Rajamouli praises scale and performances of upcoming ‘Ramayana’ film

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has praised the team behind Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana Part 1’ ahead of its November 5 release. He lauded the film’s scale and performances, while reflecting on his interest in cinematic adaptations of Indian epics

Mumbai: Renowned filmmaker SS Rajamouli has extended his support to Nitesh Tiwari’s highly anticipated mythological drama ‘Ramayana Part 1’ ahead of its theatrical release on November 5.

The ‘Baahubali’ filmmaker took to social media to pen a note of appreciation for the cast and crew for bringing the mythological tale to life on screen.

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In his latest social media post, Rajamouli said he was excited to see an Indian film being made on such a massive scale. He also congratulated the ‘Ramayana’ team on bringing the characters to life with such depth.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Rajamouli wrote: “#Ramayana is a story every Indian storyteller grows up aspiring to tell. It’s a joy to see @niteshtiwari22 and @malhotra_namit bring it to the screen on such a grand scale. Each actor brings these timeless characters to life with depth. Looking forward to 5th November. Best wishes to the entire team. (sic)”

Previously, during an appearance on the Empire Film Podcast, Rajamouli shared his views on cinematic adaptations of the epics ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’. He admitted that he had never been completely satisfied with their portrayal on screen.

“I was never fully satisfied with how these epics were presented on screen,” the ‘RRR’ filmmaker said.

He also expressed a desire to explore these stories through his own distinctive filmmaking approach.

Co-written by Nitesh Tiwari and Shridhar Raghavan, ‘Ramayana’ features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita. ‘KGF’ star Yash plays Ravana, while Sunny Deol portrays Lord Hanuman and Ravi Dubey plays Lakshman. The cast also includes Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanakha, Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari, Arun Govil as King Dashrath, Vivek Oberoi as Vidyutjihva, Kunal Kapoor as Lord Indra and Adinath Kothare as Bharat.

The film’s music has been composed by Oscar winners Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman.