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	'''''Punyakoti''''' ({{translation\|Meritorious act}}), also released as '''''A Truthful Mother''''', is a 2020 Indian [[Sanskrit]]-language [[animated film]] directed by Ravishankar Venkateswaran.<ref name="better">{{cite web\|title=India's First Sanskrit Animation Film has 30 Animators working on it and Ilaiyaraaja's Music\|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/25774/india-first-sanskrit-film-will-have-30-animators-ilaiyaraaja-music/\|publisher=thebetterindia\|date=2015-06-16\|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite web \|title=Bengalurean gives Kannada folk song animated avatar in Sanskrit \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengalurean-gives-kannada-folk-song-animated-avatar-in-sanskrit/articleshow/64566164.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=13 June 2018 \|date=13 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Govind \|first1=Ranjani \|title=What did the cow tell the tiger \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20200310/282802128401471 \|accessdate=10 March 2020 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack of the film. It is the first animated film in Sanskrit.<ref name=":0" />		'''''Punyakoti''''' ({{translation\|Meritorious act}}), also released as '''''A Truthful Mother''''', is a 2020 Indian [[Sanskrit]]-language [[animated film]] directed by Ravishankar Venkateswaran.<ref name="better">{{cite web\|title=India's First Sanskrit Animation Film has 30 Animators working on it and Ilaiyaraaja's Music\|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/25774/india-first-sanskrit-film-will-have-30-animators-ilaiyaraaja-music/\|publisher=thebetterindia\|date=2015-06-16\|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite web \|title=Bengalurean gives Kannada folk song animated avatar in Sanskrit \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengalurean-gives-kannada-folk-song-animated-avatar-in-sanskrit/articleshow/64566164.cms \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=13 June 2018 \|date=13 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Govind \|first1=Ranjani \|title=What did the cow tell the tiger \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20200310/282802128401471 \|accessdate=10 March 2020 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack of the film. It is the first animated film in Sanskrit.<ref name=":0" />

	''Punyakoti'' is an adaptation of a picture book for children written by Ravishankar,<ref name="crowd">{{cite web\|title=First Sanskrit animation movie to crowd-source content\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-sanskrit-animation-movie-to-crowdsource-content/article6608836.ece\|publisher=thehindu\|date=2014-11-18\|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> was produced through [[crowdsourcing]] and it is the first Sanskrit animated film. The film got certified from [[Central Board of Film Certification]] on 18 March 2020, but its theatrical release was halted due to [[COVID-19 pandemic\|Corona pandemic]]. Finally [[Samskrita Bharati]] premiered the film through online streaming platform [[Vimeo]] on 25 ~~March 2020 and [[Netflix]] added the film to its platform on 31~~ March 2020.<ref name=Punya/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kannan \|first1=Indira \|title=Punyakoti: Old tale turned into 1st full length animation film in Sanskrit \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/punyakoti-old-tale-turned-into-1st-full-length-animation-film-in-sanskrit-120040301630_1.html \|accessdate=8 May 2020 \|publisher=[[Business Standard]] \|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/watch-the-first-sanskrit-animation-film-punyakoti-at-home/article31181728.ece\|title=Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home\|first=Ranjani\|last=Govind\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 March 2020\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>		''Punyakoti'' is an adaptation of a picture book for children written by Ravishankar,<ref name="crowd">{{cite web\|title=First Sanskrit animation movie to crowd-source content\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-sanskrit-animation-movie-to-crowdsource-content/article6608836.ece\|publisher=thehindu\|date=2014-11-18\|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> was produced through [[crowdsourcing]] and it is the first Sanskrit animated film. The film got certified from [[Central Board of Film Certification]] on 18 March 2020, but its theatrical release was halted due to [[COVID-19 pandemic\|Corona pandemic]]. Finally [[Samskrita Bharati]] premiered the film through online streaming platform [[Vimeo]] on 25 March 2020.<ref name=Punya/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kannan \|first1=Indira \|title=Punyakoti: Old tale turned into 1st full length animation film in Sanskrit \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/punyakoti-old-tale-turned-into-1st-full-length-animation-film-in-sanskrit-120040301630_1.html \|accessdate=8 May 2020 \|publisher=[[Business Standard]] \|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/watch-the-first-sanskrit-animation-film-punyakoti-at-home/article31181728.ece\|title=Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home\|first=Ranjani\|last=Govind\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 March 2020\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Punyakoti
| image = Punyakotiposter2.jpg
| caption = Poster for the film ''Punyakoti''
| director = Ravishankar Venkateswaran
| producer = Sindhu SK
| writer = Ravishankar Venkateswaran<br/>Anwar Ali (dialogues)
| starring = {{ubl|[[Revathi]]|[[Roger Narayan]]|Sneha Ravishankar}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|03|25|ref1=<ref name=Punya>{{cite news |last1=Kannan |first1=Indira |title=How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/how-punyakoti-sanskrits-1st-animation-film-got-made/20200419.htm |accessdate=8 May 2020 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=19 April 2020}}</ref>}}
| editing = Manoj Kannoth
| studio = Puppetica Media
| distributor =
| country = India
| runtime = 85 minutes
| language = Sanskrit
}}

