Don't judge Ramayana serial by its poor graphics, loud acting and somewhat slow pace. The soaring popularity and viewership of it only reminds us of following.
1) Honesty and simplicity never goes out of fashion. Ramanand Sagar's serial is nothing but a simple and honest effort to tell an epic everyone loves and knows about. To tell the same story on a entirely new medium is very tough. To tell it simply, is unimaginably tough.
2) Emotions are not overrated. Emotions control everything. People liking Ramayana is like Anton Ego loving Ratatouille dish because it reminded him of his mother's cooking. Once emotions get involved, hardly anything else matters. Hence it is a double edged sword. Once you invoke negative emotions, very tough to turn it around.
3) Content is winner. If writing is good, you don't need actors with chiseled bodies and six packs. You can be a winner with paunched actors with bad makeup. Only thing matters, is that they speak sense. And unlike today's TV, there is more action and reactions.
4) Power of goodness is way beyond imagination. One good act overshadows hundreds of bad acts. Arun Govil and Deepika may not be the greatest actors around, but will always be remembered. So will Ramanand Sagar as a director. It like having Joginder Sharma's last over or Laxman's 281, all your sins are forgotten.
5) Power and influence of Ram is unimaginable. Sometimes I wonder what kind of person in real he was. No other personality has such power and influence in India. You can't claim to know India and Indians without knowing Ram.
6) TV is not the idiots box it has become in recent years. It can still revive. Bring good content and sanitize the viewers affected from Splitsvilla and Bigg Boss. And thats where the magic starts.
