Prabhas Took Worst Risk, Backfired Badly!

Prabhas and the Ramayan Missed Opportunity

Prabhas is one of the biggest superstars in Indian cinema, with an extraordinary box-office following. However, some of his film choices have been unconventional, particularly when it comes to projects with massive expectations. His decision to trust Om Raut with a Hindu epic like Ramayana turned out to be a major disappointment.

If Prabhas was determined to make a film based on the epic Ramayana, he needed strong technical guidance and a passionate team behind the project. A subject of this scale requires careful planning, visual expertise and a clear creative vision to bring its world to life.

For instance, he could have considered working with a director like Nitish Tiwari and a passionate producer like Namit Malhotra if he was keen on bringing Ramayana to the big screen. Such a combination could have offered a different approach to the ambitious project.

However, Prabhas ended up trusting a director whose vision failed to meet the expectations surrounding the epic. Not only did the visual presentation of Ramayan face considerable criticism, but Prabhas also became a target of online trolling over his appearance while portraying the otherwise divine character of Ram.

Bringing an epic like Ramayana to life requires an exceptionally strong technical team and complete conviction from everyone involved. This is where Prabhas’ choice of collaborators became a major talking point. Ranbir Kapoor, meanwhile, is associated with a different creative and production setup for his version of the epic.

Had Prabhas been part of the current Ramayana setup, with its ambitious production scale and technical team, the outcome could have been very different. His decision to trust the earlier team remains a missed opportunity, considering the enormous potential of the subject and his own stardom.