Motu Patlu

Motu Patlu (Hindi: मोटू पतलू) is an Indian animated sitcom television series written by Niraj Vikram for Nickelodeon.The series is produced by Cosmos-Maya.[4] It is adapted from the classic comic strip on Lotpot. It premiered on 16 October 2012, beginning with episode "Jon Banega Don". It focuses on two friends, Motu and Patlu, living in the fictional city Furfuri Nagar, however later in the series they live in another fictional city known as Modern City.

Motu Patlu
Main title character featuring Motu (on left) and Patlu (on right)
Genre	Slapstick comedy Humor Action
Created by	Harvinder Mankkar
Based on	Motu Patlu by Kripa Shankar Bhardwaj
Written by	Niraj Vikram
Directed by	Suhas Kadav[1][2]
Voices of	Saurav Chakraborty Omi Sharma Sankalp Brian D. Costa Rajah Renu Sharda
Theme music composer	Sandesh Shandilya[3]
Opening theme	"Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi" by Sukhwinder Singh
Ending theme	"Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi" by Sukhwinder Singh
Composer(s)	Sandesh Shandilya
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	289
Production
Executive producer(s)	Anu Sikka
Producer(s)	Deepa Sahi Anish JS Mehta
Editor(s)	Prasad. k .Patil
Running time	10–11 minutes (length of a single episode)
Production company(s)	Maya Digital Studios Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Distributor	Viacom 18
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)[4] – present
Chronology
Related shows	Inspector Chingum Guddu
External links
Website

Motu Patlu is directed by Suhas Kadav and produced by Deepa Sahi and Anish JS Mehta. The show's theme song, "Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi", is composed by Sandesh Shandilya and sung by Sukhwinder Singh.[3] It is one of the most popular kids shows in India.[4]

Plot

The story revolves around Motu and Patlu, two friends living in Furfuri Nagar,[5] and their daily activities. The show focuses on the two landing themselves in trouble and comical situations, later being rescued only by sheer luck. Samosas are Motu's favourite food, and he frequently tries to steal them from the local Chaiwala who makes the best samosas in the city. Motu is mainly the black sheep of the duo, unintentionally creating problems due to his incompetency while Patlu is the smart one that always tries to stop him. Sometimes, characters like Ghasitaram Dr. Jhatka and Chingum help them. However, Ghasitaram at times misdirects and swindles them by making them try Dr. Jhatka's vast repertoire of quirky gadgets and gizmos. After Motu eats samosas, he temporarily gains more energy and strength than he normally has.

The main antagonist of the series is a criminal named "John the Don" who is always accompanied by his two big but weak and dumb henchmen, Number One and Number Two. John intends to become a don, but his plans always fail due to the heroic actions of Motu and Patlu, who trap and expose him and his plans Tit for Tat. In some episodes John would try to harm them by stealing Dr. Jhatka's gadget and using it on Motu Patlu, But they would soon take help from Dr.Jhatka and giving John a taste of his own medicine.

In later episodes, they started to live in a city named Modern City, where some new characters were introduced.

Characters

Main characters

• Motu: Motu is a plump man who serves as one of the show's central protagonists. He likes to eat samosas which provides him power. He is a gardener. Motu's best friend is Patlu. He often lands in trouble because of his actions. He is always looking for the easiest way to earn money, have fun and get to eat a lot of samosas, even if it means landing himself in trouble. Sometimes he gets over-expressive while celebrating his victory and can do something very foolish, like bringing back a pirate into the present who they had sent recently back to the past. He is also shown bragging about something he has never done.But he is a good-natured man who wants to help others. Unfortunately, is easily fooled by others, especially Jon. He wears a red tunic with a navy blue (though mostly black) vest, yellow pyjamas, and shoes. His talking accent looks influenced by Dara Singh. When he eats samosas his powers increase drastically and he gets ability to defeat his superior rivals. He is depicted as extremely afraid of mice. His father is believed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials from Axar during his search for extraterrestrial lifeforms in the universe.
• Patlu: Patlu is a slim man who serves as one of the show's central protagonists. He is often portrayed as the smartest guy in the city. He often gets into trouble along with Motu but he manages to help himself and Motu when they land in trouble. He always advises Motu to be in their normal track and thus lead a "danger-free" life, but he can always be coaxed (or forced) by Motu into helping him. He dislikes samosas but loves to read newspapers. It is also believed that his grandfather was a boxing champion and had a recipe for procuring extraordinary strength, which is later discovered by Motu. He wears a yellow tunic with orange leggings, brown-framed glasses, and brown shoes.

In the newer episodes, he wears a yellow tunic with blue box plate outline on the left side and cuffs of the same colour, and blue leggings.

• Dr. Jhatka: Dr. Jhatka is an eccentric scientist. His accent is like a sardar, so he is referred to as a Punjabi. His inventions are usually very impressive but are of little use to the townspeople. In fact, more times than not they end up landing someone in trouble. He drives a yellow flying car. Jhatka is known by his balding hair, green shirt, violet necktie, and blue jeans. His grandfather is shown to be a millionaire searching for the whereabouts of his grandson in Furfuri Nagar; he almost falls into the sly, pretentious and crafty John's trap, who pretends to be his scientist grandson. His design is a parallel version of Motu.[6] Sometime he tests his gadgets on Motu and Patlu without telling them any information about it and they get into problems because of it. Later he creates an antidote and uses it to make them normal like before. He often gets beaten by Motu and Patlu because of it.

In the later episodes, he wears a yellow shirt with a green tie, a violet coat over it and brown pants, which was soon replaced by a pair of denim trousers.

• Ghasitaram: Ghasitaram has 20 years of experience in every field but only very few of the experiences are useful to anyone. He hails from Ghatal located in West Midnapore in West Bengal. Almost like Dr. Jhatka, his so-called "experiences of 20 years" often land people, especially Motu and Patlu, in trouble. However, Motu and Patlu do call on him for help in certain episodes. Ghasitaram helps Dr. Jhatka with experiments and coaxing Motu and Patlu to test Dr. Jhatka's inventions. His design is a parallel version of Patlu. He wears a cobalt blue tunic, purple dhoti, dark brown vest, and shoes of the same color.

Later when they started to live in Modern City, he wears a peach coloured tunic, a green vest, and brown leggings.

• Chingum: is a police inspector. He believes that no criminal can escape from his clutches. However, Chingum manages to catch criminals merely by luck with the help of Motu and Patlu. A Rajinikanth devotee with a strong south Indian accent, Chingum is a solicitous police inspector. He takes pride in the fact that no criminal can ever get away from him. When he fires his gun in the air after telling his dialogue, coconuts fall on his head and make him fall to the ground. He drives a green motor bike and sometimes also drives a police jeep. He is sometimes helped by two constables, Hera and Pheri. As of the movie "Motu Patlu: Double Trouble", he is married. Chingum wears a khaki uniform with medals and a nametag on it. He also wears sunglasses most of the time. He likes south Indian food such as Idli, Dosa, Sambhar and Coconut chutney.

Other Main

• Chaiwala: A man who has a tea-shop near Motu's house. His real home is never revealed in the series. He makes Motu's favorite samosas and Patlu's favorite tea in the city. Motu steals the samosas from his shop and does not give the money to him. Motu gets a lot of power by eating samosas of Chaiwala. After eating samosas he shows aggression and can beat anyone, although the Chaiwala does not like his samosas to be eaten for free. He occasionally rewards Motu by exempting him from the money Motu owes him or even promising him free samosas when he saves him from other residents of Furfuri Nagar. Motu sometimes gets beaten for not giving money to Chaiwala.

Later in Modern City, he wears a blue-gold chef's hat and uniform.

• Boxer: Motu's neighbour/neighbor who wears red boxing gloves, a white tank top, and red pants with vertical yellow stripes. He is an aggressive man and a teacher in the school they used to attend. His coach is Mr. Thakur. He always wants to help his neighbors but he gets angry and beats them up. He also has an expensive car that gets destroyed by Motu. In "Boxer's Baby", it is also shown that he is not a good parent and could not get his son, Sunny, to sleep. Also, he is depicted having a cowardly brother in "Judwa Boxer" who becomes bold enough later to free him from Motu and Patlu's captivity. His name Boxer Raju as shown in episode Motu Patlu when he calls his mother in America.

Antagonists

Main

• John: John serves as the main antagonist of the show. John's ambition is to become a Don. But his plans always fail very badly and thus end up in him getting arrested or being taunted by other people. He writes some short poems. Contrary to normal thieves, he is not afraid of Chingum but is instead afraid of Motu and Patlu. He is plump, and short in size and faces discrimination for that. He wears a blue dress shirt with dark blue flower prints, yellow undershirt, brown belt, dark periwinkle pants with blue cuffs, and brown shoes.
• Number 1: Number 1 is John's goon who serves as one of the supporting antagonists. He likes John's short poems and appreciate it but he is beaten up by jon in return. He has brilliant ideas to trap Motu and Patlu but whenever he tells him John says that his idea is bad and beats him, saying that he has a better plan but repeats the same one. Though he respects John, he is always the first to get beaten by him. He wears a blue French check hat, magenta striped shirt, denim trousers, and a yellow ascot.
• Number 2: Number 2 is John's goon who rarely speaks. He has a dark mark on his eye and a band-aid on his oversized nose. He has dark brown hair, wears a cyan striped shirt, aquamarine ascot, and brownish-orange pants.

