Roll No 21

Roll No 21

Show's title card
Genre Comedy, Action
Written by Divya Chandel
Nidhi Aanand
Kaushik Chawla
Richa Deo
Alok Sharma
Swapnil Narendra
Directed by Aah Long
Uttam Pal Singh
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
English
No. of seasons 54Premiers-May 2015[1][2]
Production
Running time 11+11 minutes
Production company(s) Animasia Studio
Release
Original network Cartoon Network India
Picture format 16:9
Original release November 14, 2010 – Present
External links
Roll No. 21
Minisite on Cartoon Network India

Roll No 21 is an Indian animated television series. Premiered in 2010, it is a modern take on Krishna and Kansa's rivalry. In this version, Kansa has reincarnated as Principal Kanishk, the principal of Mathura Anath Ashram where he is making evil plans to take over the world. Krishna has reincarnated as Kris, a student at Kanishk's school. Kanishk comes up with an evil 'Get Kris' plan in every episode to get rid of Kris and the latter does everything to defeat him.

The series is known for its visually appealing animation and witty storyline. It also takes place in a fictional school and connects with kids of same age, making it one of the most popular animated series in India.

Outline

Kansa has reincarnated on the earth in the form of Kanishk; The smooth talking principal of Mathura Anath Ashram. He tries to win complete obedience of his school and kids before conquering the world. However, Kris, the reincarnation of Lord Krishna, makes it difficult for Kanishk as he keeps the goodness in all the kids alive. In order to get rid of Kris, Kanishk calls various monsters and demons from Paataal Lok (the Netherworld) to fight and beat Kris but using his wit and mystical powers, Kris keeps defeating all the demons. All of Kanishk's attempts fail as Kris with his friends overcome all the obstacles Kanishk creates for them. Each episode of the series shows Kanishk calling a demon to fight Kris and Kris defeating it. It forms the main storyline of the series.

Characters

The show has the following main characters:

Kris: Kris is a godly child, 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. His skin colour is blue (like Lord Krishna) in this series.

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. 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-Lok 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 Jai: Doctor Jai is Kanishk's most loyal minion. He is a dentist and stays by Kanishk all the time. He is the reincarnation of Jarasandh. The students make fun of him and call him Dr. J. Jai often keeps coming with new ideas to get rid of Kris. Unfortunately, all his ideas backfire on him and Kanishk. Besides being a dentist, Jai 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.

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.

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 their 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 bulled by Golu.

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 by force. He is often confronted by Kris and friends. Many times, Golu is let in by Kanishk and Jai 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.

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 phonebooth 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 teacher of the school. She is the reincarnation of Putana. She is really fond of her make-up and is a laid back but strict teacher.

Prashanth: He is a student in Mathura Anath Ashram. He is somewhat good in studies but very good at sport and dancing.

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.

Other Media

List of Movies

No. Movie
1. Roll No 21 And The Quest For Swarnmani
2. Roll No 21 Space Mein Dhoom Dhadaka
3. Roll No 21 Time Ki Bhool Bhullaiya
4. Roll No 21 Ticket To Australia
5. Roll No 21 Kris In Bollywood
6. Roll No 21 Scooba Dooba Ajooba
7. Roll No 21 Ticket To China
8. Roll No 21 Ticket To Japan
9. Roll No 21 Voyage To Aquatica
10. Roll No 21 Get Set Go Kris
11. Roll No 21 Kris Aur Phantom Ka Raaz
12. Roll No 21 Kris Aur Shoonya Registan

Awards

Roll No 21 received the maximum number of awards (3 awards) in the Cartoon Network Super Toons Award 2013.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Movie and Season of Roll No 21 Premier". animationxpress.com. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming Brand New Season (2015)- Roll No 21 (Season 8)". 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Upcoming season of Roll No 21". televisionpost.com. 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "CN Super Toons Awards 2013- Roll No 21 bags max awards". January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

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