Mahi's new innings: First look out of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's animated graphic novel 'Atharva: The Origin', teaser goes viral on social media

Posted on 3rd Feb 2022 by rohit kumar

Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday released his first look from his upcoming animated graphic novel 'Atharva: The Origin'. Dhoni himself has also shared the first look teaser of his mythological science fiction novel with fans on social media. In this teaser, you can see that Dhoni Aghori is seen in the role of 'Atharv'.

 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni shared the first look teaser of 'Atharva: The Origin' and wrote in the caption, "Happy to announce my new avatar...' Atharva'." The teaser shows Dhoni as an animated avatar 'Atharva' on the battlefield. In the teaser of this graphic novel, the former cricketer's character Aghori 'Atharva' can be seen fighting against an army of demons. The teaser of Dhoni's novel is going viral on social media and fans are also liking it a lot.

 

Atharva: The Origin is an adaptation of Ramesh Thamilmani's book.

Dhoni's 'Atharva: The Origin' is touted as a 'New Age Graphic Novel'. This novel is an adaptation of the unpublished book of the same name by debutant author Ramesh Thamilmani. This novel is supported by 'Dhoni Entertainment'. This media company was founded by Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni in 2019. This graphic novel is produced by Virju Studios and Midas Deal Pvt Ltd.

 

'Dhoni Entertainment' announced this graphic novel in 2020

This 'New Age Graphic Novel' was announced in 2020 by 'Dhoni Entertainment itself. Dhoni's wife Sakshi is the managing director of 'Dhoni Entertainment'. He has described the novel as a thrilling series. He said, "This book is a mythological science fiction, which narrates the journey of a mysterious Aghori. Along with this, an attempt has also been made to break the big myth going on in the society through this series."

 

Dhoni-Sakshi will bring many more projects through 'Dhoni Entertainment'

Sakshi Dhoni further added, “We want to make sure that we execute all aspects of this universe and bring each character and story to the screen with as much precision as possible. This series serves our purpose better than adapting it into a feature film. "

 

Dhoni and Sakshi produced their first project documentary series 'Roar of the Lion' for the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar in 2019 by 'Dhoni Entertainment'. Dhoni and Sakshi are planning to bring many more projects through their media company.

 

Dhoni took retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020

Dhoni these days is brainstorming with the think tank 'Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) to build a good team in the future. The mega auction of IPL-2022 is scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. It is being told that Dhoni will also take part in the auction by sitting at the table of 'Chennai Super Kings'.

 

Dhoni, 40, retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020. He scored 17,266 runs for India in 350 ODIs, 98 T20 Internationals, and 90 Test matches. During this, he had scored 108 half-centuries and 16 centuries. Under Dhoni's captaincy, Team India was successful in winning three ICC titles. Also, Dhoni has won the IPL title four times under his captaincy to CSK.

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