The series showcases the life of Rama, the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It shows how he dealt with hardships in his life and how his life became an inspiration. It also showcases the ordeal and journey he went through to free his beloved wife, Sita (Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi), from the rakshasa king Ravana, who abducted her.
Lord Ram is born to King Dasharatha and Kaushalya while Bharat (incarnation of Vishnu's Shankha) is born to Kaikeyi and Lakshman (Sheshanaga) and Shatrughan (Sudarshan Chakra) is born to Sumitra.
King Janak and Queen Sunayana get Sita from the Land.
Her sister Urmila (Nagalakshmi), Cousins Mandavi (Lakshmi's Shankha) and Shrutkirti (Lakshmi's Chakra) grew up together and Sita lifts Lord Mahadev's Bow pinaka.
After growing up Ram and Lakshman defeat Tataka and her sons with the guidance of Sage Vishwamitra and reaches Mithila
Ram - Sita, Bharat - Mandavi, Lakshman - Urmila and Shatrughan - Shrutkirti get married.
Manthara, along with Kaikeyi sends them to exile. The rest of the story is about the difficulties and hardships they faced during and after the exile and how Lord Ram defeated Ravan without leaving Dharma.[5]
Cast
Main
Sujay Reu as Rama / Lord Vishnu - Vishnu's 7th incarnation; Dasharatha and Kaushalya's son; Bharat, Lakshmana and Shatrughna's brother; Sita's husband; Lav and Kush's father
Prachi Bansal as Sita / Devi Lakshmi - Lakshmi's incarnation; Janak and Sunaina's elder daughter; Urmila's sister, Mandavi and Shrutakirti's cousin; Rama's wife; Lav and Kush's mother
Hansika Jangid as Young Sita
Basant Bhatt as Lakshmana - Sheshanaga's incarnation; Dasharatha and Sumitra's elder son; Rama, Bharata and Shatrughna's brother; Urmila's husband
Subhan Khan as Young Lakshman
Nikitin Dheer as Ravana - Jaya's incarnation; King of Lanka; Vishrava and Kaikasi's eldest son; Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha's brother; Mandodari's husband; Meghanada, Akshayakumara and Atikaya's father
Bhawna Aneja as Sumitra - Dasharatha's third wife; Lakshmana and Shatrughna's mother
Jiten Lalwani as Janaka - King of Mithila; Kushadhvaja's brother; Sunaina's husband; Sita and Urmila's father
Via Roy Chaudhary as Sunayana - Janaka's wife; Sita and Urmila's mother
Arnav as Somkaran - Luv and Kush's friend
Dhrisha Kalyani as - Prasuta; Sister in Law
Rushiraj Pawar as Meghanada - Ravana and Mandodari's elder son; Akshayakumara and Atikaya's brother; Sulochana's husband
Gurpreet Bedi / Harleen Rekhi as Mandodari - Mayasura and Hema's daughter; Ravana's wife; Meghanada and Akshayakumara's mother
Sameer Khan as Kumbhakarna - Vijaya's incarnation; Vishrava and Kaikasi's second son; Ravana, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha's brother; Kumbha and Nikumbha's father
Honestly, I like the fact that audiences are sensitive towards the history of our country. It defines our history, culture and even our country. There is a reason why someone would get offended. And it's not my intention to offend anyone. I want them to come together and celebrate it with me. I have a proper research team and everything that's going out, every word about this show is properly vetted. So if anyone raises a question tomorrow, we have an authentic source that we can count on.[9]
The team of Shrimad Ramayan also visited Ayodhya, before the launch of the series.[10]
The series set covering 10 acres of land in Umargam, Valsad, Gujarat, is designed by art director Omung Kumar.[31] Costume designer of the series is Shibapriya Sen. Sita's wedding look included 15kg lehenga and 15meter long head trail. The hand-made embroidery took 3 days and 18 hours, with the entire lehenga taking 5 days to complete. Sen added,
Designing Sita's wedding look was ethereal, where femininity met divinity. It was a blessing to design the wedding looks for Prabhu Shri Ram and Mata Sita. The costumes and accessories were heavy, but the actors embraced it. We've maintained the sanctity of the occasion through traditional craftsmanship.[32]
Filming
Shrimad Ramayan is mainly shot in Umargam in Gujarat and has a high production and VFX value.[33][34]
The soundtrack of Shrimad Ramayan has been composed by Lalit Sen with lyrics written by Vinod Sharma.[40] Subhadeep Das Chowdhury, Menuka Poudel, Vaibhav Gupta, Ananya Pal and Utkarsh Wankhede, the contestants of Indian Idol 14 have also sung a version of the title song.[41]
Shrimad Ramayan: Tracklisting
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Shrimad Ramayan (Theme Song)"
1:48
2.
"Shrimad Ramayan"
1:48
3.
"Ram Siya Ram"
2:14
4.
"Ramayan Chaupai"
20:55
5.
"Shri Ram Theme"
1:00
6.
"Sita Theme"
1:00
7.
"Ram Janam"
0:52
8.
"Sita Janam"
0:52
9.
"Narayan Theme"
1:30
10.
"Mahadev Theme"
0:30
11.
"Siya Varan Kare Ram"
2:12
12.
"Thumak Thumak"
0:44
13.
"Ram Bhakt Le Chala"
0:45
Reception
Gayatri Nirmal from Pinkvilla stated, "The surprisingly fresh and convincing cast works. The rich storytelling and the VFX (visual effects) literally added life to the characters, and the dialogues, drawn from the original scripture of Valmiki, are both powerful and thought-provoking."[42]
