Ramayan teaser VFX controversy: Content creator claims makers released bad cut for discussion
A content creator who visited the Ramayan sets claimed that the makers have deliberately released a poor teaser of Lord Ram. The comment, which was later deleted and recirculated via screenshots, has reignited the debate over the film’s VFX.
A content creator who recently visited the sets of Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming epic Ramayana has claimed that the makers may have deliberately released a poor version of the first Lord Ram teaser of the film to generate online discussion. Dhruv Parikshit, who makes videos on films and cinema, made this claim after attending the Creators Day on the sets of the film.
According to Dhruv, he spoke to a member of the VFX team during the trip and was told that the makers had better versions of the scenes shown in the teaser. He later deleted that comment and posted a new response, but screenshots of the original comment soon began circulating online.
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Earlier this week, the creator of Ramayana Hosted a Creators Day on the sets of the film, where several content creators met director Nitish Tiwari, producer Namit Malhotra and actors Yash and Ranbir Kapoor. Dhruv, who was among the attendees, first posted several pictures on Instagram and later shared videos of his visit on Wednesday.
In the comments section of one of those videos, when asked if the VFX work shown to visitors was incomplete, Dhruv replied, “Yes, it was incomplete. But the vision that they have, I can’t really put it into words. The visuals that I saw there were of substandard quality.” Avatar. I’m not exaggerating, they’re really cooking something amazing. character design and world of Ramayana Feel incredibly immersed.”
He then added, “I also got a chance to talk to one of their VFX artists. He told me that the creators had deliberately uploaded an incomplete version of Ram’s Jhalak. They had better versions of those scenes, yet they deliberately decided to release the incomplete one. Why? Because discussion and criticism on the internet translates into free marketing.”
However, by Thursday, Dhruv had removed that reply and replaced it with another comment. In the new response, he said that work on VFX is still ongoing and a lot of good work has already been done. He also said that some incomplete footage was shown to him, but he believed it had been completed months earlier. He praised the character designs, describing them as gorgeous and said that the film looks like a beautiful fantasy world in an Indian setting that will provide a strong dramatic experience.
Despite the change, screenshots of his original comment soon began circulating on the Internet. The buzz comes months after the makers released the first teaser of the film, titled Ram AWhich introduced Ranbir Kapoor as the film’s protagonist Lord Ram.
Watch the teaser here:
While the teaser was praised for its scale and grandeur, many viewers criticized its VFX and CGI as well as the design of some. demons (demons) that Lord Rama is shown fighting. Later the film team said that the shortcomings would be rectified before release. Ramayan stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey and Sunny Deol in lead roles. Part 1 is scheduled to release before Diwali 2026, with Part 2 coming a year later.