Which Indian languages can the narration be in?

Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati, as well as English. The voices perform lines written in the language — not captions translated and read aloud.

Do I have to type my idea in that language?

No. Write the idea in English or in your own language, whichever is easier, and choose the language you want the finished film in. Many people find it quickest to describe the story in English and have it performed in Malayalam or Hindi.

Will the pronunciation sound right?

Full sentences read naturally. Names, place names and English words dropped into a regional sentence are the usual weak spot. If a line sounds off, rewrite that line and record just that scene again rather than the whole film. Or read every line in the plan before you pay, and change any a voice might trip on.

Can two characters speak different languages?

Each film is performed in one language, with a voice for each character. Mixing languages inside one film isn't supported yet.

Are subtitles included?

Yes — every film comes with subtitles in the language it was performed in, so it works on mute in a feed.

AI video in Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and more

Most AI video tools assume English and treat everything else as a translation problem. Cinefables writes the dialogue in your language and performs it: Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati.

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Indian languages

Written in the language, not translated into it

Subtitling an English film is not the same as making one in Malayalam. The rhythm of a line, where a joke lands and how a grandmother speaks to a child are all particular to a language. Cinefables writes the script in the language, then casts voices that perform it.

Malayalam
Folk tales, നാടൻ കഥകൾ, moral stories and family shorts — narrated in Malayalam, with Malayalam subtitles.
Hindi
The widest reach on Indian YouTube and Shorts. Kahaniyan, mythology retellings and children's stories in Hindi.
Tamil
Tamil narration for kathai videos, classroom stories and short animated fiction.
Telugu, Kannada, Bengali
Narration, dialogue and subtitles in each — the same way of making a film, a different voice.
Marathi and Gujarati
Regional storytelling for audiences that almost no AI video tool serves today.
English, and the rest
English too — and 21 languages in all — including for the same story, so you can publish one film per language.

Who this is for

The people making the most of regional-language video usually aren't studios.

Story channels
Regional-language story channels grow quickly and face far less competition than English ones. A recurring animated cast makes a channel recognisable.
Parents and teachers
A moral story in the child's mother tongue, with the same characters returning each night — something worth watching more than once.
Small businesses
Explain a product in the language your customers actually speak, without hiring a voice artist for each language.

Questions

Questions people ask

Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati, as well as English. The voices perform lines written in the language — not captions translated and read aloud.
No. Write the idea in English or in your own language, whichever is easier, and choose the language you want the finished film in. Many people find it quickest to describe the story in English and have it performed in Malayalam or Hindi.
Full sentences read naturally. Names, place names and English words dropped into a regional sentence are the usual weak spot. If a line sounds off, rewrite that line and record just that scene again rather than the whole film. Or read every line in the plan before you pay, and change any a voice might trip on.
Each film is performed in one language, with a voice for each character. Mixing languages inside one film isn't supported yet.
Yes — every film comes with subtitles in the language it was performed in, so it works on mute in a feed.

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AI video in Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and more

Written in the language, not translated into it

Malayalam

Hindi

Tamil

Telugu, Kannada, Bengali

Marathi and Gujarati

English, and the rest

Who this is for

Story channels

Parents and teachers

Small businesses