Vanar glasses poster not film scene, say makers

The makers of ‘Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha, Shri Ram Ki’ have said a viral poster showing a vanar sena member wearing modern spectacles is promotional artwork and not a scene from the film. Social media users had mocked the image, questioning how glasses could exist in the Treta Yuga, the period in which the Ramayana is set.

Speaking to India Today, director Abhishek Singh challenged critics to share a genuine screenshot or timestamp from an actual screening if the visual appears in the movie. He said criticism should be based on what audiences see on screen, not on promotional material. The team plans to release footage to show the difference between the poster and the actual film.

Meanwhile, online personality Shan Prasher alleged that producer Namit Malhotra secretly made this film, as reported by m9.news. Malhotra has not reacted to the claim as of 1 October. The film, which released on 25 September, also faced earlier criticism over the casting of Anjali Arora as Sita.

Update, 1 October 2026: Hindustan Times reports that Mukesh Khanna criticised Ranbir Kapoor's portrayal of Lord Rama and the VFX in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, saying the character had been turned into a 'man of action'. This is a separate film from Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha and does not alter the vanar glasses controversy.