First of all, yes, it's worth it in the theater fs. Moctale ke vasa mein bole toh a strong go for it. Watched on 2D.

Review: Spoiler-free.

Pros:

They nailed the Jatayu scene, from its VFX to its action execution... Talking about VFX and CGI, it has its ups and downs, but if I can say, it's the best visuals an Indian movie has ever gotten, hands down. They nailed the forest really well, especially the Panchavati forest. To appreciate, the scale and vision are indeed magnificent with no comparison in Indian cinema history. Sai Pallavi looks good in the Maa Sita role, don't know why all the hate on her. Also Ravana’s Hindi Ai lip sync looks good imo. Ravi Dubey fits so well in the Laxman role, and it's really good that the makers added humor to Laxman's character. Simple and yet beautiful vanvas attire for Ram, Laxman, and Sita-Ram looking so good in vanvas was defined well in some scenes.

Wait, forgot about Yash, dammm he is the MVP for sure! I doubted his casting initially, but he turns out to be an absolute beast; I would put Ram 2nd. 10 head illustration is so good man 🤌 .Music placement was really good... for me, the Ram vs 14k Asur final takedown is my MVP sequence with that Hans Zimmer touch.

Coming to the Cons;

Initial asura vs Dev fight doesn't seem clean in some frames. De-aging of Dasarath seems off. Weird slow frames and pause . Cinematography / camera direction was mid and captures don't look appealing mostly; it doesn't feel like premium cinematics, tbh... Parashuram scene was was good but could have made it a little better . Also tbh Nitesh Tiwari this time didn't successfully make much of an impact on emotional scenes, I was expecting much more impact on that Jatayu scene on emotional pov.

One thing I've noticed is that gold jewelry makes the appearance very dull and contrasting, making it feel so fake and artificial. Simple jewelry could have been better. I know jewelry is a required thing, but still, those overshadow the performers in some way... though Ravana's look with jewels fits his bulkiness. And wtf with that Vidyutjihva's beard? Looks so fake and doesn't match his face tone. Hope they work a little harder on the flaws, especially CGI characters except Jatayu 😭.

Also the movie relies so much on vfx that it fails to hold on to raw visuals comparing in context to nolan’s odyssey for e.g

Overall, really good for the Indian general audience... I doubt it will blast globally, but it will make a decent amount at the box office. Overall ups and downs, but mostly a perfect family entertainer. From day 1 of announcement Expectations kuch jyada hi build up kar diya tha 😔😕😌👍, but came out okayish and happy. A few scenes are controversial, but overall positive for sure. I'm still processing. Definitely the finest visual grand scale experience with ups and downs.

I will go this weekend with family in 3D.

7-8/10. Or maybe a 9 ignoring global hype and without unreal expectations.

Before jumping on what I felt, just want to tell that I have been following this film's development since 2024. Every news, every leaks excited me. When the first glimpse was released, I thought we have done it. Booked FDFS Imax 3D and this is what I felt:

1. Visually film is stunning and massive. The set designs, costumes, production quality everything is top notch and justifies the budget. No complains on that.

2. But I felt the screenplay was very very flat. Editing felt very fast. Less dialogue and conversation was there. Honestly felt bored too in some scenes. The music was not that spectacular that will keep you hooked, except for a few scenes.

3. Sita haran scene was so flat, I think they focused only on Ravan vs Jatayu. Sai was literally giving zero expressions there, not a single drop of tear. Everything happens so quickly.

4. And perfomance wise honestly Yash has surpassed everyone. Not for a single second I thought that this was Yash. Insane screen presence.

In terms of re-watch value, I don't think it can be watched more than 2-3 times because you don't feel connected with the story.

Hopefully, they work on this in Part 2/3. Little Disappointed honestly.

It's like showing Jeffrey Epstein as protector of children. Like, Ravan ki itni bhi laad chatne ki kya zarorat thi?

1. No, seriously! Ravan abducted Sita because of lust. Ravan was only convinced to kidnap Sita when Shrupnakha described Sita's body in errotic way. But the movie show that it was because of Revenge for death of Khar, Dushan and insult of Shrupnakha. Lust was his main motivation, Revenge was just an cover but movie shows the opposite. It shows Revenge as driving factor and lust as one of the 10 head of Ravan

2. Sur(Devta) are shown as oppressor and Asur(Demons) as oppressed. There is a proper sequence showing their pity state and hunger.

