Animation Industry has grown a lot and is rapidly growing and offering jobs and is constantly creating good works. India has produced many animated movies, series etc. some of them have been of great importance and have been all children’s favorite and some of them didn’t do well. But for the hard work and creation there exists a full team that works on the movies, documentaries. Of them the animators can be regarded as of utmost importance.

The top 5 animators of India are as follows:

1. Kireet Khurana

He is an Indian filmmaker, film director and story teller. He made the first animation and live action film called ‘Toonpur Ka Superhero,’ starring Ajay Devgn and Kajol. He also made the film called ‘Sister,’ which was made on child marriage and it won the best public service and social film award at INFOCOM-ASSOCHAM EME Award in 2013. ‘Komal,’ a film on child sexual abuse, which won the FICCI Best Animated Frames (BAF) Award in 2014, is also made by him.

 

2. Rajiv Chilaka

He is the creator of ‘Chhota Bheem.’ He founded the famous ‘Green Gold Animation Studios.’ He studied animation from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He got his first break in 2003 with animation of Bongo series. He single-handedly takes care of his studio and it is now one of the famous animation studios in the Asian subcontinent.

 

3. Ram Mohan

He is also known as the ‘Godfather of Indian Animation.’ He worked in films like ‘Ek Anek and Ekta.’ He also created animation for mainstream Hindi films like ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi,’ ‘Pati Patni aur Woh,’ and ‘Bhuvan Shome.’

 

4. Ishu Patel 

He is an Indian animation film director and educator. During his 25 years at the National Film Board at Canada, he developed the under-lit pinhole technique with the various passes for the film ‘Paradise.’ In the film ‘Pespectrum,’ Ishu Patel had adapted the Norman McLaren technique of multiple passes and variable exposures. Mr Patel has won many international awards including two British Academy Awards, two Grand Prix, two Oscar nominations and Silver Beer Award at the Berlin film festival.

 

5. Dhimant Vyas

He is often known as the ‘King of Clay.’ He is given the credit of bringing the clay animation in the Indian Animation Industry. Dhimant Vyas is also an Alumni of National Institute of Design (NID). He has worked in many projects at Ardaman Studios. He has given his contribution in the films like ‘Taare Zameen Par.’ He has also done commercials for BBC, ZEE TV, MTV, UNICEF, Cartoon Network, Pogo, Nickelodeon. Hence, he is regarded as one of the topmost animators of India.

 

 

 

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