# Rajamouli praises Ramayana Part 1 ahead of November 5 release

2026-10-18T09:01:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has extended his best wishes to the team of Ramayana Part 1 ahead of its worldwide theatrical release on November 5. In a post on X, he praised director Nitesh Tiwari and producer Namit Malhotra for bringing the epic to the screen on a grand scale, calling it a story every Indian storyteller aspires to tell. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and co-written by Shridhar Raghavan, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Prince Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Yash making his Hindi film debut. The ensemble also includes Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher, Kajal Aggarwal and Lara Dutta. Music is by Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, and the film is set for release including IMAX screenings.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both sources carry the same factual wire-style report of Rajamouli's social media post, the cast list and the release date, with no divergence in framing. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, offering no political or ideological slant. The key implication is the industry buzz around Ramayana Part 1 as a major cross-industry project, evidenced by the praise from a leading filmmaker and the involvement of composers from different cinematic traditions. The concrete watch item is the film's November 5 release.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report) <https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ss-rajamouli-cheers-for-ramayana-part-1-praises-nitesh-tiwari-and-namit-malhotra-ahead-of-november-5-release-looking-forward/>
  Straight report of Rajamouli's post and film details
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/every-indian-storyteller-grows-up-aspiring-to-tell-ss-rajamouli-praises-nitesh-tiwari-and-namit-malhotra-for-bringing-ranbir-kapoor-starrer-ramayana-to-the-screen-on-a-grand-scale-ahead-of-its-theatrical-release/articleshow/135025591.cms>
  Straight report of Rajamouli's post and film details

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Namit Malhotra, Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana Part 1, Ranbir Kapoor, SS Rajamouli, Yash
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