'''''Punyakoti''''' ({{translation|Meritorious act}}), also released as '''''A Truthful Mother''''', is a 2020 Indian [[Sanskrit]]-language [[animated film]] directed by Ravishankar Venkateswaran.<ref name="better">{{cite web|title=India's First Sanskrit Animation Film has 30 Animators working on it and Ilaiyaraaja's Music|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/25774/india-first-sanskrit-film-will-have-30-animators-ilaiyaraaja-music/|publisher=thebetterindia|date=2015-06-16|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite web |title=Bengalurean gives Kannada folk song animated avatar in Sanskrit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengalurean-gives-kannada-folk-song-animated-avatar-in-sanskrit/articleshow/64566164.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=13 June 2018 |date=13 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Govind |first1=Ranjani |title=What did the cow tell the tiger |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20200310/282802128401471 |accessdate=10 March 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack of the film. It is the first animated film in Sanskrit.<ref name=":0" />

''Punyakoti'' is an adaptation of a picture book for children written by Ravishankar,<ref name="crowd">{{cite web|title=First Sanskrit animation movie to crowd-source content|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/first-sanskrit-animation-movie-to-crowdsource-content/article6608836.ece|publisher=thehindu|date=2014-11-18|accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> was produced through [[crowdsourcing]] and it is the first Sanskrit animated film. The film got certified from [[Central Board of Film Certification]] on 18 March 2020, but its theatrical release was halted due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|Corona pandemic]]. Finally [[Samskrita Bharati]] premiered the film through online streaming platform [[Vimeo]] on 25 March 2020 and [[Netflix]] added the film to its platform on 31 March 2020.<ref name=Punya/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kannan |first1=Indira |title=Punyakoti: Old tale turned into 1st full length animation film in Sanskrit |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/punyakoti-old-tale-turned-into-1st-full-length-animation-film-in-sanskrit-120040301630_1.html |accessdate=8 May 2020 |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/watch-the-first-sanskrit-animation-film-punyakoti-at-home/article31181728.ece|title=Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home|first=Ranjani|last=Govind|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 March 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Summary==
''Punyakoti'' is based on a [[Kannada language]] folksong in Karnataka, whose original source is the eighteenth chapter of ''Srishtikhand'' of [[Padma Purana]], about a cow that speaks the truth at all times.{{cn|date=April 2025}} The story is set in Karunadu, a village along the banks of [[Kaveri]] during the [[Vedic period]].

==Cast==
*[[Revathi]] as Punyakoti
*[[Roger Narayan]] as Kalinga<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/making-the-uturn-home/article8393358.ece|title=Making the U-turn home|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=K.|first=Bhumika|date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
*Sneha Ravishankar
*SR Leela
*Vidya Shankar

==Release==
''Punyakoti'' was first scheduled to release in 2016 but was later delayed to 2018.<ref name="better"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/jun/09/indias-first-animated-sanskrit-film-punyakoti-to-be-released-next-month-1825528.html|title=India's first animated Sanskrit film Punyakoti to be released next month|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref><ref name="rel"/> The film was shown at the 2019 Film Bazaar.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/filmbazaarindia/docs/industry_screenings|title=Industry Screenings 2019|website=Issuu|date=26 December 2019 }}</ref> The film's theatre release was scheduled in April 2020 but was stopped due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]] and was released digitally on [[Netflix]] in the same month.<ref name="rel">{{cite web |last1=Govind |first1=Ranjani |title=Watch the first Sanskrit animation film 'Punyakoti' at home |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/watch-the-first-sanskrit-animation-film-punyakoti-at-home/article31181728.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=13 April 2020 |language=en-IN |date=27 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharmindrila |first1=Paul |title=Now watch Punyakoti, the first Sanskrit animated film at home between 10 to 14 April |url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/now-watch-punyakoti-the-first-sanskrit-animated-film-at-home-between-10-to-14-april |accessdate=8 May 2020 |publisher=Animation Xpress |date=28 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Sharmindrila |title=Punyakoti and Indian animation's way ahead on Netflix |url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/punyakoti-and-indian-animations-way-ahead-on-netflix |accessdate=8 May 2020 |publisher=Animation Xpress |date=2 April 2020}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sanskrit cinema]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official|punyakoti.com}}
* {{IMDb title|tt10834006}}

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