Why Hanuman is the only successful movie under animation genre ever?

When it comes to animation, neither Bollywood nor audience takes this genre seriously and consider it only for kids. Bollywood makes only stupid kiddy movies mostly on Hindu mythological characters when it comes to animation genre.

Animated movies also require a huge budget which makes it tough for it to recover costs as animated films have no stars, and Bollywood being a star driven industry, it hardly finds takers.

But in 2005, there was one animated movie Hanuman which was surprisingly successful at box office. It was a Semi-Hit.

https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1647

I know, not a clean Hit but still a big achievement considering no other Bollywood movie made under animation genre has ever made profit. Not just that, it's also the highest grossing animated film in Bollywood with total lifetime collections of 5 Crores, and this movie was released way back in 2005.

No other animated movie released after this was able to surpass it's collections despite hike in ticket prices and increase in number of screens.

Bollywood did try it's hand in making big budget animated films with huge promotions. Anyone remembers Roadside Romeo, Jumbo, Toonpur Ka Superhero? All these movies were backed by big stars and big production houses but all flopped badly at box office.

So what made Hanuman special? Why this movie was a success? Bollywood did make mythological movies on Hanuman and Ramayan before and after this but none got success like this one.

I agree animation is a great avenue to tell stories. But sadly in Bollywood most see cartoon movies as kids movies.

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

I agree animation is a great avenue to tell stories. But sadly in Bollywood most see cartoon movies as kids movies.

Anything on main topic?

Originally posted by: Harley_Quinn

Anything on main topic?

Yeah apart from one 2005 hanuman most adult audiences see cartoon movies as frivolous. They won’t even take the kids. Even if stars are in it. Something has to change. Cause some animated movies are good

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Yeah apart from one 2005 hanuman most adult audiences see cartoon movies as frivolous. They won’t even take the kids. Even if stars are in it. Something has to change. Cause some animated movies are good

My main topic is about what made Hanuman movie the only successful animated movie in Bollywood. What made it special and better than others?

Mukesh Khanna🤣 sab Shaktiman se darke dekhne gaye the😆

(If that's the Hanuman you are talking about)

On a serious note, its becuase the movie was well done. Good animation, good story, very nice voice artist. Even Ramayan is still well loked in India (I know people who do)

So yeah, same stuff that works for all Pixar movies, but India and especially Bollywood, doesn't invest PROPERLY in Animated movies.

Just my thoughts😆