Graphic India, the global leader in Indian themed character entertainment, announced today that Anshuman Misra has joined the company as EVP and Country Head for India.

In his new role, Misra will be working closely with Los Angeles-based global Founder & CEO Sharad Devarajan to expand the company’s operations in the region across animation, live action and the metaverse, to further Graphic India’s mission of creating original Indian superheroes, mythological worlds and character entertainment franchises.

Graphic India was recently the creator and producer of the hit streaming series, ‘The Legend of Hanuman’, which was ranked by independent data analytics group Ormax Media as the #2 show in India on SVOD platforms for all of 2021, with over 23 million viewers.. Its other properties include, ‘Chakra The Invincible’, created by Devarajan and Stan Lee (co-creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men and The Avengers) and ‘Baahubali The Lost Legends’, an animated series based on the hit film franchise with over 70 episodes.

Devarajan and Graphic India are also a producer on the upcoming live-action film, ‘The Archies’ directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Tiger Baby.

Misra comes to Graphic India as a seasoned media professional with over two decades of experience as managing director/CEO of major media brands such as Turner/WarnerMedia/BBC in India and Asia Pacific. He launched global brands such as CNNI, BBC World, HBO, Cartoon Network in India and formed pioneering joint ventures such as Zee Turner and CNN IBN (now CNN18).