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'''Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd.''' is an animation company in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/5751_Cartoon-Network-acquires-two-new-Indian-animated-series-from-Toonz-Animation |title=Cartoon Network acquires two new Indian animated series from Toonz Animation > afaqs! news & features |publisher=Afaqs.com |date=27 February 2003 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> It is the animation arm of the Singapore-based Toonz Group, which has diverse interests in production and distribution of live-action feature films, digital and gaming content, and media-related education.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nita Sathyendran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/animated-adventures/article4101912.ece |title=Animated adventures |work=The Hindu |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref>
{{Infobox company
| name = Toonz Animation India
| logo = [[File:Logo of Toonz Animation India.jpg]]
| logo_size = 
| image_caption = Toonz Animation India Official Logo
| former_names = 
| type = [[Private Company]]
| traded_as = 
| industry = [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
| genre = [[Entertainment]]
| foundation = 1999
| founders = [[G. A. Menon]]
| location_city = [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]]
| area_served = 
| key_people = *P.Jayakumar (executive ceo) 
*Carlos Biern (executive producer)
| products = Animated films
| num_employees = 
| parent = 
| divisions = 
| website = {{URL|www.toonzanimationindia.com}}
| location_country = [[India]]
}}

==History==
Toonz Animation was started in 1999 by [[G. A. Menon]] and Bill Dennis, who had worked on [[Disney|Disney's]] ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''. Toonz Animation is located in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (Trivandrum), the capital city of [[Kerala]]. Its office is currently situated in the [[Technopark, Kerala|Technopark]]; it is expanding to a new {{convert|2.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus in the Kinfra Film and Video Park in Trivandrum.

Major projects on which Toonz Animation has worked include ''[[The Adventures of Tenali Raman]]'', ''[[Return of Hanuman]]'', ''[[Freefonix]]'', ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'', ''[[Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight]]'', ''[[Kid Krrish]]'', and ''[[Gaturro]]''.<ref name="Cartoons jump the 'desi' wagon">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/24/stories/2003022400240200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031114185542/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/24/stories/2003022400240200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2003 |title=Cartoons jump the 'desi' wagon |date=24 February 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

Toonz Animation is also the producer of the popular cricket based 2D animated teleseries ''[[Howzzattt]]''.

Toonz Animation operates and promotes a number of digital channels, including the noted [[Chotoonz TV]], a digital channel for kids cartoon videos with more than 2 million subscribers and 1.75 Billion views. Toonz channels are available on [[YouTube]], [[Dailymotion]], [[Amazon Prime]], [[Roku]] and other digital platforms.

Toonz Animation organizes an industry event called [[Animation Masters Summit]] every year. The event brings together top industry experts, vibrant animation professionals and aspiring young minds together to discuss trends and initiatives shaping the global animation industry.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/toonz-to-hold-animation-masters-summit-115040100756_1.html | title=Toonz to hold Animation Masters Summit | date=1 April 2015 | author=IANS | newspaper=Business Standard | access-date=6 November 2018 }}</ref>

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