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Sony's English Ramayana trailer is out. November 5 is the date on the campaign.

Sony posted a new English trailer for Ramayana: Rise of a Legend and put November 5 on the campaign. Fandango's Ramayana page still says November 8.

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Ranbir Kapoor as Rama in Ramayana, hair tied up, holding a bow in gold light and dust.
Ranbir Kapoor as Rama in Ramayana, hair tied up, holding a bow in gold light and dust. Sony Pictures
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Sony posted a new English trailer today for Ramayana: Rise of a Legend and put tickets on sale. It runs 2 minutes 37 seconds.

The date on it is November 5, in theaters, IMAX, and other premium large formats. Watch it here.

Fandango's Ramayana page still says the film opens November 8. November 8 is Diwali.

Sony's site says the film will be in theaters globally on November 5, "in time for Diwali." If you are buying in the US, open your theater's listing before you pick a date.

A narration in the new trailer calls Rama "not a God, but a man." Ranbir Kapoor plays him.

Yash, the Kannada star of KGF, plays Ravana and is also producing through Monster Mind Creations. Sai Pallavi plays Sita.

Sunny Deol, the star of Gadar, plays Hanuman. Ravie Dubey, from Hindi television, plays Lakshmana.

Nitesh Tiwari, who directed Dangal, directs. Namit Malhotra produces through Prime Focus Studios.

The campaign credits Malhotra's effects company, DNEG, the house behind Dune and The Odyssey. Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman are scoring it.

Sony distributes outside India. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions handles the release in India.

The launch was in Bengaluru, Yash's city. Ranbir greeted the room in Kannada and said next time he would learn more of it from Yash.

The August English trailer said November 6. Malhotra said overseas weeks start on a Friday, and that India was still aimed at Diwali.

Sony Pictures Releasing Australia posted a November 5 trailer on September 9. On October 11 the makers posted that date for the world, with advance bookings opening on Dussehra.

Cinemark has the English title on November 5, at 2 hours 45 minutes. A Tribute listing for Sparks, Nevada, shows a Wednesday, November 4 IMAX show.

Tribute's Bloomington, Illinois, page says the film is in theaters November 6, and the showtimes under that line start on November 4.

As of October 9, AMC's listings had an English cut at 2 hours 45 minutes and a Hindi cut at 3 hours 15 minutes, both on November 5. Part Two is still aimed at Diwali 2027.

Our read: use the theater page you are buying from. Sony is campaigning November 5, and that page is where a Wednesday show or a Diwali date will say so.

The films to watch before it are already up. Sony's distribution deal, from July, is why an English trailer is the one on sale in the US.

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