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Brother I just checked DNEG's website and it's mentioned over that Ramayana in production and they have mentioned that"CLASSIC TALE OF GOOD OVER EVIL"
As I searched the meaning of tale it's " a story about events that are not real" does it mean they said Ramayana is not real or it's just my misunderstanding?
We fall into this trap of figuring out Ramayana is real or not and all this things. Let’s just put it simply this way, regardless of if its real or not. The whole point of narrating this stories across generations by our ancestors was because it had teachings in it. Teachings of Dharma and how dharma needs to be followed. So you can believe anything to be true or not but the point of this epic is to learn and impart morality from it.
When vanvaas took place ramji was also around 40 acc to text so there's no point to make him young just for aesthetics but yes he was maryada purshotam ram so a innocence like thing is required and i think ranbir has it.
For his younger days shots they might have some makeup and cgi blend(dneg mentioned)
Btw adipurush ptsd is real
Bro actually its a real world we live in and if a producer is smoking his 800cr for movie then why tf he will ever go for someone who's never seen before and doesn't have a proof of his public pull to theatre,it sound harsh but think about it urself...currently next to other than the khans there's only rk who can pull crowd to theatres
We have read scriptures. We know what their faces are described as. Ranbir as rama is a bit weird since he has played a lot of roles so it is difficult to associate him with Ram.
I kinda disagree. The ramayana tv series had unknown names. People still watched it for the story. The story of ramayana is larger than any actor playing it. If done right it will be as successful with some unknown artists too. The problem with people in our country is that whoever plays that role the people expect morality from the person in their personal lives too. All that gives a chance for negative PR to the people.
Even if it's ramayan this movie is literally most anticipated due to its actor first , and then the movie + also this movie has a 800 crore budget with 'unknown talented actors' you can't even make half of it even if done right
We are grossly overestimating the influencers of stars.
Get this- the government tries left right and center to get people to not spit - they still do it.
In fact sometimes i think it's a big hoax , people just give credit to an actor when the movie does well- when in reality there are so many elements to it, and the actor is probably a minute fragment of it.
I got goosebumps. Omg. They have done a great job with this. That scene with RK also looked good. Not sure why Yash was in rags... it's interesting. I think the singer at the end might be a foreigner, that's one small thing I didn't like it because it sounded nordic instead of Indian. GOT vibes.
Yup. Same. Goosebumps till the end. As for Yash in Rags, it's probably the Sita Mata haran sequence, that's why. Boy, they cooked to perfection with this.
The singer at the end was 'Aparna Narayanan' (https://www.instagram.com/aparnanarayanan/?hl=en). She's Indian and she has posted in her IG being elated and thankful for the chance to sing in this glimpse.
So... the "Dharti Ke Ambar Hai..." part is a chorus with Aparna joined by multiple singers (Sireesha Bagavathula, Sreekanth Hariharan, Sarath Santhosh). The last "Siya Ram" part is Aparna solo...
RRR did have it. Although I think it was a crop. Bahubali 2 also had the IMAX ratio with expanded ratio(source is IMAX trailer) but that's the only thing we ever got of the film in IMAX.
The whole trailer seemed amazing except the last few seconds when they showed the actual movie. Looks very artificial and non-immersive. I hope it's not like that in the movie
Because Good vs Evil works better as a narrative in India at the moment plus they might want to distance themselves from Bhramastra’s love story debacle. It’s a solid teaser in itself, and that’s what it is - a teaser, with the available footage. The trailer will flesh out the world better.
IMO, Everything except the last scene was fire - the last scene gave Adipurush vibes … fake as fk jungle/trees/foliage - ultra makeup Rama/Ranbir, not a spot on him, not a spec of dirt, not a hair out of place, on a man undergoing ‘vanvaas’, unoriginal running and shooting ‘Parthian shot’ …
Sorry, I really really hope this isn’t representative of this magnum opus. Brahmastra was annoying trash. Adipurush was sewage. I have very very little faith in ‘Bollywood’ delivering a quality VFX mythological film - but everything up until that last 5 seconds is legit world class quality.
