Ramanand Sagar's grandson reviews Ramayana trailer, objects to Ranbir Kapoor's casting: ‘He has baggage after Animal'
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It is hard to match the legacy of legendary director and producer Ramanand Sagar , who created the iconic 1987 television series Ramayan. However, Ranbir Kapoor -starrer Ramayana has been creating significant buzz ever since its trailer was rolled out. Now, Ramanand's grandson, Shiv Sagar, has shared his review of the movie's trailer.
Adding to this, Star Ranbir Kapoor is portraying Ram in the movie Ramayana 'Didn't care for other actors apart from Yash' While Shiv lauded the movie's VFX and appreciated the casting of Sai Pallavi and Yash, he was critical of Ranbir Kapoor's casting as Lord Ram.
Meanwhile, In the clip posted by Tooth Mountain Farms that is now going widely shared, Shiv shared, "I saw the trailer, and of course, the trailer was much better than the promo because the teaser that they had put out before had very little information. In the trailer, we could see more of the characters and more of the VFX, and also they revealed Ravan, which is played by Yash."
Notably, Praising Yash and Sai Pallavi's casting as Ravana and Sita, he shared, “Overall, I really like the casting of Yash as Ravan and Sai Pallavi as Sita because they are from South, and these actors from South, they really understand our mythology, and these are stories told to them from a very young age by their grandparents. So they really know the mannerisms, and they know these characters very well, and I think that is why Yash and Sai Pallavi were really able to incorporate these characters into their acting, but I did not care much for the other actors.”
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In further updates, Criticising Ranbir's casting as Lord Ram, he shared, "Because typically, what we do is, we cast a fresh face for a character like Ram because Ranbir has a lot of baggage with him, especially after Animal. I really don’t know if he will be accepted as Ram, but the VFX was very good. Nitish Tiwari ji has conceptualised the thing very beautifully."
On top of that, Shiv went on to praise the concept of Ravana's Pushpak Vimana and Surpanakha arriving on a lion chariot. He also expressed hope that the movie performs well, saying it could encourage younger audiences to take an interest in Indian mythology.
Ramayana is an soon-to-release mythological epic directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra. The movie features a star-studded cast including Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash, Sunny Deol, Ravie Dubey, Rakul Preet Singh and others. The movie's Part 1 is slated for rollout during Diwali 2026, with Part 2 scheduled to arrive in 2027. The movie is as per reports mounted on a budget of ₹ 4,000 crore rupees, with music composed by AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer.
Source: Hindustan Times