Graphic India announced that both of their original Indian animated shows – The Legend of Hanuman and Baahubali: Crown of Blood have reached the top trending first and second spots on Disney+ Hotstar’s Top 10 show rankings for the country as of Friday, 7 June 2024.
This is an unprecedented milestone for Indian animation as there has never been a moment where two animated shows topped the Indian charts and surpassed all live-action productions.
“Over the last two decades, my mission has been to recruit, train, and showcase India’s amazing artists, writers, creators, and disruptors at our studio with one defining mission – to help transform the perception of India in animation from being an ‘outsourcer’ to being ‘the source’ – to create stories, heroes and characters that are uniquely Indian but spark the imaginations of audiences all across both India and the world. That’s the goal of our company and the personal driving mission of my life. The rise of India’s animated pop-culture renaissance has just begun,” said co-creator, producer, and showrunner Sharad Devarajan.
Graphic India’s hit series, The Legend of Hanuman, previously reached number one on the streaming charts for each of its previous three seasons, becoming the only 3D-animated show to ever make the list. The most recent season four was launched on 5 June and quickly rose to the number spot on 7 June.
Baahubali: Crown of Blood, originally launched on 17 May, has repeatedly moved up to the number one spot on the platform as each episode is released weekly. Season one of the series is a trailblazer as the first original 2D-animated show to ever appear in the top of the streaming charts.
By topping all live action original streaming shows, Graphic India hopes to spark a creative renaissance in original Indian animation for the nation and the world.