Rs 500 crore, Trilingual, 3D `Ramayana` |
Producer Madhu Mantena will make a trilogy on “Ramayana” on screens, to be shot in 3D as a trilingual. The estimated budget is Rs.500 crore. Nitesh Tiwari, who has directed “Dangal,” and Ravi Udyawar, director of “Mom,” will direct the film in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu as a duo, and it will be released in three parts. The trilogy will be produced by Madhu Mantena, Allu Aravind and Namit Malhotra. “Ramayana” will be made with actors from Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati and Punjabi films as the makers are targeting pan-Indian as well as global audience. Tiwari said that they are ensuring that whatever is said and shown has the stamp of authenticity. Explaining his reasons for doing the films, he said his primary focus is the story, and if it pushes the envelope while challenging him as a filmmaker further and finds collaborators who share his vision and passion, he would have been happier – which has happened. All three criteria have been fulfilled in this instance. “Madhu and Ravi have been friends for years, Allu-sir and Namit are legends and Sridhar has fabulous credentials as a creator. All we have to do now is zap the world,” Tiwari said.Udyawar is very excited and stated, “I heard these stories from my grandmother and mother and passed them on to my children.
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