`Amar Chitra Katha` to come alive on TV

Kid`s entertainment on TV is set to get livelier this summer!

Mumbai: Kid`s entertainment on television is set to get livelier this summer with the launch of `Amar Chitra Katha` on Cartoon Network.

Amar Chitra Katha comics, entertainer of generations and one of the greatest sources of Indian history, epics and fables, is all set to come alive from March 28 on the small screen, said Samir Patil, CEO and Founder, ACK Media. "It has been a big challenge given the diversity of episodes, something that has never been attempted in a single series", he said. The 26 episode `Amar Chitra Katha` series is an interesting mix of stories and has been produced by ACK Media and Turner International. The series reinvents the inimitable `Amar Chitra Katha` comic art style for the world of 2D animation for the first time ever on television. The episodes are based on some of the popular stories like `Kumbhakarna`, `Mahiravana`, `Tales of Arjuna`, `Tales of Vishnu`, `Abhimanyu`, `Drona`, `Tales of Shivaji` and `Ghatotkacha`. The animated stories are designed for family viewing ? enjoyable for both children and grown-ups, he added. PTI