Lara Dutta And Sheeba Chadha Are Introduced As Kaikeyi And Manthara From Ramayana
Right from Rama’s righteous path to Manthara’s cunning nature, Ramayan has inspired generations with its timeless lessons. Thus, it is always considered as a classic movie on the big screens and small screens too. Till now, we have witnessed numerous movies on Ramayan, but neither we felt them bored nor got disappointed. And now, Namit Malhotra and Nitish Tiwari and bringing back the classic mythological tale to the silver screens during this Diwali.
We already witnessed Ranbir Kapoor as Shri Ram and Sai Pallavi as Seetha Mata. Even Arun Govil’s first look poster as King Dasaratha also delighted the netizens. Of late, the makers also dropped the first look posters of Lara Dutta and Sheeba Chadha and introduced them as Queen Kaikeyi and Dasi Manthara.
A queen. A mother. Two wishes that would betray a father’s love and change Rama’s destiny forever.
A cunning mind. Whose whispers would turn a mother’s love into a kingdom’s darkest hour.
Lara Dutta as Queen Kaikeyi.
Sheeba Chadha as Manthara. https://t.co/VjrRQpJIHV
— The World Of Ramayana (@WorldOfRamayana)
October 9, 2026
This post reads, “A queen. A mother. Two wishes that would betray a father’s love and change Rama’s destiny forever. A cunning mind. Whose whispers would turn a mother’s love into a kingdom’s darkest hour. Lara Dutta as Queen Kaikeyi. Sheeba Chadha as Manthara.”
Lara Dutta looks regal as Queen Kaikeyi whose demand for two boons from King Dasharatha leads to Rama’s 14-year exile from Ayodhya along with Seeta Devi and Lakshman. And even Sheeba as Manthara looked awesome and perfectly owned that cunning appeal in the poster. Although she is a servant in the Kingdom, Manthara influences Kaikeyi and changes Rama’s destiny.
This movie also has an ensemble cast of:
• Ranbir Kapoor as Rama
• Ravi Dubey as Lakshman
• Sai Pallavi as Sita
• Kiara Sadh as young Sita
• Sunny Deol as Hanuman
• Yash as Ravana
• Arun Govil as Dasharatha
• Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi
• Indira Krishnan as Kaushalya
• Sonal Jha as Sumitra
• Adinath Kothare as Bharata
• Nitish Sharma as Shatrughna
• Kajal Aggarwal as Mandodari
• Rakul Preet Singh as Shurpanakha
This most-awaited movie is all set to hit the theatres on 6th November on the occasion of the Diwali festival. Ramayan Part One is being helmed by Nitesh Tiwari and is being bankrolled by Namit Malhotra and Yash under the Prime Focus Studios and Monster Mind Creations DNEG banners.