New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman fondly remembers the time when she watched the anime movie ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ which was initially launched and collectively produced by Japan and India in 1993. Now, after over three many years, the movie is about to re-release in 4K for the primary time in theatres throughout India on January 24, 2025.
While sharing the Tamil dubbed trailer of ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’, Sitharaman wrote on X (previously Twitter), “A beautiful animated Ramayana. Fondly remember watching this Japanese cultural treasure sometime back. Was screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 1993. It now releases on the big screen.”This Indo-Japanese movie can be re-released in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
Ahead of its re-release, the makers unveiled the trailer of the movie on January 10.
Loaded with breathtaking visuals and epic battles, the trailer transported the viewers to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Prince Rama; Mithila, the place he weds Sita; The forest of Panchavati, the place Lord Rama spent his exile with Sita and Lakshman adopted by the legendary battle between Lord Rama and King Ravana in Lanka.
Directed by Koichi Sasaki and Ram Mohan, the movie is a uncommon Indo-Japanese collaboration that concerned over 450 artists utilizing practically 100,000 hand-drawn cells.
Earlier, the movie noticed its unique launch on the International Film Festival of India in 1993 and was later showcased on broadcast media. Most of us bear in mind it because the ‘Cartoon Network Ramayana’.
Renowned filmmaker Shri V. Vijayendra Prasad, who has been intently related to the venture, shared in a press observe,”Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama resonates across cultures and continents because it speaks of eternal values–dharma, courage, and love. From Valmiki’s epic to adaptations like Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas and Kamban’s Ramavataram, this story has inspired millions. It is a privilege to help bring this iconic film back to life for today’s generation, who will experience it like never before.”The movie can be theatrically distributed within the nation by Geek Pictures India, AA Films and Excel Entertainment. (ANI)