

Source: Hindustan Times Although the resultant film was a 'cartoon', the elaborate themes and brilliant screenplay successfully piqued the attention of adults, as it did that of kids'. The clash between Rama and Ravana, good and evil, antithetically, was metamorphosed by animators from both Japan and India who worked collectively to build the film from the ground up.

It employed a style similar to that of Studio Ghibli, blowing in a strong air of familiarity and easiness. The classic retelling, under the helm of Japanese animation master Yugo Sako, and Indian animator Ram Mohan, was given a new kind of life. The film, dubbed Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, wasn't planned to be your everyday action-adventure story acted out by people dressed up in elaborate costumes. Source: Hindustan Timesīut then, in 1992, a cinematic masterpiece centred around the Indian epic, Ramayana, graced eager eyes around the world. Years have passed, but the show still finds a special place in our hearts. For every 90s kid, Ramayana, on the TV screen, translated to the long-running live-action adaptation which aired on Doordarshan.
