Amid Adipurush Row, Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan To Air Again On Small Screen; Check Out When & Where To Watch

Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 11:29 [IST]

Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan: Om Raut's epic saga Adipurush was released in theatres on June 16. It received a lot of backlash and negative reviews from audiences and critics alike.

From shoddy VFX to cringe dialogues, the makers were condemned for distorting the Ramayana. And now, amidst this controversy, it has been announced that Ramanand Sagar's iconic TV serial Ramayan from the late 1980s will soon be telecasted.

Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan to air again on the small screen

Taking to its Instagram account, Shemaroo Tv announced that the superhit mythological show would begin to air from July 3 on the channel.

When and where to watch Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan

Mythological teleserial Ramayan will return to the small screen from July 3 at 7.30 pm and people can watch it on the Shemaroo TV channel. Directed by Ramanad Sagar, Ramayan had Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia play the roles of Ram and Sita, respectively. While actor Sunil Lahiri played Lakshman.

Late Dara Singh played Hanuman, and Arvind Trivedi played Ravana. The serial was originally aired from January 25, 1987, to July 31, 1988, and is still one of the most beloved shows of all time.

Let us tell you that fans compared Adipurush with Ramayan, and even the actors, including Arun Govil and Sunil Lahri, questioned the film's authenticity and the representation of facts.

For the uninformed, during the 2020 COVID lockdown, Doordarshan re-telecast Ramayan on public demand, and it again received a good response.

About Adipurush

Based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, Adipurush is India's most expensive film, made on a humongous budget of Rs 500 crore. Directed by Om Raut, it starred Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, Sunny Singh as Laxman, Devdatta Nage as Bajrang, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh.

Produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, Adipurush was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu.