Raavan (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Raavan


caption = A promotional logo image of "Raavan".
format = Drama
picture_format = 480i (SDTV),
runtime = approx. 52 minutes
creator = Films & Shots Productions
director = Ranjan Singh
starring = see below
opentheme = "Raavan" by ???
country = IND
network = Zee TV
first_aired = November 18, 2006
last_aired = May 31, 2008
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = Total 77
website = http://www.zee-tv.com/Zee_Serial.aspx?zsid=75

"Raavan" was a mythological show that aired on Zee TV from November 18,2006 to May 31,2008 about the journey of the greatest villain of the Indian mythology, Ravana.

Plot

This serial takes you into the life and world of Raavan and brings out several lesser-known facts about him. It takes a peek into the situations and characters that played a key role into shaping him into the evil King he is known as. Very few people know that Raavan was a great scholar and a devotee of Lord Shiva but what is unknown is where did Raavan come from? Who were his parents? How did a devotee of Lord Shiva who was such a learned person, turn into an evil man? This show reveals the unknown facts about the life of Raavan, which was full of situations and characters that changed him for worse. The script of this serial has been written with authentic references and research therefore, this serial is different from the present generation of serials.

Cast

*Narendra Jha ... Dashanan/Dasgribh/Raavan
*Mansi Salve ...
*Ravee Gupta ... Kaikesi
*Rajendra Gupta ... Sumali
*Deepraz Rana ...
*Divya Desai ... Mandodari
*Shashi Sharma ... Tadka
*Gajendra Chauhan ... King Dasharath - Ayodhya's Raja
* ... Kaushalya - King Dasharath's 1st wife
* ... Sumitra - King Dasharath's 2nd wife
* ... Kaikeyi - King Dasharth's 3rd wife
*Diwakar Pundir ... Om (King Dasharth & Kaushalya's son)
*Ujjwal Rana ... Lakshamn (King Dasharth & Sumitra's son)
* ... Shatrughna (King Dasharth & Sumitra's 2nd son)
* ... Bharata (King Dasharth & Kaikeyi's son)
*Lata Sabharwal ... Jaya (Om's wife)
*Amit Pachauri ... Hanuman

External links

* [http://www.zee-tv.com/Zee_Serial.aspx?zsid=75 Official Website]
* [http://www.zeetvusa.com/2008/zeetv/ztv_episode.asp?sernm=ravan Raavan on Zee TV USA]