Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali, distributed by Yash Raj Films, was released on 3 May 2013 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Tamil.[6] The film received mixed reviews from critics and was voted as the best animated feature film of 2013 by IBNLive.[7]
The film was produced in the summer, of 2010, while the prequels Chhota Bheem and the Curse Of Damyaan and Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin were still in development. Chilaka read a newspaper article about Bali and was inspired to create another full-length movie with Green Gold Animation. He began to work on the movie in Fall 2010, and it was released on May 3, 2013.[10]
Music
Release and reception
The film was distributed by Yash Raj Films[4] and released to 400 screens on 3 May 2013.[5][11]
Box office
The film earned 2.52 crore rupees in the first week.[6][12] The film earned ₹ 5.38 crore during its run.[13]
It received mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India reviewer found the animation quality of the film far better than that of other contemporary Indian works and appreciated the simple storytelling in the film.[2]Sonia Chopra of Sify, in her review, found the film "critic-proof" and gave it 3 out of 5 stars.[14]Nagesh M of 123telugu.com commented that the second half of the film was slower in comparison to the first, but that Arjun's character was well-portrayed. They also gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars.[15]
7 years old Miraya Mitra Saigal reviewed the film for Firstpost. She called the film "better than the Damyaan movie", film which she and her mother "left half-way through" last year.[16]