The film is a huge technological leap and imposing in scale, but runs mostly like an adaptation busy ticking off the events than exploring the complexities at play. In Nitesh Tiwari’s retelling of ‘Ramayana’, Yash shines as Ravana, turning the demon king into a multi‑layered anti-hero in the three-hour spectacle, which also features Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and.