The Gruffalo is a 2009 English-language Animation Family film directed by Deepak Sawakhande and produced by Anand Gaikwad. Threatened in turn by a fox, an owl and a snake, a little mouse scares them all off by claiming he is waiting for his monstrous friend the Gruffalo. He believes the Gruffalo does not exist but it does and it too wants to eat him. However, the mouse survives by tricking the Gruffalo into believing who is the most scary creature in the wood. Written by don @ minifie-1. The gruffalo features Mohan Joshi in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Priya Barde, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt and Rob Brydon. The screenplay is written by Hemant Edlabadkar. The music was composed by Shreerang Aaras. Cinematography was done by Gourang shah and editing by Faisal Mahadik and Imran Mahadik. It was released on 25th December 2009. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures.