Rs 1 cr for Ravana’s throne, Rs 1.5 cr for Shurpanakha’s chariot, says Ramayana’s art director

The Indian Express · Entertainment Desk · 2026-11-06 06:25 UTC

In Ramayana Part 1, the throne of Ravana was made on a budget of Rs 1 crore and the chariot of Shurpanakha was worth Rs 1.5 crore.

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana Part 1 is out in theatres now and has earned Rs 127.50 crore, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. Producer Namit Malhotra, in an earlier chat with YouTuber Prakhar Gupta, had revealed that the combined budget of the two Ramayana films is over Rs 4,000 crore, and now, one of the art directors of the film, Ramesh Andhale, has revealed that the throne of Ravana was made on a budget of Rs 1 crore, and the chariot of Shurpanakha was made on a budget of Rs 1.5 crore.

In an interview with Prabhat Khabhar, which was conducted by international production designer Ramsey Avery over Zoom, Ramesh revealed that he got associated with the project in February 2024. As per IMDb, Ramesh is one of the 18 art directors on the film. Ramesh revealed that 150 sets were created for the film, and most of them were created in Mumbai’s Film City.

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