Other Antagonists

• Khopdi: He is a goon in season 4 who always tries to defeat Motu Patlu. He was first introduced in the movie "Motu Patlu Dino Invasion".
• Pappu-Haddi: They are two assistants of Khopdi.
• Skull: He is elder brother of Khopdi and made his first appearance in the movie "Motu Patlu Dino Invasion" as a famous hunter of Africa.

Minor characters

• Bubblegum: He is the father of Chingum and the commissioner of police of the area comprising Furfuri Nagar and adjoining villages. He once got impressed with Motu and Patlu and even recruited them in the police as Havaldars, but when he came to know that they were not as capable as he had thought, he got annoyed with them and fired them from the police.
• Hera Singh: He is a Hawaldar of Inspector Chingum. He always tells Chingum, "Aap to top ho, hindustan ki hop ho", which means "You are India's greatest hope".
• Pheri Lal: He is a Hawaldar of Inspector Chingum. He always remarks, "You are very great sir, but born little late sir".
• Sabziwali: She sells best vegetables in the whole Furfuri Nagar. Motu can be troublesome to her too at times and also owes her some money. She has got a fiery temper and can also punish Chingum at times whenever his chases harm her vegetables in some or other way. She wears a green saree over a black blouse.
• Mayor Mr. Singh: He is the Mayor of Furfuri Nagar, He wears a coat and a white shirt with the coat coloured Pant. He sometimes has a Mayor named band on his coat.
• Munni: She is the sister of Motu.
• Chotu: He is the nephew of Motu, He wears a green T-shirt with a pink pant. Sometimes, he wears a brown shirt with yellow pants.
• Johnny: He is the big brother of John. In Motu Patlu Acchey Insaan, he is seen to be caught. In Episode John Ka Bhai Johnny, he is seen very rich.
• Virus: He is a scientist, He always invents something for John. In return, he asks John for money but John somehow fools him and makes his run away. John uses his gadgets as a trial on him and puts Virus in trouble.
• Mosi: She is the aunt of John.
• Additional characters include Chingum's mother, Amma, Chingum's wife, Dharti, and Chingum's uncle, Troublegum.

Voice artists

• Saurav Chakraborty – Motu, Patlu, Ghasita Ram, Chingum, John, Boxer
• Omi Sharma – Dr. Jhatka
• Aanchal Trivedi – Hera, Pheri
• Sankalp Rastogi – Chaiwala, Number 1
• Renu Sharda – Sabziwali
• Brian D. Costa – Number 2 (Season 1–2)
• Rajah – Number 2 (Season 3–present)
• Deepak Kumar – Additional voice (Season 4–present)

Location

The series is premised in a fictional town of Furfuri Nagar in India.[7] Furfuri Nagar is a peaceful yet glamorous Indian small town, simultaneously noble and squalid, adjoined by a river with a few shops, a large market area, a bus depot, a cluster of single-storeyed houses, temples and a few recreational places. There are a few villages and a few neighbouring towns shown in the series, like Kamalpur, Sursuri Nagar and Modern City. Despite being a small town it has its own airport. It is not clearly mentioned where the town is actually located in India, but most of the vehicles carry plate numbers starting with MH, which stands for the state of Maharashtra. The police force of the town wears uniforms of the Maharashtra Police.

However in newer episodes, they had moved to Modern City for unknown reasons. A quick trailer showcasing new episodes mentions the differences in their new setting. Nowadays they are on their world tour.

Production

Music

The music featured in the series and film is written by Sandesh Shandilya, an Indian film composer. The theme song of the series, "Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi", is written by Gulzar and sung by Bollywood singer Sukhwinder Singh in Hindi.

