Ramayan is a 2012 Hindi-language History show developed by Ramanand Sagar and produced by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar and Moti Sagar under the banner of Sagar Films airing on DD National. One of the greatest epics, Ramayan, written by Valmiki, unravels the journey of Lord Rama, right from his marriage to Sita to the slaying of Ravana. Rama, the eldest son of King Dashratha, is the heir apparent to the throne of Ayodhya, but Dashratha is compelled by Kaikeyi to make her son Bharat the king. Kaikeyi further asks Dashratha to send Rama on exile for 14 years, so Rama willingly agrees. He leaves, accompanied by Sita and his younger brother Laxmana. However, when Bharat learns of his mother's viciousness, he goes to the jungle to persuade Rama to return to Ayodhya. But he comes back only with Rama's sandals that he places on the throne. Years later, Sita is abducted by Ravana, the King of Lanka. Rama, with the help of the Monkey God Hanuman and Laxmana, goes to Lanka to slay Ravana and bring back Sita. Ramayan stars Arun Govil in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Deepika Chikhalia, Sunil Lahri, Arvind Trivedi, Dara Singh, Gagan Malik and Neha Sargam. The series is based on Ramayana. The music was composed by Ravindra Jain. Cinematography was done by Ajit Naik and editing by Subhash Sehgal. The series has a running time of 35 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 78 episodes. It was released on 24th January 1987.