspaper (online edition)
- Loksatta Newspaper (online edition)