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{{About|a 2010 Indian animated feature|a similar film from 1992|Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Ramayana: The Epic
| image = Ramayana, The Epic.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Chetan Desai<ref name=hr/><ref name=standard/>
| producer = [[Ketan Mehta]]<ref name=msn/> Deepa Sahi<ref name=bharat>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatmovies.com/hindi/info/Ramayana.htm|title=''Ramayana'' movie info|accessdate=19 October 2010|publisher=Bharat Movies}}</ref> Niraj Bhukanwala<ref name=bharat/>
| screenplay = Chetan Desai<ref name=bharat/>
| story = Rituraj Ramendra Tripathi
| starring = [[Manoj Bajpayee]]<ref name=hr/> [[Juhi Chawla]]<ref name=hr/> [[Ashutosh Rana]]<ref name=hr/> [[Mukesh Rishi]]<ref name=cinegoer/>
| music = Shaarang Dev Pandit<ref name=bharat/>
| cinematography = Chetan Desai<ref name=bharat/>
| editing = Sayed Sher Abbas<ref name=bharat/>
| studio = Maya Digital Media<ref name=hr/>
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. India]]<ref name=hr/>
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2010|10|15}}
| runtime = 98 minutes<ref name=express>{{Cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Warner-Bros-to-distribute-RamayanaThe-Epic/681690/|author=Agencies|title=Warner Bros to distribute Ramayana-The Epic|date=15 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|work=ExpressIndia.com|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010101156/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Warner-Bros-to-distribute-RamayanaThe-Epic/681690/|archivedate=10 October 2012}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = ₹7 crore<ref name="BOI">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=980|title=Ramayana: The Epic|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref>
| gross = ₹0.98 crore<ref name="BOI" />
}}
'''''Ramayana: The Epic''''' is a 2010 Indian computer-animated film from Maya Digital Media.<ref name=hr>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/news/e3ia02b5fdf7bb7dfc160982c1f9a1886f0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125110308/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/news/e3ia02b5fdf7bb7dfc160982c1f9a1886f0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |last=Bhushan|first=Nyay|title=Warner India to release 'Ramayana'|date=14 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[e5 Global Media]]}}</ref><ref name=standard>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/warner-bros-to-distribute-ramayana/408038/|last=Chakraborty|first=Swarup|title=Warner Bros to distribute Ramayana|date=14 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|work=[[Business Standard]]|publisher=Business Standard Limited}}</ref> Directed by [[Chetan Desai]]<ref name=hr/><ref name=standard/> and produced by [[Ketan Mehta]],<ref name=msn>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=4393520|title=''Ramayana: The Epic'' slideshow|date=17 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|work=[[MSN]] Entertainment India|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920174241/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=4393520|archive-date=20 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> it was released by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. India]] on 15 October 2010.<ref name=hr/>

==Synopsis==
The film is a retelling of the story of Lord [[Rama]], from his birth until his battle with [[Ravana]] at [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=express/>

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;"
|-
! style="background:darkGrey;"|Name
! style="background:darkGrey;"|Character
! style="background:darkGrey;"|Source
|-
| [[Manoj Bajpayee]] || [[Rama|Prince Rama]] || <ref name=express/>
|-
| [[Juhi Chawla]] || [[Sita|Princess Sita]] || <ref name=express/>
|-
| [[Ashutosh Rana]] || [[Ravan|King Ravana]] || <ref name=express/>
|-
| [[Mukesh Rishi]] || [[Hanuman]] || <ref name=cinegoer>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/september-2010/animated-ramayana-to-be-released-for-dussehra-150910.html|title=Animated Ramayana to Be Released for Dussehra|date=15 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|publisher=CineGoer|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917074419/http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/september-2010/animated-ramayana-to-be-released-for-dussehra-150910.html|archivedate=17 September 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Rishabh Shukla]] || [[Lakshmana|Prince Lakshman]] || <ref name=express/>
|-
| Dilip Singha || [[Dasharatha|King Dasharath]] ||
|-
| Neerja Mathur || [[Trijata]] ||
|-
| Niti Mathur || [[Kaikeyi|Kaykai]], [[Surasa|Sursa]], [[Tadka]] ||
|-
| Shailendra Pandey || [[Sugriva|Sugreev]] ||
|-
| [[Abha Parmar]] || [[Manthara]] ||
|-
| Saurav Chakraborty || Shuk, Munadiwala ||
|-
| Dishi Duggal || [[Sumitra]] ||
|-
| Nayani Dixit || Shurphakha, [[Urmila]] ||
|-
| Anand Singh || [[Vibhishana|Vibhishan]] ||
|-
| [[Sanjeev Tiwari]] || [[Angada|Angod]] ||
|-
| Yogendra Patwal || [[Jambavan|Jamvant]] ||
|-
| Ram Pravesh Kumar || [[Jatayu]] ||
|-
| Pawan Shukla || [[Sampati]] ||
|-
| [[Sachal Tyagi]] || [[Meghnad]] ||
|-
| Krishna Gopal || [[Prahasta|Prahast]] ||
|-
| Revi Yadav || Baali, [[Kumbhakarna]] ||
|-
| Arun Thorat || [[Vishvamitra]] ||
|-
| Meghna Dixit || [[Mandodari]] ||
|-
|}

