“Ramayana” is the most expensive movie in India’s history, and it’s drawing critics from both sides.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the three-hour-plus epic that traces the Indian myth of Prince Rama has a 50% rating from critics, indicating that half of the reviews have been positive.
Audience reactions on the site have not been logged as of press time.
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The film is the first in a planned two-part series, and once part two is released, the entire project will cost an estimated $420 million.
The movies have been in the works since May 2017.
“Ramayana” features well-known Indian actors, including Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi.
Earlier this year, Mr. Kapoor was featured on the Time 100, a list of the most influential people in the world.
In a positive review in The National, critic Ankit Ojha wrote that “crafted as a classic revenge tragedy, it uses every weapon in its arsenal to deliver a spectacular cinematic experience without relying on its audience’s religious reverence for the source material.”
In a more mixed review for IGN, Siddhant Adlakha wrote that the film’s “depiction of the mythical Rama is simply too boring to root for.”
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