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Ramayana – the birth of a legend This is a director’s film Nitesh Tiwari (whose Dangal remains the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide), who co-wrote the screenplay Shridhar Raghavan. The film is based on an epic Ramayana by Valmiki and is a two-part film. The film is produced by filmmaker Namit Malhotra, whose Oscar-winning visual effects company, DNEG, has created films such as Odyssey, Dune, Interstellar and Inception.
The project was announced in 2017 and a trilogy was planned. However, after several years of development, the production slowed down its plans and it was decided to structure the project from three films into two films, both directed by Tiwari.
He’s there to create the soundtrack AR Rahmanwith whom he cooperated Hans Zimmerthus marking the composer’s debut in the Indian film industry. The soundtrack features Sanskrit verses and lyrics by poet Kumar Vishwasi inspired by the film’s narration. The has been updated Set between April 2024 and July 2025 in Film City, Mumbai, the film has the highest budget in Indian cinema history.