==Production==
{{quote box|width=35%|quote="The Ramayana holds appeal even today, thousands of years after it is said to have been written. It is impossible to translate the grandeur and the setting of this epic in live action. Hence, animation is the only way to retell it in all its glory."|source=Ketan Mehta, producer<ref name=express-2/>}}
''Ramayana'' is the directorial debut of [[Chetan Desai]],<ref name=standard/> the chairman and managing director of Maya Digital Media.<ref name=hr/> More than 400 crewmembers worked on the film over a five-year period;<ref name=express/> the first three years were spent designing the characters, while the other two were devoted to actual production.<ref name=cinegoer/>

==Release==
In September 2010, Warner Bros. India acquired the rights to ''Ramayana: The Epic''.<ref name=hr/><ref name=standard/><ref name=twitch>{{Cite news|url=http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/09/indian-animated-ramayana-the-epic-picked-up-by-warner-bros.php|last=Hurtado|first=Josh|title=Film News: Indian Animated 'Ramayana: The Epic' Picked Up by Warner Bros|date=13 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|publisher=[[Twitch Film]]}}</ref> This has made it India's second animated feature to be released by the local arm of a Hollywood studio, following [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] and [[Yash Raj Films|Yash Raj]]'s ''[[Roadside Romeo]]'' from 2008.<ref name=hr/>

The film was released on 15 October 2010, during the festivity of [[Navratri|Dussehra]].<ref name=standard/> 250 prints<ref name=indian-tv>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k10/aac719.php|author=Staff|title=''Ramayana The Epic'' to reach USA & Canada in early 2011|date=18 October 2010|accessdate=19 October 2010|publisher=Indian Television Dot Com Pvt Ltd}}</ref> were screened in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions;<ref name=hr/><ref name=twitch/> English, Gujarati and Bengali versions have also been prepared.<ref name=express-2>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Epic-Effort/682610/|last=Nagpaul D'souza|first=Dipti|title=Epic Effort|date=17 September 2010|accessdate=18 September 2010|work=IndianExpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express Limited}}</ref> A North American release is scheduled for early 2011.<ref name=indian-tv/> Four days after its debut, Joginder Mahajan of Delhi expressed concern over the low box-office take.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Three-festival-flicks-Knocked-Out-at-BO/Article1-614909.aspx|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Three festival filcks 'Knocked Out' at BO|date=19 October 2010|accessdate=19 October 2010|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=HT Media Limited|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104082628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Three-festival-flicks-Knocked-Out-at-BO/Article1-614909.aspx|archivedate=4 November 2010}}</ref>

==Reception==
Reporting for the [[Twitch Film]] site, Josh Hurtado said, "While the animation of this project may look crude to [Western] eyes based upon the trailer, it is still miles beyond anything we've seen India create in this department so far."<ref name=twitch/> Upon release, ''Indian Express'' gave it three stars out of five and commented that the animation was above par for the Indian animation industry, but singled out the Sanskrit dialogue.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Ramayana---The-Epic/698144|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=''Ramayana: The Epic''|date=15 October 2010|accessdate=19 October 2010|work=IndianExpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express Limited}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' also praised the animation, adding that "the special effects ... sizzle and crackle".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|title=''Ramayana: The Epic''|date=15 October 2010|work=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd}}</ref> Anupama Chopra of NDTV Movies gave it a mixed review, calling it a "faithful but dreary retelling". She came to the conclusion that "''Ramayana'' is an ambitious step toward better homegrown cinema for children. I just wish it had more crackle."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=557&cp|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=Review: ''Ramayana: The Epic''|date=15 October 2010|accessdate=19 October 2010|work=NDTV Movies|publisher=NDTV Covergence Limited|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915060334/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=557&cp|archivedate=15 September 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Sita Sings the Blues]]''
*[[List of animated feature-length films]]
*[[List of indian animated feature films]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://itvmovie.eu/movie/view/992/1/1/Ramayana---The-Epic.html Watch online at itvmovie (English subtitles)]
* {{IMDb title|1744641|Ramayana: The Epic}}

{{India Animation Industry}}
{{Films based on the Ramayana}}

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[[Category:2010 directorial debut films]]
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[[Category:2010s fantasy films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian animated films]]
[[Category:Animated films based on Ramayana]]
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