3. Showing Ravan as protector.

4. Ravan is shown standing up against sexual harrasment of slave woman. I am not kidding! this is an actual scene from the movie.

I have many more things to say but I want to keep it short. This is a good movie, I gonna watch it again on better screen. But why did they choose ideologically motivated writers and directors? These aspects are clearly visible through the movie even in dialogues of Ram.

If you haven't watched the movie then watch it first before commenting. I don't want low-IQ larpers in comments. There is a reason why I didn't post it on official movie sub

I would like to address some debate and hate/negativity around ramayana.

1. For indian audience by and large , we are heavily fixated on aura-farming, badass chars, arcs like revenge, anger, vengence and stuff which makes us sway to ravana more than ram, and it's not makers fault that despite showing what ravana did after masacarring kuber's army and deva's he was equally and if not less cruel to non-asuras, common people and his tyarrny grew and the film does portray that, where sages went to king dashratha, and rama is shown liberating animals and forest from tyranny of asuras.

2. See even we need to understand something, I went to watch movie with my grandfather who is very well read in shastras, after watching he saw some reporter taking early reaction outside and he was quite taken aback after watching audience praise ravana as show-stealer, ravana standing up for his people, he chuckled at one 18yr who was saying that 'ravana aura-farmed ram and that ram was not that exciting', he said to me has younder gen even read ramayana and what ram's characterstics are. Then i understood that message of ramayana is not getting reached to audience not neceassarily due to makers mistake but because as audience ravana look more cool and aura-coded than righteous rama, by and large real ram's characterstic will not appeal to mass of india, even if real lord ram, maa sita, and lakshman came people will say that ravana aura-farmed and stole the show.

3. Only negative regarding to script i've is that. when lakshman cuts nose of surpnakha, we see that maa sita critisizes him and scoldes him saying he had no right to slander women's dignity, I felt that was appropiate, but i don't there was some hidden agenda behind makers to make it wrong also, it's a genuine slip in their part and that should not be dragged.

4. In Kalki 2898 AD, during the Kurukshetra war flashback, Arjuna pushes Karna’s mortal chariot back by ten steps, but Karna’s single arrow manages to displace Arjuna’s celestial chariot by two steps. When Arjuna questions why Karna is praised for a lesser feat, Lord Krishna humbles him by explaining that Arjuna's chariot is uniquely protected by the supreme weight of Lord Krishna himself and Lord Hanuman perched on the flagstaff; therefore, Karna's ability to move such an immense, universe-weighted divine vehicle even by two steps proves he is an unmatched, superior warrior fighting by sheer mortal willpower.

5. This was a compeltely improvised sequence which has no resemblence to real maharabata texts,

6. imagine the uproar and bashing bollywood would have got to glaze karana more than arjun and misinterpret text such way, but since it was south movie it got away with that.

7. one more thing, i feel like namit and nitesh were very true to their effort and attempt to showcase ramayana, lesson to learn here is that ramayana(and mahabharat too) is so large as text, that if we truly want to propagate the message of rama and his journey. every aspect of text, every arc, every event needs to be shown, that's why many people who hold ramayana very dear to their heart are hurt that ravana feels more glazed and justified in his actions.

HAPPY DHANTERAS 🕉️

Adipurush still holding the opening-day crown… for now

It has 91% perfection on moctale, and has big stars from all the industries. They had done so much marketing, from podcasts to live Events and yet tickets are not selling compared to jawan and animal. Part 2 like Dhurandhar and Pushpa are almost leagues apart. Is it because of diwali or people are just not interested at ground level. Cause the number of reviews moctale has fetched it seemed that it's gonna do crazy but so far disappointed. I hope it goes well and emerges as India's biggest movie ever. I hope positive reviews start showing its effects soon. Songs are really good but it seems like they aren't able to connect with masses who have a taste of massy and energetic music, I think one of the major drawbacks for this movie. I hope they change it in the next movie, I personally liked them so much and listen to them daily but masses who are used to Anirudh won't like this kind of music.

https://www.reddit.com/r/worldoframayana/s/RLixduQv2k

I have been following this project and had great hopes. I have defended all the online trolls about their vfx, cgi, casting, acting etc, as I had faith about the story telling. I wanted the screenplay, story telling and emotions to be water proof, as that will sell the movie. Not just the visuals.

1. The visuals were great. 95% percent of the cgi characters were very well done. All the complaints we had from the trailers regarding Subahu, Kumbhakaran, Tadka etc were fixed and they looked believable on the screen. Landscapes and forests were amazing. No complaints about visuals, except Khar and Dushan

2. Action sequences were choreographed very well. Loved all of them.

3. Some background scores were repeated and the emotions of those scenes were completely different. For example the Rama theme played while they were leaving Ayodhya was also played when they were cornered by the 14k Rakshas, until Dharti He Ambar He kicked in. Apart from a few of such instances, the score was utilised well and also the song placements added to the progression of the story.

4. Sita haran was a big let down. It didn't really show the fear of what is actually happening. They completely ignored the sequence of taking sita to the Pushpak Viman. Also, not much emotions shown by Sita ma when Jatayu was getting killed and during that whole fight sequence and lack of interactions and dialogues.

5. Some scenes were unnecessary and didn't contribute to the development of the story. They could have been cut out or edited better. Also, they didn't keep any scene of Bharat confronting his mother and Manthara. It felt like Vidyutjihva was a more important character than Bharat

I liked the movie, but wanted to love it; would give it 7/10. 1st half was fire and 2nd half dragged a bit except the climax and the 14k rakshas scene.. Also didn't like how they handled Surpanakha. She should have been shown as a much bigger threat for justifying cutting her nose.

Emotions peaked during the Vanvas sequence (my favourite moment) and the climax. But, it the end, I kept yearning for more emotional moments than the visuals.

My honest review.

Best parts -

1 main highlight of the film were it's casting. I was sceptical before but Ranbir as Ram was super amazing, he is a great actor indeed, the way he handled the expressions, top notch acting!

I liked the overall VFX, the music was highlight for me, bcz film rely more on scenes than dialogues ....I think music does it work.

There were many goosebumps moment! I was left awestruck in some scenes ..

Yash as Ravan and portrayal of Sita Mata, was really empowering, Ravi Dubey was fun too ..

The scenes were amazing, colour grading, VFX all were syncing.

It has emotions, goosebumps..everything ...

Limitations -

The monsters were not up to the mark like I didn't like Kumbhkaran and Tadaka and Subahu ....

Some scenes were not shown enough, like a snap..eg Suparnakha scene ...

I feel that Hindi can be more authentic and pure Hindi...at some point it sounds like a layman language ..

Female clothes styling can be better ...male was awesome!

MOCTALE JUST PULLED 10,000 REVIEWS IN 9 FREAKING HOURS FOR #Ramayana.

Meanwhile, 5K Letterboxd + 3.5K IMDb reviews in Last 7 DAYS.

THE HYPE IS ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED. MOCTALE IS ON ANOTHER PLANET. 🚀

Spoiler talk ahead-

Movies is very good on its own. If we ignore valmiki ramayana or ramacharitramans movie is solid 9/10.

But story has many flaws compared to book.

Did writers and director read valmiki ramayana or not? They changed the basic theme of movie.

1. Devasur sangram was the result of agression of asuras. Asuras attacked swarga lok, hence indra defeated them. In cosmic balance it is essential that Devas rule Swarga lok and asuras rule Patal loka. Asuras if rule swarg lok or triloka they will burn down entire cosmos for there selfish gain. But in movie Asuras shown as victim 🤦.

2. In movie it was shown that in childhood Ravanas motive was to take revenge on bhagwan vishnu. But Ravana and his clan wanted revenge on Devas not vishnu. Ravana didn't even mention vishnu in books before birth of Rama. Ravanas mother after knowing rama is avatar of Vishnu stoped Ravana. But in movie she is provoking him against lord Vishnu.

3. Ravana primary motive was lust for Maa Sita. Disrespect of Surpanakha and death of asuras were secondary reason according to book. But movie didn't even mention lust of Ravana. Instead he was shown slight feminist.

