OG Lakshman Sunil Lahri Criticises Ranbir's 'Ramayana', Points Out Missing Scenes, 'Accha Nahi Laga'
Sunil Lahri, the Lakshman of Ramanand Sagar's TV serial, reviewed Ranbir Kapoor's 'Ramayana: Part 1', sharing what worked and didn't work for him.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleRanbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi's highly anticipated mythological epic Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (Part 1) was released worldwide on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Amid the Diwali season, the divinity-themed release was predicted to perform well, and it proved true. Regardless, online scrutiny over the casting, storyline, and execution of Nitesh Tiwari's direction persisted.
Recently, actor Sunil Lahri, who is known as the 'OG Lakshman' of Indian television, has offered his two cents in the discussion around Ramayana: Part 1. Sunil praises some parts of the movie while he criticised the lack of emotional dialogues for sentimental sequences and also pointed out the omission of several crucial scenes of the Hindu epic.
Sunil Lahri reviews Ramayana, calls out missing scenes and lack of emotional dialogues
Sunil Lahri has recently shared his review of Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana after watching it in theatres. Notably, Sunil is deeply attached to the subject matter of the movie as he himself played Lakshman, the younger brother of Ram, in Ramanand Sagar's landmark television series Ramayan, which aired in 1987-1988. The 65-year-old has now shared his verdict regarding Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part 1.
Sunil praised Ramayana's cinematography, VFX, and the performances of the actors. In his video review, Sunil shared that the actors did justice to whatever role they were given and called some of the scenes 'outstanding.' However, he also pointed out certain shortcomings, particularly missing scenes and a lack of emotional delivery in certain sentimental sequences.
The OG Lakshman of Indian television said, "Mere vichar se film me kuch scenes ke upar, jo khas kar ke emotional scenes hain, aur dialogue par dhyaan hi nahi diya gaya. Kuch scenes hain hi nahi." Sunil Lahri called the Parashuram scene 'kamzor' and expressed disappointment that the Ahalya episode was completely absent. He also did not like the way Shurpanakha addressed Ram during their interaction.
Similarly, the way Sita addressed Ram also seemed unimpressive to Sunil. There were several other scenes which he felt lacked devotion and divinity. His overall verdict was- "Ye film mere vichar se shaktipradhan zyada hai aur bhaktipradhan kam hai." A part of his video review of the movie could be read as:
"Parshuram wala scene mujhe kamzor laga. Ahalya wala scene hai hi nahi. Shurpanakha ka Rama se jo vartalap hai usme jis hisab se Shurpanakha Rama ko sambodhit karti hai, wo bhi achcha nahi laga. Sita ko Rama ko sambodhit karna, wo bhi theek nahi laga… Aise kai aur scenes hain jo kamzor hain. Jinme bhaktibhav aur divyata kam lagti hai."
Besides the dialogues and missing scenes, Sunil Lahri also pointed out the absence of regional music associated with the movie's plot setting, Mithila and Ayodhya, which he felt should have been reflected in the soundtrack. He stated:
"Sangeet bohot ehem bhoomika nibhata hai; ek hisaab se woh backbone hota hai. Iss film ke jo bhi sangeet maine sunna hai, usmein kuch gaanon ne mujhe thoda sa disappoint kiya. Main samajhta hoon ki jo local flavour hai Mithila ka, ya Ayodhya ka, wo us geeton ke piche sangeet me hona chahiye."
Watch the video here.
Sunil Lahri approved Ravi Dubey as Lakshman
Sunil Lahri has passed the baton of on-screen Lakshman to Ravi Dubey. Initially, some netizens expressed doubts about Ravi's casting, but after the film's release, their views seemed to have changed. Ravi also got approval from the OG Lakshman, Sunil Lahri. In a post on X, he wrote, "The innocence and intensity should be reflected in the character of Laxman is visible in new Ramayana. Hearty wishes for the success of the new Ramayana."
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