Actor Yash, who portrays Ravana in director Nitesh Tiwari's epic drama Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, shared family moments celebrating Diwali on social media. The pictures capture the actor alongside his wife Radhika Pandit and their children, daughter Ayra and son Yatharv.
In one of the photos, the Kannada star's children are also seen imitating his Ravana expression.While the initial frame features the family posing together, the subsequent photograph showcases Yash dressed in full character costume as Ravana. In the lighthearted selfie, Yash, along with Arya and Yatharv mimic the antagonist's fierce on-screen expression.Extending festive greetings on Instagram, Yash wrote, "Wishing you all a very Happy Deepavali.
Thank you for the love" (sic). Nitesh Tiwari was quick to acknowledge the post, dropping a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.The celebratory post follows fresh insights shared by the makers regarding the film's private Los Angeles screening held on October 27.During the film's promotion, Yash revealed an adorable and emotional anecdote concerning his seven-year-old son Yatharv's reaction to his villainous role.
Marking his first-ever theatrical movie viewing experience, the young child was deeply moved — and visibly displeased — after watching his father's character defeat and kill the mystical bird Jatayu on screen.Elaborating on the surprising family moment during an interaction on anchor Suma Kanakala's YouTube channel, Yash said, "I could see they had so many questions because for them, life is just starting. They are understanding how to behave, how to respect one another.
I was so surprised to see my son's reaction."Co-star Sai Pallavi further illuminated the young boy's candid reaction during a separate interview on the YouTube channel Who Let Alyssa Out, revealing the exact words Yatharv shared with his father. "He said to Yash, 'I didn't like you killing that bird,'" Sai said.She added, "He knows that it is his daddy and that he has done movies before and that maybe they were acting. But he said, 'No, it is not nice.
It is not good that you kill the bird even in the movie. I don't think you should have done that.' It was such a beautiful moment."Ramayana: Rise of a Legend also features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, Arun Govil as king Dashrath, Lara Dutta as queen Kaikeyi and Rakul Preet Singh as Supranakha.The makers of the film have also released the film's post-credit scene alongside a Hanuman Chalisa music video.
The devotional track introduces Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman.Ramayana: Rise of a Legend theatrically released on November 5, 2026.- Ends