Characters
The characters of Yama Zatdaw share the same features and characteristics as those in the original story. However, in acting, the costumes are a mixture of Bamar and Thai elements. The names of the characters, in general, are Burmese transliterations of the Sanskrit names.
- Sri Rama is known as Yama (ရာမ).
- Sita is known as Thida (မယ်သီတာ).
- Lakshmana is known as Lakhana (လက္ခဏ).
- Hanuman is known as Hanuman (ဟာနုမန်).
- Parashurama is known as Pashu-Yama.
- Ravana is known as Yawana (ရာ၀ဏ) or Datha-giri (ဒသဂီရိ).
- Vali is known as Bali.
- Maricha is known as Marizza.
- Vibhishana is known as Bibi-thana (ဘိဘိသန).
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