Episodes

Episode No.	Name of Episode	Episode No.	Name of Episode
1A	Jon Banega Don	132A	Motu Patlu Canteen
1B	Pilot Training	132B	The Magical Laptop
2A	Scooter Race	133A	Motu Patlu Acchey Insaan
2B	Angry Clouds	133B	Alien Baby
3A	Baby Dinosaur	134A	Motu Patlu Jasoos
3B	Antriksh Yatra	134B	Pizza Boys
4A	Car Park	135A	Furfuri Nagar Mein Bhoot
4B	Time Machine	135B	Motu The Sun Flower
5A	Animal Instinct	136A	Courier Company
5B	Diamond Robbery	136B	John's Mask
6A	Jagtey Raho	137A	Motu-Patlu Jinn
6B	Bomb Ki Khabar	137B	Motu-Patlu in Hotel
7A	Chamatkari Mukut	138A	Chingum Ek Roop Anek
7B	Boxer's Baby	138B	Bhukkad Patlu
8A	Super Duper Man	139A	Sniffer Dog
8B	Race To Rock Garden	139B	Teleporting Machine
9A	Flying Helmet	140A	Bacche Motu Patlu
9B	Road Roller	140B	Lie Detector Robot
10A	Ice Factory	141A	Kabaddi Kabaddi
10B	Photography Competition	141B	Party Aaj Raat Ko
11A	Motu Patlu MBBS	142A	Motu Patlu in Balloon
11B	Mehnat Ki Kamayee	142B	Motu Ka Darr
12A	Lottery	143A	Motu Ki Khushi
12B	Motu The Alien	143B	Bahadur Motu
13A	Future Camera	144A	Inaam Dus Karood
13B	Cross Connection	144B	Jyotishi Motu
14A	Robot Dog	145A	Shaitanee Zuban
14B	Motu Banega Don	145B	Motu Patlu Ki Dukan
15A	Super Murgiyan	146A	Puncture Shop
15B	Amir Chand Fakir Chand	146B	Bat in the Town
16A	Yamraj	147A	Supersonic Speed Band
16B	Fwwe Fight	147B	Motu Patlu Ki Tow Chain
17A	Jinn	148A	Singing Competition
17B	Murti Ki Khoj	148B	Action Duplicating Machine
18A	Tigerrrr	149A	The Villain Mask
18B	Ek Thee Heroine	149B	Chacha Ki Tijori
19A	Magician	150A	Alien Calling Machine
19B	Peacock Fish	150B	Energy Charger
20A	Mela	151A	Duplicate Chingum
20B	Bhoot Bangla	151B	The Train
21A	Trekking	152A	Dog Show
21B	Salim Robot	152B	King Patlu
22A	Black Bull	153A	Asli Raja Nakli Raja
22B	Kite Competition	153B	Magical Pencil
23A	Hawaldar	154A	Invisible Bomb
23B	Bodyguard	154B	Motu Ke Ghar Ka Renovation
24A	Giant Mosquitoes	155A	Best Friend Award
24B	Big John	155B	Motu Patlu Ka Atm (Any Time Machine)
25A	Chamatkari Chashma	156A	Gilli Danda Competition
25B	Mithai Ki Dukan	156B	Motu Patlu in Pyramid
26A	Samudri Khajana	157A	Pirates Of Furfuri Nagar
26B	Cricket League	157B	Invisible John
27A	Snow Park	158A	Mr Gayab
27B	Ant's Land	158B	Yam Hain Ham
28A	Circus	159A	Murkh Nagari
28B	Gulabi Hathi	159B	Robotic Tanga
29A	Film Producer	160A	Super Star Motu Patlu
29B	Soul Change	160B	Don Ki Junglee Billian
30A	Gold Samosa	161A	Flying Bus
30B	Army	161B	Alien Shankh
31A	Wishing Stone	162A	Diamonds in the Train
31B	Mermaid	162B	Ice Hockey
32A	Dance Competition	163A	Chamatkari Locket
32B	Hero Se Zero	163B	Chipko Stick Ka Kammal
33A	Rock Band	164A	Motu Mobile
33B	Wajan	164B	C
34A	The Game	165A	Chipko Stick Ka Dhamaal
34B	Lost Island	165B	Chingam Ki Chori
35A	Jhatka Ki Shaadi	166A	Fortune Wheel
35B	Chamtkari Joota	166B	Dr.Jhatka Ke Karodpati Dadaji
36A	Motu Ka Birthday	167A	Don Ka Birthday
36B	Holi	167B	The Magical Camera
37A	Motu Ke Clones	168A	Message Ka Rahasya
37B	Mummy	168B	Mayor John
38A	Madari	169A	Meals On Wheels
38B	Memory Loss	169B	Motu Ki Self Defence (Motu's Self Defence)
39A	Duplicate Patlu	170A	Motu Loudspeaker
39B	Tel Malish	170B	Motu Patlu Ki Deewar
40A	Ward Boys	171A	Patlu Ke Haat
40B	Hero No 1	171B	Police Station Main Tabela
41A	Car Mechanic	172A	Thanda Thanda Cold Cold
41B	Reporter	172B	Roller Skate Thief
42A	Carrot Thief	173A	John Ki Missiles
42B	Captain Crook	173B	Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
43A	Patlu's Mustache	174A	Pigeon Paying Guest
43B	Prince Motu	174B	John's Certificate
44A	Samosaaaaaaaaa	175A	Lathi Charge
44B	Gaint Tree	175B	Motu Ka Vachan
45A	Car Wash	176A	Mobile Tower
45B	Football Match	176B	John The Super Hero
46A	Hawai Safar	177A	Body Control Machine
46B	Samaj Seva	177B	Joker Motu Patlu
