Shri Nakheemuknoor Productions (India)

Background: Shri Nakheemuknoor Productions is an Indian film company founded by Ozireemaan Shah in 1976 that makes films with people and animatronic puppets. The company was defunct in 1998 and sold its puppets at stores in India. It doesn't use its logo until 1978.

1st Logo

(1978-1984)

Nicknames: "The Animatronic Ganesh", "The Animatronic Ganesh of Doom", "The Talking Ganesh", "The Singing Ganesh"

Logo: On a dark background we see a close up of animatronic ganesh moving its head, trunk, mouth to talk, arms, and blinks every 4 seconds. The camera zooms out revealing that the ganesh is on a pedestal with two large metal candles, behind some fruits and flower petals. After the ganesh stops moving the light turns on and shines on the sign with the company's name on it. Then the logo fades out.

Variant


 * On Virtakopi, Hunakur Jadhav Rupoom, and Vandaralaind, the ganesh sings a traditional song instead of talking and has its eyes closed after it sings its eyes opened.

FX/SFX: The camera zooming out, the ganesh puppet moving and the lights turning on.

Music/Sounds: A man saying something in Hindi (who is also voicing the audio animatronic ganesh) and a fanfare made from a lyra, a sitar, and trumpets.

Music/Sounds Variant:


 * A man singing a traditional Hindu song (who is also again voicing the audio animatronic ganesh) and a different fanfare made from a lyra, a sitar, trumpets and a gong at the end.

Availability: Rare. Seen on its movies such as Nalki Inspector, Laxman Aur Shiva, Virtakopi, Hunakur Jadhav Rupoom, and children's movies like Vandaralaind.

Editor's Note: The animatronic ganesh statue, the voice of it, the fanfare, and the dark background may scare people. But others found it decent.

2nd Logo

(1984-1998)

Nicknames: "The Animatronic Ganesh II", "The Tame Animatronic Ganesh", "The Talking Ganesh II", "The Singing Ganesh II", "The Ganesh and the Frogs" "The Animatronic Frogs", "4 Frogs Joined In"

Logo: Same as the first logo but the animatronic Ganesh is different and more friendly and has animatronic frogs moving their eyes and mouth at the end. On the left side and right side of the pedestal.

Variant:


 * Same as the first logo but its only the lyra and the sitar with the frogs rotating from left to right singing along with the ganesh.

FX/SFX: The camera zooming out, the ganesh puppet moving, the robot frogs moving, and the lights turning on.

Music/Sounds: Same as the first logo but the fanfare is from the frogs (which is kind of weird).

Music/Sounds Variant:


 * On some children's movies, a man singing a different traditional Hindu song with a choir of men, women, and children can be heard singing along with them (because the man is voicing the ganesh and the frogs are voiced by the choir)

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on films such as Vandaralaind 2, Laxman Aur Shiva Returns, Amakushaab, The Tale of Hossain and children's movies like Gerble House and Mera Dosti Forever.

Editor's Note: This may sound weird that the frogs played the fanfare. But the ganesh looks a bit cuter than the previous logo.