As the people of the palace in Vijayanagara celebrate, an intruder startles the crowd when he tries to kill the king. The king's horses are unable to catch up with the intruder's horse, and the king makes a hasty decision to buy horses from Rajguru's mysterious trader. Will Tenali Raman be successful in alerting the king of the Trader's plans, and his identity?
Overview
The Adventures of Tenali Raman is an Indian animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on 14 June 2003. It was based on one of the most popular and best-loved characters of Indian folklore. It was produced by Toonz Animation Studios, Trivandrum. Promoted with the tagline "Get Ready for the Rama Effect", the series aired every Saturday and Sunday on Cartoon Network in India.
Episodes
S01E01 The Astounding Origin of Tenali Raman (Kali - Part 1)
June 14, 2003 11 min
Tenali Raman is India's first animated 2d series. It takes a trip through history to a world of monarchs and palaces. It is based on the character from Indian folklore, Tenali. An intellectual and witty...
S01E02 The Astounding Origin of Tenali Raman (Kali - Part 2)
June 28, 2003 11 min
The story unfolds on the insight of Tenali Raman's desire to outwit the Rajguru at every turn, and become the royal court jester of Vijayanagara. The king Krishnadevaraya is impressed by Raman's wit, and appoints...
Rajguru has a slave bonded by a contract, which states that the slave cannot free himself from servitude unless he pays the mentioned amount of gold coins to Rajguru. The issue is brought to the...
As the people of the palace in Vijayanagara celebrate, an intruder startles the crowd when he tries to kill the king. The king's horses are unable to catch up with the intruder's horse, and the...
As Tenali cotinues to enlighten the kingdom of Vijayanagara with his wisdom, Rajguru seems to despise his talents and wishes to bring him down. Soon, Rajguru finds two thieves to steal and outwit Tenali but...
Tenali Raman is astounded by Artikula Mola's poetry, and refuses to accept her as a genius. As Rajguru senses a smoldering ember of envy within Tenali, he requests the king to allow Artikula to recite...
Krishnadevaraya's bed-ridden mother's last wish is a mango. The emperor's Brahmin, Rajguru, sends the guards to search for mangoes, but the emperor's mother passes away. Seizing the opportunity, Rajguru tells the king to gift all...
As the army of the Northern Emperor approaches Vijayanagara, Tenali is challenged with the impossible task of re-writing the entire epic of Mahabharata, featuring the Emperor Krishnadevaraya as the hero. How will Tenali complete this...
When the Rajguru faces humiliation at the court for his poor dancing skills, he leaves in disappointment and pledges to learn how to dance. But when a witch directs him to a Ganesh temple, he...
When a puppeteer arrives in town, an immensely impressed Krishnadevaraya makes the puppet shows a permanent attraction. But when Rajguru plans to get rid of Tenali with the puppeteer's help, he finds out the scary...
Having been replaced by a puppeteer as the main entertainment in the court, Tenali Raman is heartbroken. Meanwhile, the Rajguru and Tingri have been turned into puppets and are trying to escape to ask King...
It is a peaceful day in the kingdom of Vijayanagara and the birthday of Tenali Raman, the king leans over his balcony and contemplates on Raman's birthday gift. He asks for Rajguru's help to come...
After being humilaited at the royal court, Rajguru plans to avenge his humiliation and kill Raman. He learns tricks from the masquerade book to finish off Raman. However, his plan backfires when Raman, who is...
In the royal court of Vijayanagara, the northern king arrives and challenges the southern subjects to a wrestling match. Tenali Raman agrees to fight the match because of the fear of humiliation. The next day...
An angry Rajguru drives Tingari away from the palace but later when he returns, he is not the same. He is possessed by an alien, and he threatens to kill and devour the King. Can...
Rajguru suggests to a worried King Krishnadevaraya to send Tenali Raman to heaven to bring the news of his forefathers. Even after burning down his body, to Rajguru's surprise, Tenali Raman returns from the dead...
An evil fakir possesses the king, and plans to get rid of the intelligent Tenali Raman, and Rajguru. The duo get stranded on the strange Yoga island, from where they see no hope of coming...
Tenali Raman and Rajguru are stranded on the strange Yoga Island where Tenali learns the art of Yoga and meditation. Will Tenali's newly discovered skills be able to help him save the king?
On hearing about the Flying machine, the king Krishnadevaraya wants one for himself. He appoints Rajguru in charge of building his own flying machine, but he misuses the power and money to tend to his...
A Phantom haunts the city of Vijaynagara and terrorises its people. One night, when Rajguru is attacked by the Phantom, he promises him all the gold of the royal treasury in hopes to save himself....
Despite the King's warning, Tenali plays tricks on Rajguru and ends up being locked in the dungeons. With Tenali locked up and the surprise attack of the northern emperor, the King has to call for...
The Northern Emperor is set to arrive for a peace treaty, and is to be housed in the new palace. When made fun of his lack of knowledge in art, Tenali decides to paint a...
King Krishnadevaraya holds a grand feast in honor of Sir Nigel, an English spice merchant. During the feast, Nigel is entertained by various funny adventure stories Tenali Raman tells about Vijayanagar.
Sir Nigel has a grand and huge feast organized in his honor, by the emperor, Krishnadevaraya. He is entertained by the amusing tales that narrate about King Krishnadevaraya's might, and also about the trickster Tenali's...
