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| Also known as | Kris: Roll No. 21 |
| Genre | Action Adventure |
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| Opening theme | "Roll No. 21" |
| Ending theme | "Roll No. 21" (Karaoke) |
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| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production companies | Animasia Studio Cosmos Maya (last season) |
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| Network | Cartoon Network (India) |
| Release | 27 November 2010 (2010-11-27) |
Roll No. 21 (also known asKris) is an Indiananimated television series produced byCartoon Network and Animasia Studios.[1] The show is available inEnglish,Hindi,Tamil,Telugu,Malayalam, andKannada. It was premiered on 27 November 2010 as one of the first Indian originals ofCartoon Network India.[2]
Kris (orphaned kid granted power byLord Krishna) is an intelligent and naughty kid who stays at an orphanage school along with his friends - Pinky, Bablu and Madhu. An evil demon king, posing as principal Kanishk (incarnation ofKansa) is out to create havoc in the school. He has ulterior motives to take over the world with his army of zombie demonsasuras. To save his friends and school from annihilation, Kris prays toLord 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 fromPaataal Nagri to do so but always fails.
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| 1 | "Keede Makode/Stop Bugging Me" | |
It's raining bugs at school. There are bugs all around. In the shower, in Kanishk'sCoffee, in Suparna's make up kit etc. And none other that Vrishchika - the scorpion lady from netherworld is responsible for this. She's come seeking revenge from Kris. Meanwhile Dr. J gives the kids an assignment to collect the highest number of bugs. The kids collect the bugs in jars. | ||
| 2 | "Madhu vs Maddy" | |
Madhu the geek creates his virtual alter ego, called Maddy, on a networking website. Its way of becoming a popular kid in class. Maddy is everything that Madhu had always wanted to be but cannot. Maddy is not a geek, looks suave, he is funny, he is a hero. Maddy has become the talk of the school. Dr. J hatches a plan to use Maddy to defeat Kris. | ||
| 3 | "Friendship Day" | |
A knock on the head, makes Kanishk lose his memory and he thinks that Kris is his best friend rather than his sworn enemy. He doesn't even remember that he's the school principal anymore. Kanishk begins acting like a kid and sticks to Kris like glue. Though it is fun at first, Kris soon becomes bored…no enemy, no Kanishk equals to zero fun. | ||
| 4 | "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai/Double Trouble" | |
Kris has been behaving strange at school. He paints a moustache on Pinky's doll's face. Kris helps Golu bully Babloo much to the surprise of both of them. Madhu's specs are missing and Kris makes fun of him. Kris trips Sukhi as he is raking the leaves. Everyone hates the way Kris is behaving and can't figure out why? Actually, this is Tarak and Kanishk's evil plan. | ||
| 5 | "Dho Dala/Pet Wash" | |
Pinky wants to keep a pet Puppy. But Kanishk would not allow that at all, as he hates animals and animals hate him! Kris gets an idea to make his friends' wish come true and also an opportunity to stoke the fire of Kanishk's wrath at the same time. Kris puts up a sign outside the ashram, "Free Pet Wash" and within no time, the ashram is filled with pets from all around Mathura. | ||
| 6 | "Inspection Day" | |
It's Babloo's birthday and the kids are preparing for a surprise birthday party. Kanishk has got a whiff of the surprise birthday plans and is plotting to make Babloo's birthday also Kris' last day on earth. To ruin the birthday plans and to get rid of Kris, Bun Bun mausi (demon spider) is called from the netherworld. | ||
| 7 | "Caw Caw "Kaka"" | |
Kanishk has summoned Kaka/Bhusasur (The scary scarecrow) again to handle Kris and his friends. While Kanishk, Bhusasur and the 3 minions get ready for Kris, the kids are having fun playing a game of witch and wizards in the dorm. Golu dares Kris to sneak into the Principals office. Dr. J had bribed Golu with chocolates earlier to make him get Kris to the office. | ||
| 8 | "Villans Ki Paathshaala/Finishing School For Villains" | |
Kanishk's failure to defeat Kris has brought shame to his family in the netherworld. So this time his mom, dad and grandfather pay Kanishk a visit. They feel that Kanishk needs to brush up his evil demon skills and so appoint a teacher for him and the minions. the teacher is a magical stick and it'll train Kanishk and the minions to be the most horrible demons who can crush Kris like a fly. | ||
