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Ramayan (1987)

Original title: रामायण

1987-06-21 · 35m · HI
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Ramayan is a highly successful and phenomenally popular Indian epic television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78 episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from 25 January 1987, to 31 July 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. IST. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu religious epic of the same name and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It is also partly derived from portions of Kamban's Ramavataram and other works.

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Ramanand SagarDirector, Writer

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Arun GovilArun GovilRamDeepika ChikhaliaDeepika ChikhaliaSitaSunil LahriSunil LahriLaxmanDara SinghDara SinghHanumanLalita PawarLalita PawarMantharaArvind TrivediArvind TrivediRavanSameer RajdaSameer RajdaShatrughnaMulraj RajdaMulraj RajdaJanakRajnibalaRajnibalaSumitraSanjay JogSanjay JogBharatBal DhuriBal DhuriDasarathaJayshree GadkarJayshree GadkarKaushalya

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Genre affinityDrama · Action Adventure · FamilyDialogue densityDramaPacingAction Adventure · ShortEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference744739Actor preference749591 · 1016694 · 1706791

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What is Ramayan about?

Ramayan is a highly successful and phenomenally popular Indian epic television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78 episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from 25 January 1987, to 31 July 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. IST. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu religious epic of the same name and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It is also partly derived from portions of Kamban's Ramavataram and other works.

How long is Ramayan?

Ramayan has a runtime of 35 minutes.