Mangal Rang: 5 languages trace Ramayana’s Rama-Sita bond

Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has a new musical centrepiece. Mangal Rang, unveiled by the makers, follows Rama and Sita through the wedding celebrations, life in Ayodhya’s palace, and the long road into exile. Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi appear as the couple, moving between ornate palace settings and open landscapes. The video also shows Rama with his bow and sword, but the emphasis stays on the tenderness between the two leads.

AR Rahman’s musical brief

The song is composed by AR Rahman, and the Hindi version brings together Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal with lyrics by Dr Kumar Vishwas. Rahman described the work in spiritual rather than technical terms, saying the story “has lived in the hearts of people for generations” and that he wanted the music to hold on to the “purity and tenderness” between Rama and Sita. He added a line that could serve as the song’s own thesis: “Some stories don’t need to be explained; they simply need to be felt.”

For Arijit Singh, singing the track was “deeply transformative,” while Shreya Ghoshal spoke about connecting with the faith and quiet strength in Rama and Sita’s bond. Their reflections suggest the song was treated less as a promotional single and more as a piece of devotion.

The five-language rollout

Instead of releasing one Hindi version and waiting, the team dropped Mangal Rang simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Each version carries its own singers and lyricists, a decision that treats language audiences as first-class listeners rather than afterthoughts.

• Hindi: Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, lyrics by Dr Kumar Vishwas
• Tamil: Abhay Jodhpurkar and Saindhavi, lyrics by Karthik Netha
• Telugu: Raghav Kaushik and Vaishali Samant, lyrics by Rakendu Mouli
• Kannada: Armaan Malik and Bela Shende, lyrics by Karthik Saragur
• Malayalam: Naresh Iyer and Amritha Rajan, lyrics by Vinayak Sasikumar

For a pan-India film, that localisation matters. Rahman’s base composition gives the campaign a single identity, while the separate singers and lyricists give each region a voice of its own. That helps the song avoid the familiar feeling of a dubbed afterthought.

Why the timing matters

For Hindi film audiences, music has long been the first true trailer. Mangal Rang arrives less than two weeks before Ramayana Part 1 opens on 5 November 2026, with the second part planned for Diwali 2027. It follows the earlier Dussehra release of Rise of Asura, which introduced Yash’s Ravana through the Shiv Tandav Stotram. Together, the two tracks are building distinct emotional pillars: Ravana’s fierce devotion on one side, and Rama-Sita’s tender bond on the other.

The song is streaming on the official YouTube channels of World of Ramayana and T-Series, as well as on music platforms. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman.

Source: India Today