Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Seen it?1997 | 135 min | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife Sita. When Rama vanquishes the demons of the forest, he invites the wrath of the demon king Ravana, who kidnaps Sita. Based on the Indian epic the Ramayana.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 128K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ram Mohan, Yûgô Sakô, Koichi Sasaki
- Nikhil KapoorRama (Voice)
- Raell PadamseeSita (Voice)
- Uday MathanRaavana (voice)
- Mishal VermaLakshman (voice) (English)
- Noel GodinHanuman (Voice) (English)
- Denzil SmithSugreeva (voice) (English)
- Rahul BoseBharatha (voice) (English)
- Bulbul MukherjeeDasharatha (voice) (English)
- Madhulika VarmaKaikeyi (voice) (English)
- Pearl PadamseeManthara (voice) (English)