Vijay Arora as Indrajit, Ravan and Mandodari's first son Sulochana's husband slayen by Lakshman.

Lalita Pawar as Manthara, Kaikeyi's evil maid.

Rajnibala as Sumitra, Dasharatha's third wife Lakshman and Shatrughan's mother.

Padma Khanna as Kaikeyi, Dasharatha's second wife Bharat's mother, Ram's foster Mother.

Jayshree Gadkar as Kausalya, Dasharatha's first wife Ram's mother.

Bal Dhuri as Dasharatha, King Aja and Queen Indumati's son Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra's husband Ram, Bharat, Laxman and Shatrughan's father, King of Kosala.

Sameer Rajda as Shatrughna, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu's Sudarshana Dasharatha and Sumitra's younger twin son Shrutakirti's husband, and Ram, and Bharat's younger brother, Lakshman's younger twin.

Sanjay Jog as Bharat, the incarnation of Panchajanya, the conch held by Lord Vishnu' Dasharatha and Kaikeyi's son Mandavi's husband Ram's younger brother, and Lakshman and Shatrughan's elder brother.

Dara Singh as Hanuman, Lord Shiva's incarnation Lord Ram's devotee, Anjani and Vayu's son, Kesari's adopted son.

Arvind Trivedi as Ravana / Vishrava, Vishrava And Kaikesi's eldest son Kumbhakarna, Vibhishan and Surpanakha's elder brother, Indrajit's father, Mandodari's husband.

Sunil Lahri as Lakshman, Sheshnaag's incarnation Dasharatha And Sumitra's elder twin son Urmila's husband Ram And Bharat's younger brother And Shatrughan's elder twin.

Deepika Chikhalia as Sita/ Lakshmi, Goddess Lakshmi's incarnation Janak and Sunaina's elder adoptive daughter Bhumi Devi's daughter Urmila's elder adoptive sister Ram's wife.

Arun Govil as Ram, Lord Vishnu's 7th incarnation of the Dashavatar Dasharatha and Kaushalya's son Sita's husband Bharat, Lakshman And Shatrughan's elder brother.

The show was narrated by Ashok Kumar and the director Ramanand Sagar.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. The series was reaired during the 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown and broke several viewership records globally which includes setting a record for the most watched TV show in the world, with 77 million viewers on 16 April 2020. Each episode of the series reportedly earned DD National ₹40 Lakh. 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 series had a viewership of 82 percent, a record high for any Indian television series.

The show is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan ( Critical Edition) and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It was created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The show was originally aired between 19 on DD National. Ramayan is an Indian Hindi-language epic television series based on ancient Indian Sanskrit Epic Ramayana.

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