Ramayana Opens to Mixed Reviews and ₹64.85 Crore Net

Ramayana opened in theaters on November 5, drawing a substantial domestic audience on its first day while receiving mixed critical assessments. The film, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and led by Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, adapts the Hindu epic and is the first installment of a planned two-part production. Sacnilk figures cited in one report put the film’s domestic collections at ₹77.50 crore gross and ₹64.85 crore net on its first day, across languages. A separate early tally from the same tracking service recorded ₹54.83 crore gross and ₹46.47 crore net through 6 p.m. Thursday. The figures cover different points in the day, rather than competing totals for the same period. Hindi-language screenings contributed ₹47.50 crore net to the reported full-day total. Kannada screenings brought in ₹7.25 crore, Telugu ₹6 crore, Tamil ₹2.60 crore and Malayalam ₹1.50 crore. These language-level amounts were reported as domestic net collections. The full-day totals and language breakdown have been attributed to Sacnilk and were not independently verified in the reporting. The film’s critical reception was described as mixed. At its theatrical debut, it had a 74% critic score on...