Shaktimaan: The Animated Series
Shaktimaan: The Animated Series is a 2011 Indian animated television show based on the live-action series of the same name. Produced by Reliance Animation in association with Accel Animation Studios, the series centers around Vehaan Arya, a young college student who uses his yogic superpowers to become Shaktimaan and defeat the evil forces of Kilvish, who wants to destroy the world. Set in a fictional city named "Indus City", the series consists of 26 episodes, and each episode features Kilvish plotting to destroy the world and Shaktimaan saving it with his superpowers and guidance from  the 7 gurus who trained him and Kilvish. The scripts were written by Emmy Award winner Jeffrey Scott. The protagonist Vehaan Arya, a college student and lab assistant, is based on Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a photojournalist played by Mukesh Khanna in the live-action series. Also dubbed in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil languages, the series was aired on Nickelodeon Sonic in 2011, and on Discovery Kids in 2017. Following the first season's success, it was re-aired on Nickelodeon from 7 May 2012. It was also released on DVD in all four languages via Reliance Home  Video. The 13th episode "Shaktimaan: Unfinished Business" won the 2012 FICCI BAF Award for Best Animated TV Episode. Plot. Vehaan Arya is a college student who starts attending the Indus City University as his "cover" and becomes a lab assistant to Professor Gyani, the head of computer science department who is often assisted by Louise, a computer program with the memories of his dearly departed mother. Vehaan befriends Leena, a journalism student who in need of a "big scoop" to become a broadcast journalist. In the meanwhile, Kilvish recruits his henchmen Tick and Tock, to assist him with his evil  acts. When the city comes in danger, Vehaan seeks guidance from his 7 yogic gurus who bless him with superpowers and saves everyone from an evil giant robot. Unaware of his true identity, Leena names him Shaktimaan and decides to collect his news in order to get a job. Soon, it is revealed that both Vehaan and Kilvish were the students of the 7 yogic gurus, who chose the former in a competition due to his humane traits while Kilvish wasn't due to his aggressive usage of his superpowers. An enraged Kilvish unleashed his evil powers and killed Vehaan 's friends, something that continues to traumatize the latter to date. Louise witnesses Vehaan using his superpowers to save everyone in the lab, but promises to keep it a secret when he convinces her to do so. He is joined by Bumpy, his roommate who soon becomes his best friend. Leena's brother Chikoo adores Shaktimaan and aspires to be like him. General D’Goze, the head of a secret military commando unit, despises Shaktimaan for being the true hero and getting all the credit and news coverage. Using Gyani's gadgets, he futilely attempts to thwart Kilvish's evil plots  himself, only to comically fail each time. Kilvish keeps putting Shaktimaan through physical challenges ranging from monsters to natural disasters to plagues to alien invasions. Dr. Jackal, an evil scientist and Professor Gyani's greatest archenemy, joins hands with Kilvish to seek his revenge and in the process destroy the world, only to find Shaktimaan saving it and defeating them again and again. Characters. These are the primary characters appearing in the series. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Leena Ray: A journalism student at the Indus City University and Vehaan's friend, Leena wants to become a journalist and runs a blog  called Leena Ray 24/7 and with her mini HD camera or smart phone, records interviews and situations mainly featuring herself. She believes that the key to her journalistic dreams is getting a scoop on Shaktimaan, who saves her whenever she is in danger. List of Episodes. The series consists of two seasons featuring 13 episodes each. 1 – The Battle Begins 2 – Subway To Disaster 3 – Fuels Rush In 4 – Genius' Fly Trap 5 – The Taj Kilvish 6 – Descent Into Darkness 7 – Terror In The Sky 8 – Tsunami! 9 – Blackout 10 – Endangered Species 11 – Zombie Attack! 12 – Volcanic Villain 13 – Unfinished  Business 14 – True Identity 15 – Jackol's Revenge 16 – Madman At Work 17 – Out Of Focus 18 – Return Of Kilvish 19 – Demon Lord 20 – Gorilla Trap 21 – Negative Nex 22 – Kite Fright 23 – Shaktimaan Unmasked 24 – Crystal Of Darkness 25 – Dark League 26 – Ultimate Power