The Ramayana Movie's Ravana vs Valmiki's Ravana: 5 Things to Watch For

The Ramayana movie is reportedly out this Diwali. Before you watch, here is Valmiki's Ravana: born with ten necks; seen asleep by Hanuman with one face and two arms; son of a Brahmin sage, Brahma's grandson; held back from Sita in Lanka by a curse; and pinned under Kailash, singing to Shiva for a thousand years. Which of the five will the film show? Tell us below.

Watch next, Vibhishana, Ravana's brother: https://youtu.be/e80MtmF2hp4

Retold from the Valmiki Ramayana in M. N. Dutt's translation (1891-94, public domain): Uttara Kanda IX, XVI; Sundara Kanda X; Yuddha Kanda XIII. Commentary with our own illustrations; no footage or images from the film.
Illustrated and animated with AI tools; synthetic voices.

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