A large part of Ramayana Part 2 Cinematographer Pankaj Kumar has revealed that it has already been shot. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter India, Kumar, who shot the film alongside Mahesh Limay, shared that around 60 percent of the sequel has been completed.

He also talked about the scale of the second installment, explaining that a substantial amount of visual effects and motion capture work is still pending. The film will feature several computer generated characters including Hanuman and Vanar Sena (monkey army).

“We have already shot about 60 percent of part 2. A lot of VFX work, a lot of motion capture work is left because the second part is going to be more spectacular than the first part. It has a lot of CG characters like Hanuman and the entire vanar sena (monkey army). Many more details need to be worked out,” he said.

The first part of The Ramayana Ends with a brief glimpse of Hanuman played by Sunny Deol. However, the makers did not reveal her appearance, keeping her appearance a mystery for the sequel.

The second part of The Ramayana It will hit theaters during Diwali 2028. It was earlier scheduled for a Diwali 2027 release, but the makers have confirmed the change in the end credits of the first film.

The sequel will take the story forward with Rama and Lakshmana’s journey to Kishkindha, where they meet Hanuman and Sugriva. It will also cover Bali Vadha and show how Sugriva helps Rama find Sita in Lanka.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, The Ramayana Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. Ravi Dubey is playing the role of Laxman, while Sunny Deol is playing the role of Lord Hanuman.

The supporting cast includes Arun Govil as King Dasharatha, Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi, Indira Krishnan as Kaushalya, and Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodri.

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