Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama Facts: The construction of a grand temple of Lord Shri Ram is going on in Ayodhya. Now tomorrow i.e. on 22nd January, Ramlala Pran Pratishtha will take place and on this occasion all the Ram devotees have become Rammay. Many films based on Ramayana have been made in Indian cinema, but film makers of other countries have also been inspired by Ramayana. The name of Japanese director Yugo Sako is also included in this. Japanese director Yuko Sako had learned about Ramayana in 1983 and then she had decided to make a documentary film on it. While staying in India for a long time, he learned deeply about Ramayana and it took him about 10 years but the film was made.
The film Ramayana-The Legend of Prince Rama is liked by children, young and old alike. This film was re-released in 2022. In this film, the animated character of Lord Ram was voiced by Arun Govil and the character of Ravana was voiced by Amrish Puri. There are many things related to this film about which you might hardly know. When the whole country is in Rammay, then on such an occasion, let us tell you some unheard things related to this film.
5 important things related to ‘Ramayana-The Legend of Prince Rama’
1.Yugo Sako came to India in 1983 when he was working on a documentary film. At the same time, he came to know about Shri Ram and he decided that after reading Ramayana, he would definitely make a film on it.
2.Yuko Sako made the film Ramayana-The Legend of Prince Rama with Indian director Ram Mohan which was released in 1993. Ram Mohan is also called the father of animated films.
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Had mentioned this film in his 89th Mann Ki Baat. PM Modi later also met the Japanese producers of this film. This film was once again released in theaters in the year 2022.
4. In the year 1993, the film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama was released in Japan in Japanese language only. Later it was also released in Hindi and English languages which received tremendous response.
5.According to reports, the budget of this film was 6.7 million dollars and the film earned around 13 million dollars at the box office. This film was animated jointly by Yugo Sako and Ram Mohan.