Ramayan is a highly successful and phenomenally popular Indian epic television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78 episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from 25 January 1987, to 31 July 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. IST. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu religious epic of the same name and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It is also partly derived from portions of Kamban's Ramavataram and other works.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Birth of Rama | 1987-02-01 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Rama and brothers go to Gurukul | 1987-02-08 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Continuing Gurukul | 1987-02-15 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Vishwamitra & Taraka Vadh | 1987-02-22 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Story of Ganga and Redemption of Ahilya | 1987-03-01 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Ram meets Sita | 1987-03-08 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Sita's Swayamvara | 1987-03-15 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Breaking of the Shiv Dhanush | 1987-03-22 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Marriage Preparations | 1987-03-29 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Ram and Sita's Marriage | 1987-04-05 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Sita's arrival at Ayodhya | 1987-04-12 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Discussion on Dasharatha's heir | 1987-04-19 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Rajyabhishek | 1987-04-26 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Kaikayi demands her boons | 1987-05-03 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Preparing for the journey to the forest | 1987-05-10 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Departing Ayodhya | 1987-05-17 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Meeting Nishadraj Guha | 1987-05-24 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Rishi Bharadwaja's Ashram | 1987-05-31 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Valmiki's Ashram and Chitrakoot | 1987-06-07 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | King Dasharath's Death | 1987-06-14 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Bharath returns to Ayodhya | 1987-06-21 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Bharath rejects to become King | 1987-06-28 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Bharath & Shatrughan go to meet Rama | 1987-07-05 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Bharath meets Rama | 1987-07-12 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Bharath returns to Ayodhya with Rama's Paduka | 1987-07-19 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Rama's 'Paduka' installed on the throne of Ayodhya | 1987-07-26 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Sita meets Sage Atri & Mother Anusuiya | 1987-08-02 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Dandakaranya | 1987-08-09 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | First meeting with Jatayu, Sita in Panchavati | 1987-08-16 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Shurpanaka Encounter | 1987-08-23 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Kidnap Plan by Ravan | 1987-08-30 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Kidnapping of Sita | 1987-09-06 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Shri Ram & Lakshman meet wounded Jatayu | 1987-09-13 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Shri Ram & Lakshman reach Shabari's ashram | 1987-09-20 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Hanuman meets Shri Ram | 1987-09-27 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Friendship between Shri Ram & Sugriv | 1987-10-04 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Sugriv tells Shri Ram about Vali | 1987-10-11 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Vali is killed by Shri Ram | 1987-10-18 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Sugriv becomes king | 1987-10-25 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Sugriv and Angad come to Shri Ram for his blessings | 1987-11-01 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | Lakshman enters Kishikindha in a fury | 1987-11-08 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Search for Sita | 1987-11-15 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | Jambavan reminds Hanuman of his dormant strength | 1987-11-22 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 44 | Ashok Vatika | 1987-11-29 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 45 | Hanuman ravages Ashok Vatika | 1987-12-06 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 46 | Hanuman is brought to Ravan's court | 1987-12-13 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 47 | Hanuman takes leave of Sita | 1987-12-20 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 48 | Shri Ram meets Sugriv and his vanar Sena | 1987-12-27 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 49 | Ravan summons his council | 1988-01-03 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 50 | Vibhishan meets Shri Ram | 1988-01-10 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 51 | Sukh meets Sugriv | 1988-01-17 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 52 | Shri Ram worships Lord Shiva | 1988-01-24 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 53 | The construction of the bridge is completed | 1988-01-31 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 54 | Queen Mandodari begs Ravan | 1988-02-07 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 55 | Shri Ram surveys Lanka | 1988-02-14 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 56 | Army surrounds Lanka | 1988-02-21 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 57 | Angad tells Ravan to surrender himself | 1988-02-28 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 58 | Queen Mandodari appeals to Ravan | 1988-03-06 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 59 | Battle Starts | 1988-03-13 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 60 | Ravan comes to the battlefield | 1988-03-20 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 61 | Kumbhakaran | 1988-03-27 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 62 | Kumbhakaran comes to the battlefield | 1988-04-03 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 63 | Atitkaya, Devantak, Narantak and Trishira | 1988-04-10 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 64 | Lakshman fights with Atikaya | 1988-04-17 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 65 | Indrajit comes to the battlefield | 1988-04-24 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 66 | Ravan congratulates Indrajit | 1988-05-01 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 67 | Lakshman falls unconscious | 1988-05-08 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 68 | Sushen Vaidya | 1988-05-15 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 69 | Sanjeevani | 1988-05-22 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 70 | Indrajit goes to perform a tantrik yajna | 1988-05-29 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 71 | Indrajit's dies | 1988-06-12 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 72 | Ravan challenges Ram and Lakshman | 1988-06-19 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 73 | Ravan attacks Shri Ram | 1988-06-26 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 74 | Indra sends his chariot for Shri Ram | 1988-07-03 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 75 | Ravan falls dead | 1988-07-10 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 76 | Agni-pariksha | 1988-07-17 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 77 | Shri Ram heads for Ayodhya | 1988-07-24 | 35 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 78 | Shri Ram is crowned king of Ayodhya | 1988-07-31 | 35 min |
| Sound | Ravindra Jain | Music |
| Crew | Ramanand Sagar | Creator |
| Directing | Ramanand Sagar | Director |
| Editing | Subhash Sehgal | Editor |
| Writing | Ramanand Sagar | Writer |
| Writing | Valmiki | Original Story |