‘We vow to defend our Ravana,’ Raj B Shetty comments under Yash’s Ramayana teaser post; KGF star responds: ‘Beyond the right and wrong…’

And just like that, Ramayana fever has gripped the country with the arrival of a three-minute, VFX-packed teaser which dropped last week. Although we are still 16 months away from the release of the first instalment in the two-part series, the buzz generated by the promo alone exemplifies how big and highly anticipated the project is. This excitement is not just because it’s based on one of the two most important Hindu mythological epics, but also due to the presence of the who’s who of the entertainment industry in its cast and crew. Although the teaser was almost entirely crafted using computer graphics, towards its end, we also got a glimpse of actors Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, playing Rama and Ravana respectively, sending the expectations through the roof.

Now, while the teaser continues to be a major talking point, renowned Kannada actor-filmmaker Raj B Shetty has stepped forward to extend his best wishes to Yash, while also hyping him up massively. Stating that Yash’s arrival as Ravana would prompt everyone to fight tooth and nail defending the antagonist, Raj also hinted that his fellow Kannadiga would give this all-powerful character the justice it deserves.

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“A Kannada poet defends his antihero by stating that the great ocean crosses its limits because of time, bringing events like tsunamis. His antihero was Ravana. I think, for the first time, we vow to defend our Ravana,” Raj B Shetty wrote in the comments section of Yash’s post announcing the teaser’s arrival. In response, Yash noted, “Thank you, Shetre! Ramayana, beyond the right and wrong.”

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Raj B Shetty also hinted that Yash would give the all-powerful character of Ravana in Ramayana the justice it deserves.

Known for playing the iconic Raja Krishnappa Bairya alias Rocky Bhai in director Prashanth Neel’s epic period actioners KGF: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Ramayana will mark Yash’s Bollywood debut as well. He is also co-producing the franchise. Besides Ranbir and Yash, the film series features Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Hanuman.

Watch Ramayana teaser here:

Penned by Shridhar Raghavan, the Ramayana movies are helmed by Nitesh Tiwari. Its music, meanwhile, has been crafted by globally acclaimed maestros Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman. While Part 1 is slated to arrive during the Diwali festival season in 2026, the second instalment will hit screens at the same time the following year.