# The Legend of Hanuman

The Legend of Hanuman is an Indian animated series created by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang and Charuvi Agrawal for Disney+ Hotstar. The series produced by Graphic India.
The first season premiered on 29 January 2021 with 13 episodes. The series was renewed for a second season with 13 episodes on 27 July 2021. A third season consisting of 6 episodes was released on 12 January 2024. The fourth season was announced on 23 April 2024 on occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. The fourth season aired from 5 June 2024 to 11 July 2024. The fifth season premiered on 25 October 2024.

## Synopsis

The series follows when God Mahadev incarnates as Hanuman to serve God Rama and his transformation from a mighty warrior to a god and how Hanuman became the beacon of hope amidst the harrowing darkness.

## Voice actors

* Sanket Mhatre as Shree Ram
* Surbhi Pandey as Sita
* Damandeep Singh Baggan as Hanuman and Void Demon
* Vikrant Chaturvedi as Sugreev
* Richard Joel as Lakshmana
* Sharad Kelkar as Ravana
* Rohan Jadav as Teenage Ravana
* Shakti Singh (actor) as Jambavana
* Sahil Vaid as Vali (Season 1) & Ahiravana (Season 3)
* Toshi Sinha as Shurpanakha
* Rajesh Jolly as Sampati
* Aaditya Raj Sharma as Hariya
* Pushkar Vijay as Angada
* Rohan Verma as Nala (Brother of Nila)
* Shailendra Pandey as Vayu
* Surendra Bhatia as Walkilya & Sage Vishrava
* Vikram Kochhar as Suketu
* Amit Deondi as Nila (Brother of Nala)
* Ganesh Divekar as Indrajit
* Gireesh Sahdev as Vibhishana
* Ghanshyam Shukla as Vajramushti
* Anup Shukla as Kumbhakarna
* Mohak Ninad as Virupaksha
* Siddharth Awasthi as Mahodra
* Uday Sabnis as Yamaraj
* Rajeev Raj as Watcher & Squinter (Season 4)

## Production

The team used animatics for allowing actors to act instead of just dubbing to the animated work. The character design work was done by the co-creator Charuvi Agrawal.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05) | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) | October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) |

## Episodes
### Season 1

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Legend begins" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 2 | "The Monkey King" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 3 | "Kishkinda Bound" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 4 | "The Promise" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 5 | "Spirits of the Forest" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 6 | "Darkness Rises" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 7 | "The Yakshya King" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 8 | "Enter the Void" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 9 | "The Cave" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 10 | "Indra's Curse" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 11 | "Sampati Rises" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 12 | "The Mango and the Sun" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |
| 13 | "Forgotten Truths" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29) |

### Season 2

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Leap of Faith" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 2 | "Simhika Rises" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 3 | "Ravan" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 4 | "Ashok Vanaa" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 5 | "Sita's Strength" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 6 | "Message Received" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 7 | "Son of the Demon" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 8 | "Prison of Illusions" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 9 | "Immortals" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 10 | "Dance of Fire" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 11 | "Homecoming" | J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 12 | "Ocean Apart" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 13 | "War Begins" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |

### Season 3

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Lanka" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 2 | "Serpent's Kiss" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 3 | "Ravan Unleashed" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 4 | "Forgotten Son" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 5 | "Terror from the Sky" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 6 | "The Mountain Awakens" | Jeevan J. KangNavin John | Sharad DevarajanSarwat ChaddhaAshwin PandeArshad Syed | January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) |

### Season 4

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Lost Memories" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05) |
| Hanuman embarks on a journey of self-discovery as he tries to recall his lost memories and divine powers. |||||
| 2 | "The Awakening" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05) |
| Hanuman awakens his divine potential with the help of his friends and prepares for the challenges ahead. |||||
| 3 | "Wrath of the Giant" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13) |
| The Vaanar army faces its greatest challenge, as Kumbhakaran enters the Battlefield. |||||
| 4 | "The Price of War" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) |
| In the aftermath of Indrajit's devastating attack, the vaanar army grapples with immense loss as the cost of war is laid bare. Hanuman embarks on a risky quest to save his comrades. |||||
| 5 | "Whispers in the Dark" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) |
| Hanuman and Lakshman set out on a risky night mission to uncover the secret behind Indrajit's invincibility and put an end to his reign of terror. |||||
| 6 | "A Father's Shadow" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) |
| Lakshman and Indrajit clash in a battle that will echo through the ages, and Ravan comes to terms with the weight of his son's legacy and the price of his ambition. |||||
| 7 | "Into the Abyss" | Jeevan J. Kang | Sharad Devarajan | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) |
| When Ram and Lakshman are mysteriously transported to Patal Loka, Hanuman navigates treacherous realms to rescue them as Ravan unleashes his fury upon the world. |||||

## Release

The series premiered on Disney+ Hotstar globally on January 29, 2021, in seven Indian languages with 5.1 audio.