Graphic India, Sadhguru Announce Animated Epic ‘Shiva: The Adiyogi’
Graphic India, the studio behind the popular animated mythology franchise “The Legend of Hanuman”, has collaborated with Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru for an upcoming animated feature film on Lord Shiva titled “Shiva: The Adiyogi”.
Based on a story by Sadhguru and award-winning creator Sharad Devarajan, the film will explore Shiva as Adiyogi, the first Yogi, and the circumstances that led him to share his knowledge with humanity, according to a press release.
The epic will explore themes of love, loss, wrath and awakening, taking audiences from the darkness before creation to the peaks of Kailash. The story will also feature the rampage of Veerabhadra, described as a being born from grief, as well as the devotion of two women who seek to stop Shiva from withdrawing from existence.
“In the Yogic culture, Shiva is not seen as a god. For us, Shiva is the Adiyogi – the first Yogi, and the Adiguru – the first Guru. For the first time in the history of humanity, Shiva the Adiyogi introduced the idea that the simple laws of nature are not permanent restrictions,” Sadhguru said.
“If one is willing to strive, one can go beyond all limitations and attain to liberation. Breaking the laws of physical nature is spiritual process. In this sense, we are outlaws, and Shiva is the ultimate outlaw,” he added. ALSO READ: Universal Releases First Teaser for CoComelon: The Movie - WATCH
Devarajan, who serves as the film’s producer, co-creator and writer, as well as a co-founder of Graphic India, said the project provided an opportunity to explore the origins of wisdom through a cinematic canvas that brings together mythology, romance and large-scale action.
“This is the story of how wisdom itself was born, and why it was shared with humanity,” he said.
“As a storyteller, there is no greater canvas, a cosmic love story, a tale of devastating loss, and action on a scale no epic has ever attempted. Armies of gods fall before a warrior born of pure grief. A blind conqueror storms the gates of heaven. A third eye opens and burns desire itself out of existence,” Devarajan said.
