The series showcases the life ofRama, the 7th incarnation of LordVishnu. It shows how he dealt with hardships in his life and how his life became an inspiration. It also showcases the ordeal and journey he went through to free his beloved wife,Sita (Incarnation of GoddessLakshmi), from the rakshasa kingRavana, who abducted her.Lord Ram is born to King Dasharatha and Kaushalya while Bharat (incarnation of Vishnu's Shankha) is born to Kaikeyi and Lakshman (Sheshanaga) and Shatrughan (Sudarshan Chakra) are born to Sumitra.King Janak and Queen Sunayana get Sita from the Land.She grows up with her sister Urmila (Nagalakshmi) and cousins Mandavi (Lakshmi's Shankha) and Shrutkirti (Lakshmi's Chakra) and Sita lifts Lord Mahadev's Bow pinaka.After growing up Ram and Lakshman defeat Tataka and her sons with the guidance of Sage Vishwamitra and reaches Mithila. Ram - Sita, Bharat - Mandavi, Lakshman - Urmila and Shatrughan - Shrutkirti get married.Manthara, along with Kaikeyi sends them to exile. The rest of the story is about the difficulties and hardships they faced during and after the exile and how Lord Ram defeated Ravan without leaving Dharma(righteousness).The show then focuses on Lav and Kush, The sons of Lord Ram And Goddess Sita and their Reunion. Goddess Sita spends 12 years into he forest nurturing Lav and Kush as Sita is sent once again on exile when a launder questions Sita's purity. She lives in Lord Valmiki's Aashram. Lav and Kush eventually engage in war with Lord Ram without knowing Goddess Sita is their mother and Lord Ram is their father, this leads to the family's reunion but Sita's purity is once again in question so Sita returns to mother earth. As the time of Lord Ram's departure from mortal world nears, lakshman takes jal samadhi and returns to Sheshnaag form. Lord Ram later crowns Lav as King of North Ayodhya with Lavpuri as his capital kingdom and Kush is crowned as King of South Ayodhya with Kushavati as his capital kingdom. The sons of Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrughan are also given their respective kingdom's to rule. Bharat's son elder Pushkala ruled over Pushkalavati and younger son Taksha ruled over Takshila. Lakshman' s elder son Angad was given kingdom of Karupada and younger son Chandraketu ruled over a Kingdom named Chandrakanta. Shatrughna's elder son Subahu ruled over Madhupur and younger son, Shatrughati was crowned as King of Vidisha. At last Ram, Bharat and Shatrughna take jal samadhi while Hanuman and Vibhishan are asked to stay in mortal world until Lord Vishnu takes their final avatar in Kal Yug and help him in re-establish dharma in Kal Yug.
Sujay Reu asRama / LordVishnu - Vishnu's 7thAvatar; Dasharatha and Kaushalya's son; Bharat, Lakshmana and Shatrughna's brother; Sita's husband; Lav and Kush's father
Tanmay Shah as Young Ram
Prachi Bansal asSita / DeviMahalakshmi /Mahakali- Lakshmi's incarnation; Janak and Sunaina's elder daughter; Urmila's sister, Mandavi and Shrutakirti's cousin; Rama's wife; Lav and Kush's mother
Hansika Jangid as Young Sita
Basant Bhatt asLakshmana -Sheshanaga's incarnation; Dasharatha and Sumitra's elder son; Rama, Bharata and Shatrughna's brother; Urmila's husband; Angada and Chandraketu's father
Subhan Khan as Young Lakshman
Nikitin Dheer asRavana -Jaya's incarnation; King ofLanka; Vishrava and Kaikasi's second son; Sahastra Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha's brother; Mandodari's husband; Meghanada, Akshayakumara and Atikaya's father
Praneet Bhat as Sahastra Ravana - Vishrava and Kaikasi's eldest son; Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana and Shrupanakha's brother; Indumukhi's husband and Chandrabahu's father
