Nitesh Tiwari’s much awaited film ‘Ramayana’ has been released in theaters across the world today i.e. on 5th November. In the film, Ranbir Kapoor is seen in the role of Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi Mata Sita and Yash Ravana. With the release, the film’s grand sets, stunning visuals and acting of the actors are being talked about, but do you know which artist is behind the Hindi voice of Yash who is seen as Ravana on screen? Actually, actor Sharad Kelkar has given his powerful voice to Yash’s character Ravana in the film. His heavy, deep and impressive voice has given a different impact to Ravana’s personality.
Sharad Kelkar gave voice to Yash’s Ravana
Yash is seen bringing alive the character of Ravana in the film with his style and strong screen presence. At the same time, Sharad Kelkar has become the voice of this character for the Hindi audience. The voice of any mythological character plays an important role in making it effective. Especially for a personality like Ravana, it is important to have seriousness, steadiness and impact in the voice. These qualities in Sharad Kelkar’s voice have been attracting the audience for a long time. This is the reason why the coordination of his voice with Yash’s acting makes the character more powerful. There is a special kind of depth in Sharad Kelkar’s voice, which gives weight to the dialogues. The character of Ravana is not limited to just being a villain but has many aspects of wisdom, ego, power and personality. For such a character, voice effect becomes very important. Sharad’s voice helps bring out this seriousness. However, Sharad’s voiceover combined with Yash’s body language and acting on screen presents the personality of Ravana to the Hindi audience.
He also received praise for being the voice of Prabhas in ‘Baahubali’.
This is not the first time that Sharad Kelkar has lent his voice to the character of a big South Indian star in Hindi. Before this, he had become the Hindi voice of Prabhas in SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster film ‘Baahubali’. Prabhas played the character of Amarendra Bahubali and Mahendra Bahubali in the film. Sharad Kelkar’s powerful voice also played an important role in the popularity of Bahubali among the Hindi audience. His style of speaking dialogues gave a different identity to the character of Baahubali. Especially in the serious and emotional scenes of the film, his voice left a deep impact on the audience. After ‘Baahubali’, Sharad’s voice became a distinct identity among the audience. Now by giving voice to Yash’s Ravana in ‘Ramayana’, he has once again been associated with a grand mythological character on the big screen. Interestingly, in both the films, he gave Hindi voice to characters who have their own distinct personality and influence.
Sharad Kelkar’s journey from TV to films was like this
Sharad Kelkar started his career with television. He has been seen in serials like ‘Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar’, ‘Kuch To Log Kahenge’ and ‘Agent Raghav’. After making his mark on the small screen, he entered the world of films. He played different types of characters in films like ‘Halchal’, ‘Ramleela’, ‘Rocky Handsome’, ‘Bhoomi’, ‘Tanhaji’ and ‘Operation Romeo’. He also received appreciation for his role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in ‘Tanhaji’. Apart from acting, Sharad has also made a strong place for himself in the world of voiceover. After becoming the voice of Prabhas in ‘Bahubali’, his voice got recognized across the country. Now by doing Hindi dubbing for Yash’s Ravana in ‘Ramayana’, he has once again proved that voice can be as important in making a character memorable as the acting seen on screen.
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