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The Elephant Princess

2008 Australian TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Elephant Princess
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The Elephant Princess is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011.[1] The series revolves around a suburban Australian teenaged girl, who discovers she is the heiress to the throne of Manjipoor, a fictional Indian kingdom.

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Alex Wilson thinks she is an average suburban girl living in Melbourne, until her 16th birthday, when exotic visitor, Kuru, shows up in her backyard with a magical elephant, Anala. He informs her she is the heiress to the throne of the magical Indian kingdom of Manjipoor. With his help, the reluctant princess will master her magic powers and defend her royal inheritance against her devious cousin, Vashan, whilst balancing the pull of both worlds to find her true destiny. In the second season, Alex and her family have moved to the Gold Coast. Her friend Amanda has followed her there, where they attend university and plan to find a new drummer for their band. Meanwhile, in Manjipoor, Diva has returned to take over Manjipoor and learn the secrets of The Book.

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Episodes

Main article: List of The Elephant Princess episodes
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Cast

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  • Emily Robins, as Alexandra "Alex" Wilson, is the main protagonist of this series and the princess of Manjipoor. Sometimes she sleeps in, is messy now and again, and sometimes forgets to do her homework. In other words, she is a normal teenaged girl, living in a very normal suburb. Alex is sometimes short tempered and carefree, but is still a loyal person. Ask her what she really wants in life, and she will say she wants her band to be big! In the second episode, her full birth name was revealed to be Liliuokalani Parasha Kaled Persephone Amanirenas.
  • Miles Szanto, as Kuru, is Alex's faithful servant, who always tries to protect her. He was sent from Manjipoor along with Anala to teach Alex about her magical powers and prepare her to become a princess. At first, he did not really fit in well, but he soon adjusted to Earth.
  • Maddy Tyers, as Amanda (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), is Alex's fashion -obsessed best friend. Like Alex, she is one of the lead singers of the band. At first, when Alex told JB and her about her secret, because they saw Anala, they thought that she was joking. When she proved it to them by doing a magic trick with a lot of bunnies and Anala appearing out of nowhere, though, they believed her. She falls for Taylor in season two when they go to the Gold Coast of Australia and become a band.
  • Emelia Burns, as Diva (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), was Vashan's "assistant" in season one. At the final battle, she revealed that she was a 600-year-old witch to Vashan and the others by using her powers on them. When she learns that her magic gives her great power, she threatens Alex's rule of Manjipoor.
  • Georgina Haig, as Zamira (season 2), is Caleb's younger sister and a childhood friend of Kuru's. She takes an instant dislike to Alex, because she believes that her mother was killed by Alex's mother. In the end, Diva was found to be the murderer.
  • Richard Brancatisano, as Caleb (season 2), is Alex's love interest in series two. At first, he tries to flirt with her, but she finds it annoying, but soon she spends time with him, being that she visits Manjipoor often and he works there. Soon, the two develop a bond, forming an up-and-down relationship with so much drama in it.
  • Eka Darville, as Taylor (season 2), is a close friend of Alex and Amanda's. When he discovered Alex's secret, he almost had the same reactions as Amanda and JB, but he was okay with it. He is Amanda's boyfriend and plays the drums in their band. He is very caring and a loyal friend. He appeared in all episodes of season two.
  • Siam, as Anala, is the royal elephant of Manjipoor. She can magically disappear. Though Anala can be stubborn at times, she is still loyal to Alex.

Supporting

  • Sebastian Gregory, as JB (season 1), was best friends and bandmates with Alex and Amanda. He can be described as desperate and girl crazy. He is not mentioned in season two.
  • Damien Bodie, as Vashan (season 1), is Alex's evil-minded cousin. He has tried a variety of ways to destroy Alex or take away the transporting jewel from Anala. He frequently taunted Alex in season one. At the end of the season, when Diva was in strong power, he ended up losing all of his. He does not return in season two after he got his powers back.
  • Liam Hemsworth, as Marcus (season 1, 18 episodes), is Alex's former crush and boyfriend in season one. He joined Alex's band and adjusted well into it. Kuru took an instant dislike to him as Alex and his relationship was near the end of it. Though Marcus is caring and thoughtful, he would always get jealous and suspicious of Kuru. That is what led to Alex and his break up. He was not mentioned in season two or after his departure from the show.
  • Diana Glenn (season 1) and Chelsea Dunkley (season 2), as Queen Nefari, is the late queen of Manjipoor and Alex's biological mother.
  • Brett Climo, as Omar (season 1), is Nefari's advisor and Alex's biological father.
  • Alyce Platt, as Anita Wilson, is Alex's adoptive mother (season 1).
  • Grant Piro, as Jim Wilson, is Alex's adoptive father (season 1).
  • Eva Lazzaro, as Zoe Wilson, is Alex's adoptive younger sister and Jim and Anita's biological daughter (season 1).
  • Alexandra Park as Veronica (season 2)
  • Sebastian Angborn as Senq (season 2)
  • Cleopatra Coleman as Cosma (four episodes)
  • Margot Robbie, as Juliet (season 1, two episodes), is Diva's magical alter ego.
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DVD releases

The complete first and second series have been released in three volumes, although the complete seasons one and two have been released, too.

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