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Prabhas’ Adipurush falls in the long line of Ramayana adaptations we’ve seen on Indian television over the years, with a number of famous names playing the role of Lord Ram. Here’s a brief highlight of everyone who’s played the iconic role
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Arun Govil Perhaps the best-known portrayal of Lord Ram, Arun Govil became an instant household name thanks to Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan epic.
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Gurmeet Choudhary In a fairly modern adaptation, television actor Gurmeet Choudhary went on to portray the same role for the TV show. A lesser-known fact is he’s also married to Debina Bonnerjee, who played Sita, in the same show.
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Jeetendra Harkening back to the classics, Hindi superstar Jeetendra too has reprised the role of the deity in the movie Lav Kush. He starred alongside Jaya Prada who played the role of Sita.
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Ashish Sharma In the TV series Siya Ke Ram, the tale of Ramayan is told through the perspective of Ma Sita who’s played by Madirakshi Mundle. Starring along with her was Ashish Sharma as Lord Ram.
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Piyush Sahdev Similarly, the 2011 show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev focuses more on the tales of Lord Shiva, where Piyush Sahdev can be seen essaying the role of Lord Ram.
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Gagan Malik Gagan Malik portrayed the character of Lord Ram in the series Ramayan and went on to reprise the role once again in the show Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman.