India, Sept. 5 -- After Mahavatar Narsimha (2024) comes yet another devotional animated film, Mahaprabhu Jagannath. Content for children, designed to be experienced on the big screen, is anyway made so less. So it is always worthy of appreciation when films made for younger audiences get a proper theatrical release.

However, if you walk into Mahaprabhu Jagannath expecting a detailed account of the deity's life, you may be in for a disappointment. Director Shripad Warkhedkar and writer Pallavi Sharma instead build their story around the idea of Lord Jagannath being the best friend of a young boy. When villagers from the boy's village begin mysteriously disappearing, he turns to his divine companion for help. How the Lord comes to their re...