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Mantra Warrior: The Legend of the Eight Moons (Thai: นักรบมนตรา: ตำนานแปดดวงจันทร์) is a 2023 Thai animation film.. Based on the Thai national Epic Ramakien (which is in turn based on Ramayana) The film was produced by RiFF Animation Studio, [1] directed by Veerapatra Jinanavin, written by Sornperes Subsermsri and starring Ranee Campen as ...
The Ramakien of Rama I is considered a masterpiece of Thai literature, and is still read and taught in the country's schools. In 1989, Satyavrat Shastri translated the Ramakien into a Sanskrit epic poem named Ramakirtimahakavyam, in 25 sarga s and about 1,200 stanzas in 14 metres. This work won eleven national and international awards.
The king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha is forced by his third wife Kaikeyi, on the basis of a boon promised by himself, to exile prince Rama for 14 years, where Rama, along with his brother Lakshmana and wife Sita, departs from Ayodhya and starts a new life in the forests of Panchavati until Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, abducts Sita in order to retaliate Rama for his sister, Shurpanakha's dishonor.
In 2007, Vithita Animation released the 2D animated series "Ramakien Mini Animation". Based on the Ramakien epic, the animated series was well-received and has continued to be a favorite among audiences, becoming a phenomenon for the animation industry in Thailand and leading to the sale of character rights for use in advertising and production ...
An Indian animated film called Ramayana: The Epic was released in October 2010. The Stories Without Borders Production Company has a documentary in production about different versions of the Ramayana and a second India epic, the Mahabharata , across South and Southeast Asia that is slated to film begin filming in 2014.
Malyavan's judgement, illustrated in a scene from the Ramakien. Malyavan is a character in Hindu mythology, appearing in the epic Ramayana. A rakshasa, he is the son of Sukesha, and the brother of Mālī and Sumālī. He is described to be a major counsellor to the King of Lanka, Ravana, along with also being the latter's maternal grandfather. [2]
In Ramakien, Sita is the daughter of Ravana and Mandodari (thotsakan and montho). Vibhishana ( phiphek ), the astrologer brother of Ravana, predicts the death of Ravana from Sita's horoscope. Ravana throws her into the water, but she is later rescued by Janaka ( chanok ).
Hanuman plays a significantly more prominent role in the Ramakien. [142] In contrast to the strict devoted lifestyle to Rama of his Indian counterpart, Hanuman is known in Thailand as a promiscuous and flirtatious figure. [143] One famous episode of the Ramakien has him fall in love with the mermaid Suvannamaccha and fathering Macchanu with her.