Khan Kluay 2 Explained

Khan Kluay 2
Director:Taweelap Srivuthivong
Music:Chatchai Pongprapaphan
Cinematography:Phuchid Assawamahasakda
Editing:Evan Spiliotopoulos
Studio:Kantana Animation
Kantana Group Public Co.
Sahamongkol Film International
Distributor:Sahamongkol Film International
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:Thailand
Language:Thai
Hindi
English

Khan Kluay 2 (Thai: ก้านกล้วย ๒;) is a 2009 Thai animated dark fantasy and action-adventure film, directed by Taweelap Srivuthivong and released in 2009. It is the sequel to Khan Kluay and follows the further adventures of the war elephant of King Naresuan the Great. It is set during the war between Ayutthaya and Hanthawaddy. Its theme is the need to protect family and country. In 2011,it was re dubbed into Hindi as Jumbo 2: The return of the big elephant and released on 21 October around Diwali time in India but received negative comments. The dubbing studio was Sound and Vision studio, India.

Plot

Khan Kluay must face his greatest challenge yet, the Hanthawaddy army. He needs to protect family and country, and the choice between living with his wife or fighting the Burmese. New characters of the film are four junior elephants, and two of Khan Kluay's children, Ton Aor and Koh Kaew.

Voice cast

Voice Cast (Hindi Version)

English version

In 2016, Grindstone Entertainment Group produced an English dubbed version of the movie known as Elephant Kingdom, which was released on DVD via Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The first Khan Kluay film was dubbed into English by the Weinstein Company under the name The Blue Elephant. The English version of the second film lacks any ties to the first Khan Kluay film in the writing. Consequently, there are numerous changes in the English version compared to the original film and even the first Khan Kluay film. For example, all the voices in the original are replaced by new actors in the English version, with Cary Elwes replacing Jeremy Redleaf as Khan Kluay, Alexa PenaVega replacing Miranda Cosgrove as Chaba-Kaew, Garrett Clayton replacing Martin Short as Jai, while Patrick Warburton voiced Nanda Bayin. The names of the characters are also changed, Khan Kluay's name is changed to Rok, Chaba-Kaew's name is changed to Melody, and Jai's name is changed to Wingman. This version of the movie can also be found on YouTube.

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