Dil Raju revealed that the makers of Ramayana have not sold OTT or satellite rights yet. “Look at Ramayana as an example. The film has not sold its OTT or satellite rights yet, to make sure everybody walks to the theatre,” he said. The film crossed Rs 1,111 crore worldwide.

Ramayana makers yet to make OTT, satellite deals

Dil Raju also revealed that contrary to media reports, Ramayana is yet to sell its OTT rights. While most big-budget films make OTT and satellite deals before the release, the makers of Ramayana decided to hold such deals. The producer-distributor shared that this makes the movie-viewing experience more lucrative for the audience. “Look at Ramayana as an example. The film has not sold its OTT or satellite rights yet, to make sure everybody walks to the theatre and watches the epic,” he said.

Ramayana box office

Raju’s projections are backed by the film’s strong performance. On Day 9, Ramayana collected Rs 48.10 crore net across 22,993 shows, a strong second-Saturday number driven by the weekend surge.

The total India net collection now stands at Rs 612.70 crore, with an India gross of Rs 732.50 crore. Overseas, Ramayana collected Rs 25 crore on Day 9, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 378.50 crore. The worldwide gross has now crossed Rs 1,111 crore.

Ramayana Rs 4,700 crore budget

In a 2025 interview with YouTuber Prakhar Gupta, producer Namit Malhotra had revealed that he had invested $500 million into the two parts of the film. With the current conversion rate, that figure is above Rs 4,700 crore. In a recent chat with CNN, Namit had also shared that in case the films don’t recover the money, he will recover it via theme parks and merchandise.

He said, “If we don’t make money with the movies, we’ll make it in the merchandise. If we don’t make it in the merchandise, we’ll make it in the theme park. If we don’t make it in the theme park, we’ll make it some other way. This is the story of Lord Rama, okay? There is no version of this where people don’t like (the movies), and it does not drive economic upside”

About Ramayana

Ramayana: Part 1 is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana. It also stars Lara Dutta, Arun Govil, Sheeba Chadha, Rakul Preet Singh, Kajal Aggarwal, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor, among others.

The film released worldwide on November 5 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Part 2 is scheduled for Diwali 2028.