Mahayoddha Rama
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mahayoddha Rama
| image = Mahayoddha Rama.jpg
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| caption = Release poster
| director = Rohit Vaid
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| starring = {{Ubl|Kunal Kapoor|Jimmy Shergill|Mouni Roy|Gulshan Grover}}
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| studio = Contiloe Entertainment
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|11|4}}
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
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Mahayoddha Rama is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language animated film directed by Rohit Vaid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ravana-is-portrayed-as-a-dictator-who-shuts-down-074447624.html|title=Ravana Is Portrayed As A Dictator Who Shuts Down Dissent. Even From His Own Heads|website=www.yahoo.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/021116/lord-rama-will-now-be-seen-in-a-3d-animated-avatar.html|title=Lord Rama will now be seen in a 3D animated avatar!|date=2 November 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2016/naagin-mouni-roy-voicing-sita-mouni-excited-fim-mahayoddha-rama-246231.html|title=Naagin Actress Mouni Roy Excited About The Film Mahayoddha Rama!|date=3 November 2016|website=Filmibeat}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/mouni-roy-is-back-to-mythology-with-mahayoddha-rama-825684/|title=Mouni Roy is back to mythology with Mahayoddha Rama|date=2 November 2016|website=Bollywood Life}} The film won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/interviews/national-award-win-is-unbelievable-rohit-vaid-1491573314.html|title=National Award win is unbelievable: Rohit Vaid|website=The Statesman |date=7 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/35_64th_NFA_2016_Catalogue.pdf|title=64th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}} Mahayoddha Rama narrates the story of Ramayana from Ravan's perspective. The film had a delayed release in 2016.
Voice cast
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- Kunal Kapoor as Rama{{cite web |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=6879ee94-8d4d-4224-ba67-889fbdb768f8&ParentID=7d666bf8-2a37-4a6d-8f6a-296492cdd87c&&Headline=EMRamayana%2fEM+returns |title= Ramayana returns |access-date= 6 October 2008 |last= Reddy |first= Sujata |date= 4 August 2008 |work= Hindustan Times |archive-date= 16 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080916194110/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=6879ee94-8d4d-4224-ba67-889fbdb768f8&ParentID=7d666bf8-2a37-4a6d-8f6a-296492cdd87c&&Headline=EMRamayana%2FEM+returns |url-status= dead }}
- Jimmy Shergill as Laxman
- Mouni Roy as Sita{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mouni-roy-lends-voice-to-a-character-in-a-mythological-movie/articleshow/55224512.cms|title=Mouni Roy lends voice to a character in a Mythological movie|newspaper=The Times of India|date=3 November 2016|accessdate=18 June 2022}}
- Lillete Dubey as Kaikeyi
- Mukesh Rishi as Hanuman}}
Gulshan Grover, Gaurav Gera, Kiku Sharda, Roshan Abbas, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Ameen Sayani all voice a head of the ten-headed Ravan.
Production
Soundtrack
Reception
Arnab Banerjee of Deccan Chronicle gave the film a negative review and wrote that "What is also unbearable, at times, is the earsplitting background score: so loud it sounds that as a reflex action, you wish you could close your eyes to diminish the assault".{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/051116/mahayoddha-rama-movie-review-mythology-gone-wrong.html|title=Mahayoddha Rama movie review: Mythology gone wrong|first=Arnab|last=Banerjee|date=5 November 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}} Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror said that "For those who’ve watched the televised version in the '80s on Doordarshan, this would hardly be nostalgic. If anything, it will ruin your childhood memories forever."{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/mahayoddha-rama-review-dont-look-for-nostalgia-here/articleshow/55248575.cms|title='Mahayoddha Rama' review: Don't look for nostalgia here|website=Mumbai Mirror}} Reza Noorani of The Times of India said that "The movie is purely for kids, because it doesn’t offer much in the way of narrating Ramayana differently to grown-ups. Considering it was made eight years ago, the animation is good. However, in 2016, it leaves you wanting for more".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mahayoddha-rama/movie-review/55222347.cms|title=Mahayoddha Rama Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Mahayoddha Rama by Times of India|work=The Times of India}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express said that "The animation of this movie is eye-catching but it is drowned by sheer noise".
- {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mahayoddha-rama-movie-review-star-rating-3736859/|title=Mahayoddha Rama movie review: It is the same old story|date=4 November 2016}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://mayapuri.com/mahayoddha-rama-movie-review/ |title=मूवी रिव्यू: एक नई रामायण है 'महायोद्धा रामा' (एनीमेशन) |date=11 August 2020 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811135631/https://mayapuri.com/mahayoddha-rama-movie-review/ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/820592/film-review-mahayoddha-rama-is-a-boys-own-version-of-the-ramayana-epic|title=Film review: 'Mahayoddha Rama' is a boys-own version of the Ramayana epic|first=Nandini|last=Ramnath|website=Scroll.in}}
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2016/nov/4/2798/mahayoddha-rama-review-yet-another-average-animated-film|title=Mahayoddha Rama Review: Yet another average animated film|first=Keyur|last=Seta|website=Cinestaan}}
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