📌 Key Points
- Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana will portray Ravana as a complex character with benevolent qualities.
- The director emphasizes that Ravana’s tale holds an important lesson about ego and vengeance.
- Tiwari promises a visual spectacle with unseen portrayals of Lanka and Ayodhya.
- The Ramayana films, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash, will release in two parts in 2026 and 2027.
Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming Ramayana films are generating buzz. Tiwari plans to depict Ravana with greater nuance, highlighting his positive attributes alongside his flaws, in order to impart an important moral lesson to viewers. The film promises a visual spectacle.
Ravana’s Complex Character in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana
The filmmaker explained that it’s important to show all these facets of Ravana because it’s a ‘very important lesson’. “It’s very important for us to showcase all these bits, all these aspects of Ravana, because there’s a very important lesson which is hiding in there. You can have all these great qualities, but if you are governed by vengeance and if you’re driven by ego, then you know what the end result is going to be,” he said.
The Moral Lesson Behind Ravana’s Portrayal
Elsewhere in the interview, Nitesh also mentioned that Ramayana is more than just a visual spectacle, as emotions are at its heart. He also promised to show Lanka and Ayodhya in a manner ‘no one has ever seen before’.
“To reach till this moment, it has personally taken me seven years. Filmmaking is a speculative and lonely process. Every moment of these seven years, I’ve imagined this moment as to what the reaction would be when it comes out,” said Namit emotionally at the film’s teaser launch, adding, “Today, looking at your reaction, I feel the seven years are worth those seven years. A lot of people have worked on this film. We hope we get much love from you all.”
A Visual Spectacle: Lanka and Ayodhya Reimagined
Ramayana will be released in two parts for Diwali 2026 and 2027. Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman are composing the film’s score.
Nitesh Tiwari’s vision for Ramayana promises a fresh perspective on the epic. The filmmakers have dedicated years to bringing this story to life and hope audiences will appreciate their efforts when the films release in 2026 and 2027.
