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^ a b Nagpaul D'souza, Dipti (17 September 2010).Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. "Warner Bros to distribute Ramayana-The Epic".
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^ a b c d e f g Agencies (15 September 2010).Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. ^ a b c "Animated Ramayana to Be Released for Dussehra".Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. ^ a b " Ramayana: The Epic slideshow".^ a b c d e f Chakraborty, Swarup (14 September 2010).Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bhushan, Nyay (14 September 2010).I just wish it had more crackle." See also She came to the conclusion that " Ramayana is an ambitious step toward better homegrown cinema for children. Anupama Chopra of NDTV Movies gave it a mixed review, calling it a "faithful but dreary retelling". The Times of India also praised the animation, adding that "the special effects. Reporting for the Twitch Film site, Josh Hurtado said, "While the animation of this project may look crude to eyes based upon the trailer, it is still miles beyond anything we've seen India create in this department so far." Upon release, Indian Express gave it three stars out of five and commented that the animation was above par for the Indian animation industry, but singled out the Sanskrit dialogue. Four days after its debut, Joginder Mahajan of Delhi expressed concern over the low box-office take. A North American release is scheduled for early 2011. 250 prints were screened in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions English, Gujarati and Bengali versions have also been prepared. The film was released on 15 October 2010, during the festivity of Dussehra. This has made it India's second animated feature to be released by the local arm of a Hollywood studio, following Disney and Yash Raj's Roadside Romeo from 2008. India acquired the rights to Ramayana: The Epic. More than 400 crewmembers worked on the film over a five-year period the first three years were spent designing the characters, while the other two were devoted to actual production. Ramayana is the directorial debut of Chetan Desai, the chairman and managing director of Maya Digital Media. Hence, animation is the only way to retell it in all its glory." It is impossible to translate the grandeur and the setting of this epic in live action. "The Ramayana holds appeal even today, thousands of years after it is said to have been written.