Mumbai: The makers of Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, and Sai Pallavi starrer “Ramayana” shared their initial glimpse with Magnum Oppus on Thursday, industrialist and one of the owners of the Chitale Group, Nikhil Chitchel has raised a question on the title of the film.
He told that this should be “Ramayana” and not “Ramayana”.
Expressing his displeasure, Nikhil urged everyone to stop words like Ramayana and Rama.
Saying that our rich heritage does not require a colonial tone, he (first known as Twitter) wrote on the timeline, “This is Ramayana, not Ramayana. It is Rama, not Rama, not Rama.
This is Ramayana, not Ramayana. This is Rama, not Rama. We need to avoid the angle of our words. Our legacy does not require a colonial pronunciation.
It is written by Valmiki, FYI. – Nikhil Chitale (@nikhilchital) July 4, 2025
Some NeTizens supported him, saying, “This is a very important point about preserving the authenticity of our heritage.” And “Similarly right, this is not Mahabharata Mahabharata; Yoga is not yoga; not religion, not religion, not history and so on… others did not agree with them.
However, other people disagreed from the businessman’s point of view.
One of the users commented, “This is not an angleicization. Kannada adds a ‘A’ at the end of almost every word and is not affected by English. For Kannadigas it is always ‘Ramayana’, ‘Rama’, ‘Mahabharata’, ‘Ganesh’, ‘Arjuna’, ‘Bhima’.
One and one wrote, “The pronunciation is Rama and Ramayana in Sanskrit. Agained that if the film is made in Hindi, they should have pronounced Hindi pronunciation.”
The initial glimpse of the upcoming mythological drama which was released in many Indian cities on Thursday, was very well received by the film’s enthusiasts, encouraging more enthusiasm for the release of the drama during Diwali 2026.
Eight -time supported by Oscar winner named Malhotra, “Ramayana” will include Lord Ram as Ranbir Kapoor, Mata Sita as Sail Pallavi, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, and Ravi Dubey as Lakshmana.
The tunes for the play are provided by not one but two Oscar winning musicians – Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman. ‘Mad Max: Furry Road’ fame stunt director Gai Noris has choreographed the action sequence of drama with Terry notary, known for his work in “Avengers” and “Planet of the Apps”.