Ramanand Sagar Ramayan Budget And Collection: In the history of Indian TV, no other show could get the popularity that Ramanand Sagar’s serial Ramayan had. You can guess this from the fact that even after almost four decades, everyone is crazy about this serial.
Every actor working in it won the hearts of the audience with their excellent acting to such an extent that their character became their identity forever. There was a lot of expenditure in making Ramayana and its earnings were also very strong.
What was the budget of ‘Ramayana’?
Ramayana used to air on Doordarshan in the years 1987 and 1988. Ramanand Sagar had spent money like water on this serial. The Ramayan show was made in a total of 78 episodes and the cost of one episode was Rs 9 lakh. Accordingly, the total budget of the show was around Rs 7 crore. At that time, even Bollywood films were not made with such a huge budget, then Ramanand Sagar had created history by showing amazing sacrifice and dedication for Ramayana.
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How much did ‘Ramayana’ earn?
Keeping in mind the popularity of Ramayana, it is clear that its earnings would have been quite good. It had earned four times more than its budget. Ramayan’s earning from one episode was up to Rs 40 lakh, while its total earning was recorded at around Rs 31 crore.
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Major popular actors of Ramayana
While Ramayana left a deep impact on the hearts and minds of Indian fans, the show proved to be life changing for the leading actors. In this, the character of Lord Shri Ram was played by Arun Govil. Deepika Chikhalia was seen in the role of Mother Sita, while Sunil Lahiri was seen in the role of Laxman ji. The character of Hanuman ji was played by Dara Singh, the character of Ravana was played by Arvind Trivedi, the character of Bharat was played by Sanjay Jog, the character of Raja Janak was played by Mulraj Rajda, the character of Vibhishan was played by Mukesh Rawal and the character of Meghnad was played by Vijay Arora.