Ramayan promotional posterCreated byStarringSanjay JogComposer(s)Ravindra JainJaidevCountry of originIndiaOriginal language(s)HindiNo. Of episodes78ProductionExecutive producer(s)Subhash SagarProducer(s)Ramanand SagarAnand SagarMoti SagarProduction location(s),CinematographyPrem SagarEditor(s)Ravikant NagaichCamera setupRunning time35 minutesProduction company(s)ReleaseOriginal networkOriginal release25 January 1987 ( 1987-01-25) –31 July 1988 ( 1988-07-31)ChronologyFollowed byRamayan is an Indian historical-drama epic television series, which aired during 1987-1988, created, written, and directed. The remake of Ramayan series was again presented by Sagar Arts and which aired on in 2008. Ramayan introduced the concept of Hindu epics to Indian Television and went on to become a national classic, it was aired on in mid-90's. Also, it was aired on and in 2000's.It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian, and is primarily based on 's and '.

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The serial was brought to the small screen by Sagar Art Enterprises. The list of technicians is as follows:Screenplay & Dialogue - Ramanand Sagar; Special Effects - Ravikant Nagaich; Technical Advisor - Prem Sagar; Lyrics & Music - Ravindra Jain; Title Music - Jaidev; Executive Producer - Subhash Sagar; Second Unit Directors - Anand Sagar & Moti Sagar; Produced & Directed - Ramanand Sagar.The series had a viewership of 82 per cent, a record high for any Indian television series.

Each episode of the series reportedly earned Doordarshan ₹40. Contents.Cast. as /.

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Sanjay Jog as. as. as. as. as. Rajni Bala as.

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Anjali Vyas as. as.

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as. Rajshekhar as Jambavan. Bashir Khan as. Bandini Mishra as. as. Anita Kashyap as. Shrikant Soni as.

Giriraj Shukla as Neel /Production Writing for the upon completion of the airing of the series' final episode, former bureaucrat S. Gill wrote that it was during his tenure as the secretary with the in September 1985 that he contacted in association with the project. Gill added that in a letter to Sagar, he had written about the Ramayana as a subject for the television series was ideal in that it was 'a repository of moral and social values' and that its message was 'secular and universal'. He added that he had noted in the letter that Sagar's 'real challenge would lie in seeing the epic 'with the eyes of a modern man and relating its message to the spiritual and emotional needs of our age'. Gill added that he also wrote a similar letter to over the production of the series based on, and mentioned that both he and Sagar accepted to his suggestions and constituted panels of experts and scholars to conceptualize the production.The series was initially conceptualized to run for 52 episodes of 45 minutes each. But, owing to popular demand it had to be extended thrice, eventually ending after 78 episodes.

Reception Ramayan notably broke viewership for any Indian television series during the time. It was telecast in 55 countries and at a total viewership of 650 million, it became the highest watched Indian television series by a distance. Bose, the media director of Hindustan Thompson Associates, remarked, 'The unique thing about the Ramayana was its consistency. Other programmes like and even did achieve viewership of around 80 per cent and more, on occasion. In the case of Ramayana that figure had been maintained almost from the beginning.'

He added, 'Starting at around 50 per cent the 80 per cent figure was reached within a few months and never went down.' He noted that the viewership was more than 50 per cent even in the predominantly non-Hindi speaking southern Indian States of,. He also added that the show's popularity spanned across religions and was watched by people of the faith in high numbers as well. He mentioned that it was common among people threatening to burn down the local electricity board headquarters during a.The success of the series was documented well by the media.

Soutik Biswas of recalled that when the series was telecast every Sunday morning, 'streets would be deserted, shops would be closed and people would bathe and garland their TV sets before the serial began.' Writing for, noted, 'In villages across south Asia, hundreds of people would gather around a single set to watch the gods and demons play out their destinies.

In the noisiest and most bustling cities, trains, buses and cars came to a sudden halt, and a strange hush fell over the bazaars. In Delhi, government meetings had to be rescheduled after the entire cabinet failed to turn up for an urgent briefing.' However, critics dismissed the series calling it a 'technically flawed melodrama'.

