Tadhana (film)

Tadhana (English: Destiny) is a 1978 Philippine adult animated musical fantasy comedy film written and directed by cartoonist Nonoy Marcelo, the first Philippine animated film. The film incorporates historical fiction and satire that depicted the well-known people and mythological creatures during the Spanish colonization and its Filipino culture, presents a humorous and poignant view of the Philippines' history through highly original and surreal vignettes fusing art, mythology and music.

Based on a book of the same name by Ferdinand Marcos, the tenth president of the Philippines, Tadhana was commissioned by the Marcos' government to contributed as a part of the martial law propaganda. The film served Imee Marcos as a producer alongside his uncle and collaborator José Zabala-Santos as one of the animators.

While Tadhana was premiered at one time on Philippine television to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Martial Law, the film's credibility remains obscured, leaving turns with Geirry Garccia's Adarna: The Mythical Bird in 1997. Due to lack of commercial releases, the film was exhibited in private screenings and school events for educational purposes.