47A	Robot Hand	178A	Madari Ki Rassi
47B	Shaving Foam	178B	Denture Alien
48A	Furfuri Nagar And Bank	179A	Eyes Of Motu Patlu
48B	Boxing Competition	179B	Glass Man Alien
49A	Bin Bulaye Barati	180A	Motu Patlu Ka Photo Phone
49B	Motu Ki Height	180B	Motu's Friend Yeti
50A	Third Eye	181A	Stone Man
50B	Hungry Motu	181B	Toys Attack
51A	Makaan Maalik (Updated)	182A	Ghasitaram The Cloud Man
51B	Dog Training Center	182B	Revenge Of John
52A	Pari Ka Vardan	183A	Motu Patlu in Mines
52B	Tuition Teacher	183B	Motu Patlu Ka Aam
53A	Dragon Motu	184A	Motu Ke Sapne
53B	John Ka Badla	184B	Furfuri Marathon
54A	Friendship Gift	185A	Motu Master Chef
54B	Chote Chote Motu Patlu	185B	Burey Fasen
55A	Baby Alien	186A	John'S Body Suit
55B	Ek Se Badhkar Ek	186B	Lakshman Rekha
56A	Office Cleaning	187A	Motu The Monkey Man
56B	Ruck Motu Ruck	187B	John Ek Roop Anek
57A	Fauji Uncle	188A	Shaitan Murga
57B	Old Car Auction	188B	John The Alien
58A	The Golden Goose	189A	Ajab Gajab Poster
58B	Magical Scenery	189B	Magical Coin
59A	Chotu Ka Home Work	190A	Chalaak John
59B	Chuha Daud Billi Ayee	190B	Metor Alien Attack
60A	Motu Patlu Ka Dhamaal	191A	Bahroopiye Patakhey
60B	Jhatka Expiriment	191B	Safety Book
61A	Health Competition	192A	John Ka Challenge
61B	John The Gentleman	192B	Electric Shoes
62A	Snow Man	193A	Yamraj Ka Ear Phone
62B	Gold Coin	193B	Motu Ki Chheenk
63A	John Ka Jaal	194A	Motu Ki Shadi
63B	Sleepy Motu	194B	John The Mosquito
64A	Mandir Ka Khajana	195A	Phata Poster Nikla Motu
64B	Motu Patlu Ki Shooting	195B	Dr.Jhatka Ki Ulta Pulta Machine
65A	Mobike Ride	196A	Tijori Ka Raaz
65B	Motu Ka Jukam	196B	Patlu Ki Beemari
66A	Motu Ka Udhar	197A	Rangeela Baba
66B	Patlu Ki Bull Power	197B	Jadoogarini Ka Seb(Apple)
67A	Robot Horse	198A	Shrinking Machine
67B	Furniture Ki Dukaan	198B	John Ka Bhoot
68A	Motu Patlu Ka Dhaba	199A	John The Circus Man
68B	Giaent Se Mukabla	199B	Alien Doll
69A	Motu Patlu Ka Hawa Mahal	200A	Doggy Days Out
69B	Motu Ki Dosti VS. Science	200B	John Ka Bhookamp
70A	Alien House	201A	Magical Wrist Watch
70B	Magical Book	201B	Sachha Mann
71A	African Safari	202A	Devil's Stone
71B	The Giant Roses (Updated)	202B	Anti Theft Medicine
72A	Cake Competition	203A	Karamati Binoculars
72B	Golf Course	203B	Lucky Coin
73A	Alien Ke Samose	204A	Mehman John
73B	Furfuri Nagar Ka Bhoot (Updated)	204B	Magical Tattoos
74A	Humpty Dumpty	205A	Alien Ball
74B	Magical Flute	205B	Dayawan Motu
75A	Motu Patlu in Space Ship	206A	Shaitan Murti
75B	Fancy Dress	206B	Bakra
76A	Shaitan Ice Cubes	207A	Unbreakable
76B	Motu Vs John	207B	Ear Man Motu
77A	Monkey Kingdom	208A	Weight Machine
77B	Motu Patlu in Hotel	208B	Bold Se Old Laser Pen
78A	Personality Change Machine	209A	Police Van
78B	Motu Patlu Photo Shop	209B	Motor Cycle Ka Dhamal
79A	Motu Patlu Aur Bunty Babblu	210A	Heerey Ki Talash
79B	Lambi Lambi Naak	210B	Motu Ke Samosey Ki Dukan
80A	Bura Na Mano Masti Hai	211A	Lost Island
80B	Motupatlu Ka Makan	211B	Furfuri Nagar Club
81A	Bijli Gul	212A	Machine Man
81B	Dhahi Handi	212B	Sitar Wala Kungfu Master
82A	Golden Butterfly	213A	Super Duper Fan
82B	Motu Patlu Ka Hawayee Dhaba	213B	Battery Power
83A	Animal Park	214A	Alarm Clock
83B	Shopping Mall	214B	Judwa Boxer
84A	Holi Hai Bhai Holi Hai	215A	Chingum Ka Farm House
84B	Magic Bag	215B	Johny Madadgar
85A	Magnetic Motu	216A	Samosa Vending Machine
85B	The Kung Fu Master	216B	Boxing Gloves
86A	Birthday Dhamal	217A	Bhalu Ka Aatank
86B	Doggy Se Mukabla	217B	Patlu Pahlwan
87A	Jungle Me Mangal	218A	Badal Mein Ghar
87B	Hungama Ho Gaya	218B	Motu Ke Baal
88A	Future News Tab	219A	Spin Rotator
88B	Dog in the Well	219B	Laal Pari
89A	Shaadi Ka Dhamaal	220A	Daldali Teer
89B	Alien Patlu	220B	Amusement Park Mein Dhamal
90A	Motu Ka Sapna	221A	Jadoogarni Ka Jhadu
90B	Motu Patlu in Antartica	221B	Jadoogar Joker
