'Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama', the popular 1992 anime film, is going to be released in India for the first time. The iconic film, for which 'Baahubali' writer Vijayendra Prasad has acted as a Creative Director (for the re-release purpose), will be released on October 18.
The Ramayana-based movie will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and English.
Directed by Koichi Sasaki and Ram Mohan, with music composed by Vanraj Bhatia, the Japanese production was made at the height of the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. "The Indian Government agreed initially, but later declined his proposal for a bi-nation collaboration, saying the Ramayana is a very sensitive subject and cannot be portrayed as a cartoon. Also, the fact that the movie was being made at the height of the Ayodhya dispute, added to the controversy and axed the prospects of producing it in India. With no choice and support left, the movie was ultimately produced in Japan with nearly 450 artists from both nations contributing to its creation," a column says.
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