Can Chiru’s Vishwambhara Beat Ramayana?

Right now, all eyes are on two big VFX-heavy films. On one side, Ramayana, made by Bollywood, with a budget of almost ₹ 4000 crores, is getting right, left and centre by the audience for its VFX, though they are very good. On the other side, Vishwambhara, starring Megastar Chiranjeevi, is getting delayed from a year or so regarding producing the VFX only.

Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is mounted on a massive scale with a huge budget., international technicians and backed by a top VFX studio like DNeg. Definitely, this is one of the most ambitious Indian films ever in terms of visuals, but the teaser also faced criticism. Some felt the VFX looked AI-generated, and some said it felt like a video game. That’s where the comparison begins.

Vishwambhara, directed by Vassishta, is also a fantasy film relying heavily on visuals. The film is said to have a strong mythological touch mixed with commercial elements. For Chiranjeevi, this is a crucial film after a mixed phase, and the expectation is that it delivers both visually and emotionally. However, after the teaser misfired, the producers took more than 2 years to crack the next, but nothing is coming out.

Now, here is the real discussion. Adipurush had scale, but failed due to poor visual quality and lack of believability. On the other hand, films like Baahubali worked not just because of VFX, but because the world felt real. So naturally, the question is simple. Can Vishwambhara get that balance right?

For Vishwambhara, beating Ramayana in pure VFX quality might be tough. But beating it in aesthetics, emotional connect, and believability? That is very much possible. At the end of the day, it’s not about who spends more. It’s about who convinces more.