Ticket sales for Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious Ramayana adaptation began on Dussehra, 15 days before the film’s release in theatres ahead of Diwali. Ramayana Part One is showing breakneck pre-sales, crossing one lakh tickets with 13 days to go before release. Giving the film such a long advance booking window seems to be the makers’ strategy to increase the buzz around it. And early signs indicate that the strategy seems to be working.
Ramayana has already reached the ₹ 6.25 crore mark. The Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil versions have barely begun, contributing just ₹ 50 lakh to this figure. The Hindi version of Ramayana is already showing occupancy of 15-20% in most major cities, with over 900 screens open. In comparison, the Kannada version has opened in fewer than 100 screens so far and is still doing well, with some centres already reporting up to 72% occupancy for the morning shows.
Yash’s star power will help the film soar to greater heights once advance bookings for Kannada and Telugu open fully later this month.
The first part is scheduled for worldwide release on November 5, while the second part is set for Diwali 2027. Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios in collaboration with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, Ramayana is planned as a two-part film. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The films will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam across India. Sony Pictures will handle global distribution, excluding India, while Dharma Productions will distribute the film in the Hindi-speaking market. The film is also planned for a worldwide IMAX release.
