Namit Malhotra’s ambitious mythological epic ‘Ramayana’ is rewriting industry records even before its theatrical release. The film which is touted to have an estimated Rs 4,000 crore budget, with a USD 40 million marketing budget, has now locked in on a lurcative deal for its music rights.As per reports, the makers, were initially eyeing a landmark Rs 100 crore deal for the film’s global music rights. Pinkvilla reported that the team was targeting a record-breaking Rs 100 crore for just the first instalment of the franchise. If achieved, it would have comfortably become the highest music rights valuation ever for a Hindi film.With music by Academy Award winners AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer, the project reportedly sparked significant interest from major music labels, including T-Series, Sony Music, Saregama and Universal Music. Now, as per reports on Hindustan Times, after several rounds of negotiations, T-Series ultimately secured the audio rights with a reported advance of Rs 75 crore for both films.As per the report, a close associate at T-Series confirmed the development, saying, “T-Series has acquired the music rights of Ramayana. Bhushan Kumar and the senior leadership at T-Series are supremely confident about the potential of the film’s soundtrack.” The associate further revealed, “As part of the arrangement, T-Series has paid an advance of Rs 75 crore for the music rights. The amount covers the music of both parts of Ramayana.”Meanwhile, the makers have also announced a revised release date for the film’s trailer. It will now premiere worldwide on July 30 at 4:15 am IST, after postponing its initial release date of July 24. The trailer’s release was delayed after the film entered into a worldwide distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment.Announcing the new date on social media, the team wrote, “At the auspicious brahma muhurat, we welcome the dawn of Ramayana with our trailer on 30th July 2026, Thursday, at 4:15 am IST worldwide.”Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, and Yash as Ravana. The first instalment of the two-part epic is slated to release during Diwali 2026, with the sequel scheduled to arrive on Diwali 2027.
