Amidst a pandemic and the largest lockdown in history, the eighties' cult series; the 'Ramayan'&nbsp;is back on Doordarshan.

From trending on Twitter to massive viewership rewards for the state broadcaster, the good old 'Ramayan' is the new household rage in India.

With the show's re-run receiving a thumbs up from the younger generation too, the Sunday morning soap opera of the Gods is back

After hooking Indian audience in the eighties, the Ramayan's&nbsp;re-run is now dopamine to life in lockdown with zero avenues to outdoor entertainment.

Unaffected by the cliched idealism, Twitter is testimony to the soaring adulation of 'Ramayan'. A case in point was the killing of Meghnath recently aired on the series. Ramayan's mighty Lankan warrior aka Indrajit is Ravana's son.

A grey character who falls prey to his uncle Vibhishan's betrayal, and is eventually killed&nbsp;by Laxmana. Soon after, Twitter went into a tizzy, lauding Meghnath's valour

Before Meghnath was put to the sword, a meme on Lord Hanumana also went viral.

The return of Ramanand Sagar's legendary series even sparked the feminism debate on Twitter. While some users felt 'Ramayan'&nbsp;was unfair to its female characters, especially Sita, others felt the storyline champions women's empowerment.

Some slammed queen Kaikeyi and her maid Manthara, some have empathised with the sacrifice of Lakshmana's wife Urmila.

The golden days of Doordarshan were relived when memes on Lakshman became another hot favourite, so did his advice to Sita demarcating the ''Lakshman Rekha'', which for the Twitterati translated to the lockdown motto of stay home.

The show has garnered 51 million viewers in the first weekend of the telecast, the highest ever figure across the Hindi entertainment genre since 2015. 
 
Various government machinery publicised the re telecast of the show in a big way- thereby catching the attention of many.

BARC's chief executive Sunil Lulla called Prasar Bharti's move as 'brilliant' and admitted the numbers garnered by the show was surprising.

(With inputs from agencies) 
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Amidst a pandemic and the largest lockdown in history, the eighties' cult series; the 'Ramayan' is back on Doordarshan. From trending on Twitter to massive viewership rewards for the state broadcaster, the good old 'Ramayan' is the new household rage in India.

Amidst a pandemic and the largest lockdown in history, the eighties' cult series; the 'Ramayan' is back on Doordarshan. From trending on Twitter to massive viewership rewards for the state broadcaster, the good old 'Ramayan' is the new household rage in India. With the show's re-run receiving a thumbs up from the younger generation too, the Sunday morning soap opera of the Gods is back After hooking Indian audience in the eighties, the Ramayan's re-run is now dopamine to life in lockdown with zero avenues to outdoor entertainment. Unaffected by the cliched idealism, Twitter is testimony to the soaring adulation of 'Ramayan'. A case in point was the killing of Meghnath recently aired on the series. Ramayan's mighty Lankan warrior aka Indrajit is Ravana's son. A grey character who falls prey to his uncle Vibhishan's betrayal, and is eventually killed by Laxmana. Soon after, Twitter went into a tizzy, lauding Meghnath's valour Before Meghnath was put to the sword, a meme on Lord Hanumana also went viral. The return of Ramanand Sagar's legendary series even sparked the feminism debate on Twitter. While some users felt 'Ramayan' was unfair to its female characters, especially Sita, others felt the storyline champions women's empowerment. Some slammed queen Kaikeyi and her maid Manthara, some have empathised with the sacrifice of Lakshmana's wife Urmila. The golden days of Doordarshan were relived when memes on Lakshman became another hot favourite, so did his advice to Sita demarcating the ''Lakshman Rekha'', which for the Twitterati translated to the lockdown motto of stay home. The show has garnered 51 million viewers in the first weekend of the telecast, the highest ever figure across the Hindi entertainment genre since 2015. Various government machinery publicised the re telecast of the show in a big way- thereby catching the attention of many. BARC's chief executive Sunil Lulla called Prasar Bharti's move as 'brilliant' and admitted the numbers garnered by the show was surprising. (With inputs from agencies)

Coronavirus lockdown: 'Ramayan' gets thumbs up from the younger generation as well

Television show Ramayan may be three decades old, but the series in its re-telecast witnessed record viewership. At present India is observing 21 days of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak and the government decided to bring back hit show 'Ramayan' on the country national channel Doordarshan the last weekend. 
 
According to a BARC report, the show garnered 170 million viewers in four shows over the last weekend. The show's massive viewership made it the highest watched serial ever in the Hindi general entertainment space, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council report. 
 
The show was launched last Saturday amid the lockdown. Various government machinery publicised the re telecast of the show in a big way- thereby catching the attention of many. 
 
BARC's chief executive Sunil Lulla called Prasar Bharti's move as 'brilliant' and admitted the numbers garnered by the show was surprising.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/remembering-9-iconic-doordarshan-shows-as-channel-celebrates-60th-anniversary-250043">Also see: Remembering 9 iconic Doordarshan shows as channel celebrates 60th anniversary</a> 
 
He hoped that the numbers would attract advertisers in a big way as well till the show runs on TV. 
 
The inaugural show of the series on Saturday morning recorded 34 million viewership, while a telecast the same evening had 45 million viewers and a rating of 5.2 percent. On Sunday, the viewership increased to 40 million in the morning and a whopping 51 million in the evening telecast.

Prasar Bharti has not just re-telecast 'Ramayan', but is also showing 'Mahabharat', '<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/after-ramayan-dd-to-bring-back-shah-rukh-khans-circus-byomkesh-bakshi-to-tv-289140">Byomkesh Bakshi' and 'Circus'.</a> 
'Ramayan' was produced by Ramanand Sagar and featured actor Arun Govil as Ram, Sunil Lehri as Lakshman and Deepika as Sita.

Television show Ramayan may be three decades old, but the series in its re-telecast witnessed record viewership. At present India is observing 21 days of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak and the government decided to bring back hit show 'Ramayan' on the country national channel Doordarshan the last weekend.

Television show Ramayan may be three decades old, but the series in its re-telecast witnessed record viewership. At present India is observing 21 days of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak and the government decided to bring back hit show 'Ramayan' on the country national channel Doordarshan the last weekend. According to a BARC report, the show garnered 170 million viewers in four shows over the last weekend. The show's massive viewership made it the highest watched serial ever in the Hindi general entertainment space, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council report. The show was launched last Saturday amid the lockdown. Various government machinery publicised the re telecast of the show in a big way- thereby catching the attention of many. BARC's chief executive Sunil Lulla called Prasar Bharti's move as 'brilliant' and admitted the numbers garnered by the show was surprising. Also see: Remembering 9 iconic Doordarshan shows as channel celebrates 60th anniversary He hoped that the numbers would attract advertisers in a big way as well till the show runs on TV. The inaugural show of the series on Saturday morning recorded 34 million viewership, while a telecast the same evening had 45 million viewers and a rating of 5.2 percent. On Sunday, the viewership increased to 40 million in the morning and a whopping 51 million in the evening telecast. Prasar Bharti has not just re-telecast 'Ramayan', but is also showing 'Mahabharat', 'Byomkesh Bakshi' and 'Circus'. 'Ramayan' was produced by Ramanand Sagar and featured actor Arun Govil as Ram, Sunil Lehri as Lakshman and Deepika as Sita.

'Ramayan' creates history as it garners the highest viewership ever on TV

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'Ramayan' creates history as it garners the highest viewership ever on TV