'Ramayana' trilogy for a global audience but rooted in India, says producer Madhu Mantena

Producer Madhu Mantena is working on an ambitious, three-part retelling of "Ramayana" from Valmiki's standpoint and he is confident that the story will have a global appeal with its never-before-seen visuals. The live-action trilingual film series in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, will be directed by "Dangal" fame Nitesh Tiwari and "Mom" director Ravi Udyavar. The screenplay is written by Sridhar Raghavan. Mantena, who backed films such as "Ghajini", "Lootera", "Queen" and "Udta Punjab" in the past, has joined hands with producers Allu Aravind and Namit Malhotra to bring the adaptation to the big screen.

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