

Writing for the Indian Express upon completion of the airing of the series' final episode, former bureaucrat S. Vijay Kavish as Shiva / Valmiki / Mayasura.Urmila Bhatt as Sunaina, Janak's wife, queen of Mithila.Arvind Trivedi as Ravana / Sage Vishrava.Each episode of the series reportedly earned Doordarshan ₹40 lakh. The series had a viewership of 82 per cent, a record high for any Indian television series.

Screenplay & Dialogue - Ramanand Sagar Special Effects - Ravikant Nagaich Technical Advisor - Prem Sagar Lyrics & Music - Ravindra Jain Title Music - Jaidev Executive Producer - Subhash Sagar Second Unit Directors - Anand Sagar & Moti Sagar Produced & Directed - Ramanand Sagar. The serial was brought to the small screen by Sagar Art Enterprises. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu mythological epicof the same name, and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. Also, it was aired on Star Plus and Star Utsav in 2000's.

Ramayan introduced the concept of Hindu mythology to Indian Television and went on to become a national classic, it was aired on Zee TV in mid-90's. The remake of Ramayan series was again presented by Sagar Arts and which aired on NDTV Imagine in 2008. Ramayan is an Indian historical-drama epic television series, which aired during 1987-1988, created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. (Redirected from Ramayan (1986 TV series))
