Nitesh Tiwari Reveals 6.5 Years Went Into Ravana-Jatayu Fight, 50 Designs Created for Pushpak Viman for Ramayana
The director said thousands of people worked on the sequence as the team spent years refining the Pushpak Viman and reworking the battle.
- Director Nitesh Tiwari revealed recently that the iconic Ravana-Jatayu battle in Ramayana took 6.5 years to complete, with thousands of people working on the sequence from initial briefing to final production.
- The team spent nearly two years finalizing the Pushpak Vimaan design, creating 40-50 iterations to incorporate scientific logic; structural changes forced the production to rework the Ravana-Jatayu choreography entirely.
- Lead actor Ranbir Kapoor addressed viewer skepticism about visual effects, stating that thousands of artists work tirelessly to perfect every frame, emphasizing human effort rather than artificial intelligence.
- Ramayana is scheduled for worldwide theatrical release on November 5, 2026, with exclusive paid previews beginning November 4 in India, following the cast's recent promotional launch in Los Angeles.
- Producer Yash stated the team chose to take creative risks rather than pursue commercially safe choices, aiming to share the cultural epic with global audiences while remaining faithful to the original text.
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'6.5 years, thousands of technicians': Nitesh Tiwari reveals making of Ramayana's epic Ravana-Jatayu battle
In a recent conversation, Ramayana director Nitesh Tiwari revealed that the iconic Ravana-Jatayu battle took six and a half years to create, with thousands of technicians involved in bringing the epic action sequence to life.
"Ramayana" director Nitesh Tiwari has made interesting revelations about the film. He discussed the design of the Pushpak Vimana and the fight scene between Ravana and Jatayu.
‘Ramayana’: 40-50 designs and 6.5 years of work behind Ravana-Jatayu fight, says Nitesh Tiwari
Nitesh Tiwari says the Ravana-Jatayu fight in ‘Ramayana’ took six and a half years to complete, with nearly two years spent on the Pushpak Viman, which went through 40-50 designs. Ranbir Kapoor stressed that thousands of people work on each VFX frame. The two-part film stars Ranbir, Sai Pallavi and Yash.
Ramayana director Nitesh Tiwari reveals why one Ravana-Jatayu fight took six and a half years to finish
Director Nitesh Tiwari has revealed that one Ravana-Jatayu fight in Ramayana: Rise of a Legend took six and a half years to complete, while the Pushpak Viman needed nearly two years and between 40 and 50 designs. This report covers his comments to Shreyas Media, the scale of the work involved, the full cast and the release plans for both parts, including the Diwali 2026 date for the first instalment.
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