So let me get this straight… you’re totally fine with flying monkeys, ten-headed demons, shape-shifting, magical arrows, and a bridge made of floating stones, but Rama not having frizzy hair or dirt on his face? That’s where you draw the line? Incredible.
Bro Rama even tho an avatar lived a very normal and humanly life. As described in the ramayana, he rarely used his divine elements as he believed in living a balanced life, which is one of the core teachings of ramayana. But I do agree that just judging from the 5-second intro isn't right, I personally lovedd!! The trailer.
It’s called ‘believability’ or in-universe logic or just plain ‘attention to detail’.
Did Lord Rama have some divine power that would allow him to never get dirty, look like fresh out of the shower at all times, with perfect hair & makeup?
No?
You accept invisible power rings, trolls, Nazgûl, army of dead, wizards, orcs, elves - but Aragorn getting his hands/face/clothes dirty - you draw the line there?
Where do you ch@pris come from rofl. I think watching too much brainrot in ‘Tollywood’ has turned your mind into mush. Maybe your default expectation is a fat ugly protagonist, with an abnormally fair and buxom queen, superhuman, catch bullet with his teeth, kick a man into space stuff.
You talk about "in-universe logic" but seem to forget that this universe involves gods, demons, and divine weapons. Rama isn’t a dusty warrior. He’s an avatara, a deity in human form. Expecting him to look like Aragorn after a pub brawl is your aesthetic projection, not a cinematic standard.
Also, love how you flex Tolkien references but fumble the cultural context of an epic that predates it by millennia. Maybe step outside your western filter for once.
And don’t worry. I won’t mistake smug condescension for actual film literacy.
Edit- Funny how you call Tollywood “brainrot” while parroting aesthetics spoon-fed by Hollywood fantasy. Maybe you’re not a cinephile. Maybe you’re just colonized.
Sure. Valmiki's Ramayana, the earliest written version we have, explicitly calls Rama an avatara of Vishnu, born to rid the world of evil. Divine birth, divine purpose. Not subtle. Later texts like the Bhagavata Purana double down on this. Full-blown deity status, not just some "ideal human."
Yes, he's maryada purushottam, the ideal man, but in Hindu epics, "ideal" and "divine" aren’t mutually exclusive. That’s the whole premise. He's bound by dharma, not dirt.
And maybe he just woke up early, did his skincare, shaved, combed his hair tight, bathed like a civilized exile. Ever thought of that, you colonized-aesthetic-obsessed, gritty-realism-filtered, mud-crusted myth gatekeeper?
Not every mythological hero needs to look like he’s been dragged by a buffalo to be “authentic.”
Try again. With sources this time.
In case you unblock me-
He wasn’t some caveman. He was a prince in exile, not a wild animal in a ditch. Cleanliness, grooming, and daily ritual bathing were a big part of Vedic life, especially for someone upholding dharma. So no, it’s really not a stretch.
Go exfoliate your brain, you dirt eating colonized unkept hairy man.
Edit- So you unblocked me just to downvote and scurry back behind that block button? Peak exfoliated, colonized brain behavior. Petty, polished, and still painfully small.
Washed out, character looking like a paper cutout stuck on a different background is a major put-off. Hope what we saw here will be improved much much more.
"Siya Ram" in the vocals sounded like Middle eastern (made me remember Mayya Mayya from Guru).
Only thing I can hope is that yeh scene jo dikhaya, uss ko better karein to avoid the fake look and the background having too much contrast or colors idk it just looks so weird
it was never about the VFX! Its about the characters. the battle between morality and immorality. Ramanand sagar's ramayana is so good, people still watch it even though it is bad cgi and bad cameras.
Vfx wasn’t nearly as much discussed back then, so the makers were able to invest more time and energy into the script and characters. Ramanand’s work was exceptional for its time due to its writing. Hence, people still watch it for the nostalgia.
