7 Versions Of Ramayana That Are Far Better Than Adipurush

The mythological action film, Adipurush directed by Om Raut is facing massive backlash for its plot, VFX, and dialogues. The audiences are angry that led to an uproar due to its cringe and hollow dialogues that spoiled the Hindu epic Ramayana. In the movie, South actor Prabhas plays Ram, Saif Ali Khan plays Lankesh, and Kriti Sanon plays Sita. The movie also stars Sonal Chauhan, Sunny Singh, and many other prominent actors.

Adipurush is not the first movie that is an adaptation of Ramayana. Previously, there have been other versions of the Ramayana that were much more relatable and real than the recently released Adipurush.

Here we have listed some renditions of Ramayan that were far more promising than Adipurush:

1. Ramayan Television Series by Ramanand Sagar – 1987

In 1987, the epic Ramayana was adapted into a television show with the title Ramayana. This iconic series featured Arun Govil as Lord Rama, Deepika Chikhalia as Devi Sita, and Sunil Lahiri as Lord Lakshman. After 33 years amidst the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the show was re-aired on Doordarshan. With 7.7 crore viewers back then, Ramayana became the world’s most-viewed TV show.

2. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama is one of the best renditions of the epic. This is an anime film by Japanese filmmaker Yugo Sako. It is co-produced by Japan and India. Due to the Babri Masjid riots in India in 1992, the film was banned in India. The Hindi dubbed version of the film was later telecasted on Doordarshan. The animation of the film is top-notch.

3. Ramayan (2002)

This is a television show that was aired on ZEE TV between 2001 and 2002. This TV adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana by BR Chopra’s production was a hit. Lord Rama was played by Nitish Bharadwaj and Devi Sita was played by Smriti Irani.

4. Ramayana: The Epic (2010)

This is another animated version of Ramayan after the Japanese version of Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama. This Indian animated one was named Ramayana: The Epic. In 2010, it was released by Warner Bros India. The notable actors who dubbed in the film are Juhi Chawla, Manoj Bajpayee, and Ashutosh Rana.

5. Ramayan (2008)

Previously we mentioned Ramanand Sagar’s adaptation of Ramayana, this version was a remake of the same. Here Lord Rama was played by Gurmeet Choudhary and Devi Sita was played by Debina Bonnerjee. The series by the name Ramayana was aired on NDTV Imagine.

6.  Ramayan: Sabke Jeevan Ka Aadhar (2012)

This was aired on ZEE TV after four years of the 2008 Ramayana. This adaptation of the epic was named Ramayan: Sabke Jeevan Ka Aadhar. In this 2012 show, Gagan Malik played the role of Lord Rama, Rucha Gujarathi played the role of Devi Sita, and Neil Bhatt was featured as Lakshman.

7. Siya Ke Ram

This show was shown from Maa Sita’s point of view. This TV show was based on the epic Ramayana which was aired from 2015 to 2016. Actress Madirakshi Mundl played Devi Sita and Ashish Sharma played Lord Rama. The show had a good audience base and fared well.

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