Impact The telecast of Ramayan was seen as a precursor to the. Arvind Rajagopal in his book Politics After Television: Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in India (2000) wrote that with the series, the government 'violated a decades-old taboo on religious partisanship, and Hindu nationalists made the most of the opportunity.' He added that it 'confirmed to the idea of Hindu awakening' and the rise of the capitalizing on this. Manik Sharma of voiced similar views in that the series 'played in the backdrop of a Hindutva shift in Indian politics, under the aegis of the (RSS) and its political outfit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

While the media and cultural commentators struggled to consider Sagar's epic one way or the other, there were some who saw it as a catalyst, even if unintended, to the turmoil that the movement resulted in.' Regarding initial apprehensions about the series being aired by a government-owned broadcaster, its hitherto producer Sharad Dutt said that 'a lot of people within the channel's office weren't supportive of the idea to begin with. But it had no motivation with what was going on politically. The Congress was in power and it had no agenda of the sort.'

He however felt the execution was poor and remembered questioning Sagar upon watching 'the tape' if he had 'made Ramayana or '. Sharma noted that the political clout the series held could be adjudged by the fact that Sagar and (who played Rama) 'were repeatedly courted by both the Congress and the BJP to campaign for them', and that (Sita) and (Ravana) went on to become.

See also.References. 20 April 2003.

Retrieved 2 June 2013. Movie ndtv. Media 247. ^ Bajpai, Shailaja (7 August 1988). The Indian Express.

Retrieved 14 February 2018. Gill, S. (8 August 1988). The Indian Express.

Retrieved 14 February 2018. ^ (1998). 'All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context'. In Babb, Lawrence A.; Wadley, Susan S.

Retrieved 15 February 2018. ^ Sharma, Manik (13 January 2018).

Hindustan Times. Archived from on 15 February 2018.

Retrieved 15 February 2018. Biswas, Soutik (19 October 2011). Retrieved 15 February 2018. (23 August 2008).

Archived from on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018. Vol. 17 no. 16.

5–18 August 2000. Archived from on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.Footnotes.

Karp, Jonathan and Williams, Michael. 'Reigning Hindu TV Gods of India Have Viewers Glued to Their Sets.' The Wall Street Journal, 22 April 1998.

Lutgendorf, Philip (1991). The Life of a Text: Performing the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. Lutgendorf, Philip (1990). 'Ramayan: The Video'.

The MIT Press. 34 (2): 127–176. Lutgendorf, Philip (2006). 'All in the (Raghu) Family: A Video Epic in Cultural Context'.

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In Hawley, John Stratton; Narayanan, Vasudha (eds.). The Life of Hinduism. The Life of Religion. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Pp. 140–157. National Endowment for the Humanities. 'Lessons of the Epics: The Ramayana'. EdSITEment Lesson Plans.

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RamaThe son of King Dasaratha and Queen Kausalya, Rama is the prince of Ayodya. He is an avatara of Vishnu, the Blue God and the sustainer of worlds. He is also a virtuous, strong, and just man in his own right. He is married to Sita, whom he loves deeply.

He has a strong bond with his brother Lakshmana as well. SitaSita's father, King Janak, found her lying in a furrow on sanctified ground and decided to raise her as his daughter. She marries Rama, and loves him so much that she follows him into exile. She is famed for her virtue and beauty, and is regarded as an avatara of the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's consort. RavanaRavana is a rakshasa who performed penance for the God Siva for many years, and in return received a great blessing from the God: he cannot be killed by any God, demon, or other divine being. His arrogance combined, with great intelligence and power, has led him to rule over much of the earth, spreading terrible evil everywhere he goes.

LakshmanaSon of King Dasaratha, and brother of Rama. He is deeply devoted to his brother, whom he follows through many dangerous adventures and quests. He is married to Sita's younger sister, Urmila. King DasarathaKing of Ayodhya, father of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna.

Of all his three sons, he loves Rama most deeply, and tries to shelter the boy from any danger. He is a good king: kind, just and well-liked by his people. ViswamitraViswamitra is a great sage and wise man who was once a king. Through long meditation, he gained a number of magical powers. He takes Rama on a quest to defeat a demon and to lift the bow of Siva, the first step in the future king's great journey.

GangaGanga is a goddess, the daughter of Himavan. Because of her incomparable beauty, she was given to the Devas, and she became the Milky Way. Later, Siva brought her down to earth and she became the river Ganges. SivaSiva is part of the great trinity in Hindusim, along with Vishnu and Brahma.

