A new glimpse from Ramayana Rise of a Legend is leaning hard into scale, but it is Sai Pallavi’s striking turn as Sita in warrior mode that instantly stands out. The latest footage from Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological epic also comes with a headline-grabbing production detail from producer Namit Malhotra, who says more than 10,000 people are working on the film worldwide.
Sai Pallavi’s Sita Gets A Fiercer New Look
The new promo opens up more of the film’s visual world, showing Ranbir Kapoor’s Ram against sweeping landscapes and Yash’s Ravana in a dramatic tandav sequence. Sai Pallavi’s Sita, though, becomes the emotional jolt of the footage, appearing in combat against demonic forces and giving the promo one of its most unexpected images.
That choice shifts the conversation around the film. Instead of offering only another scale showcase, the makers use the glimpse to suggest a more forceful screen presence for Sita within this retelling. The footage also teases Kunal Kapoor as Indra with the Vajra, while keeping the larger Ram-Ravana clash at the centre of the film’s visual pitch.
Makers Stress The Film’s Massive Global Scale
The promotional piece is framed as a conversation between Malhotra, director Nitesh Tiwari and Ranbir Kapoor, and each quote is carefully aimed at selling the ambition behind the film. Ranbir Kapoor opens with, “Ramayana. Let’s see it in the best way possible.”
Malhotra then lays out the creative promise of the project, saying, “Ramayana is a life-sized epic that has so much depth of character, emotion, spectacle. There’s something in it for everyone.” That framing is echoed by Tiwari, who underlines the film’s universal pitch: “People from around the world would be able to connect with it. There’s a great father-son story. There’s a great underdog story. A very brave love story.”
For Malhotra, the film is being positioned as more than a large-scale adaptation. “When the opportunity of Ramayana came along, it was something that I felt we had to do. Some films don’t get made, they happen,” he says. Ranbir Kapoor follows that up with a note on the size of the backing behind the film: “The kind of cast, crew that Namit put together. The kind of opportunity that you gave us, the scale that you gave us, creative people, that’s really rare in this industry.”
The section’s biggest reveal comes when Malhotra quantifies the production itself. “Just to give people a sense of numbers, we have over 10,000 people on this film worldwide.” That line gives the new footage its real industry hook and leads directly into how the makers are positioning the project globally.
Film Details And Release Plan
Ramayana Rise of a Legend is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios and DNEG in association with Yash’s Monster Mind Creations. The mythological epic stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman composing the music. The film is being mounted as a two-part big-screen retelling of the Ramayana, with the first part due in theatres in November 2026 and the second planned for Diwali 2027.
Sai Pallavi’s Recent And Upcoming Work
Sai Pallavi’s appearance here lands at an interesting point in her career. She was seen in Amaran in 2024 and Thandel in 2025, before moving into Hindi cinema with Ek Din in 2026. Against that recent run, her warrior-style Sita in Ramayana Rise of a Legend feels like a deliberate shift in screen image, giving this promo its sharpest talking point.
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