Magic Magic 3D

{{Infobox film

| image = Magic Magic 3D Poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Jose Punnoose

| producer = Navodaya Appachan

| writer = Gokula Krishnan (dialogues)

| screenplay = Raghunath Paleri
T. K. Rajeev Kumar

| starring = {{ubl|Suraj Balajee|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|Tirlok Malik|Pooja Kumar}}

| music = Sharreth

| cinematography = A. B. Kaul

| editing = N. P. Sathish

| studio = Navodaya Studio

| distributor = Navodaya Release

| released = {{Film date|2003|04|11|df=yes}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil
English

| budget = {{INRConvert|14|c}}

}}

Magic Magic 3D is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language children's fantasy film directed by Jose Punnoose. The film stars Suraj Balajee, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Tirlok Malik and Pooja Kumar. It was dubbed in Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi, with the Hindi dub being titled as Chota Jadugar ({{translation|Little Magician}}).{{Cite web |date=15 March 2003 |title=3-D cinema makes a comeback, peddling Rangeela, Chocos |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/03/15/stories/2003031501400600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217233604/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2003/03/15/stories/2003031501400600.htm |archive-date=17 February 2013 |access-date=2012-03-21 |website=Business Line}} It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.

Plot

Indrajeet lives with his grandfather Acharya, a magician in Mayapuri. The boy's mother died when he was an infant. Acharya teaches him magic, but never sent him to school for formal education. Indrajeet's father Krishna, who runs a successful Indian channel in the United States, arrives to take his son to the United States and give him education. Indrajeet refuses to leave his grandfather, but is forcibly sent to New York City via a carton.

Indrajeet awakens in New York City where he has been brought against his will. He meets his stepmother Deepti, but soon runs away and befriends three runaway orphans and a wonder dog who belongs to Mahesh and Lude, two petty thieves. Meanwhile, Acharya comes to New York City in search of his grandson. Indrajeet gets kidnapped by the thieves, but ultimately Acharya, along with the dog, saves his grandson using all his magic tricks.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Suraj Balajee as Indrajeet
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Acharya
Tirlok Malik as Krishna, Indrajeet's father
Pooja Kumar as Deepti, Indrajeet's stepmother
Mohan Raman as Village Head
Halwa Vasu as servant
Master Mahendran as one of Indrajit's friends
Julia Rusastky as Kiki
Julian Carey as Tyrone
Justin Melvin as Yogi
Andrea Alton as Maid
Al Dioro as Thief in wheelchair
Owen Burke as Thief's assistant
Barkley as Romeo the dog

}}

Production

Magic Magic was the second 3D film made by Navodaya after My Dear Kuttichathan.{{cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=11 April 2003 |title=A magic spell in 3D |url=http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/04/11/stories/2003041101010300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618134324/http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/04/11/stories/2003041101010300.htm |archive-date=18 June 2003 |access-date=21 July 2023 |work=The Hindu}} 70% of Magic Magic was shot in New York City. Filming also took place in Manhattan, and to a lesser extent in India.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெய் |date=20 April 2003 |title=திருட முடியாத மேஜிக்! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki2003-04-20/kalki2003-04-20.pdf |access-date=21 July 2023 |magazine=Kalki |pages=56–58 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} According to Jose, the film took roughly 140 days to complete.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2003 |title=Jose Punnoose on Magic Magic |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/03chota.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803155505/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/apr/03chota.htm |archive-date=3 August 2016 |access-date=17 May 2016 |website=Rediff.com}}{{Cite web |date=2003-04-11 |title=Amusement all the way |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/04/11/stories/2003041101000300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110204729/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/04/11/stories/2003041101000300.htm |archive-date=10 November 2010 |access-date=21 August 2013 |website=The Hindu}} It was made on a budget of {{INRConvert|14|c}}.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sharreth and Jagan. Lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar (Tamil), Girish Puthancherry and Mathew Cherian (Malayalam), Vennelakanti and Bhuvanachandra (Telugu) and Sudhakar Sharma (Hindi).{{Cite AV media |title=Magic Magic 3D |type=motion picture |publisher=Navodaya Studio |year=2003 |time=1:28:58 to 1:30:00 |time-caption=From}}

;Tamil version

"Kanne Chella" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
"Vanavilil" – Priya
"Yaar Indha Kuttichathan" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Priya
"Chandramandalam" – Priya

;Hindi version{{cite web |title=Chota Jadugar |url=http://myswar.co/album/chota-jadugar-2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721122117/http://myswar.co/album/chota-jadugar-2003 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |access-date=21 July 2023 |work=MySwar}}

"Taalido" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra
"Kaun Hai Yeh" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunidhi Chauhan
"Indradhanush" – Sunidhi Chauhan
"Zoobi Zoobi" – Sunidhi Chauhan

;Malayalam version

Kanne Chella – K. J. Yesudas
Aarannu Kuttichathan – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Priya
Kanna Kaattin – Priya
Ambuli Mama – Priya

Reception

Sify stated that it "is technically tacky, made in a shoddy manner and lacks a basic story line that will not gel with today's children".{{Cite web |title=Magic Magic |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/magic-magic-review-tamil-12990371.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727115201/http://www.sify.com/movies/magic-magic-review-tamil-12990371.html |archive-date=27 July 2013 |access-date=2012-03-21 |website=Sify}} However, Idlebrain.com said, "Don't forget to take kids along with you. They need to watch this movie more than you!!".{{Cite web |title=Movie review – Magic Magic |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-magicmagic.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518093555/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-magicmagic.html |archive-date=18 May 2012 |access-date=24 May 2012 |website=Idlebrain.com}} The film won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.{{Cite web |title=50th National Film Awards Function 2003 |url=https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/67_50thNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106111331/https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/67_50thNfacatalogue.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2003 |website=Directorate of Film Festivals |publisher=}}