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TT.V. / Ad's / Films etc.
TELEVISION :
Ramdas Padhye has used this medium of puppetry & ventriloquism effectively on the small screen. He has performed hundreds of shows on Bombay Doordharshan.Since 1972 he has been performing regularly on T.V. & on several satellite channels. Television has made his shows popular in millions of Indian homes. Recently he is working on two puppet serials for two leading satellite channels of India. This puppet medium was not only used in t.v., but also in music videos. The hit music video "Maine Payal Hai Chhankai" sung by "Falguni Pathak" & produced by Universal used his puppets extensively for first time in India.These puppets were specially crafted by him & operated by team of three trained puppeteers.
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Ramdas Padhye's Collection Puppets used in Falguni
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Celebrity
Puppet Show "Juicy Pammi" on ZOOM Channel
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Ramdas Padhye and his team of trained puppeteers are behind this new show "Juicy Pammi" on India's leading Lifestyle channel "ZOOM".The puppets are designed and created in Ramdas Padhye's "Puppet Studio".The show features India's various Celebrity Puppets.The Lead Puppeteers behind the show are Ramdas Padhye, wife Aparna and son Satyajit.To know more about the show please email us at ramdas@vpuppets.com |
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Ramdas Padhye & Director Mahesh Kothare on the sets of "Kaun Ho Tum" for Hungama T.V., a new children channel from UTV |
| Puppets of Famous Personalities of India |
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Ramdas Padhye's Puppet "Misha" for popular serial "Misha" on Zee Marathi Channel |
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| Celebrity Puppets for Promos of "Jodee Kamaal Ki" on Star Plus designed by Ramdas Padhye |
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Ramdas Padhye,wife Aparna along with Satyajit & Parikshit. |
Parikshit & Satyajit with Talking Birthday Cake |
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Walt Disney Television Pvt Ltd has roped in Mr. Ramdas Padhye to make the puppets for their new show "Playhouse Disney".The Disney Channel was launched in India.The puppets were designed & operated by him & his team of puppeteers. |
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| "Lijjat Papad" Ad featuring his bunny made Ramdas a household name in India. | |
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Ramdas Padhye & his puppet Tom the Terrific endorsing for "Krackjack Commercial" |
Another popular medium having a mass appeal was advertisements.The first advertisement was for the product "Lijjat Papad" which featured a rabbit.This advertisement has been very popular in India & has made Ramdas a household name in India.It was a great success like the Jimmy Nelson's Nestle Ad in U.S. After this ad, he has successfully used this medium of puppetry in several ad's.
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| "Annapurna Salt" Commercial featuring the 30 Hi-Tech Marionettes specially designed & operated by Ramdas & his 15 trained puppeteers |
FILMS :
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| Ramdas Padhye along with superstar of India, "Amitabh Bachchan" during the shooting of film "Mahan" | Ramdas Padhye's Puppet "Rangeela" used in the Hindi film "Dil Hai Tumhaara" starring Jimmy Shergill & Preity Zinta directed by Kundan Shah |
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This puppetry medium has also been used effectively in various films.After seeing the show of Mr. Padhye at one of the Filmfare Awards Function superstar of India Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was so impressed that he used his puppet in the film "MAHAN"(1981).This was followed by several films in different Indian languages like Marathi,Telgu along with great stars of Indian Film Industry.This includes a super hit Marathi film "Zapatlela"(Haunted) directed by Mahesh Kothare which used his puppet as a central character & which broke all records at the box office. |
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| Puppet from film "Zapatlela" which broke all the record at the box office. |
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Puppet from film "Ammo Bomma" the Telgu version of "Zapatela" created by Ramdas Padhye |
INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM :
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| Ramdas & wife Aparna along with Traditional Indian Shadow puppets in its modern form, for the promos of India-England Cricket match specially aired on BBC's Channel Four | Ramdas along with wife Aparna for special interview on NBC channel. |
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Ramdas Padhye has finished shooting for a children's T.V. series for which 100 puppets were designed.He and his team of 20 puppeteers worked on the project.The T.V. show will be for pre-schoolers and will be telecasted on Singapore T.V 12. |
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Indian
Puppets on Cambodian T.V Network
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The above puppets have been designed by Ramdas for Cambodian T.V. network. Puppets have been designed for an educational puppet show targeted at pre-schoolers.The leading company from Cambodia “KidExpress Inc.”, which is a leading production company specializing in kids entertainment, has commissioned him to create puppets.The show is an social educational programme for Cambodian kids under 5 years old & family.The object of the show is to engage the imagination of young minds. |
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Ramdas
Padhye has not only been
presenting his shows in India, but has travelled & presented his shows
almost in all the countries of the world. He is the first
Indian Ventriloquist to perform Ventriloquism
and Puppet
based shows on :
. CBS TV channel of USA in 1972.
. CTV in Canada in 1972.
. RTV in Hongkong and Army Channel TV in Thailand , 1974.
. Singapore TV and Radio in 1976.
. Featuring in "Real People" show on NBS TV in the USA in 1979.
. Oman TV and Radio in 1985.
He
was invited in 1992 & 2002 at the Vent Haven Convention, Cincinnati, U.S.A. to
perform his show.Thus he became the only Indian Ventriloquist to be so
honored.He also performed his show at Harrah's
Casino, Las Vegas during
the Vegas Ventriloquist Festival in 2001.He along with his son Satyajit represented their country
"INDIA" at Japan Ventriloquist Festival held in Nov.2002 at Tokyo.
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