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Takadum - The Sound of Comedy
Blue Elephant

Sprite India

Takadum - The Sound of Comedy

Programme
Kyoorius Creative Awards
Entrant Company
VML
Client
The Coca-Cola Company

Media

Description

“Takadum – the Sound of Comedy” transforms humour from something you watch into something you instantly feel and recognize. Built as a universal, language-agnostic sonic cue, “Takadum” becomes a trigger that signals comedy across India’s diverse cultures, dialects, and creators. Importantly, the sound is crafted by composer-creator Yashraj Mukhate to last 3 seconds, leveraging the principle of Echoic Memory, which is the brain’s ability to register and recall sounds almost instantly. This ensures rapid recognition, recall, and association. Instead of a single comedic voice, Sprite democratizes humour by enabling regional creators to embed this cue, turning “Takadum” into a scalable, cultural shorthand for laughter.

Credits

Additional Company Credits

  • WPP Studio XDelhi, India
  • WPP OPEN XDelhi, India

Entrant Company

  • VMLMumbai, India

Individual Credits

  • Kalpesh PatankarChief Creative Officer, VML India
  • Ranadeep Dasgupta National Creative Director VML & Studio X INSWA, VML
  • Gour MukherjeeGroup Creative Director, VML
  • Mandar SawantGroup Creative Director, VML
  • Nakita NiyogiGroup Head - Copy, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Vrinda AnandCopy Supervisor, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Hemant Singh Art Director, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Padmini TuduArt Director, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Dip Sengupta Open X INSWA Lead , WPP
  • Rahul Pahwa Studio X INSWA Lead, WPP
  • Tania Sinha - Category Lead, Sparkling INSWA, WPP Open X
  • Raawi Aggarwal - Integration Lead Sparkling, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Farrah Siddiqui Open X Managing Partner, WPP
  • Mansi Manchanda -General Manager Digital, WPP
  • Anupama Priyadarshini Account Director Media, WPP
  • Shobita Kohli Business Director Media, WPP
  • Ishaan Chakraborty Group Head Media, WPP
  • Shruti Gaur Group Head Influencer, WPP
  • Abhinav Kumar Lead SLE , WPP
  • Disha Singla Account Director, WPP
  • Sahil Dhall Lead Production, WPP
  • Inderpreet Marwah Account Manager Transcreation, WPP
  • Ankur KhannaAVP & Planning Lead , VML & WPP Studio X
  • Praghav Sharma Sr. Manager Strategy , VML & WPP Studio X
  • Arnav NarangJr. Strategy Consultant, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Ansh AgarwalAssociate Creative Director, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Areej HashmiSenior Manager Integration, VML & WPP Studio X
  • Simran Singh Senior Account Executive Integration, VML & Studio X
  • Shruti Sharma Community Manager , WPP
  • Alexander Valladares StudioX & Agency Operations Lead, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Sumeli Chatterjee Category Head, Sparkling, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Shantanu Gangane IMX Head, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Greishma Singh VP, Marketing INSWA, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Upasna Sanyal Senior Director, Sparkling Category, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Sanchit Jain Senior Strategy Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Vatsala Mahendra Senior Marketing Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Ankur Thaploo Director Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Abeer RajbeenDirector Marketing, End-to-End Experiences, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Erum Zahera Senior Manager, End to End Experiences , The Coca-Cola Company
  • Joy Pal Media Marketing Lead, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Rashmi Jha Director Marketing, Digital Owned Platforms, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Aarushi JerathSenior Manager, Digital Owned Platforms, The Coca-Cola Company

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