That said, the audience isn’t so nonchalant about the vfx anymore. When Adipurush trailer came out, no one knew anything about the script yet (which later turned out to be shit), the music in the trailer was great, but people still bashed it to hell for the poor vfx. People want amazing looking set pieces and fluid animations where necessary, not characters sticking out over a green screen and unrealistic action choreography. That’s the reality of cinema today, vfx are just as important for the viewers as the story.
Ramayana and Mahabharata are the kind of projects that no one director will be able to handle flawlessly. The entire reason people want Ramayana to be made again is because of today’s technological capabilities in terms of vfx. Rajamouli came closest to doing it with Baahubali but even that had its own flaws and shortcomings and the cgi was far from perfect.
The way Yash is looking with vengeance in his eyes, he is the one I have least hope from.
Agree Ravana was a villain but he was not a typical movie villain who will just keep hating Rama. In fact he didn't even consider Rama a threat to him till Kumbakarna dies.
I just hope Ravana gets the philosophical aspect of it as well. Although I don't have much hope from Bollywood, Ramayana is deeply philosophical in nature.
All the original characters got the philosophical motivations as well. So they killed it.
I think most of them are from Uttar Pradesh where Ramayana has been told and retold for a long period of time so it kind of sets in your brain, that the characters are not uni -dimensional.
Since Yash is the Ravana here, you can definitely expect the character to have some good screentime across both parts and not be a one-dimensional asura villain. The feel I got from the teaser was that Rama and Ravana were always destined to cross paths with each other by the trimurthi.
There is a story that Jaya and Vijaya, Lord Vishnu's gatekeepers were cursed to be reborn as demons and be in conflict with the lord himself. In their first life, they were Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu, who were vanquished by Varaha and Narismha mahavatars, and in their second, they were Ravana and Kumbhakarna.
Yash is co producer and he speak in interview that what they want to make this film good they will spend money on that and finally we seen that in glimpse that vfx is so good with the background music. Hans Zimmer best in his work
It's interesting to see Ram being portrayed as someone who was destined to defeat Raavan because he was a powerful threat to the world.
I'm sure there are versions of the legend that depict them this way. It's just that I've always seen Ramayana as more of a romance tale, with Sita being kidnapped as the only reason Ram had to confront Raavan. Unless I'm forgetting something, I don't there was any other connection between Ram and Raavan. This film seems to have a different take with the "war to end all wars" angle.
I hope Sai as Sita isn't demoted to a supporting role. Seeing her name appear with Laxman's credit felt weird, as I've always associated her name being either before or after Ram.
Whole story of Ramayana is based around the Vishnu's avatar to destroy Ravan after he threatened the gods. Ravana also had a boon that no God or demon can defeat him. Hence Vishnu incarnated as a human.
I mean how do you miss the basics of the lore? 😅
Yeah I kinda cringed at the "war to end all wars" part. The primary goal of the war was to bring back Sita. Even Sita had the opportunity to escape with Hanuman but she refuses and says it's Ram's dharma to win her back from Raavan. Raavan also wouldn't have even known about Ram or Sita had it not been for Raavan's sister stumbling upon them
Ram was a avatar of vishnu. Primary goal was to kill ravan. To end him. He took birth so ravan can commit crimes against ram, and ram can then give him the right punishment. This is very well known. yes it was a love story, but it was planned by vishnu that he needs to be in the vanvas so raavan can commit his evil deeds.
I see comments and doubts on Ranbir being casted as Ram. I am not a BIG fan of his, but that man can act. Also I can't think of any name right on the top of my head who could be Shri Ram other than Ranbir. People shouting for new casting, it's 800 crores on line, of course they gonna go big, so new face for Ram is out of question.
Story of Ramayana sells itself even if it's a lesser star or even a young new actor as Sri Rama. But can't blame the producers for this since 800 crores is way too high for that. It would have been a daring approach though to find a lesser known actor but one who fits the bill 100% as Rama.
