The 4 boys grow up to be excellent warriors under Guru Vashista's training. Kaushalya to Ram, Kaikeyi to Bharat and Sumitra to Lakshman and Shatrughan. In Ayodhya, a childless Dashrath conducts a yagna for children and as a result, his three wives gives birth to 4 sons. Shri Vishnu decides to incarnate on earth as Ram, the son of King Dashrath and Queen Kaushalya of Ayodhya to kill Ravan, the evil king of Lanka and establish dharma whereas Goddess Lakshmi would incarnate as his wife Sita. Plot Īdapted and based on the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, the series follows the journey of Ram who goes to an exile of 14 years along with Sita and Lakshman. īBC recalled that when the series was telecast every Sunday morning, 'streets would be deserted, shops would be closed and people would bathe and garland their TV sets before the serial began.' The series was reaired during the 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown with the broadcaster saying the show had 77 million viewers on 16 April 2020. Ramayan was the most expensive TV show produced during at the time with a budget ₹9 Lakhs per episode. Other sources used were: Tamil Kamb Ramayan, Marathi Bhavarath Ramayan, Bengali Krutivas Ramayan, Telugu Shri Rangnath Ramayan, Kannada Ramchandra Charit Puranam, Malayalam Adhyatma Ramayan, Urdu Ramayan by Chakbast. The show is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan ( Critical Edition) and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. Each episode of the series reportedly earned DD National ₹40 Lakh. According to BBC, the serial has been viewed by over 650 million viewers.

The repeat telecast was aired on 20 different channels in 17 countries on all the five continents at different times.The success of the series was documented well by the media. During its run, the show became most watched television series in the world, it had a viewership of 82 percent.

It originally aired between 19 on DD National and it was narrated by Ashok Kumar and the director Ramanand Sagar. The show was created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. Ramayan ( also known as Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan) is an Indian Hindi-language epic television series based on ancient Indian Sanskrit Epic Ramayana.

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