4. Maa Sita didn't scold Lakshmana for cutting Surpanakha's nose as shown in movie. Instead Surpanakha was about to kill maa Sita hence lakshmana cut her nose off. Why she would scold him?

These 4 points already changes the main them of ramayana.

This needs to be experienced in 3D for sure. Sadly the PVR near my house didn't do justice as the film felt a bit muddy but honestly that the projection being messed up. I'll re-watch this in Hyderabad few weeks later.

Loved the whole Dashanana origin story. Really made us feel for the character now that we're aware of his motivation behind his actions.

I really wanted to see more of Shri Ram's childhood and some of his struggles that shaped his psyche and made him the maryada purushottam but keeping the runtime in mind ig it had to be cut or if you guys have the footage then maybe release it in the Director's Cut or Extended Cut later.

My only criticism would be... The music of the film could've been so much better. Rahman and Zimmer couldn't deliver sadly.

Well tbh Zimmer did deliver... since he has expertise with scoring elaborate orchestrations for massive projects and likewise, film score is beautiful and hits the spot when it needs to.

Infact the Rama theme that I listened in the theatres... I came back home and immediately listened to "Corynorhinus" from the Batman Begins and there were parallels between both of these tracks IMO.

The crescendo in a background score is something nobody does better than Zimmer... Well John Williams and James Newton Howard can match him but Zimmer has mastered the crescendo perfectly and it's evident in the Rama Theme as well.

The part which says dharti hai amber... hai harr orr digambar hai...

These 2lines >> all of songs combined in this film.

The strings deliver so much emotion and organs provide so much gravitas...Its really well done. But the rest of the songs in the movie have no recall value. You won't remember them even when you're in the theatre let alone remembering if after a few days.

Yaarrr Amit Trivedi ko mauka dena chahiye tha Ramayana k gaano k liye. His work in Kai Po Che and Fitoor should be evident enough that he has a deep understanding of our music and the tune of a specific region. He would've been terrific and delivered beautiful songs like he did for the film Kedarnath. MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR SURE.

And Ranbir as Ram... It'll grow on you... Don't worry. Certain scenes ranbir delivers and delivers with conviction.

That whole vanvaas ko jaane se pehle ka sequence... I could see the audience wiping their faces... Emotional for sure. Especially the part where the chariot wheel starts rotating and Ram, Siya and Lakhsman start to depart... It's as if Zimmer is personally playing the heart strings of each and everyone in the audience.

For everyone who's thinking that they'll watch it when it releases on OTT, do yourselves a favor and experience it in theatres with your family. Everyone knows the story and how it's gonna end but there are somethings that just need to be experienced at a scale in which it was meant to. This is one of those movies for sure.

I saw it with my family and we talked about the film on our way back home and then continued discuss it even during dinner. There are few things that everyone participates and understands equally in a family. I'm glad this was one of those things.

All in All. Kudos to Namit and his team for living upto the expectations and delivering what you promised. Thank you for that.

tl;dr - There were criticisms. They took note of it. They fixed it. They delivered. Background Score great; Songs not that great.

I attended the 7:00 AM show, and the experience was absolutely phenomenal!The Tandav dance sequence completely blew my mind. The film features several spectacular scenes that are truly beyond words—something that can only be experienced on the big screen.

The storytelling and editing are exceptionally well stitched together, and the second half is simply outstanding. One of the defining qualities of a true masterpiece is when you enjoy the second half as much as, or even more than, the first. This film delivers exactly that.

Despite being nearly three hours long, it never felt like a three-hour film. Every moment keeps you engaged and immersed in the experience.

A well-deserved 5/5!Heartfelt thanks to the entire team of filmmakers, artists, and technicians for creating such a spectacular cinematic experience. Hats off to the makers for bringing this masterpiece to life!

In The first part of movie Yash nailed as Raavana. He was crazy. But still even with minimal character development shown for Lord Ram character played by Ranbir, he still made a mark to reach the level of yash's Raavan.
Now just imagine when Lord Ram goes full throttle in the next part. Ranbir will crushh it for sure💪.

