The Royals fame Addinath Kothare joins Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana as Bharat

Addinath Kothare joins Ramayana cast

Nitesh Tiwari directorial and Ranbir Kapoor starrer Ramayana is currently in production with the highly-anticipated film featuring a star-studded cast. The new addition in the ensemble cast is Marathi actor Addinath Kothare. He will portray the character of Ram’s brother Bharat in the mythological epic.

Addinath has confirmed his involvement in the project and called the opportunity a ‘blessing’ to be a part of one of the biggest films made globally today.

In a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama, Addinath shared, "It’s a blessing. It’s the biggest film made on Indian soil. It’s also one of the biggest films made globally today.”

The actor expressed gratitude towards Mukesh Chhabra and Namit Malhotra for casting him in the franchise and added, “To be a part of it, I am truly indebted to Mukesh Chhabra. He is the man who cast me and, of course, Nitesh sir for choosing me for the character of Bharat. And also Namit Malhotra sir, who believed in me and entrusted me with such a big responsibility of such an important character.”

The actor further elaborated, “It’s one of the most well-planned cinema on Indian soil, I think. We are fortunate enough to witness this from close quarters. And I am really fortunate to have got this opportunity in such a big film, not just as an actor, filmmaker, human being, but just to get to witness this humongous scale of film production. No film school can teach you this.”

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For the unversed, Addinath Kothare has prominently worked in Marathi Cinema and was recently starred in Netflix’s The Royals. He is also a National Award-winning filmmaker. His credits include Paani, Avatarachi Goshta, Nilkanth Master, and Chandramukhi, among others.

Meanwhile, the upcoming Indian mythology-inspired film features an ensemble cast including Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravi Dubey as Laxman, Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman and Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi. Additionally, Kajal Aggarwal is speculated to play the role of Ravana's wife, Mandodari.

The film is set to release in two parts, with the first part scheduled for Diwali 2026 and the second part in 2027.