Tamil director Shankar calls Yash's Ravana a lovable villain in his Ramayana review; praises actor's performance
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash -starrer Ramayana hit screens on November 5 ahead of Diwali. The movie received mixed reviews upon its rollout and has performed decently at the ticket-window. Tamil director Shankar of late watched the movie and posted his review. Interestingly, he called Yash’s Ravana a lovable villain in the movie.
Adding to this, Yash plays the Lanka king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana. Shankar all praise for Yash and Ramayana Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, Shankar called Ramayana a spectacle and shared that he had never seen visuals like this in Indian cinema. He wrote, “#Ramayana – What a spectacle!!! Never seen visuals like this in Indian cinema. Huge appreciation to @malhotra_namit and @niteshtiwari22 for taking Indian cinema to international standards.”
Meanwhile, He also lauded his frequent collaborator AR Rahman for his music, writing, “Brilliant VFX, rich production values, superb look and feel, great music by @arrahman and @HansZimmer, and massive sound!” The 2.0 and Indian 2 director then lauded Yash and his performance, “It’s a delight to watch @TheNameIsYash in every frame. He is such a lovable villain and has delivered a quality performance.”
Notably, Shankar also sent love to the rest of the team, writing, “Best wishes to #RanbirKapoor and @Sai_Pallavi92. Grand applause to the entire team for this wonderful effort and making Indian cinema proud!” Director Nitesh commented on his post with folded-hands emojis, writing, “Thanks a lot sir.”
As per the latest buzz, Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shridhar Raghavan. It is produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash. Ranbir plays Ram in the movie, Sai plays Sita, and Yash plays Ravana. The movie also stars Ravi Dubey as Lakshmana, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanaka, Arun Govil as Dasharatha, Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Shobana as Kaikashi, Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari, and more.
In further updates, The first part delves into Ravana’s backstory, setting up the tale till his abduction of Sita after a fight with Jatayu, voiced by Anupam Kher. It also shows Ram’s childhood and upbringing, his marriage to Sita, the circumstances of his 14-year exile, and his vow to bring Sita back from Ravana. The movie ends with a tease of Sunny Deol as Hanuman , who will join the main cast in the second part.
On top of that, Ramayana has collected ₹ 112.90 crore rupees net in India and ₹ 221.05 crore rupees worldwide in its first two days of rollout. It was rolled out in all South Indian languages and Hindi, as well as in 2D, 3D and other formats. It remains to be seen how much the movie collects by its opening weekend.
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Source: Hindustan Times