91A	Intelligent Motu	222A	Patlu Ki Race
91B	Cycle Race	222B	Inspector Patlu
92A	Buzo Ko Bachana Hai	223A	Motu Patlu Ball Game
92B	Motu Balloon	223B	Motu Ka Rona
93A	Timepass	224A	Motu Ka Gussa
93B	The Electric Man	224B	Motu Ki Roshni
94A	Magical Scissors	225A	Kushti Ka Mukabla
94B	The Devil Toothpaste	225B	Motu Patlu Ki Gift
95A	John Birthday	226A	Dr Jhatka Ki Washing Machine
95B	Slow Motion Gadget	226B	Diamonds And Balloons
96A	Don The Magician	227A	Wo Bhi Kya Din Thhe
96B	The Life Of Rat	227B	Motu Patlu in Frog World
97A	Aadiwasi Ka Mukut	228A	Hum Chor Nahin
97B	Robot Of Furfuri Nagar	228B	Donkey With Horn
98A	Motu Patlu Ki Jodi	229A	Ajnabi Chor
98B	Bravery Competition	229B	Motu Ki Umar
99A	Ek Jinn Do Malik	230A	John Ka Rumaal
99B	The Bulk	230B	Power Of Imagination
100A	Rocky Ka Ghar	231A	Shocking News Ka Shock
100B	Cricket Match	231B	Jyotishi Tota
101A	The Battle Of Tree	232A	Bubblegum Bomb
101B	Naagon Se Panga	232B	Motu Patlu The Truck Driver
102A	Cylinder Ki Sawaari	233A	Jailer Alien
102 B	Positive Motu	233B	Motu Patlu The Plumber
103 A	The Treasure Hunt	234A	Khamosh Motu
103 B	John and the Hen	234B	Motu Patlu Hands Up
104 A	Motu The Scientist	235A	TV Antenna
104 B	Human Remote Control	235B	Motu The Super Dog Man
105 A	Motu Patlu Ki Car	236A	Alien Chasma
105 B	The Revenge Of Crows	236B	Horn Please
106 A	The Golden Chariot	237A	Adventure Of Mansi And Akaash
106 B	Auto Rikshaw	237B	Motu Patlu in Jail
107 A	Water Problem	238A	Baazon Se Takkar
107 B	Alien Hat	238B	Guru Ho Ja Shuru
108 A	Wish Point	239A	Motu Patlu Aur Madhumakkhi
108 B	Dhongi Jyotishi	239B	Animal Converting Gadget
109 A	Motu Patlu The Fire Fighter	240A	Jaadui Anguthi
109 B	The Magical Album	240B	John Ki Chaal Motu Patlu Behal.
110 A	Tabela	241A	Khajaney Ki Taslash
110 B	Traffic Police	241B	Motu Ka Phone Ka Shauk
111 A	Swimming Pool	242A	Na Kehna Mana Hai
111 B	Rupya Dus Karod	242B	Motu Patlu – Dr Jhatka Ki Fighting Machine
112 A	Athwa Ajooba	243A	John Shaitan Motu Patlu Pareshan
112 B	The Smart Missile	243B	John's Air Line
113 A	Fire Ball Aliens	244A	Chingum Hi Chingum
113 B	Patakhey Ki Dukan	244B	John The Robot
114 A	Yog Guru Motu	245A	The Scientist Neighbour
114 B	Satellite Patlu	245B	Naughty Motu
115 A	House Cleaning	246A	Motu Eraser
115 B	Samose Wali Murgi	246B	John Ek Icchhadhari Naag
116 A	Ants Attack	247A	John Shrinks Motu Patlu
116 B	Tiger John	247B	Bhullakad Motu
117 A	Sevak John	248A	Motu The Roller Skate Coach
117 B	Bahaduri Puraskar	248B	Motu The Grass Eater
118A	Motu Ki Poonch	249A	Motu The Running Man
118B	Mermaid Patlu	249B	Motu Patlu – The Best Commandos
119 A	Baar Baar Lagataar	250A	Motu The King Of Mummies
119 B	April Fool	250B	Motu Ke Andey
120 A	Motu Ka Gadha	251A	Remote Control
120B	Motu Ka Commitment	251B	John ka Bodyguard
121A	Colour Changing Camera	252A	Motu The Alien
121B	Khatrey Ki Ghanti	252B	John The Bee Man
122A	Kal Karey So Aaj Kar	253A	John Ka Body Guard
122B	Bada Kabutar	253B	Helpline
123A	Mimicry Parrot	254A	Good Luck – Bad Luck
123B	Motu Patlu Ki Bus	254B	The Crystal Camera
124A	Dost No.1	255A	Bahadur No. 1
124B	Motu Ka Smart Phone	255B	Motu Ke Sawal
125A	Furfuri Nagar Ka Mayor	256A	The Danger Man
125B	Motu Twister	256B	The Special Armour Suit
126A	Motu Patlu Kidnapped	257A	The Agreement
126B	Motu Patlu Ka Ghar	257B	Motu Patlu Laundry Shop
127A	Commando Training	258A	Motu Akbar The Great
127B	Bolney Wali Moorti	258B	The Golden Aliens
128A	The Magical Bells	259A	Motu The Doctor
128B	Buri Nazar Waaley Tera Munh Laal	259B	Machchar in the Car
129A	John The Bodyguard	260A	The Root Attack
129B	The Evil Goggles	260B	Bhooton Ki Lottery
130A	Motu The King Of Tribe	261A	Boxer Ki Akad
130B	Slippery Motu	261B	Hansna Zaroori Hai
131A	Pani Ka Dharr	262A	Smile Please
131B	Motu Patlu Air Bus	262B	Fighting Zone

