‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ art director Ramesh reveals Ravana’s gold-leaf throne took four months and cost Rs 1 crore, Surpanakha’s chariot Rs 1.5 crore | Hindi Movie News

‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ art director Ramesh reveals Ravana’s gold-leaf throne took four months and cost Rs 1 crore, Surpanakha’s chariot Rs 1.5 crore

Art director Ramesh has shared how the grand world of ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ was created. The Nitesh Tiwari film, which stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, reached theatres on November 5, 2026. It is said to be made on a budget of over Rs 4,000 crore.

How Ramesh joined the film

Speaking to Prabhat Khabar, Ramesh said he was busy with Pratik Gandhi’s web series ‘Gandhi’ when US-based production designer Ramsey Avery interviewed him over a video call. Avery liked his work and brought him on board the next day. Ramesh has worked on over 30 Bollywood films, including ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, ‘83’, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ and ‘Sultan’.Over 150 sets built by handRamesh’s team joined the project in February 2024, and construction began in April 2024 at Prime Focus Studios in Film City, Mumbai. More than 150 sets were made, and each structure went through 10 to 15 design versions. Instead of depending only on green screens, the team hand-crafted every detail, from floor textures and wall motifs to gold decorations.Ravana’s throne and Shurpanakha’s chariotRavana’s throne took four months to finish and cost nearly Rs 1 crore. It was shaped in fibre from a clay base and covered with 24-carat gold leaf. Shurpanakha’s working chariot took three months to build and cost Rs 1.5 crore.Jatayu model and Pushpak VimanaTo help actors with eye-lines and dialogue delivery, the art department built a 24-foot-tall skeleton model of Jatayu. The 50-foot-wide Pushpak Vimana, an idea Tiwari worked on for six years, was too big for the studio. So it was built in four separate parts over 40 to 50 days.Huge workforce on set

The Lanka set alone kept 500 to 600 workers busy at the same time. Big crowd scenes had up to 1,000 dancers and junior artists. Ramesh also said Tiwari personally checked every set a day before shooting, after going through storyboards and concept art four days earlier.Work on Part 2 continuesRamesh confirmed that work on the second part is already on, and his team is now preparing the next set of sets as the story grows bigger.Hanuman teaser releasedRecently, the makers also shared Sunny Deol’s first look as Lord Hanuman from the post-credits scene, along with the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ music video.