Khan Kluay (2006)

Original title

ก้านกล้วย

Directed by

Kompin Kemgumnird

Genre

animation, family, adventure

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young elephant named Khan Kluay gets separated from his mother and ends up being trained as a war elephant for King Naresuan in ancient Siam. The story follows his journey from a playful calf to a brave war elephant.

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What happens

Khan Kluay (Thai: ก้านกล้วย; RTGS: Kan Kluai) is a 2006 Thai animated adventure film set in Ayutthaya-era Siam about a Thai elephant who wanders away from his mother and becomes the war elephant for King Naresuan. It is based on the story Chao Phraya Prap Hongsawadee by Ariya Jintapanichkarn. The film took three years to make, and was released on May 18, 2006, in Thailand. In 2007, the film was released as The Blue Elephant in the United States on September 2, and as Jumbo in India in December 25. Khan Kluay is directed by Kompin Kemgumnird, an animator who had worked on Disney films such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Tarzan and Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age. Produced by Kantana Animation, it was the first Thai 3D animated feature film and the first Thai animated feature film released since The Adventure of Sudsakorn, a 1979 cel-animated film by Payut Ngaokrachang. The film's sequel, Khan Kluay 2, is about Khan Kluay's two elephant children, another attack by the Hanthawaddy, and the choice between living with his wife or fighting the Burmese. An animated television series, The Adventures of Khan Kluay, was produced by Kantana Animation Studio and broadcast on BBTV Channel 7. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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