Merchandising and promotion

Since the inception of the television series, its creators Lotpot magazine, Maya Digital Studios and the Nickelodeon India are aggressively promoting its merchandising, the series products and tie-ups.[8][9]

In March 2014, Nick India tied up with the Yellow Diamond chips for promotion of its products across various media.[10][11] In November 2014 a major deal was signed by Horlicks for promotion of its brand with the series characters in its marketing ads.[12]

Movies

No.	Name	Premiere Date
1	Motu Patlu in Wonderland!	10 July 2013
2	Motu Patlu Mission Moon	25 December 2013
3	Motu Patlu Deep Sea Adventure	19 May 2014
4	Motu Patlu Kung Fu Kings	23 October 2014
5	Motu Patlu Khazaane Ki Race	26 January 2015
6	Motu Patlu Kung Fu King Returns	14 June 2015
7	Motu Patlu in Carnival Island	22 October 2015
8	Motu Patlu: In Alien World!	14 February 2016
9	Motu Patlu in Double Trouble	29 May 2016
10	Motu Patlu 36 Ghantey Race Against Time	12 June 2016
11	Motu Patlu: King of Kings	14 October 2016
12	Motu Patlu: The Invisible Plane	25 December 2016
13	Motu Patlu in Dragon World	25 June 2017
14	Kung Fu Kings 3: Motu Patlu in Hong Kong	19 October 2017
15	Motu Patlu in Octopus World	24 December 2017
16	Motu Patlu in the City of Gold	29 April 2018
17	Motu Patlu Dino Invasion	24 June 2018
18	Kung Fu Kings 4: Motu Patlu and the Challenge Of Kung Fu Brothers	21 October 2018
19	Motu Patlu The Superheroes: Supervillains From Mars	26 January 2019
20	Motu Patlu and Robo Kids	26 May 2019
21	Motu Patlu in the Game of Zones	25 December 2019
22	Motu Patlu The Superheroes vs Alien Ghost	28 June 2020

