‘Ramayana’: Ranbir, Sai to begin shoot in March; Yash will have a big role in Part 2; says report

Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana will reportedly star Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, and Yash as Raavan. The movie, which is based on the Hindu epic, is expected to hit the theatres in the second half of 2025 and the director is all set to take the film on floors in March 2024, as per a new Pinkvilla report.

Yash will be joining the team of ‘Ramayana’ in July, after he wraps up a major chunk of his next film, ‘Toxic’.
‘The entire world of Ramayana has been created by Nitesh Tiwari and the National Award-Winning Filmmaker is all set to take the film on floors in March next year. The world of Ramayana has been designed by Oscar Winning VFX company, DNEG, who is also producing this epic. The makers intend to introduce a new technology of filmmaking with Ramayana, and the entire test run of the shoot has been conducted multiple times. Right from 3D scans to look tests – all the aspects of pre-production have been concluded with the three leads – Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash,’ a source close to the development told the portal.

In the first part, Yash has an extended role, while part two will explore his Raavan character.
Initially, he declined the role in ‘Ramayana’, considering his fans' desires. Also, Ranbir plans a pre-production visit to DNEG's LA office next year for the film.

The source said, ‘Yash has an extended appearance in Ramayana: Part One, which is more of a story building of Ram and Sita with character introduction of Hanuman. The second part will chronicle the arc of Raavan’s character and the actor is excited to enter into this auspicious world of Nitesh Tiwari. Yash was bowled over by the visuals and the purity with which Nitesh intends to retell Ramayana to the audience today... There is some tech rehearsal expected to take place in LA in January 2024 and RK will be off to the US for a couple of weeks. It's essentially for pre-viz.’

The first part of the Ramayana trilogy is set for a release in the latter half of 2025.
Makers are reportedly in talks with Sunny Deol for the role of Hanuman, though he's yet to confirm.
Previously, reports had suggested Alia Bhatt would portray Sita in Nitesh Tiwari's direction.

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