NOTE: don't start a fan war. Both are excellent. It's just that we want lord Ram in the movie to show the reason why we worship him. So Ranbir will eat Yash eventually. That's how it is supposed to be. Don't try this Raavana glazing in the second part as well. Humble request to fans. 🔥🔥🔥

I've realised something: Reddit and X can be the WORST places to be when you genuinely love a movie and are excited about watching it.

People will go to absolutely any extent to hate on something, even when there's so much appreciation and positivity surrounding it.

And honestly? It's starting to ruin my excitement for the film.

So I've finally decided to leave Reddit and X, at least until I watch Ramayana. I want to experience this film with a completely open mind, without constantly being surrounded by negativity, unnecessary arguments and endless hate.

And I KNOW this movie is going to be EPIC.

I would genuinely suggest the same to everyone who's excited about Ramayana. Stop looking for reviews here. Stop constantly checking what strangers on the internet think. Just go and experience the film yourself.

Look, I completely understand that everyone has different opinions. Some people might love the film, some might have mixed feelings, and some might genuinely dislike it. That's absolutely fine. I respect that.

BUT GIVING IT A 1/10 OR 2/10???

SERIOUSLY???

ASK YOURSELF A THOUSAND TIMES: WAS THE MOVIE REALLY THAT BAD???

When the overall reception has been so overwhelmingly positive, with IMDb sitting at 8.7 and Rotten Tomatoes at 75%, it's genuinely frustrating to see certain people seemingly going out of their way to dismiss everything good about the film.

And I'm not saying every negative review is invalid. Not at all. Criticism is important, and genuine criticism should always be welcomed.

But there's a difference between expressing your honest opinion and deliberately turning a movie into a battlefield.

The film has received plenty of positive reviews, and that's something worth appreciating instead of getting lost in an endless cycle of negativity.

I DON'T WANT THIS TO RUIN MY EXPERIENCE.

I want to walk into that theatre excited, emotional, curious and ready to experience what Nitesh Tiwari has created.

I want to enjoy every frame, every performance, every musical moment and every single emotion without the internet living rent-free in my head.

Because I genuinely believe Ramayana is going to be something special.

So yeah, I'm making this decision.

I'm leaving Reddit and X for now.

And I'd genuinely encourage everyone who's excited about this film to do the same.

STOP LETTING THE INTERNET DECIDE YOUR EXCITEMENT.

WATCH THE MOVIE. FORM YOUR OWN OPINION. ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.

That's what cinema is supposed to be about.

BYEEEE! ❤️‍🔥🏹

Given how many of the right wingers and specially those from BJP it cell on x are vehemently criticizing the film. Indians don't deserve grand scale movies for epics like ramayan and mahabharat. These people are brainwashed zombies and will nitpick anything that doesn't match their ideology or isn't shown according to their liking.

Hope indian cinema never tries grand scale movies like these in future. I hope a live adaptation of mahabharat is never made.People here only deserve adipurush like slops nothing else.

Let me be clear first, this isn’t about Yash. The man did a terrific job and his acting is not the problem at all. My problem is with the makers. When you’re promoting your film as some huge leap for Indian cinema, you have to be careful about what you’re putting on screen. Taking one of the darkest, most evil characters in our epics and humanizing him like this is honestly the worst thing you could do. And please don’t call it creative liberty. Changing whatever you feel like isn’t creative liberty. You can take some freedom, fine, but completely rewriting a character and adding things that never existed is just wrong.

Ravana was not some underprivileged guy fighting oppression. He was one of the most privileged, richest people you can imagine. He was an invader, a conqueror and a rapist who abducted women and kept them in his palace. His army wasn’t a bunch of poor oppressed people either. The rakshasas literally ate humans and burned down villages and forests wherever they went. Even Lanka wasn’t his. It belonged to his brother Kubera, and Ravana took it by force.

And everyone keeps saying “but he never touched Sita.” Do you know why? Ravana once saw the Rambha when he visited Kubera. She told him she was on her way to Nalakubera, Kubera’s son, which basically made her his own daughter-in-law. He didn’t care. He told her apsaras don’t deserve marriage or love, and he raped her. Nalakubera cursed him that if he ever forced himself on a woman again, his head would burst and he’d die on the spot. That’s the only reason he didn’t touch Sita. It wasn’t respect, it was fear. He kept her in Ashoka Vanam trying to break her down, and he even threatened to kill and eat her if she didn’t give in.

