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'Sampoorna Ramayana' is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language Hindu mythological film directed by Babubhai Mistry, based on the Hindu epic 'Ramayana' by Valmiki, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha as Rama and Sita respectively. The film was a box office hit, and became a milestone in the history of Hindu mythology.Watkins, p. 89 It was the second significant Hindi film based on Rama, after Vijay Bhatt's hugely popular 'Ram Rajya' (1943). Babubhai, known for his special effects throughout his career, made extensive use of effects to enhance dramatics.Bakker, p. 96 The film also made lead actor Anita Guha, who played the role of Sita, a household name. Lata Mangeshkar sang two of the most top-class semi-classical songs in this movie, namely "San Sanan, Sanan, Sanana, Ja Re O Pawan" and "Badalon Barso Nayan Ki Or Se", which are still very popular.

Cast



* Mahipal as Rama

* Anita Guha as Seeta

* B. M. Vyas as Ravana

* Sulochana Latkar as Kaikeyi

* Lalita Pawar as Manthara

* Helen as Surpanakha

* Pal Sharma as Hanuman

* Achala Sachdev as Kaushalya

* Krishna Kumari

*Raj Kumar

* Anand Kumar

*Uma Dutt

*Badri Prasad

* Paul Sharma

* Sushil Kumar

* Gopi Krishna as dancer

Soundtrack



Films music was by Vasant Desai and lyrics were by Bharat Vyas.

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Remakes



It was remade in 1981 by Girish Manukant, starring Manhar Desai, Ranjeet Raj, Anjana.

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