| 9 | "Jaagte Raho!/The Nap Trap!" | |
Yogachari arrives again from the netherworld to take revenge against Kris. He works his magic on the kids due to which the kids cannot sleep at night. The next morning when the kids are nodding off in class the 3 minions keep them awake in one pretext or the other. Slowly the sleep deprived kids begin to hallucinate. Yogachari uses the kids' deepest desires and make them turn against the kids. | ||
| 10 | "Dushman Bhagao Helmet/The Bully Proof Helmet" | |
Fed up of Golu's constant bullying, Madhu makes a bully-proof helmet. The helmet can use the opponents powers against him. So the next time Golu tries to Bully or hit anyone Madhu uses the helmet and Golu ends up hitting his ownself. Dr.J steals Madhu's helmet and shows it to Kanishk. | ||
| 11 | "Pinky Ki Chhaya/What's up with Pinky?" | |
Kanishk plans to attack Kris with the help of someone he least expects. What better than disguising as one of his best friends- Pinky! Kanishk's minion Chhaya Maya has come back and puts Pinky to sleep in Kanishk's office. Disguising herself as Pinky, Chhaya Maya starts behaving a little weird. She takes Kris to a black valley on the pretext of getting her a blue flower. | ||
| 12 | "Babloo Ka Kavach/Evil Armour" | |
For the 'Show and Tell' assignment, Babloo gets his hands on an ancient armor. But little does he know that the armor actually belongs to the netherworld and it was Kanishk's plan all along to make Babloo 'find' the armor. Once Babloo wears the evil armor, he feels and becomes all powerful. He even takes on the class bully Golu in a fight. Babloo's armor is a hit at the show and tell. | ||
| 13 | "Mathura High vs Lok Paataal Low" | |
At Mathura Anath Aashram holidays have been declared. This means no classes, no studies, no books for a whole week! Kanishka however is sad as this also means he can't summon any demons from the netherworld in the disguise of teachers. But Kanishk has another plan ready. The Lokpaatal school is also on a break. This is the first double–length and special episode of the Show. | ||
| 14 | "Besurdas vs Basu Sir" | |
Kanishk notices the uncanny resemblance between Besurdas, the demon musician and Basu Sir, the school's PT teacher. Kanishk gets an idea to do away with kris. He decides to replace Basu Sir with Besurdas. This way getting Kris would be a piece of cake. Basu Sir is locked up in a cupboard and Besurdas takes his place as the PT teacher. | ||
This is the list of the 17 feature films of the show. They are also one of the first original Indian movies ofCartoon Network India.
| No. | Movie | Premiere Date |
| 1 | Roll No 21 - The Quest For Swarnamani | 1 March 2012[3] |
| 2 | Roll No 21 - Space Mein Dhoom Dhadaka | 20 October 2013[4] |
| 3 | Roll No 21 - Time Ki Bhool Bhulaiya | 14 November 2014[5] |
| 4 | Roll No 21 - Ticket To Australia[6] | 31 January 2015[6] |
| 5 | Roll No 21 - Lights, Camera, Action Kris In Bollywood | 14 November 2015[7] |
| 6 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Scuba Dooba Ajooba[8] | 26 December 2015 |
| 7 | Roll No 21 - Get Set Go Kris[9] | 25 June 2016 |
| 8 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Phantom Ka Raaz[10] | 12 September 2016[10][11] |
| 9 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Shoonya Registaan[12] | 14 November 2016 |
| 10 | Roll No 21 - Kris vs Zombies[13][14] | 26 January 2017[citation needed] |
| 11 | Roll No 21 - Kris On Mission Hoola Boola | 26 May 2017[15] |
| 12 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Ulta Pulta Time[16] | 12 September 2017 |
| 13 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Ande Ka Funda[17] | 21 December 2017 |
| 14 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Barfeela Baffu[18] | 6 January 2018 |
| 15 | Roll No 21 - Kris Chala Jadui Jimbura[19] | 20 May 2018 |
| 16 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Japani Janjaal[citation needed] | 25 June 2018 |
| 17 | Roll No 21 - Kris Aur Aflatoon Africa[20] | 29 July 2018 |
The show has been adapted intovideo games including byZapak, an Indianmobile video game developer, which has released games such asRoll No 21 Demon Tapdown,Roll No. 21 - Demon Slash,Run Kris Run,Cartoon Network Ludo.[citation needed]
The series launched onCartoon Network on 27 November 2010. From 21 February 2021 the rerun of series and its movies aired onPogo with the titleKris Roll no 21. On 13 November 2022 the series was broadcast on their new sister channelDiscovery Kids India.[21]
Roll No 21 received three awards in theCartoon Network Super Toons Award 2013 andIndian Telly Award for Best Kids Programme.[22]
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