Bose, the media director of Hindustan Thompson Associates, remarked, 'The unique thing about the Ramayana was its consistency. It was telecast in 55 countries and at a total viewership of 650 million, it became the highest watched Indian television series by a distance. Ramayan notably broke viewership for any Indian television series during the time. But, owing to popular demand it had to be extended thrice, eventually ending after 78 episodes. The series was initially conceptualized to run for 52 episodes of 45 minutes each. Chopra over the production of the series Mahabharat based on another epic of the same name, and mentioned that both he and Sagar accepted to his suggestions and constituted panels of experts and scholars to conceptualize the production.

Gill added that he also wrote a similar letter to B. He added that he had noted in the letter that Sagar's 'real challenge would lie in seeing the epic 'with the eyes of a modern man and relating its message to the spiritual and emotional needs of our age'. Gill added that in a letter to Sagar, he had written about the Ramayana as a subject for the television series was ideal in that it was 'a repository of moral and social values' and that its message was 'secular and universal'. Gill wrote that it was during his tenure as the secretary with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in September 1985 that he contacted Ramanand Sagar in association with the project. Writing for the Indian Express upon completion of the airing of the series' final episode, former bureaucrat S. Vijay Kavish as Shiva / Valmiki / Mayasura.Urmila Bhatt as Sunaina, Janak's wife, queen of Mithila.Arvind Trivedi as Ravana / Sage Vishrava.Each episode of the series reportedly earned Doordarshan ₹40 lakh. The series had a viewership of 82 per cent, a record high for any Indian television series. Screenplay & Dialogue - Ramanand Sagar Special Effects - Ravikant Nagaich Technical Advisor - Prem Sagar Lyrics & Music - Ravindra Jain Title Music - Jaidev Executive Producer - Subhash Sagar Second Unit Directors - Anand Sagar & Moti Sagar Produced & Directed - Ramanand Sagar. The serial was brought to the small screen by Sagar Art Enterprises. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu mythological epicof the same name, and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. Also, it was aired on Star Plus and Star Utsav in 2000's.

Ramayan introduced the concept of Hindu mythology to Indian Television and went on to become a national classic, it was aired on Zee TV in mid-90's. The remake of Ramayan series was again presented by Sagar Arts and which aired on NDTV Imagine in 2008. Ramayan is an Indian historical-drama epic television series, which aired during 1987-1988, created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. (Redirected from Ramayan (1986 TV series))

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