Ramayana first glimpse OUT: Ranbir Kapoor as Rama vs Yash as Ravana | WATCH

New Delhi: Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi’s timeless epic Ramayana: The Introduction’s first glimpse is finally out and it is larger than life, as expected. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the film is made on a massive budget of Rs 835, making it the most expensive Indian film. Promising a visual spectacle, the film is brought to life with cutting-edge effects from the Oscar-winning VFX studio, DNEG.

The mythological drama stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Yash as Ravan, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari, Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Arun Govil as Dashrath, and Kunal Kapoor as Indra.

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In the three-minute video, Nitesh Tiwari introduces the world of Ramayana, giving us glimpses into Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita and Yash as Ravan. Apart from the first glimpse of the movie, the makers also dropped a seven minute Behind-The Scenes video, giving insight into the making of the film.

The first glimpse show the battle between two of mythological forces, Rama vs Ravana. With spectacular VFX and graphics, the film sets the stage for the most epic battle between the dharma vs power. The video also shows us the first look of Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and Yash as Ravana. 

Sharing the first glimpse, makers wrote in the caption, “Ten years of Aspiration. Relentless Conviction to bring the Greatest Epic of all time to the World. An outcome through a collaboration of some of the world’s best to ensure that Ramayana is presented with the greatest amount of Reverence and Respect. Welcome to the Beginning. Let’s Celebrate the IMMORTAL story of Rama v/s Ravana. Our Truth. Our History.”

Earlier, speaking to us exclusively, the producer and film business expert Girish Johar shared his review and said, “Ramayana’s first look will be humongous. It will be a film of one of its kind. And it will be a film which will be going into the pages of history. Because the film will have no age. By meaning, it is not that we forget it after 5 years, 10 years or 20 years. Like while we were younger, we used to watch Ramayana on TV and we still remember that. So, it is timeless. So, same will be with this particular film. It will be a timeless piece of creation for sure. Something astounding is on its way.”

The shooting of Ramayana: Part 1 has been completed and the filming for the second part will begin in August this year. While the first part is scheduled to release in Diwali 2026, the second part is slated to release in Diwali 2027. Ramayana is a two-part live-action cinematic universe.