Ramayana: The Complete Series

I am watching the original DVD set. It is where the heart is. don't expect this to be the modern epic, but a story with acting that is superb. Not sure of the DVD quality some received. I bought the DVD set some years ago after the first video conversion to DVD and it was rough. Just watching these now. Its like a trip to the back country villages of India. Don't expect to be sleeping at the Royal Taj, or to be sitting front row at the academy of arts, but find a seat at the academy of the heart. The same is true for the Krishna series by Sagar. My wife and I love them both. There's a lot of bad movies out there of great technical quality but put out with the worst intentions, and totally lacking in ethical value. For that we are starving. These are the bad movies that I would castigate. Think of it like an ancient text. Disregard the distractions that are meaningless.

I was looking to buy this for last several years as I had watched the original telecast. But I was kind of hesitant to buy it buy this product looking at the reviews. Please note that this review is not about the original Ramayana series but about the quality of the DVDs. Finally, I made up my mind and ordered this product. It came in nicely packaged set of 16 DVDS. However the problem is that the video quality is just unacceptable. It's worse than the bad Video Cassette tape that we used to borrow from video libraries back in India (if anyone can remember what that means) . I am wondering why they can't have better quality picture. Even the very old black and white movies have better picture quality. You cannot certainly watch this on HD TV. On regular TV (CRT) you may be able to watch it as long as the shot is close up. Otherwise everything is fuzzy. I am very happy to be able to return this product. Thanks to Amazon!!! NOTE: same issue with Mahabharata dvds

I bought this set from amazon about 3yrs. ago,,,we loved watching the story,,dvds come in a nice box as shown,,each dvd is in a paper sleeve,,English subtitles,,really enjoyed the actors,,,especially Ram,,,,I've read that 'the Ramayana' is the first known epic,,the first known heros quest,, archetype,,,,all other epics and hero quest are taken from this original ancient epic,,,

I bought this package recently . All the cds were there . and delivered in time also But the dvd qualities are not upto the mark. Dvds were just put in individual paper cover and not in a dvd case . So dvds were getting sticked to the paper and you need to fight to remove them. Also due to this some of the dvds had a scratch and data loss. So some of the dvds were getting stuck in the middle and really irritating as you need to wait for half an hr to see the next scene.I wanted to give it only a two stars but since it has subtitle gave 3 .

I orderedhis set of Ramayana DVDs. Box and packing was good but there were few DVDs with scratch on them. Contacted Seller and they promptly responded and sent me replacement for the defected DVDs. I am very happy with the customer service they provided. On the DVD picture quality side, I think there is a lot of scope of improvement. May be watching all high definition movies and Blue Ray has spolied me.Overall this set is worth the amount I spent on this and I will definitely recommend the product

I loved this series as a child and now I can own the entire set. Wonderful story set in beautiful places and really teaches children and adults alike valueable lessons about life.

I played the first DVD and it was jerky, stop and go. Everytime it stop and start again, a large part of the story is cut out.Item was returned. Shipper's communication was never timely as he promised.

I felt that this series was deeply moving and inspirational. I loved the actors cast to play the parts. They were perfect.The story and the spirit are so alive that it takes little imagination to circumvent the less than modernspecial effects. Some may find those special effects distracting, but they didn't bother me at all.I found myself so captivated that I could not tear myself away. If I had been able to, I would have watchedthe entire series, but alas, my job interfered so I was forced to move slowly, watching a disc/week.I was on the edge of my seat between episodes and couldn't take my mind off of Ram and what may happen next.This series is truly a "must see" for the avid religious folk among us, even if you are not Hindu.