Ramayana: The Epic

A lovely epic turned into 90 minutes of torture. Don't get me wrong: there are a couple of nice things about the film: the scenery is actually decent, the colours are rich, and the music is acceptable. But pretty much everything else makes the film unwatchable. CGI animation in this 2010 movie is very poor, unbelievably worse than in the first full-length computer-animated film ever, the 1995 Toy Story - as if the studio was unable to catch up with the 21st century techniques. Characters have no emotions, no facial expression is visible in what one expects to be a rather emotional story. Faces are flat, as if cut out of those colourful kitsch posters sold on Indian bazaars. Storyline itself is chopped and inconsistent, the viewer has to know the fable beforehand in order to get who's who. Awful dialogues, or rather exalted declarations thrown out in the air, do not help in making the characters resemble live beings. As someone familiar with the story, after watching this production I am left with a bad taste. I regret because I wanted to show the film to my kids - but have now decided to wait a couple of years for a watchable production.

The film has been made on a massive scale and that is reason enough for watching it! Apart from that, I think that it is one of the best animation films ever produced by an Indian studio. You can see the passion that has gone into making it. It has been very well researched. Production design and values are international class. Characterization is good. Unlike many animation flicks, the faces here are more human. All the colors....people, surrounding, backgrounds have been have been used optimally to give the film a rich look. The voices have been selected to complement the characters perfectly. Even the music has been created with care. Everything about the film speaks of opulence! Watching it on the big screen with my kids was an amazing experience. Really grand. A must watch for every movie buff. Deserves a standing ovation.

Undoubtedly the Best Ramayana ever made in Animation.

Such a good film. Very good screenplay withclassy dialogues. Very well made by the Indian standards and Great voices of actors added a superb value to the film. Hats off to the team.

We admire foreign animation movies based on their mythological characters but criticize ours own by saying that the topic is common.

This is the best animation film based on Indian epic till now. The whole Ramayana was described in just 1 hour and 37 minutes. Dialouges were written wisely. Animation is the best as per Indian standard. Characters are created precisely. The war part is not that brief. The story may be common but the way it is presented is really good. Every time I see it, I feel as if I am watching it afresh. Good movie to teach your child "The Ramayana".

I would appreciate if more such movie will be produces in future.