At the recently held international trailer launch event of Ramayana held in Bengaluru, Yash, who plays the role of Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part magnum opus, heaped praises on co-star Sai Pallavi. The actress will be seen as goddess Sita in Ramayana with Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama. The trailer has already piqued fans’ interest, making Ramayana the most anticipated releases of 2026.
On the sidelines of the event, Yash praised Sai and her dedication to play the part well. He told the regional media present there, “Sai Pallavi, she is a devotee. She is so devoted that she remembers Sita for five minutes whenever she gets a chance. We have seen her work on set. Very devotional, God-loving, God-fearing. She talks about God. I am very happy that she is portraying Sita. She has that art. She has a good heart. Bless her. I request you all to give her love and bless her.”
About Ramayana
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and bankrolled by Namit Malhotra, Ramayana features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, Sai Pallavi and goddess Sita, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. Ramayana first trailer took social media by storm and has achieved a remarkable milestone within hours of its release. Ramayana has crossed 10 million views in just 9 hours, and has become the top trend on YouTube.
Spectacular VFX, grand visuals, impressive performances from the entire cast, and a stirring background score elevate every frame. Adapted by Shridhar Raghavan, the film features music by Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman in a landmark East-West collaboration.
Bringing this together with the story of the Ramayana, one of the greatest tale ever, Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana aims to bring epic emotion to life on an unprecedented scale. The film sees Ranbir Kapoor embodying Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi bringing grace to the role of Sita, alongside Yash as the commanding Ravana and Sunny Deol steps in as the indomitable Hanuman.
Ramayana’s massive Rs 4000 crore budget
Ramayana Parts 1 and 2 combined have a reported budget of Rs 4000 crore, several times the budget of anything ever produced in India. Speaking on The Prakhar Gupta Xperience podcast, Namit said, “When we set out to make it, 6-7 years ago, when we really got serious about mounting it, everybody called me a lunatic, because no Indian film comes close to it budgetwise. To put it simply, it will be about $500 million by the time we are done with both the films – Part 1 and Part 2, which is over Rs 4000 crore.
Planned as a two-part cinematic epic, Ramayana will release worldwide in IMAX, with Part 1 arriving on November 5 ahead of Diwali 2026 and Part 2 scheduled for Diwali 2027.