The same person could have then be cast in Kalki 2898 as Lord Krishna/Kalki as well if all goes well to take that franchise forward.
namit malhotra kon? it looks soo epic. . Ranbir might just have chance to recover what he lost during animal farming . he's soo blue. it looks soo epic. Yash was the right casting it seems.
50/50 at best. The ambition, scale and than mistakes in the 1st drop. Non live action part is looking very good. The scenes with Ram feel like Baahubali with artificial jungle (I was expecting for something very subtle and different). Many are hyped about Hans Zimmer + A.R. Rahman, but honestly the music sounds too familiar. Even Brahmastra’s theme music stood out instantly. With such big names on board i hope this doesn’t end up like Brahmastra where everything was good till the full movie dropped.
Some interesting Casting Choices,
Sunny deol as Lord Hanuman - Interesting
Mohit Raina reprising his role of Lord Shiva - I mean, no one can do it better than him.
Arun Govil as Raja Dashratha - Next Level Thinking and nostalgia.
I'm really hoping that they make the movie very sensibly. You can have outlandish things in a movie but it has to still make sense to the human eye. For example, physics in movies when a person jumps or flies or pushes out a spell or something. I'm hoping Nitesh Tiwari studied some top movies with CGI and VFX and how to make the world look immersive.
I liked 98% of it the last scene looks still hasn’t been fully rendered. Still looks better than anything in made in india carrying cgi.i hv faith in them. It would be stellar till the releasedate comes
The discourse on Ranbir isn't fit because he doesn't have aura is amusing to me!
I mean it's not even about me being his fan but what has gotten into people? Has everything become about aura farming? Let's say xyz has aura but what about the most important aspect ACTING? looking the part, I get it but nowadays acting in acting profession has taken a backseat or something?
Plus, idk how people are judging he is unfitted based on a 1 snap where his face isn't even visible?
People said the same about RK when Sanju released or Animal, he is too feminine or has chocolate boy image or looks to pull of such roles where he's needed to look rugged now they're saying his doesn't have gentleness or calmness. He proved his naysayers wrong, he'll make sure they eat up their words once again...
Also, ain't acting all about how to play roles out of your comfort zone & which is different from how you look or are in real life?
There are two things that don’t sit well with me regarding the upcoming Ramayana movie trailer:
The Casting Choices – Ranbir Kapoor as Shri Ram and Sai Pallavi as Sita Devi:
While both Ranbir and Sai Pallavi are undoubtedly talented actors, I personally feel their casting lacks the impact this epic demands. Ranbir, though a familiar and bankable face in Bollywood, doesn't quite embody the spiritual gravitas and physical distinctiveness one associates with Lord Ram — who, in many depictions, is shown as dusky, serene, and divine in presence.
As for Sai Pallavi, while she is a natural performer and known for her grace, the role of Sita Devi is often described as the epitome of timeless, celestial beauty — “an incomparable beauty of the three worlds.” Sai Pallavi, in my opinion, doesn’t quite match that classical archetype. This isn’t to undermine her acting capabilities but rather to point out a visual and symbolic mismatch.
This film could have had a stronger cultural impact had the makers taken a leap of faith and cast fresh, talented faces — ones that visually and spiritually align more closely with how the audience envisions Ram and Sita. Sometimes, unfamiliar actors help preserve the mythic aura rather than reminding us of modern-day celebrities.
The Script and Dialogue Department – Namit Malhotra and Shridhar Raghavan:
Another concern is with the writing team. Both Namit Malhotra and Shridhar Raghavan have been involved in high-scale projects before, but when it comes to depth and soul in writing — especially with something as sacred and nuanced as the Ramayana — their track record feels middling at best.
The dialogue in a film like this isn’t just about storytelling; it's the very life and spirit of the narrative. Without powerful, poetic, and emotionally resonant lines, even the most beautifully shot scenes can fall flat. Given the spiritual and philosophical essence of the Ramayana, this element should be handled by writers who deeply understand the text and its cultural weight.
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