Sampoorna Ramayana | |
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Directed by | Babubhai Mistry |
Produced by | Homi Wadia (Basant Pictures) |
Written by | C.K. Mast (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Vishwanath Pande |
Story by | Narottam Vyas Madhur |
Based on |
Ramayana by Valmiki |
Starring |
Mahipal Anita Guha |
Music by |
Vasant Desai Bharat Vyas (Lyrics) |
Cinematography | Aga Hasham |
Edited by | Kamlakar |
Production
company |
Basant Pictures, Wadia Brothers
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Release date
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1961 |
Running time
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183 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Sampoorna Ramayana (English trans.: Complete Ramayana) is a 1961 Hindi language Indian mythological film, directed by Babubhai Mistry, based on epic Ramayana by Valmiki, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha as Rama and Sita respectively. The film was a box office hit, and became a milestone in the history of Hindu mythology. It was the second significant Hindi film based on Rama, after Vijay Bhatt's hugely popular Ram Rajya (1943). Babubhai known for his special effects throughout his career, made extensive use of effects to enhance dramatics The film also made lead actor, Anita Guha who played the role of Sita, a household name.Lata Mangeshkar sang two most top class semi-classical songs in this movie, namely 'San sanan, sanan, sanana, ja re O Pawan' and 'Badalon barso nayan ki Or se' which are still very popular.
Films music was by Vasant Desai and lyrics by Bharat Vyas