The Odyssey Comparison to Ramayana: Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey is being released in theatres. Some scenes during its premiere have also started going viral on social media. Whenever a film of Christopher Nolan is released, it is well received in theaters and there is a stir at the box office as well. In such a situation, the film The Odissi has been in the news even before its release in theatres. There are chances of good collection from this film in India also. Now, even before the release, after seeing the viral climax scene of The Odissi, people are comparing it with Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana and have started giving their opinions.
Some people believe that the climax scene of the film The Odissi matches with Hindu mythology and is shown in Sita Swayamvar of Ramayana. Since then people have been giving their opinion on this. People are also looking at it religiously and talking about the connections and similarities of Greek-Hindu mythology.
Actor Ashish Chanchlani shared his experiences about the film and wrote many things. The actor wrote- ‘I liked The Odyssey very much. This is a big scale film, it is epic and also scary. The first praise goes to Nolan. They’ve definitely explored the story of the Greek Gods, the magic and the ghosts in a way that feels real. That’s why Christopher Nolan is the greatest film director of today. Now people’s reactions are coming on Ashish Chanchlani’s tweet. One person wrote- The real story of the film matches Ramayana. Another person wrote – Yes, not only Ramayana, references of Mahabharata are also found. Certainly, as the time for the release of The Odyssey is approaching, people’s curiosity about this film is increasing.
I loooved #TheOdyssey so much
Its grand its epic and surprisingly its scary too.
A first for nolan
He has made sure he grounds a story about Greek gods, magic and witch with as much realism as possible and that’s why he is one of the greatest filmmakers of our times.
Narratively pic.twitter.com/Y7DmhH2LLZ— Ashish Chanchlani (@ashchanchlani) July 11, 2026
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The bow contest:
In Valmiki’s Ramayana, Rama lifts and snaps Lord Shiva’s bow to marry Sita.
In Holmer’s Odyssey, Odysseus returns home in disguise strings his own bow to win back Penelope.
Ancient Greek mythology and Indian mythology sharing the same trope is fascinating. pic.twitter.com/gTS8vYiBXM
— मुरु सिद्धेश | Marula Siddesh (@ThisIsSiddesh) July 14, 2026
Ramayana is the biggest film of Bollywood
Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayan film is one of the most talked about films of the year 2026 in the country. The budget of this film is said to be Rs 4000 crore. This is the most awaited film of the year 2026. In this, Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi are in lead roles. Yash, Sunny Deol, Kajal Raghwani, Arun Govil, Ravi Dubey, Rakul Preet Singh and Ravi Dubey will be seen. Ramayana is being directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The film will be released in 2 parts. Its first part will be released on Diwali 2026, while the second part of the film will be released in Diwali 2027.
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