Worldwide Team Effort Working To Transform India's 'Baahubali' Into Animation Epic

TV & Film

Nov 11

Tollywood’s biggest franchise is going animated, as it was recently announced that the Indian film studio Arka Productions has partnered with animation studios Aniventure, Zaratan, and Alcyde to produce a new film in the Baahubali series.

Baahubali: The Eternal War Part I is set to bring the iconic series to life in gloriously stylized CG Animation, as first revealed in a teaser trailer published by Arka. This project is shaping up to be an ambitious international effort, with Aniventure being UK-based, Zaratan in Scotland, and Alcyde in France. Adam Nagle of Aniventure spearheaded this collaboration, with Andrew Pearce and Paula Bird of Scotland helming a pre-production package. Alcyde is set to provide visual development material, bringing the world of Baahubali to life from an animated lens. Ishan Shukla, who previously directed Star Wars Visions: The Bandits of Golak, is set to direct the film, with Scott Mosier (Free Birds, Ultimate Spider-Man) penning the screenplay.

Created and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, Baahubali is a two-part Telugu epic that first debuted in 2015 with ‘The Beginning’, followed by ‘The Conclusion’ in 2017. Both films were praised for their creative fight choreography and emotional core as a story of love and war. To this day, Baahubali is India’s highest-grossing film series, regarded as one of the most influential film series in the country, receiving animated spinoffs, books, and even a manga adaptation by Akira Fukaya, creator of Tetsuo: The Bullet Man.

Baahubali: The Eternal War Part I is set to release in 2027. Check out the teaser here: