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Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama

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8.4/10 • 43

1993-01-102h 15m

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Has there ever been a story in which nature, God, man, and animals were so united in sorrow, fighting, and rejoicing together?

In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife Sita. When Rama vanquishes the demons of the forest, he invites the wrath of the demon king Ravana, who kidnaps Sita. Based on the Indian epic the Ramayana.

Directors
Ram Mohan, Yûgô Sakô, Koichi Sasaki
Editors
Wayne Schmidt

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Nikhil Kapoor

    Nikhil Kapoor

    Rama (Voice)

  2. Raell Padamsee

    Raell Padamsee

    Sita (Voice)

  3. Uday Mathan

    Uday Mathan

    Raavana (voice)

  4. Mishal Verma

    Mishal Verma

    Lakshman (voice) (English)

  5. Noel Godin

    Noel Godin

    Hanuman (Voice) (English)

  6. Denzil Smith

    Denzil Smith

    Sugreeva (voice) (English)

  7. Rahul Bose

    Rahul Bose

    Bharatha (voice) (English)

  8. Bulbul Mukherjee

    Bulbul Mukherjee

    Dasharatha (voice) (English)

  9. Madhulika Varma

    Madhulika Varma

    Kaikeyi (voice) (English)

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CinemaSerf

Aug 6, 2023

7/10

The evil king Ravana has his heart set on the kingdom of Ayodhya and his opportunity to sow the seeds of mayhem comes when he manages to kidnap the beloved wife of the recently manipulated and exiled prince "Ram". Distraught, he and his brother "Lakshman" determine to rescue her and what now ensues is a wonderfully executed animated adventured packed with myth and legend, mystical monsters, swash and buckle, romance, tragedy, politics - indeed just about everything that you'd expect from an Indian epic (with quite a lot of stunning Japanese creative investment). The style of the drawing is not especially detailed, but it is vivid, colourful and flows perfectly from scenes of isolation and intensity to the grand battle scenarios and a flying chariot (that reminded me a little of the "Thief of Bagdad" from 1940). The story itself is the stuff to make Machiavelli blush - intrigues, betrayal and treachery all feature as "Ram" has to thwart the evil ambitions of his nemeses - and the powerful "Ravana" isn't his only one of these! The score has a slightly classical style to it that works well with rich string arrangements assisting the artwork to do a fair degree of the heavy lifting and helping keep the dialogue from rambling. It's 2¼ hours long, but it flew by in an exciting and enjoyable fashion that illustrated the depth and richness of a culture that has legend a-plenty to enthral and entertain.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,234,266.00
Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookmythologyhinduismhindu mythologyanimehistorical epicramayanasian cultureindian culture