Ramayana Part 1 ends at a cliffhanger, reveals Nitesh Tiwari; Yash ‘had to keep ideology aside’ to play Ravana

4 min readNew DelhiJul 27, 2026 09:30 AM IST The team of Ramayana, including filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, producer Namit Malhotra and lead actors Ranbir Kapoor and Yash were recently at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote their upcoming mythological epic drama. While interacting with the media at the event, the Kannada star opened up about his experience of playing the role of Ravana in the film. He recalled keeping his ideology aside to understand the emotion of his character. When asked about essaying the role of Ravana by a reporter, Yash replied, “This is a character which is so popular. Imagine, after thousands of years, they still burn your effigy every year. My grandfather used to tell me these stories. As a kid, in my head, I believed that this is the bad guy. As we understand the story