TV shows based on mythology have been loved by many. Shows on Mahabharat and Ramayan are among most famous ones. re have been quite a few movies as well as television shows based on m. Here are five of best mythological shows based on Ramayan.

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Five best shows on Ramayana

Ramayan (1987)

Created and directed by Ramanand Sagar show was first one to be filmed on Ramayan. It was aired from 1987 to 1988 on Doordarshan. Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan is story of incarnation. It covers entire story in detail up to Ram's coronation. Tulsidas and Valmiki's was adapted by Ramanand. show had Arun Govil as Ram, Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, Sunil Lahri as Laxman, Dara Singh as Hanuman, Arvind Trivedi as Ravan and ors. It was a superhit and still has an IMDb rating of 9.1/10.

Ramayan (2001)

show aired on Zee TV from 2001-2002. It was primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayana and Tulsidas' Ramcharitramanas directed by Baldev Raj Chopra and Ravi Chopra. cast has Nitish Bhardwaj as Ram, Smriti Irani as Sita, Bijay Anand as Lakshman, Deepak Jethi as Hanuman, Surendra Pal as Ravan along with ors. It was second television show on Ramayana as per sources.

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Ramayan (2008)

show was a remake of  famous 1987s series of same name. plot was inspired by Valmiki's Ramayan, Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas and Chakbasta's Urdu Ramayan with elements of or works. series aired on NDTV Imagine from 2008 to 2009. cast was Gurmeet Choudhary as Ram, Debina Bonnerjee as Sita, Ankit Arora as Lakshmana, Vikram Sharma as Hanuman, Akhilendra Mishra as Ravan and ors.

Ramayan: Sabke Jeevan Ka Aadhar (2012)

Produced by Sagar Arts, it was ar remake of original series with same name, made in 1987. It aired on Zee TV from 2012 to 2013. cast was Gagan Malik as Rama, Neha Sargam as Sita, Neil Bhatt as Lakshmana, Malhar Pandya as Hanuman, Sachin Tyagi as Ravana with ors. It was directed by Mukesh Singh, Pawan Parkhi and Rajesh Shikhre.

Siya Ke Ram (2015)

recent show on Ramayan is Siya Ke Ram which aired in 2015. It was aired on Star Plus. show was telecast in multiple langus in India and abroad including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and UK as well as parts of Middle East. show casts Ashish Sharma as Ram, Madirakshi Mundle as Sita, Karan Suchak as Lakshman, Danish Akhtar Saifi as Hanuman and Karthik Jayaram as Ravana with ors.

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