Roll No 21

Roll No. 21
Logo of Roll No. 21
Also known as	Kris
Genre	Animation, Action & Adventure
Written by	Avinash Aanand Kaushik Chawla Richa Deo Alok Sharma Swapnil Narendra
Directed by	Ah Loong Uttam Pal Singh
Voices of	Pooja Punjabi Vinod Kulkarni Ganessh Divakar Vaibhav Thakkar Koustuv Gosh
Opening theme	"Roll No. 21"
Ending theme	"Roll No. 21" (Karaoke)
Country of origin	India
Original languages	English Hindi Tamil Telugu
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	200+
Production
Production locations	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Running time	12 minutes
Production companies	Animasia Studio Cosmos Maya
Distributor	Amazon Prime Video
Release
Original network	Pogo TV
Original release	27 November 2010 (2010-11-27) – 2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
External links
Roll No. 21 Minisite on Cartoon Network India

Roll No 21 (also known as Kris) is an Indian animated television series produced by Cosmos Entertainment. The show is available in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. The series consists of 6 seasons with 142 episodes as well as some movies. It premiered on 27 November 2010 as one of the first Indian originals of Cartoon Network created for his sister channel pogo.^[1]

Plot[]

Kris (incarnation of Lord Krishna) is an intelligent and naughty kid who stays at an orphanage school along with his friends - Pinky and Babloo. An evil demon king, posing as principal Kanishk (incarnation of Kansa) is out to create havoc in the school. He has ulterior motives to take over the world with his army of zombie demons. To save his friends and school from annihilation, Kris prays to Lord Vishnu and is blessed with superpowers. Armed with a magical peacock feather and a flute, Kris is ready to take on Kanishk. Kanishk with the help of his minions always tries to takedown Kris and often brings demons from Paataal Nagri to do so but always fails.

Characters[]

Main[]

• Kris: Kris is a godly child mostly known as neele gobaare (blue balloon) by Golu. He is an incarnation of Lord Krishna. He has appeared in Mathura Anath Ashram to stop Kanishk and his evil plans. Kris stays as a normal student in the school but secretly changes into Krishna, the divine boy with mystical powers whenever it is needed. He shows childish traits such as playing, disliking studies and homework, and enjoying playtime with his friends. Like Lord Krishna, Kris also likes butter, ice cream. His skin color is blue (like Lord Krishna) in this series. He is voiced by Pooja Punjabi.

• Kanishk: Kanishk is the incarnation of Kansa who is the principal of Mathura Anath Ashram. He initially came back on earth to take over the world but Krishna's appearance is 'delaying' his whole plan. He is the king of demons of the Netherworld / Paataal-Lok. In order to get rid of Kris, He keeps coming with a new "Get Kris" plan in each story which forms the storyline for the series. However, since defeating Kris is not easy, and he also has to manage the whole school and its duties, Kanishk keeps summoning various demons from the Netherworld / Paataal-Nagri to fight Kris. Kanishk is very concerned about the performance of his school and its result. He is seen constantly nagging with his staff to get the kids' performance up all the time. He is voiced by Vinod Kulkarni.

• Dr. J: Dr. J is Kanishk's most loyal minion. He is a dentist and stays by Kanishk all the time. He is the reincarnation of Jarasandh. J often keeps coming with new ideas to get rid of Kris. Unfortunately, all his ideas backfire on him and Kanishk. Besides being a dentist, J is also a scientist who keeps inventing various machines, devices, and traps mostly used to tackle Kris. However, he often desires to be the principal of the school and hopes to kick Kanishk out because Kanishk keeps whacking and humiliating him. He gets help from Kris at times. He is voiced by .

• Pinky: Pinky is Kris' classmate and a student of Mathura Anath Ashram. She is the incarnation of Radha. She is one of the best friends that Kris has and worries about Kris, her friends, and the school. She is an activist who keeps coming up with different initiatives for the betterment of the school and its students. She also has a crush on Kris. Pinky is also a brainiac who is good with studies. She is also voiced by Pooja Punjabi.

• Babloo: Babloo is Kris' best friend and the reincarnation of Sudama. He stays with Kris most of the time and backs Kris and his ideas when confronted by Pinky. He is an average student but really good with sports. He is voiced by Vaibhav Thakkar.

• Madhu: Madhu is a friend of Kris and the brains of the group. Among all the friends Kris has, Madhu is the smartest one. He keeps coming up with many innovative ideas of gadgets and devices useful for kids. He is also the smartest student in the school. He often gets bullied by Golu. He is the reincarnation of Madhukumar (a friend of Lord Krishna).

