Ranbir Kapoor will be seen playing Lord Ram in Ramayana.
Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana has landed in a legal issue over intellectual property rights.
Ranbir Kapoor’s upcoming epic film Ramayana has faced a new roadblock. It is reported that Ramayana has landed in legal problems. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and is co-produced by Yash. The film went to floors recently, with several photos leaking online. Ranbir’s look was also leaked online. A new report has now claimed Ramayana faces legal problems due to dispute over intellectual property rights. It is said that Ramayana’s primary production house, Allu Mantena Media Ventures LLP is in a legal conflict with Prime Focus Technologies Limited.
According to a Money Control report, Allu Mantena Media Ventures LLP and Prime Focus Technologies Limited are disputing over the rights of the title ‘Project Ramayana’. While they had begun negotiations for the same in April 2024, it is said that talks to acquire the intellectual property rights failed due to incomplete payment to formalize the agreement.
“Allu Mantena Media Ventures LLP claims that the rights to ‘Project Ramayana’ continue to belong to them, and any use or exploitation of the script or material by Prime Focus Technologies Limited or any affiliated entities would constitute an infringement of their copyright. The notice also states that Prime Focus Technologies Limited has no right, title, or interest in the ‘Project Ramayana’ material. The production company has expressed its intention to take legal action to protect its rights if necessary,” the report stated. It is unclear if this development will result in any delay of the project.
Meanwhile, Nitesh Tiwari is yet to react to the reports. Co-producer Yash has also not addressed the reports.
For the unversed, early last month, Yash confirmed he will be involved in Ramayana as a co-producer. While speaking with Variety, Yash revealed, “It has been my long-term aspiration to make films that will showcase Indian cinema on a global level. In pursuit of that, I was in L.A. to ally with one of the best VFX studios, and to my amazement, the driving force behind it was a fellow Indian. Namit and I had various ideation sessions, and coincidentally, our synergy on the vision for Indian cinema aligned perfectly. We brainstormed various projects, and during these discussions, the subject of ‘Ramayana’ came up. Namit had a part of it in the works.”
He continued, “The ‘Ramayana,’ as a subject, deeply resonates with me and I had an approach in my mind for it. By joining forces to co-produce ‘Ramayana’ we are bringing together our collective vision and experience to create an Indian film that will ignite excitement and passion in audiences across the world.”
It is also rumoured that Yash has been roped in to play the role of Raavan. However, there has been no confirmation yet.
