Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama

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

1997 2h 15m EN

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★8.3TMDB · 62★9.1IMDB · 16,428

AnimationActionAdventureFantasy

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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.

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

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Cast

Nikhil Kapoor
Rama (Voice)
Raell Padamsee
Sita (Voice)
Uday Mathan
Raavana (voice)
Mishal Verma
Lakshman (voice) (English)
Noel Godin
Hanuman (Voice) (English)
Denzil Smith
Sugreeva (voice) (English)
Rahul Bose
Bharatha (voice) (English)
Bulbul Mukherjee
Dasharatha (voice) (English)

Credits

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Director: Ram Mohan
Writers: Narendra Sharma, Rani Burra, Ram Mohan
Languages: English, Sanskrit
Countries: India, Japan

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Sanskrit.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: India, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Makoto Arai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nikhil Kapoor and Raell Padamsee and Uday Mathan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0259534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ram Mohan directs. Makoto Arai cuts. Produced in India, Japan. Dialogue in English, Sanskrit.

Trivia

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Sanskrit.
3International production across 2 countries: India, Japan.
4Editor Makoto Arai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nikhil Kapoor and Raell Padamsee and Uday Mathan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Has there ever been a story in which nature, God, man, and animals were so united in sorrow, fighting, and rejoicing together?".
7IMDB entry: tt0259534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "mythology", "hinduism", "hindu mythology".

The technical file

Editing: Makoto Arai
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,234,266
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama (1997)
IMDB rating: 9.1/10 · 16,428 votes
MPAA: PG

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CinemaSerf2023-08-06
★ 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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