Nikhlesh Rathore asBharata -Shankha's incarnation; Dasharatha and Kaikeyi's son; Ram, Lakshmana and Shatrughna's brother; Mandavi's husband; Taksha and Pushkala's father
Hassan Syed as Young Bharata
Samarthya Gupta / Purusharth Rawat asShatrughna -Sudarshana's incarnation; Dasharatha and Sumitra's younger son; Rama, Bharata and Lakshmana's brother; Shrutakirti's husband; Subahu and Shatrughati's father
Shabd Grover as Young Shatrughna
Vaidehi Nair asUrmila -Nagalakshmi's incarnation; Janak and Sunaina's younger daughter; Sita's sister, Mandavi and Shrutakirti's cousin; Lakshmana's wife; Angada and Chandraketu's mother
Purvi Mishra as Young Urmila
Sheersha Tiwari asMandavi - Lakshmi shankh's incarnation; Kushadhvaj and Chandrabhaga's elder daughter; Sita and Urmila's cousin; Shrutakirti's sister; Bharata's wife; Taksha and Pushkala's mother
Dhwani Buch as Young Mandavi
Siddhi Sharma / Charmi Dhami / Sonal Singh asShrutakirti - Lakshmi chakra's incarnation; Kushadhvaj and Chandrabhaga's younger daughter; Sita and Urmila's cousin; Mandavi's sister; Shatrughna's wife; Subahu and Shatrughati's mother
Bhawna Aneja asSumitra - Dasharatha's third wife; Lakshmana and Shatrughna's mother
Jiten Lalwani asJanaka - King ofMithila; Kushadhvaja's brother; Sunaina's husband; Sita and Urmila's father
Via Roy Chaudhary asSunayana - Janaka's wife; Sita and Urmila's mother
Arnav as Somkaran - Luv and Kush's friend
Dhrisha Kalyani as - Prasuta; Sister in Law
Rushiraj Pawar asMeghanada - Ravana and Mandodari's elder son; Akshayakumara and Atikaya's brother; Sulochana's husband
Gurpreet Bedi / Harleen Rekhi asMandodari - Mayasura and Hema's daughter; Ravana's wife; Meghanada and Akshayakumara's mother
Sameer Khan asKumbhakarna -Vijaya's incarnation; Vishrava and Kaikasi's second son; Sahastra Ravana, Ravana, Vibhishana and Shurpanakha's brother; Kumbha and Nikumbha's father
Honestly, I like the fact that audiences are sensitive towards the history of our country. It defines our history, culture and even our country. There is a reason why someone would get offended. And it's not my intention to offend anyone. I want them to come together and celebrate it with me. I have a proper research team and everything that's going out, every word about this show is properly vetted. So if anyone raises a question tomorrow, we have an authentic source that we can count on.[9]
The team ofShrimad Ramayan also visitedAyodhya, before the launch of the series.[10]
The series set covering 10 acres of land inUmargam,Valsad,Gujarat, is designed by art directorOmung Kumar.[31] Costume designer of the series is Shibapriya Sen. Sita's wedding look included 15kg lehenga and 15meter long head trail. The hand-made embroidery took 3 days and 18 hours, with the entire lehenga taking 5 days to complete. Sen added,
Designing Sita's wedding look was ethereal, where femininity met divinity. It was a blessing to design the wedding looks for Prabhu Shri Ram and Mata Sita. The costumes and accessories were heavy, but the actors embraced it. We've maintained the sanctity of the occasion through traditional craftsmanship.[32]
The soundtrack ofShrimad Ramayan has been composed by Lalit Sen with lyrics written by Vinod Sharma.[40] Subhadeep Das Chowdhury, Menuka Poudel, Vaibhav Gupta, Ananya Pal and Utkarsh Wankhede, the contestants ofIndian Idol 14 have also sung a version of the title song.[41]
Gayatri Nirmal fromPinkvilla stated, "The surprisingly fresh and convincing cast works. The rich storytelling and the VFX (visual effects) literally added life to the characters, and the dialogues, drawn from the original scripture of Valmiki, are both powerful and thought-provoking."[42]
