Shaktimaan: The Animated Series facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shaktimaan: The Animated Series
Genre	Action Superhero
Based on	Shaktimaan
Written by	Jeffrey Scott
Directed by	Vikram Veturi
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer(s)	Ashish S.K.
Editor(s)	J.V. Varaprasad
Running time	23 minutes
Production company(s)	Reliance Animation
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon Sonic
Original release	20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)

Shaktimaan: The Animated Series is an animated TV show from India. It started in 2011 and is based on the popular live-action show called Shaktimaan. Reliance Animation made the show with Accel Animation Studios. It's about a young college student named Vehaan Arya. He uses special powers from yoga to become Shaktimaan. His mission is to stop the evil Kilvish, who wants to destroy the world.

The story takes place in a made-up place called Indus City. There are 26 episodes in the series. In each episode, Kilvish tries to destroy the world. Shaktimaan uses his powers to save it. He also gets help from 7 wise teachers, called gurus, who trained both him and Kilvish. An Emmy Award winner, Jeffrey Scott, wrote the stories for the show. Vehaan Arya, the main character, is a college student and lab assistant. He is based on the character Pandit Gangadhar Shastri from the original live-action show.

The series was first shown on Nickelodeon Sonic in 2011. It was also shown on Discovery Kids in 2017. You could watch it in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Because it was so popular, Nickelodeon showed it again starting in May 2012. You could also buy the show on DVD in all four languages. One episode, "Shaktimaan: Unfinished Business," won an award in 2012 for being the Best Animated TV Episode.

What's the Story?

Vehaan Arya goes to Indus City University as a regular college student. This is his secret identity. He works as a lab assistant for Professor Gyani. Professor Gyani is in charge of the computer science department. He often gets help from Louise, a computer program. Louise has memories of his mother, who passed away. Vehaan also becomes friends with Leena. She is a journalism student who wants to find a big news story.

Meanwhile, Kilvish gets two helpers, Tick and Tock. They help him with his evil plans. When the city is in danger, Vehaan asks his 7 yoga gurus for advice. They give him superpowers. He then saves everyone from a huge, evil robot. Leena doesn't know who he really is. She calls him Shaktimaan and decides to report on his actions to get a job.

Later, we learn that both Vehaan and Kilvish were students of the 7 yoga gurus. The gurus chose Vehaan in a contest because he was kind. Kilvish was not chosen because he used his powers in an angry way. Kilvish got very mad. He used his evil powers and hurt Vehaan's friends. This still makes Vehaan sad today.

Louise sees Vehaan use his powers in the lab. But she promises to keep his secret. Bumpy, Vehaan's roommate, also joins him and becomes his best friend. Leena's brother, Chikoo, really looks up to Shaktimaan. He wants to be like him. General D’Goze leads a secret military team. He doesn't like Shaktimaan because Shaktimaan gets all the praise. General D’Goze tries to stop Kilvish using Professor Gyani's inventions. But he always fails in a funny way.

Kilvish keeps giving Shaktimaan tough challenges. These include monsters, natural disasters, sickness, and even alien attacks. Dr. Jackal, an evil scientist, is Professor Gyani's biggest enemy. He teams up with Kilvish to get revenge. They try to destroy the world. But Shaktimaan always saves the day and defeats them.

Who are the Characters?

Here are the main characters you'll meet in the show.

• Vehaan Arya/Shaktimaan: He is a young college student and lab assistant. Vehaan wants to create a super powerful computer program. This program will destroy Kilvish for good. As his superhero self, Shaktimaan, he uses his amazing powers to fight evil. He also inspires kids to do good things. Shaktimaan's powers come from five energy centers in his body. He can do anything as long as he believes in himself.

• Kilvish: He is an evil student of the 7 gurus. He also has superpowers but uses them to cause harm. Kilvish lives in a dark, secret underground hideout. He uses advanced technology and dark magic. He wants to destroy all good things. That's why Shaktimaan is his biggest enemy. Kilvish creates monsters to fight Shaktimaan.

• Leena Ray: She is a journalism student and Vehaan's friend. Leena wants to become a famous journalist. She has a blog called Leena 24/7. She uses her camera or phone to record interviews and events. She thinks getting a big story about Shaktimaan will help her career. Shaktimaan often saves her when she is in danger.

• Professor Gyani: He runs the AI (Artificial Intelligence) lab at the university. He wants to create the world's first smart anti-virus program. This program would protect computers from cyber attacks. Vehaan wants it to destroy Kilvish. Professor Gyani often works with Vehaan. He also creates smart weapons for the army to fight Kilvish. Like most people, he doesn't know that Vehaan is Shaktimaan.

• Louise: LOUISE stands for Laser Optical Unified Intelligent Software Entity. She is a supercomputer created by Professor Gyani. She has the personality of his mother, who passed away. Louise likes Vehaan and promises to keep his secret. Vehaan and the Professor often ask her for help to save the world from Kilvish.

• Dr Jackal: He is an evil scientist and Professor Gyani's biggest enemy. Professor Gyani had him arrested. After escaping from prison, Jackal joins Kilvish. Kilvish wants him to defeat Shaktimaan. Jackal also wants revenge on Professor Gyani.

• Tick and Tock: These are Kilvish's helpers. They work for him partly because they are scared and partly because they hope to become rich and powerful. Tick is a thin man with black hair. Tock is a very big man. They carry out Kilvish's plans. But sometimes, they accidentally mess up his plans.

• General D’Goze: He is an angry and strict soldier. He acts tough but is actually a bit scared. General D’Goze doesn't like Shaktimaan getting all the fame. He uses Professor Gyani's inventions to try and stop Kilvish. But he always fails. Sometimes, Shaktimaan even has to rescue him. He controls the money for the lab. He often threatens the professor to do what he wants or he will cut the funding.

• Major Meek: He is General D'Goze's helper. He does all the difficult tasks for the General. He thinks Vehaan is hiding something. He tries to find out Vehaan's secret to impress the General and get a promotion. But he always fails.

• Bumpy: He is Vehaan's roommate and best friend. Bumpy wants to be an actor in the university's drama club. He is the only human who knows Vehaan is Shaktimaan. He often helps Vehaan when Vehaan is too busy. Bumpy is a bit nervous and dreams of being a star, but he doesn't like to work hard.

• ACP: He is the best police officer in Indus City. ACP loves catching criminals and keeping the city safe. But he doesn't like Shaktimaan. He often tries to make it seem like he trained Shaktimaan to be a hero.

• College Rowdies: These are a few young students at the college. There's a tall, thin boy, a strong, thickset one, and a gossipy girl. They like to pick on Vehaan. But Leena always steps in to stop them when she sees them bothering him.

• Shaktimaan Friend's Club: This club has about six boys and girls, all around 8 years old. They have a clubhouse filled with news about Shaktimaan, toys, comics, and photos. They have a laptop where they watch news about Shaktimaan. They are huge fans and often dress up like him. The three main kids in the club are Chikoo (Leena's brother), Jovey, and Mona.

• The 7 gurus: These seven wise teachers live in the Himalayas. They trained both Vehaan/Shaktimaan and Kilvish. They don't have names. You can tell them apart by the color of their robes. They represent the 7 energy centers of a person. Shaktimaan often talks to them for advice when he's in a tough spot. He can reach them with his mind. He usually trains with one guru, but the others might be there too.

Episode Guide

The show has two seasons, with 13 episodes in each season.

• 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