He is a great ascetic, and often sits in meditation. He is able to tame the power of other gods, devas, and supernatural beings, and he often grants blessings and wishes to those who sit in dedication meditation ('tapasya'). His wife is Parvati. LavaAlong with Kusha, one of the youths to whom Valmiki taught the Ramayana that he received from Narada. He is one of the sons of Rama, but he does not know this. KushaAlong with Lava, one of the youths to whom Valmiki taught the Ramayana that he received from Narada.

He is one of the sons of Rama, but he does not know this. VasishtaGuru to King Dasaratha, he offers religious advice to the king and the royal family. RishyaringaA great rishi; he presides over the sacrifice that King Dasaratha offers in order to get a son. He is sometimes depicted as a combination of a deer and a man.

TatakaA beautiful woman who was transformed into a demon (rakshasi) when she tried to seduce the rishi Agastya. As a demon, she drinks the blood of living creatures and kills anything she can see. In one of his first great acts, Rama breaks her curse by slaying her. KaikeyiThe third and youngest wife of King Dasaratha, and mother of Bharata. She is famed for her beauty.

After she saved the life of Dasaratha in battle, he offered to grant anything she would ask of him. She later calls in this favor to have Bharata crowned king and Rama sent into the forest, inspired by the worlds of her maid, Manthara. SumitraSecond wife of Dasaratha. She is the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.

KausalyaThe first wife of Dasaratha and mother of Rama. She is the oldest wife, and very kind and wise.

She does not have a close relationship with her husband, but she loves her son Rama very deeply. MantharaAn old maid of Kaikeyi's. She is a wicked woman, and gives Kaikeyi the idea to ask Dasaratha to exile Rama and crown Bharata king instead.

GuhaKing of the hunters, he rules near the wilderness in Shringiberapura. He is fiercely loyal to Rama.

KausalyaWife of Dasaratha, mother of Rama. She is wise and kind, but she is not close with her husband; the greatest joy in her life is Rama. BharataSon of King Dasaratha and Queen Kaikeyi, he is half-brother to Rama, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. He is devoted to his brother Rama, and he tries desperately to undo the damage committed by his mother Kaikeyi. ShatrughnaSon of King Dasaratha and Queen Sumitra (she drank two sips from the sacred cup, and consequently had twins).

His twin brother is Lakshmana, and his half-brothers are Rama and Bharata. He follows his brother Bharata everywhere. SumantraChief counselor of Dasaratha. He is the one who unwillingly brings Rama into exile. SurpanakhaThe sister of Ravana, she is a powerful rakshasi. She attempts to seduce Rama and kill Sita, but the princely brothers attack her.

She tries to muster the rakshasa army against Rama. MarichaA rakshasa, uncle of Ravana. Rama defeated him with a purifying magical weapon, and he renounced his evil ways to become a rishi. KharaA rakshasa, cousin to Ravana.

He rules the area of Janasthana, near the forest of Rama's exile. He is very powerful, and likes to kill rishis and despoil sacred rituals. JatayuA powerful golden eagle who speaks in the voice of a human being. He was loyal to King Dasaratha, and pledges his service to Rama.

He dies defending Sita from Ravana. KabandhaA terrible rakshasa who has the form of a body with no legs or head - only arms and a gaping mouth. He was transformed into this ugly shape by Indra; formerly, he was a celestial archer. He tells the brothers to seek Sugriva, the prince of vanaras. SugrivaThe rightful king of the vanaras, a race of magical monkeys.

He was usurped by his brother Vali, and pledges his service to Rama and Lakshmana if they can restore him to his throne. HanumanAdvisor to Sugriva. He is the son of the wind god Vayu and a vanari woman. AngadaA vanara youth, son of Vali and nephew of Sugriva. He is brave and intelligent.

VibheeshanaYoung brother of Ravana. Though he is a rakshasa, he is wise and good. When Ravana refuses to listen to his counsel, he joins Rama's army. SampatiA great golden eagle, brother of Jatayu.

His wings were burned when he flew too close to the son. JambavanKing of the Riksharaj (magical bears). He is an ally of Sugriva and Rama. He is known for his gentle wisdom and quiet strength. IndrajitThe favorite son of Ravana, and his most powerful warrior.

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He earned his name after he captured Indra, the king of the gods. KumbhakarnaRavana's brother. He is a giant with infinite strength who sleeps for six months at a time before waking up and eating everything he can see.

AgastyaAn elderly and extremely powerful rishi who blesses Rama. Later when Rama is king of Ayodhya, he comes to Rama's palace and tells him secret tales about the people he met on his journeys. How To Cite in MLA Format Nichipor, Alexandra.

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