India's first 3D film came 41 years ago, the hair-raising story had changed the style of cinema

Cinema has changed a lot with time. With new technology, the way of presenting films and telling stories has changed. Today, along with the story of films, makers are spending a lot of money on the effects of the film. Bollywood is not behind even in the case of 3D films.

Many films like Ranbir Kapoor starrer Brahmastra and Ajay Devgan starrer Tanhaji have been made in 3D format. But do you know which was India's first 3D film? Let us tell you today about the first Indian 3D film which has left an indelible mark in cinema.

3D movie was made 41 years ago

India's first 3D film was the Malayalam language film My Dear Kuttichathan released in 1984. It was directed by Jijo Punnoose and produced by his father Navodaya Appachan. The story of the film revolves around an invisible ghost who is enslaved by an evil magician. Three children free the ghost from the magician and befriend him.

MP Ramanath gave his voice to Kuttikathan in the film. The role of the magician was played by K. Sreedharan Nair. Actors like Sonia, Master Suresh and Master Arvind and Dalip Tahil played important roles in the film. According to Wikipedia, this film had collected Rs 2.5 crore at that time.

It was dubbed in Hindi after 14 years

After the success of My Dear Kuttichathan, it was dubbed in Hindi as Chhota Chetan 14 years later. This film was also directed by Jijo Punnoose. It was also well liked and did very well at the domestic box office. It is said that it did a business of Rs 10 crore in 1998. 

Actors like Urmila Matondkar , Dalip Tahil, Satish Kaushik, Shakti Kapoor, Harish Kumar and Ravi Baswani played important roles in this film . Miss Hawa Hawai became famous. It is said that it took a long time for Hindi cinema to make another 3D film of the level of Chota Chetan. Even today, it is one of the best films of cinema.

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