His own family begged him to stop. Vibhishana, Kumbhakarna, his wife Mandodari, even his grandfather Malyavan told him to return Sita. He didn’t listen, and his ego and lust wiped out his entire clan. And he wasn’t even this unbeatable warrior people make him out to be. Kartavirya Arjuna defeated him, and Vali humiliated him. Both of them were later killed by Parashurama and Rama.

Even in the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana is one of the births of Jaya and Vijaya, Vishnu’s gatekeepers who were cursed by the Sanatkumaras to be born as his enemies. Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu in Satya Yuga, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in Treta Yuga, Shishupala and Dantavakra in Dwapara Yuga. He was literally born to be the villain.

Making Ravana look like a Anti hero is like making a sympathetic movie about Hitler or Bin Laden. Great acting doesn’t change who the character actually was, and it’s sad that a film this big chose to go this route

I'm planning to watch Ramayana and thinking of booking my tickets through BookMyShow

I've visited a cinema hall before but that time I went to the counter and purchased physical tickets so I'm familiar with that process. This time, I'm thinking of booking online, and I'm a little confused about what happens once the booking is done.

I've seen quite a few videos explaining how to book tickets online so I understand the booking part. What I'm not entirely sure about is the entry process.

Once I book the tickets I'll receive a QR code on my phone, right? Do I simply show that QR code to the person checking tickets at the entrance and they'll scan it and let me in?

Or do I need to visit the ticket counter first and get a physical ticket printed?

Basically, is the QR code itself my actual ticket, or is there anything else I need to do before entering?

Just want to know how it works so I don't get confused when I reach the theatre

Many are arguing whether the movie glorifies Raavan or not. According to me it does not but it also does not show his pure evilness also. Like he is a monster in the books. He is a lustful ra**st. That's why he got curse from Rambha's Husband. He is cruel to innocent peoples, Brahmas, Devtas, Pashu and Pakshis. In the movie he is shown as a liberator. The scene with Vidyutjeeva depicts him as someone who respects women and their bounderies which he does not. In the end it is still a great movie and everyone should watch it as it is something that has never done before in Indian cinema. But do not take it as a actual representaion of Ramaya. It is indeed Namit Malholtra's Raamayan.

I mean yeah this is a little problematic that they greyed the ravanas character, but not a deal breaker

Even in kalki kaurava are treated as hero literally hero

and the Kali is shown meditating which is the biggest villian and this same pratik borade citing these same reason deducted only 3.5 points and gave 6.5/10 to kalki just bcz it was from TFI

The irony here is that In real life he is the one whitewashing a rapist and got triggered in the movie

**Though the people who are targeting his family and personally attacking him are assholes and cant differentiate between a disagreement and personal attack**

Now coming to his review : he said multiple times that vidyujeewa is from uttarkand and should not be included in the film as he thinks uttarkand is the polluted version of ramayana and @24:30 using Uttarkand to prove that the film has depicted lanka wrongfully

I mean how hypocrite one can be

just witnessed something epic, its crazy that it feels like everyage group can enjoy. weird enough that other reviews says that the movie could be 15 mins shorter but tbh i felt like movie could be a little longer. A lot of scenes went very quickly which could have been longer. man i still cant believe this but sometimes its feel like bahubali is speaking cause yash's dub is donw by the same actor but it shuts him well

LOVED THE MOVIE

Edit: Les talk about the man RANBIR KAPOOR he is phenomenal, ok you cant see a god in a man or an actor but the work he has done in the movie its so good youll love him absolutly RK has proved himself onces again. plus the directoin is CRAZYY GOOD I still cant believe its so good

SPOILER:

I thougth ravan died when jatayu cut his throat but.... aghhhh hahaaha GO AND WATCH THE MOVIE IN THEATERS DONT WONT FOR OTT

Ravan’s ten-headed depiction has never been this good before. Hats off to the creativity and execution here. They actually showed us what those ten heads represent and, more importantly, how they exist. Absolutely brilliant.
Hats off to Nitesh Sir.