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Ramayana franchise to expand into games, theme parks and Broadway
Producer Namit Malhotra outlined plans for merchandise, spin-offs and attractions ahead of the film's October 27 premiere in Los Angeles.
Producer Namit Malhotra outlined expansion plans for the Ramayana film franchise at the Telugu pre-release event on Monday, positioning the two-part film as the opening chapter of a broader entertainment property. Part 1 premieres at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles on October 27 and releases worldwide on November 5, with Part 2 scheduled for Diwali 2027, according to Gulf News.
Expansion Plans Include Games and Theme Parks#
Malhotra presented a behind-the-scenes video detailing the franchise roadmap. The expansion includes a merchandise line covering apparel, toys, gadgets and home furnishings, video games, theme parks, a Broadway musical, and spin-offs including origin films, television series and animated features. Malhotra stated at the event that the goal was never to make one or two films, according to The Indian Express cited by Gulf News. Yash co-produces through his banner Monster Mind Creations and plays Ravana opposite Ranbir Kapoor as Rama.
Cast and Creative Team#
Nitesh Tiwari, director of Dangal and Chhichhore, directs from a screenplay he adapted with Shridhar Raghavan from Valmiki's original text. Sai Pallavi plays Sita, Sunny Deol is Hanuman, Ravie Dubey is Lakshman, and Kajal Aggarwal plays Mandodari. Arun Govil, who played Rama in Ramanand Sagar's 1987 television series Ramayan, returns to the epic as King Dashrath. Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman compose the score together.
Production Approach and Source Material#
Malhotra stated at the event that a significant portion of production involved explaining the epic's scale to Western collaborators. He addressed criticism of Indian mythological cinema borrowing Hollywood aesthetics by noting the source material already contains its own art, costumes, characters, creatures and music. The producer described the project as an investment in what the next generation will inherit, according to the report in The Indian Express cited by Gulf News.
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