Half Pants Full Pants

Half Pants Full Pants is a Hindi comedy-drama show that made its debut on Amazon Prime on December 16, 2022. The show is based on Anand Suspi's memoir with the same title, and it was adapted and created by Mani Prasad. Suspi, Prasad, and Gaurav Mishra collaborated on the writing, while V. K. Prakash directed it. The show is produced by OML Studios and features Ashwanth Ashokkumar, Sonali Kulkarni, Ashish Vidyarthi and Kartik Vijan in the lead roles.

Overview
Half Pants Full Pants is a series that originated from Anand Suspi's autobiographical novel of the same name. The adaptation was done by Mani Prasad, with Suspi, Prasad, and Gaurav Mishra contributing to the writing. VK Prakash directed the series. The series plays out in Tweeland, also known as Malgudi, a small town in Karnataka before the age of the internet and mobile phones. The story revolves around the ambitious seven-year-old boy, Anand, also known as Dabba, who lives in this town. Along with his friend, Giddi, they embark on adventures that make audiences nostalgic for the good old days of mischief and innocence.

Cast

 * Ashwanth Ashokkumar as Anand Subbarao aka Dabba
 * Sonali Kulkarni as Padma Subbarao
 * Ashish Vidyarthi as Subbarao
 * Kartik Vijan as Sriram Subbarao
 * Vansh P Keserkar as Giddi

Casting
The movie stars some actors including Ashish Vidyarthi who portrays the role of Dabba's father and Sonali Kulkarni as her mother. The character of Dabba is played by Ashwanth Ashokkumar.

Release
Amazon's Prime Video announced the premiere of Half Pants Full Pants on December 16, 2022. The series trailer features a little boy named Anand, aka Dabba, who is different from other kids in his town and has many dreams and interests. Despite facing challenges, he sets out to achieve his dreams. Anand is fascinated by trains and journeys, and his father being a rail driver, gets to enjoy it to the fullest.

Reception
Archika Khurana in her review for The Times of India, describes "Given the abundance of fast-paced content offered by various OTT platforms, ‘Half Pants Full Pants’ emerges as a calming and blissful trip down memory lane to your bachpan that is unquestionably worthwhile."

The series was given a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 by Subham Kulkarni from Koimoi. In his review, he mentioned that "It sets out to be a heart-warming watch but losses its way in the middle. Could have been a show we rejoiced about, but ended up being a surface-level adaptation."

In her article for Scroll.in, Nandini Ramnath described the charming demeanor of Ashwanth Kumar, the group of kind-hearted children, and the heartfelt portrayals of the adult characters played by Ashish Vidyarthi and Sonali Kulkarni, who portrayed Anand's parents. These factors helped to maintain the fabricated paradise depicted in the film.

Awards & Recognition
Half Pants Full Pants has been shortlisted in 2 categories at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards. In the Indian Television Academy Awards, Half Pants Full Pants has been shortlisted in Jury Top 5, in 7 categories: Best Series - Comedy (OTT) Best Director - Comedy (OTT) Best Actor - Comedy (OTT) Best Actress - Comedy (OTT) Best Story (OTT) Best DoP (OTT) Best Art Director (OTT)