Casting : Mufasa, Takka, Rafiki, Simon, Pumbaa
Directed By : Barry Jenkins
Music By : Dave Metzger Nicholas Britell (score) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (songs)
Produced By : Walt Disney Pictures
While traveling with his parents to the rich wilderness of Milale, Mufasa is swept away by a sudden flood, separating his mother and father. The king of the new pride refuses to accept Mufasa, so the king’s son and wife embrace Mufasa. Accordingly, Mufasa and the pride there are in danger from a murderous lion pack. On the orders of the king and his adoptive mother, Mufasa escapes from the place with Prince Takka and decides to go to Milale, as his parents told him.
Along with the adventures of his journey to Milele, how he became king of Milele by defeating the murderous lions, and how his brother, Takka, became Mufasa’s enemy, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is about this.
Although it is a story of a lion king that children celebrate, the screenplay has also included both love and betrayal to make it a film for adults.
From the river flood at the beginning of the film to the fight in the final scene, all the graphics scenes are amazing. The VFX scenes of the film are so intimidating that it is difficult to tell which is the real lion and which is the graphics lion.
The actors who have voiced the main characters of the Tamil version, Nassar, Ashok Selvan, Arjun Das, Singam Puli, Robo Shankar, and VTV Ganesh, have all done their job well. In particular, VTV Ganesh, who has given voice to the character of Rafiki, delivers his signature line “What is this saying here…” at the right place and receives applause.
The bravery and wisdom of Mufasa, conveyed by Arjun Das’ majestic voice, and the love and betrayal of Dakka, conveyed by Ashok Selvan’s soft voice, make adults forget that it is a film for children and enjoy it too.
At the same time, the screen presence of the characters Timon and Pumbaa, who attracted children the most and made them laugh, is very limited in The Lion King. As a result, the sound of laughter in the theaters is very, very rare.