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Prem Sagar, son and producer of filmmaker Ramanand Sagar, died on Sunday. At the age of 84, he breathed his last at 10 am today.
The last rites of Prem Sagar will be performed today at the Pawanhans crematorium in Juhu, Mumbai.
A source told NDTV, “He was ill for some time and was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. On Sunday, doctors advised him to take him home.
Expressing grief over the death of Prem Sagar, actor Arun Govil wrote on Instagram,
By giving the form of Ramayana TV serial, the self-elaboration, ideals and teachings of Lord Shri Ram to the people through electronic medium. The news of the death of Shri Ramanand Sagar ji’s son and famous filmmaker Shri Prem Sagar Ji is very sad. Prayer to Lord Shri Ram is to give the departed soul a place in his shrines and give the power to bear the power to bear this deep sorrow. ॐ Shanti
At the same time, actor Sunil Lahiri, who plays ‘Laxman’ in ‘Ramayana’, also expressed grief on his X (x) handle and wrote- “This is very shocking news, we lost Prem Sagar Ji, son of Ramanand Sagar of Ramayana. ॐ Shanti.”
Prem Sagar took training from Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He was a 1968 batch student. FTII studies gave him a strong technical basis. During this time, his understanding of photography and cinematography deepened.
Prem Sagar worked for a long time under the Sagar Arts banner. This production house was started by his father Ramanand Sagar. Ramanand Sagar is known for making the TV series Ramayana.
Let us know that the first broadcast of ‘Ramayana’ was on Doordarshan in 1987. Prem Sagar worked as a stil photographer and cinematographer in several projects of this banner.
In ‘Ramayana’, Arun Govil plays Ram, Deepika Chikhalia plays Sita and Arvind Trivedi played Ravana.
Prem Sagar was the director of the TV series ‘Alif Laila’. Apart from this, he also created religious projects like ‘Kakbhushundi Ramayana’ (2024) and ‘Kamadhenu Gaumata’ (2025). As a producer, he also did projects like ‘Hum Tere Aashiq Hai’ (1979), ‘Basera’ (2009) and ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’ (2010).
He also made his technical identity in films. In the 1968 film ‘Aankhen’ and 1972 ‘Lalkar’ worked in the camera and Electrical Department, while the 1976 ‘Charas’ was a cinematographer.
