Animation cinema hasn’t really boomed in the Hindi arena. Despite some high-class technology and good storytellers at our disposal, this void hasn’t been filled yet. Director and writer Suhas D. Kadav’s Motu Patlu: King Of Kings shows some promise of being a fun animation ride only to end up being yet another passable film in the genre.
The film is based on the TV series, Motu Patlu. The characters have also been featuring in Lotpot comics for decades. Motu and Patlu are the best of friends living a carefree life in Furfuri Nagariya. They get the shock of their lives one day when a lion fiercely starts following them. They manage to get the animal caged. But later on, they realise that the lion, named Guddu, is a soft-hearted vegetarian
The basic motto of such films is to provide a non-stop joyride without going into things like logic. Motu Patlu gets into the action mode right at the onset. Despite some ambiguity in the basic storyline, the aim of entertainment is fulfilled.