"Experience Of A Lifetime": Ranbir Kapoor, Yash's 'Ramayana: Part 1' Gets Rave Reviews, Internet Can't Keep Calm
Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana', produced by Namit Malhotra, released worldwide on Thursday.
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Nitesh Tiwari’s 'Ramayana: Part 1' has opened to strong early reactions, with audiences praising the film’s scale, performances and visual effects. The much-awaited mythological epic arrived in theatres on November 5, and viewers who caught the first shows were quick to share their verdicts on social media. The film appears to have made a particularly strong impression with its visual presentation. Several viewers described the effects as comparable to international productions, while others highlighted the film’s grand scale as a major strength.
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Ranbir Kapoor, who had faced questions over his casting as Lord Rama when the project was announced, has received encouraging feedback from audiences after the film’s release.
Sai Pallavi has also attracted appreciation for her portrayal of Sita, with audiences responding to the actor’s screen presence and understated performance. Yash, meanwhile, appears to be among the biggest talking points. Playing Ravana, the ‘KGF’ star has been singled out by several viewers as one of the film’s strongest performers.
Check out the reactions here:
Ramayana Review - a solid 4.25/5 for me. There are movies that you watch and forget about it sometime later, then there are movies that make you think for a while, then there are movies that you watch and with you could watch it again for the first time some how. Ramayana is that kind of a movie. You'll crave to have this feeling of watching it for the first time again. That's how epic the cinematic experience is. Visuals are nowhere less than avatar X LOTR. Yes Namit promised and did it. Animals look so real that I thought they are straight out of nat Geo. Except kumbhkaran and subahu, all other large creatures are perfect. Even they don't pull you out of the movie. And jatayu mann, that deserves a vfx award. A bafta for sure. That's how good it is, like each micro expression can be seen. The scenery, richness, colours is something we all craved for in recent global cinema. It's that good. Acting performances of all the actors are too good, be it ranbir, sai, lakshman, yash perfectly justifying their role. Sita did deserve more screentime. The movie is filled with goosebumps, and at the same time tears, pre interval and climax will tear you up. Spoiler alert, loved how birds were trying to carry jatayu when he was hurt, and when they picked up small small twiggs to form his chitta. Nitesh shines all over the movie The movie has soul. Alot of soul. Emotions. Logic for everything why it happened. Ravana's backstory comes from uttarkand, where it's mentioned how kaikasi used to manipulate him, after sumali lost, and kuber took over and Rakshasas were banished to the underworlds (rasatal) pretty close story to VR. The prologue sets it up perfectly. Ravana's character therefore is driven by hate, by pure ego. Throughout the film. So much so that he doesn't care about his sister, all he cares about is vishnu and getting immortality. Lust is mentioned explicitly but could have been explored more. Music and score is perfect. Though I personally would not prefer mangal rang during wedding, judi jodi should have been there. The score just uplifts everything every single scene. And it peaks during human to god transformation of lord ram Why did I cut points? I feel the movie deserved to be 3 hour 40 mins, some scenes were cut, which would have made it more better only. Personally felt fast for me. Overall a great movie, must watch at the big screen with family, as I said, it's an experience of a lifetime, once in a decades kind of a movie, the spectacle is never before seen. Nitesh is the best director. Going for round 2 tonight with manager and team.
— Siddhant🏹 (@si_dd_hant_) November 5, 2026
#Ramayana Super Duper extraordinary Never seen before in Indian cinema. Yash is obviously the highlight but Ranbir Kapoor, sai pallavi is amazingly good as well. music is great. yash's costume is out of the world. but the greatest thing about the movie is VFX. easy lotr level
— Homelander (Kannadiga) (@sir_homelander) November 5, 2026
#Ramayana (Hindi|2026) - THEATRE Yash as Ravana steals d show. Stunning Visuals; Climax Jatayu Seq Wow. Ranbir-Sita Episodes fail to bring emotion. Laxman Gud. Music s biggest letdown. Unexciting Lengthy Drama tests patience at most parts. Grand Making & Soulless Narration. AVG! https://t.co/J2d7wTiVfy
— CK Review (@CKReview1) November 5, 2026
#Ramayana REVIEW: Breathtaking visuals, monumental scale, and powerful emotions. Yet some moments feel stretched, and the pacing could be tighter. Nitesh Tiwari delivers a grand cinematic experience with flaws, but the impact is epic! 🔥 A spectacle worth witnessing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/mIUOSjzKe3
— The SRK Era (@JitendraOnX_) November 5, 2026
🤯🔥 #Ramayana: EPIC BLOCKBUSTER ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 4.5/5 A Grand Spectacle with breathtaking visuals. Sure-shot BLOCKBUSTER. #RamayanaReview #Ranbir as Lord Rama is Outstanding - Graceful & Divine. #Yash as Ravana is Phenomenal Magnetic & Truly Unmatched. #RamayanaMovie ® This isn't just a movie experience, it's a whole different level of Cinema! 🎥🔥 ® Forget watching it on a screen, this is what experiencing cinema from INSIDE feels like! A Box Office Blasts On Diwali 🪔 🎇 an All time Blockbuster
— Silly Mid-On 🏴 (@Out_2Box) November 5, 2026
"Ramayana Review - a solid 4.25/5 for me. There are movies that you watch and forget about it sometime later, then there are movies that make you think for a while, then there are movies that you watch and with you could watch it again for the first time some how. Ramayana is that kind of a movie. You'll crave to have this feeling of watching it for the first time again. That's how epic the cinematic experience is," wrote one user.
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"Super Duper extraordinary. Never seen before in Indian cinema. Yash is obviously the highlight but Ranbir Kapoor, sai pallavi is amazingly good as well. Music is great. Yash's costume is out of this world. but the greatest thing about the movie is VFX. Easy LOTR level," wrote another user.
"Yash as Ravana steals the show. Stunning Visuals; Climax Jatayu sequence wow. Ranbir-Sita Episodes fail to bring emotion. Laxman Gud. Music's biggest letdown. Unexciting, Lengthy Drama tests patience in most parts. Grand making and soulless narration. AVG," wrote one user. ''
One user wrote, "Breathtaking visuals, monumental scale, and powerful emotions. Yet some moments feel stretched, and the pacing could be tighter. Nitesh Tiwari delivers a grand cinematic experience with flaws, but the impact is epic! A spectacle worth witnessing."
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film features Ranbir as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. Malhotra and Yash have backed the project, which is being developed as a two-part cinematic saga, with the possibility of the story eventually expanding into a trilogy.
On the opening day of its release, 'Ramayana: Part 1' earned Rs 64.85 crore across all languages in India with the Hindi language contributing Rs 47.50 crore.
While the first installment has now reached theatres, audiences will have to wait longer for the next chapter. 'Ramayana Part 2', which was earlier expected to arrive in 2027, has been postponed to 2028. The post credit scene of 'Ramayana: Part 1' also teased Sunny Deol's role of Lord Hanuman. The ending bits of the film also introduced us to the character of Meghanad, Raavan's son, played by Raghav Juyal.
