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Son of Alladin
File:Son of alladin dvd cover.jpg
Directed bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced byV. Chandrasekharan
Screenplay bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Dialogues byMark Zaslove
Story bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Music byPravin Mani
Edited byVenkata Krishnan M
Production
company
Distributed byShemaroo
Release date
  • 29 August 2003 (2003-08-29)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

Son of Alladin is a 2003 Indian animated film based on the life of the Aladdin written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.[2] Produced by Pentamedia Graphics, the film had 1100 shots and 125 characters.[3]

The film won Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Children’s Film Festival Hyderabad,[4][5][6] and was subsequently premiered at the 37th International Film Festival of India.[7]

In 2016, the film was released as Mustafa & the Magician in Los Angeles and was submitted for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[8]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Voice cast[edit | edit source]

  • Pete Luciano
  • Glenn Coulthard
  • Joe Halls
  • Marty Croft
  • Cindy Carlton
  • Kareen Oliver
  • Allison Beecroft

Motion capture cast[edit | edit source]

  • Suhaas Ahuja as Mustafa
  • Meka Rajan as Laila
  • Michael Muthu as Aladdin, King Ali, and Abu
  • Sudhir Ahuja as Zeezeeba
  • Rena Thiagarajan as Dayeena
  • Sriya Chari as Habibi
  • Sourabh Ahuja as Khan and Vazier
  • Chandran Christian as Ghassan

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Pravin Mani.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mustafa Theme"Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sean, Pravin Mani 
2."Dream"Glenn Coulson, Samyukta Ranganathan 

Reception[edit | edit source]

Chitra Mahesh of The Hindu wrote, "IT IS obvious that tremendous effort, time and money have gone into Pentamedia's 3-D animated film, Son Of Alladin. And the attempt is worthy of appreciation, fed as we are by the classic Disney animations that are unparalleled so far".[9]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Catch Son Of Alladin on Cartoon Network". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  3. "'Son of Alladin,' India's step in 3-D animation". The Tribune. 6 October 2003. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "The Hindu Business Line : Children's film fest comes to a close". Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. "Tintin a bonanza for children at film festival". The Times of India. November 2003. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. "Lights, camera... chaos". The Hindu. 20 November 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. "IFFI 52 – 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa". Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. "Oscars: A Record 27 Animated Feature Films Vie for the Trophy". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. Mahesh, Chitra (26 September 2003). "Son of Aladin". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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