Thread by @Arthistorian18

In the year 1992, an animated film based on Ramayana was released through satellite cinema. It was made to commemorate the 40th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. It was the idea of Japanese film director Yugo Sako,who was deeply
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@rightwingchora @IndiaArtHistory

Influenced by Ramayana to adopt it into an animated film. The government at that time thought that presenting Ramayana in a 'cartoon' format may cause controversy hence it was not selected for theatrical release. Teams from both countries were employed and the film was made in
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English and Hindi for home release. For the Hindi version voice of Lord Rama was given by @arungovil12, who had earlier immortalised the role of warrior prince Rama in #RamananSagar's #Ramayana for @DDNational. Eminent actor-villain Amrish Puri dubbed for #Ravana.
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Along with its animation,presentation the film is also noted for its mellifluous music. Its brilliant music was composed by Vanraj Bhatia. The English version had songs in Sanskrit(written by Vasant Dev) while the Hindi version had the translation
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@Go_Movie_Mango @monidipadey

of the songs in Hindi (by PK Mishra) with the addition of two new songs. Notable singers @uditnarayan_
@kavitaksub #sadhanasargam and #vinodrathode gave their voice for the soundtrack.
Courtesy - voice from the past
@Hiranyaa_
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