Smart Cookie (film series)
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| Smart Cookie | |
|---|---|
Production company | Gyanni Inc. |
Running time | 65 minutes (volume 1) 50 minutes (volume 2) 60 minutes (volume 3) |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Smart Cookie is an Indian English-language VCD series made by Shemaroo Entertainment.[1] The films are educational and targeted for young kids.[2] The first volume Pyjama Party (2002) won bronze at the ‘The American Telly Awards 2006’ and was recognized at ‘Kids First USA’.[3][4] The series was successful in educating preschoolers and was well received by Indian parents.[5] The Indian preschool franchise Podar Jumbo Kids used the Smart Cookie video series as a part of their programme.[6]
Plot
Vol 3: Birthday Fun
Siya and Kavya made a cake for Kavya's birthday. Their mother tells Kavya to go run some errands with their father. Kavya and Siya's friends come over and help decorate the house for Kavya's birthday. Kavya comes back to the house with her father and is surprised by her friends. The kids finish eating the birthday cake and then eat pav bhaji. One of the friends talks while eating pav bhaji and the other kids sing about how you should not talk while you are eating. Kiko, a clown comes and gives all the kids Jell-O. Jasu drops his Jell-O and Siya offers part of her Jell-O to him. Kiko wants to play Simon Says and Kavya chooses her father to be Simon. Kavya then opens her gifts. A clown hand puppet then teaches the audience about days of the week, emotions, clothes, about using the words please and thank you, and eating habits.
Cast
- Aavni Piparsania as Aavni
- Siya Piparsania as Siya
- Layashree Joshi as Layashree
- Pranay Kejriwal as Pranay
- Ved Mathai
- P. P. Chinnapa as Chinnu
- Mansi Bhatia as Mansi
- Jasraj Bhatia as Jasu
- Kavya Siva as Kavya
- Hansa Piparsania as Aavni and Jasu's mother
- Deepa Rajagopal as Kavya and Siya's mother
- Godwin Bernard as Aavni and Jasu's father (Vol 1: Pyjama Party)
- Rohit as Kavya and Siya's father (Vol 3: Birthday Fun)
- Magudi as Kiko, the clown (Vol 3: Birthday Fun)
Crew
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vol 1: Pyjama Party (2002) | Vol 2: Yay! Yay! It’s Picnic Day (2004) | Vol 3: Birthday Fun (2004) | ||
| Director | Deepa Rajagopal Padma Nagarajan | |||
| Producer(s) | Murthy Sivan | |||
| Screenplay | Deepa Rajagopal Padma Nagarajan | |||
| Cinematography | Daniel Xavier | |||
| Editor | Franklin | |||
| Composer(s) | Godwin Bernard | |||
Production
Deepa Rajagopal went on a trip to India and noticed the lack of content relating to teaching young kids manners in English. She decided to make a series of films, which featured her daughter Kavya.[7]
Reception
Vol 1: Pyjama Party
"After the excitement of the show settled I was shocked to see the rapt attention. Children were soaking up the program, smiles and brightening of eyes spread through the room. Even before we knew it, the children were singing along and waving their hands to the actions shown on screen"
A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Weaving together fun filled activities that children would love to part of into a story of eight friends at a sleepover, the video offers, popular nursery rhymes, introduction to the alphabet, numbers, colours and fruits, everyday actions, parts of the body, and good habit and manners".[9] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "This 65-minute video is filled with popular nursery rhymes like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Here we Go Around the Mulberry Bush and Are You Sleeping Brother John….The video also introduces letters, number, colours and fruits to children. What’s more, the video shows several instances emphasizing good habits and manners. That way your kid turns into a polite smart cookie".[10] Omana Thomas, the principal of Sishya School, Chennai, said that "'children were soaking it up;smiling and brightening up. Even before we knew it, they were singing along and waving their hands to the actions on the screen…What caught my attention was the flow of subjects, and familiarity of the surroundings'".[11][12][13]
Vol 2: Yay! Yay! It’s Picnic Day
A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "In this installment of Smart Cookies, the kids go for a picnic in the park. Their title song Yay! Yay! It's picnic day is contagious, they will have you singing in no time".[14]
Vol 3: Birthday Fun
A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "There is the classic happy birthday song that should bring back memories of your favorite day and all the presents".[15]
References
- ^ Ganpati, Anuradha Kishore (26 May 2006). "Who Knew Cookies Were Good for Your Kids?". IndiaCurrents.
- ^ "Smart Cookie educational videos for kids". Trinity Mirror. 16 November 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 August 2007 suggested (help) - ^ "Smart Cookie". Smart Cookie. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Shemaroo unveils video for pre-schoolers". Business of Cinema. 26 December 2007.
- ^ "Feedback". Smart Cookie. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Canada: A Cultural Mosaic" (PDF). New Global Indian. p. 54.
- ^ "Making moms and dads smile with pride". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Press Coverage". Smart Cookie. Archived from the original on 1 December 2002.
- ^ "Smart way to learn". The Hindu. 4 November 2002. Archived from the original on 1 March 2003.
- ^ "Smart Cookie, indeed". The New Indian Express. 16 November 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 August 2007 suggested (help) - ^ Paulose, Mary (4 December 2002). "Smart Cookie !". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 August 2007 suggested (help) - ^ "Newspaper snippet". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 August 2007 suggested (help) - ^ "Smart Cookie". Aval Vikatan (in Tamil). 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 20 August 2003.
- ^ "Yay! Yay! It's Picnic Day". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
- ^ "Hurray! It's my birthday! Birthday Fun". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2007.
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