Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: Rise of the Legend is ready to achieve audiences past cinema halls, with JioHotstar and Prime Focus Studios asserting a partnership to convey the movie to Indian properties after its theatrical run. As an alternative of arriving as a part of a daily streaming subscription, the movie will probably be out there by means of a pay-per-view choice, permitting viewers to buy entry individually.
Nita Ambani says Ramayana will attain households throughout India
The movie is scheduled to launch worldwide in theatres on November 5, 2026, coinciding with Diwali, and also will be screened in IMAX 3D. Hindustan Instances has solely learnt that when the movie’s theatrical window ends, viewers in India will have the ability to watch it on JioHotstar by means of a devoted on-demand buy choice. The partnership is aimed toward reaching audiences who might not have entry to the movie in cinemas, whereas providing the absolute best viewing high quality supported by their gadgets.
Nita M. Ambani, chairperson of JioStar, stated the collaboration was a possibility to convey the story and values of the Ramayana to a wider viewers, together with a brand new technology of viewers. She stated, “Ramayana is one among India’s biggest civilisational treasures – a narrative that has formed our conscience, impressed our creativeness, and guided the way in which we stay for hundreds of years. As India enters a brand new period of storytelling, we now have a unprecedented alternative to hold our cultural legacy ahead. At JioHotstar, our imaginative and prescient is to make use of know-how to convey the best tales inside attain of each Indian. It’s our privilege to current this grand cinematic imaginative and prescient of Ramayana to households throughout the nation, and introduce a brand new technology to its everlasting values of responsibility, love, braveness, and goodness.”
Namit Malhotra on making Ramayana accessible past theatres
Namit Malhotra stated the workforce needed audiences to expertise the movie on the most important display screen doable, notably in IMAX 3D. Nevertheless, he identified that not everybody in India has entry to the mandatory cinema infrastructure, making the digital launch an necessary a part of the movie’s wider attain.
“I imagine Ramayana must be skilled on the most important display screen doable, in IMAX 3D. However our nation’s cinema infrastructure can’t attain everybody who holds this epic shut. Ramayana belongs to each Indian, and our ambition should replicate that. JioHotstar has again and again proven how know-how can convey a nation collectively by means of its sports activities and leisure providing. That made them a pure companion to take Ramayana into folks’s arms and dwelling rooms, after its theatrical run,” he added.
Ramayana: Rise of the Legend solid and crew
Ramayana: Rise of the Legend is being made as a two-part live-action movie sequence directed by Nitesh Tiwari, with Shridhar Raghavan adapting Valmiki’s epic for the display screen. Prime Focus Studios is producing the undertaking alongside DNEG, the eight-time Academy Award-winning manufacturing and visible results studio, and Yash’s Monster Thoughts Creations.
The movie has introduced collectively a world workforce for its music, visuals and motion sequences. Academy Award-winning composers Hans Zimmer and A. R. Rahman are engaged on the music, whereas Ravi Bansal and Ramsey Avery are accountable for manufacturing design. Terry Notary and Man Norris are dealing with the motion, with the manufacturing deliberate for IMAX and different premium cinema codecs.
Ranbir Kapoor performs Lord Rama, with Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. The supporting solid consists of Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Rakul Preet Singh, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor and Kajal Aggarwal, amongst others.
The movie will arrive in cinemas worldwide on November 5, 2026, in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English. The sequel is ready for 2027 launch.