Sunny Deol’s Hanuman First Look Teases 5 Ramayana Spin-offs

At a Hyderabad pre-release event, the team behind Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana unveiled Sunny Deol’s first look as Lord Hanuman. The bigger reveal was that the two-part epic is being framed as the start of a larger story world, not the end of the journey.

The Hanuman reveal

The new look places Deol in the role of the devoted warrior, and it arrives as the film’s pre-release campaign is gathering momentum. The makers screened a previously unseen video at the event, one that showcased what lies beyond the two announced films.

Producer Namit Malhotra made the ambition explicit. “We’re looking to make sure that we don’t stop,” he said, adding that the plan is “to start the journey” rather than finish it after one or two movies.

Five spin-offs teased

The team did not confirm whether the much-discussed Hanuman project will be a film or a series. What the video did confirm is the scale: around 5 projects are being developed as spin-offs from the Ramayana world.

• Hanuman — with Sunny Deol’s look now public
• Surpanakha
• Jatayu
• Indrajit
• Angad

Each of these characters gets a fresh spotlight in the slate teased at the event, widening the mythological canvas considerably.

Why it matters

Franchise-building is no longer a Hollywood-only playbook in Indian cinema. By announcing spin-offs before the first film has released, the team is asking audiences to treat Ramayana as a sustained universe rather than a one-off event, using mythology’s deep bench of characters to do it.

The cast supports that scale: Ranbir Kapoor plays Ram, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, and Yash plays Ravana. The first part is set for a worldwide theatrical release on November 5, 2026, with the second part planned for Diwali 2027. That gives the franchise a long runway, and the spin-off announcements serve as an early signal of the team’s confidence.

What fans should do next

Advance bookings for Ramayana will open on the festival of Dussehra in India. Those who want to be first in line should keep the Dussehra date free, because it is the next practical checkpoint for catching the first part on the big screen.

For now, the Hanuman look and the spin-off slate are the two pieces of the campaign worth watching. The unanswered question of film versus series is likely to shape how the universe rolls out.

Source: The Times of India