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Ram and Lakshman reach Kishkindha, the kingdom of monkeys, where they meet Hanuman. Hanuman tells them that King Sugreev can help them if they help him win over his evil brother, Bali. Rama helps King Sugreeva win his kingdom back and he enlists his entire monkey army to help find Sita. Rama gives Hanuman his ring to show to Sita if he finds her, so she can trust him. He tells Hanuman and Angada's team to look for her in the southern part of India. |
Ram and Lakshman reach Kishkindha, the kingdom of monkeys, where they meet Hanuman. Hanuman tells them that King Sugreev can help them if they help him win over his evil brother, Bali. Rama helps King Sugreeva win his kingdom back and he enlists his entire monkey army to help find Sita. Rama gives Hanuman his ring to show to Sita if he finds her, so she can trust him. He tells Hanuman and Angada's team to look for her in the southern part of India. |
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Hanuman meets Jatayu's younger brother, who describes that he saw Ravana abducting a young woman and heading towards the island of Lanka. The monkeys are unsure how to cross the ocean, and |
Hanuman meets Jatayu's younger brother, who describes that he saw Ravana abducting a young woman and heading towards the island of Lanka. The monkeys are unsure how to cross the ocean, and Hanuman uses his powers to become extremely large and cross the ocean. |
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Revision as of 23:19, 27 January 2022
| Ramayana: The Epic | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chetan Desai[1][2] |
| Screenplay by | Chetan Desai[3] |
| Story by | Rituraj Ramendra Tripathi |
| Produced by | Ketan Mehta[4] Deepa Sahi[3] Niraj Bhukanwala[3] |
| Starring | Manoj Bajpayee[1] Juhi Chawla[1] Ashutosh Rana[1] Mukesh Rishi[5] |
| Cinematography | Chetan Desai[3] |
| Edited by | Sayed Sher Abbas[3] |
| Music by | Shaarang Dev Pandit[3] |
Production company | Maya Digital Media[1] |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. India[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes[6] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹7 crore[7] |
| Box office | ₹0.98 crore[7] |
Ramayana: The Epic is a 2010 Indian animated film from Maya Digital Media.[1][2] Directed by Chetan Desai[1][2] and produced by Ketan Mehta,[4] it was released by Warner Bros. India on 15 October 2010.[1]
Plot summary
The story begins with Dashratha and his 3 wives ruling the kingdom Kosala, with the capital Ayodhya. The king and queens perform a special ritual to pray for children. Soon, Dasratha has 4 sons: Rama from Kaushalya, Bharata from Kaikeyi, and Lakshman and Shatrugna from Sumitra.
Rama becomes known as a virtuous warrior and Vishamitra asks Dashratha to send Rama to help him defeat the demoness Tadka. After this incident, Vishwamitra takes Rama and Lakshmana to King Janak's swayamvara for his daughter Sita. Rama wins the contest by lifting and breaking Shiva's bow, and he and Sita get married. The 3 brothers also get married to Sita's other sister.
Dashratha decides it is time to make Rama his successor. Kaikeyi agrees that as the eldest son, Rama deserves the throne. Manthara tells Kaikeyi that if Rama is crowned king, the other queens will become more powerful and that they will harass Kaikeyi and Bharat. Manthara reminds Kaikeyi that she has two boons to ask of Dashratha. She asks Dashratha to crown Bharata as king and send Ram into exile for 14 years. Dashratha is pained to see him go, but Rama is determined not to disobey his father's orders. Lakshmana and Sita decide to join Rama in exile.
Dashratha dies longing for Rama and Bharata refuses to be a part of his mother's conspiracy. Bharata follows Rama and asks him to come back, but Rama refuses, so Bharata takes his sandals back as a symbol of Rama's rule over Ayodhya.
In exile, Agastya gifts the brothers divine weapons that make them invincible. In the thirteenth year of exile, Ravana's sister Surpankha meets Rama in the forest and is attracted to him. When he politely declines her offer to come with her, she threatens to to kill Sita. To protect them, Lakshman cuts off her nose. When Ravana hears of his sister's humiliation, he plans revenge by harming Sita.
In the forest, Sita sees a beautiful deer and asks Rama to capture it for her. Rama goes to find the deer and instructs Lakshman to protect Sita while he's gone. When Rama strikes the deer, it is actually Marich in disguise, and he calls out for Sita and Lakshman in Rama's voice. Sita urges Lakshmana to go make sure Rama is okay, and he draws a divine line of security around her to protect her while she is alone, telling her that she should not cross the line under any circumstances.
Ravana approaches Sita in disguise as an old sage seeking alms. He tricks her into exiting Lakshmana's circle of protection. Once she steps outside the boundary, he kidnaps her and takes her into the sky to Lanka. Jatayu tries to save Sita but Ravana nearly kills him. To leave a trace of her path, Sita drops her jewelry from the sky, hoping someone will find it and trace their way back to her.
Rama and Lakshmana come back to the hermitage and grieve over the missing Sita. Looking for her in the forest, the encounter the nearly dead Jatayu, who tells them she has been abducted. In their quest to find Sita, the brothers meet Shabri, who serves them devotedly.
Ram and Lakshman reach Kishkindha, the kingdom of monkeys, where they meet Hanuman. Hanuman tells them that King Sugreev can help them if they help him win over his evil brother, Bali. Rama helps King Sugreeva win his kingdom back and he enlists his entire monkey army to help find Sita. Rama gives Hanuman his ring to show to Sita if he finds her, so she can trust him. He tells Hanuman and Angada's team to look for her in the southern part of India.
Hanuman meets Jatayu's younger brother, who describes that he saw Ravana abducting a young woman and heading towards the island of Lanka. The monkeys are unsure how to cross the ocean, and Hanuman uses his powers to become extremely large and cross the ocean.
Cast
| Name | Character | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Manoj Bajpayee | Prince Rama | [6] |
| Juhi Chawla | Princess Sita | [6] |
| Ashutosh Rana | King Ravana | [6] |
| Mukesh Rishi | Hanuman | [5] |
| Rishabh Shukla | Prince Lakshman | [6] |
| Dilip Singha | King Dasharath | |
| Neerja Mathur | Trijata | |
| Niti Mathur | Kaykai, Sursa, Tadka | |
| Shailendra Pandey | Sugreev | |
| Abha Parmar | Manthara | |
| Saurav Chakraborty | Shuk, Munadiwala | |
| Dishi Duggal | Sumitra | |
| Nayani Dixit | Shurphakha, Urmila | |
| Anand Singh | Vibhishan | |
| Sanjeev Tiwari | Angod | |
| Yogendra Patwal | Jamvant | |
| Ram Pravesh Kumar | Jatayu | |
| Pawan Shukla | Sampati | |
| Sachal Tyagi | Meghnad | |
| Krishna Gopal | Prahast | |
| Revi Yadav | Baali, Kumbhakarna | |
| Arun Thorat | Vishvamitra | |
| Meghna Dixit | Mandodari |
Production
"The Ramayana holds appeal even today, thousands of years after it is said to have been written. It is impossible to translate the grandeur and the setting of this epic in live action. Hence, animation is the only way to retell it in all its glory."
Ketan Mehta, producer[8]
Ramayana is the directorial debut of Chetan Desai,[2] the chairman and managing director of Maya Digital Media.[1] More than 400 crewmembers worked on the film over a five-year period;[6] the first three years were spent designing the characters, while the other two were devoted to actual production.[5]
Release
In September 2010, Warner Bros. India acquired the rights to Ramayana: The Epic.[1][2][9] This has made it India's second animated feature to be released by the local arm of a Hollywood studio, following Disney and Yash Raj's Roadside Romeo from 2008.[1]
The film was released on 15 October 2010, during the festivity of Dussehra.[2] 250 prints[10] were screened in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions;[1][9] English, Gujarati and Bengali versions have also been prepared.[8] A North American release is scheduled for early 2011.[10] Four days after its debut, Joginder Mahajan of Delhi expressed concern over the low box-office take.[11]
Reception
Reporting for the Twitch Film site, Josh Hurtado said, "While the animation of this project may look crude to [Western] eyes based upon the trailer, it is still miles beyond anything we've seen India create in this department so far."[9] Upon release, Indian Express gave it three stars out of five and commented that the animation was above par for the Indian animation industry, but singled out the Sanskrit dialogue.[12] The Times of India also praised the animation, adding that "the special effects ... sizzle and crackle".[13] Anupama Chopra of NDTV Movies gave it a mixed review, calling it a "faithful but dreary retelling". She came to the conclusion that "Ramayana is an ambitious step toward better homegrown cinema for children. I just wish it had more crackle."[14]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Chakraborty, Swarup (14 September 2010). "Warner Bros to distribute Ramayana". Business Standard. Business Standard Limited. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ramayana movie info". Bharat Movies. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Ramayana: The Epic slideshow". MSN Entertainment India. Microsoft. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Animated Ramayana to Be Released for Dussehra". CineGoer. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Agencies (15 September 2010). "Warner Bros to distribute Ramayana-The Epic". ExpressIndia.com. The Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Ramayana: The Epic". Box Office India. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b Nagpaul D'souza, Dipti (17 September 2010). "Epic Effort". IndianExpress.com. The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Hurtado, Josh (13 September 2010). "Film News: Indian Animated 'Ramayana: The Epic' Picked Up by Warner Bros". Twitch Film. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b Staff (18 October 2010). "Ramayana The Epic to reach USA & Canada in early 2011". Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Three festival filcks 'Knocked Out' at BO". Hindustan Times. HT Media Limited. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (15 October 2010). "Ramayana: The Epic". IndianExpress.com. The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (15 October 2010). "Ramayana: The Epic". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (15 October 2010). "Review: Ramayana: The Epic". NDTV Movies. NDTV Covergence Limited. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