• Golu: Golu is the bully of Mathura Anath Ashram. His only job and recreation are to mess with the kids (especially Madhu) and to take their stuff or food by force. He is often confronted by Kris and his friends. He is called motu (Fatso) by many people and kids as he has loved any kind of food. He is the overweighted student of the school. Many times, Golu is let in by Kanishk and J in their plans to get back at Kris. Golu happily participates in Kanishk's plans as he likes getting an opportunity to get even with Kris and Kanishk also manages to get Golu's grades a little high. He is the reincarnation of Mangal (a friend of Lord Krishna). He is voiced by Koustuv Gosh.

• Sukhi: Sukhi is the reincarnation of Muni Narada in the school. He is in the school to report everything to the gods. He owns a phone booth outside the school, where he has a divine phone which connects straight to heaven. He reports about how Kris is doing through this booth. He knows Kris' secret and helps him often by letting him know of Kanishk's evil plans. He is voiced by Sanchit Wattal.

Recurring[]

• Taarak: Taarak, an incarnation of Tarakasur, is Kanishk's cousin who is there in the school as a maths teacher. He is more of a 'Yes Sir' character who keeps nodding to all of Kanishk's plans to get back at Kris (no matter how ridiculous they are). He sometimes is shown wishing if Kanishk could let him be fit-free as he is constantly nagged by Kanishk to take more extra classes. He is also voiced by .

• Suparna: Suparna is the chemistry and music teacher of the school. She is the reincarnation of Putana. She is really fond of make-up and is a laid-back but strict teacher.

• Basu: Basu is the sports teacher of the Mathura Anath Ashram. He is loved by the kids and is their favorite teacher. He is the incarnation of Vasudeva and is the only human teacher, unlike the other teachers who are demons. He is voiced by Amar Babaria.

• Prashanth: He is a student in Mathura Anath Ashram. He is somewhat good in studies but very good at sports and dancing. He is the reincarnation of Uddhav (a friend of Lord Krishna).

• Ballu: He is the elder brother of Kris and the incarnation of Balarama. In his first scene in the show, he is seen keeping a public eye on Kris. He is also seen being over-protective of Kris.

• Chimpu and Champu: They are the two sidekicks of Golu. They think Golu is the best.

• Guru Mahasur: He is teacher of all demons of Paataal-Nagri. He is the incarnation of Guru Shukracharya.

• Lord Aquarius: He is the overarching villain and is shown to be the strongest devil. He succeeds in beating Kris and Kanishk in the special episode "The Attack of the Shadow: Part I".

• Agent Veer: He is the protagonist of the show which is a favorite to Kris and his friends. He is a superhero and his enemy is Dr. Dhamakaa. He is supported by Kris and his friends.

• Dr. Dhamaka: He is the antagonist of the same show in which Agent Veer is the protagonist. He fights against Agent Veer and is supported by Kanishk and his minions. His two robotic assistants are Babloo and Dabloo.

Films[]

This is the list of feature films of the show. They are also one of the first original Indian movies of Cartoon Network.

• Roll No 21 - the Quest for Swarnamani
• Roll No 21 - Space Mein Dhoom Dhadaka
• Roll No 21 - Time ki Bhool Bhulaiya
• Roll No 21 - Ticket to Australia
• Roll No 21 - Lights camera action Kris in Bollywood
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Scuba Dooba Ajooba
• Roll No 21 - Get set go Kris
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Phantom ka raaz
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Shoonya Registaan
• Roll No 21 - Kris vs zombies

• Roll No 21 - Kris on Mission hoola boola
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Ulta pulta time
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Ande ka funda
• Roll No 21 - Kris chala jadui jimbura
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur Japani Jhanjaal
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur barfeela baffu
• Roll No 21 - Kris aur aflatoon africa

BIG EPISODES (BUT NOT MOVIES)

• Roll no 21 Ticket to japan
• Roll no 21 Ticket to kajiranga
• Roll no 21 Ticket to china
• Roll no 21 Ticket to kerala
• Roll no 21 vogeya to aquatica
• Roll no 21 Merry Christmas
• Roll no 21 krisbaba and 40 thieves
• Roll no 21 kris vs jatasur
• Roll no 21 republic day (desh nerala)

Broadcast[]

Roll No. 21 airs on Cartoon Network since 27 November 2010. It is the one of the first original shows which is produced for an Indian version of Cartoon Network.

As of 21 February 2021, re-runs of the series and its movies can be seen on Cartoon Network's sister channel Pogo TV with the title "Kris Roll No. 21".

Awards[]

Roll No 21 received three awards in the Cartoon Network Super Toons Award 2013 and Indian Telly Award for Best Kids Programme.^[2]

See also[]

• List of Indian animated television series

References[]

External links[]

• Minisite on Cartoon Network India