The film’s trailer, released on July 30, quickly became a talking point, with viewers divided over its visuals and VFX. Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari ’s Ramayana is among the most-awaited films of the year. others criticised its CGI While some praised the scale of the project.
Now, in an interview with Collider, actor Ranbir Kapoor has addressed the criticism and spoken about what he called the rise of “CG critics”.
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“There has been a phenomenon right now. In the last few years, there are such a large number of people who have become these CG critics. They see the trailer, and they are always critiquing that it’s not good enough or it’s seemingly not done. So I think people are getting more aware, especially with the influx of AI. the actor admitted that the trailer did not do much to convince him entirely Although he found Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama impressive. He even pointed some aspects of the film, particularly that of Kaikeyi, which could have been different. He claimed that the styling and representation of this character were not in line with what is traditionally expected of it. “I saw the Ramayana trailer. Personally, I am telling you, I was not impressed. I was not impressed by Kaikeyi’s scene where she asks for Ram’s exile. Her dressing, for one, is very modern. In fact, he felt the actor looked convincing in the visual glimpses shown in the trailer. “Here, Ranbir Kapoor has his own image. He is a very big star. Now he is playing Ram. He is looking good, no doubt. He looks very good in the get-up,” he noted.
Ranbir said that viewers have become increasingly interested in the quality of CGI, particularly with the growing use of AI. People are getting more interested in how good the CGI is and how good the CGI will finally look once the film releases,” he said. They have given her a modern saree,” Chauhan said.
Earlier reporting noted: Mahabharat’s Gajendra Chauhan ‘not impressed’ by Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana trailer but praises Arun Govil as Dashrath Actor Gajendra Chauhan , who rose to fame playing Yudhishthir in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat series, has expressed his honest opinion about the much-awaited Ramayana film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Earlier reporting noted: In an episode of Hindi Rush Podcast, Gajendra admitted that one of the issues was that of Lara Dutta’s representation of Kaikeyi especially her part in asking King Dashrath to banish Ram from his kingdom. Earlier reporting noted: Despite his concerns about the casting, Gajendra did not dismiss Ranbir Kapoor’s appearance as Lord Rama.
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The film’s producer, Namit Malhotra, also addressed the criticism, arguing that much of it stems from viewers watching the trailer on phones rather than experiencing it in IMAX 3D. He cited Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as an example of a film best experienced on a large-format IMAX screen, adding that judging visual and sound quality on a phone does not provide an accurate representation of the intended experience. Helmed by Nitesh Tiwari and backed by Namit Malhotra, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The film also features Arun Govil, Vivek Oberoi, Rakul Preet Singh and Lara Dutta in key roles.
Mounted on a reported budget of ₹ 4,000 crore, the film will be released in two parts. The first part is scheduled to release during Diwali 2026, followed by the second part during Diwali 2027.
Calling the criticism “noise”, he said the team has been encouraging creators and influencers to assess the visuals in the format they were designed for.
