# Producer of Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha alleges sabotage by Ramayana team 2026-10-06T04:27:10+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Prakash Mahobiya, producer of the mythological film Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha, has alleged that the team behind Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra's upcoming Ramayana conducted a 'negative marketing' campaign against his film. Speaking to India Today, Mahobiya claimed that YouTubers and influencers were paid to spread 'wrong information' and ask people not to watch his film. He said he was not sure who was behind the campaign but added that this was what he had been told. Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha, directed by Abhishek Singh and starring Anjali Arora, Dev Sharma and Rajneish Duggal, was released on 25 September. It faced criticism over casting and visual effects even before release, and collected only Rs 46 lakh worldwide, according to Sacnilk. Mahobiya, who said he is new to the industry, is now planning a re-release. The two-part Ramayana, budgeted at Rs 4,000 crore, stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, with the first part due on Diwali 2026. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express report the same allegation from producer Prakash Mahobiya without independent verification, framing it as an unsubstantiated claim from a first-time filmmaker whose film underperformed. Neither outlet adopts a pro-government or critical stance, the coverage is uniform straight reporting. The Hindustan Times story leads with the allegation in the headline and adds box-office data, while The Indian Express places the claim alongside context about the devotional hit Hanuman Ansh and Mahobiya's stated inexperience. The balanced reading is that the claim is reported but unsupported, and the next concrete event is the re-release Mahobiya has announced. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Reports allegation without judgement, adds box-office figures - indianexpress.com (neutral report) Reports allegation, adds industry context and filmmaker's inexperience This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha, Namit Malhotra, Nitesh Tiwari, Prakash Mahobiya, Ramayana, Ranbir Kapoor Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/producer-of-mahakavya-shri-ramayan-katha-alleges-sabotage-by-ramayana-team/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/producer-of-mahakavya-shri-ramayan-katha-alleges-sabotage-by-ramayana-team/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/