Broadcast history

Country	Network	Year{s}
India	Nickelodeon India	Since 2012
	Nick HD+[13]	Since 2015
	Rishtey	Since 2016
Indonesia	Indosiar	Since 2014
	Kompas TV	Since 2015
Bangladesh	Maasranga Television	Since 2015[14]
Nepal	NTV Plus	Since 2015
Pakistan	Nickelodeon Pakistan	Since 2015
Sri Lanka	TV Derana	2016
Vietnam[15]	TBD	TBD

Other media

Made-for-television films

• Motu Patlu in Wonderland! – When Dr. Jhatka's experimental aircraft fails and crash-lands on an unknown island, they are expecting action and danger.[16]
• Motu Patlu: Mission Moon – Motu Patlu struggle to stop a malevolent entity who has been converting the soil of the Moon to gold to incur profits.
• Motu Patlu: Deep Sea Adventure – Motu Patlu are on a ship voyage, but after the sinking of their ship, they experience a marine journey, the adventure of a lifetime.[17]
• Motu Patlu: Kung-Fu Kings – An evil Martial Arts fighter named Tiger Chang comes to Furfuri Nagar and insults them. Motu seeks to train from Him Naresh to teach Tiger a lesson.[18][19]
• Motu Patlu: Khazaane Ki Race – Motu Patlu clash against John and Chamku Don to uncover a treasure hidden on Christmas Mountain.[20][21]
• Motu Patlu: Kung Fu Kings Returns- When Tim Tim, Him Naresh's grandson gets kidnapped by a mysterious monster, Motu Patlu form an unlikely alliance with Tiger Chang to find him. They find out about a competition invites strange monsters held by Dr. Snake who is also the father of Tim Tim who turned into a snake due to his inventions and has kidnapped Tim Tim.[22]
• Motu Patlu: Carnival Island! – Motu Patlu have to solve the mystery of the archenemy of Grandpa of Carnival Island, who is bent on destroying all of his creation.
• Motu Patlu: 36 Ghante Race – Motu Patlu race against time for thirty six hours to solve the case of the theft of the Golden Car award.
• Motu Patlu Alien World! – Motu Patlu travel to an extraterrestrial world to rescue Motu's father.
• Motu Patlu in Double Trouble – After Chingum's wedding, Motu Patlu and friends find themselves mixed up with two scientists who look like themselves and two villains struggling for goals of each other.
• Motu Patlu: The Invisible Plane - When there is a plane competition going on at Furfuri Nagar Airport, Angara and his men steal the Invisible Plane, the country's dream. Motu, Patlu, Dr.Jhatka, Chingum and Ghasitaram get a journey to a secret aircraft facility in the Arctic to find it. They also help the Yetis to save them from evil Angara.
• Motu Patlu: in Dragon World - Motu Patlu and friends set out on a exciting mission to save green dragons from black ones in their mystical land.
• Motu Patlu: in Hong Kong Kung Fu Kings 3 - Motu trains with Boneless Master in Hong Kong to defeat the most menacing villain of Hong Kong, Devil Don.
• Motu Patlu: in Octopus World - Motu Patlu become friends with a goldfish and a baby octopus while working in a aquarium at Furfuri Nagar. They promised to help them go back to the sea safely and free the goldfish's family from a evil octopus queen.
• Motu Patlu: – in The City Of Gold - Motu and Patlu are introduced to Dilawar Khan,one of the world's greatest horse-back riders. After Motu defeats him in a horse-back riding competition in Furfuri Nagar, Dilawar Khan and his wife Gul Bakawail uses his naivety and innocence against him by tricking him into finding the lost city of Gold for their own selfish gains. Dr.Jhatka, Ghasitaram and Inspector Chingam joins the duo to find the city.
• Motu Patlu: – Dino Invasion - Motu Patlu have to save Modern City from prehistoric dinosaurs who invade their world through a time portal and send them back to their respective land protecting from Skull, an evil hunter from Africa.
• Motu Patlu: – The challenge of Kung Fu Brothers Motu Patlu embark on a journey to the outskirts of Tokyo city where they meet an evil Kung Fu brothers duo. The brothers want to rule the entire world with their diabolic form of martial arts. Thus, challenging Motu Patlu to an ultimate Kung Fu battle. They have one month to train advanced Kung Fu technique with Crying Master.

Theatrical film

• Motu Patlu: King of Kings

Inspector Chingum

Main article: Inspector Chingum

A spin-off series Inspector Chingum premiered on Amazon Video on 4 May 2018.[23]

Guddu the Great

A second spin-off series Guddu the Great based on character from Motu Patlu: King of Kings was launched on Amazon Prime on 1 January 2019.[24]

See also

• List of Indian animated television series
• Chhota Bheem
• Pakdam Pakdai
• Vir The Robot Boy

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External links

• Motu Patlu on IMDb
• Official website
• Motu Patlu-Available On Voot Kids