Amid 'Adipurush' Controversy, Ramanand Sagar’s 'Ramayan' To Air On TV Again

Adipurush is a mythological action film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. The film is written and directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles

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Updated on: 28 June 2023 7:15 am

Ramanand Sagars teleserial Ramayan

Om Raut’s Adipurush, based on Ramayan, has been receiving a lot of criticism and amid that controversy, Ramanand?Sagar’s show Ramayan is all set to air on television once again. Shemaroo TV took to its social media handles to announce the rerun of the show and shared a small clip from one of the episodes.

Ramayan will start airing on Shemaroo TV from July 3.

Adipurush, which was released on June 16, received a lot of backlash from the audience.?The Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan-starrer film has been questioned for its authenticity and the representation of facts. Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram, Ramayan, even called Adipurush 'Hollywood ki cartoon.'

Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia played the roles of Ram and Sita respectively in Ramayan while Sunil Lahiri played Lakshman. Sharing a video from the TV show, the Instagram handle of Shemaroo TV wrote, "World famous mythological serial Ramayan is back for all the fans and our audience. Watch it from July 3, 7.30pm, on your favourite channel Shemaroo TV) (sic)."

Adipurush is a mythological action film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. The film is written and directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, the film stars Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage. The film is produced on a humongous budget of Rs 500 crore, making it one of the most expensive Indian films.