Makers of Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological epic Ramayana released the romantic track ‘Rangulu Rangule’ on Sunday, giving audiences their clearest look yet at the on-screen love story of Sita and Rama.

The song arrives at a moment when fans across the country are tracking every update on the film. Ramayana is being made as a pan-India project, and the music release is part of its build-up to the big screen. The track went out at the same time in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, a move that signals the makers want the film to travel well beyond one region.

Sai Pallavi and Ranbir Kapoor at the center of the romance

Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama. The song puts their characters front and center, moving through scenes that frame their bond as something gentle and devoted. The visuals rely on sweeping nature shots, grand royal palaces and the wedding ceremony of Sita and Rama, and those three elements stand out as the song’s main draw.

The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and is being produced by Namit Malhotra. It is being released in two parts, and the budget is reported at around Rs 3,000 crore. The makers have scheduled the film for a Diwali release on November 5.

Behind the music

The Telugu version of the song has lyrics by Rakendu Mouli and music by AR Rahman. Raghav Kaushik and Vaishali Samant provide the vocals. Rahman’s involvement gives the track a clear emotional pull, and the lyrics lean into romance rather than battle or spectacle.

The opening lines set the tone. They describe love taking shape as Sita, a light that guides, and a devotion that offers everything in return. The chorus repeats the idea that with a beloved beside you, every color feels bright, and the phrase ‘rangulu rangule’ becomes a kind of refrain for the whole track.

Rahman spoke about the project in a statement tied to the release. He described the chance to bring the Ramayana story to life through music as a personal privilege, and he said he tried to reflect the love between Sita and Rama within the composition itself.

’It is my good fortune to get the opportunity to unveil the Ramayana saga through music. I tried to reflect the love emotions of Sita and Rama in the music. I believe this Rangulu Rangule song will give audiences devotion, along with indescribable joy and a feeling of love.’ - AR Rahman

That statement sums up what the makers appear to be selling. The track leans on devotion, but it also tries to pull in listeners who may not come to a mythological film for its scriptural weight. A love song with a Rahman score gives the film a second entry point, and for many viewers that could be the first thing they hum.

Why the timing matters

Music releases ahead of a big film often decide how much noise a project makes before its opening. This one arrives with a clear release date, a star pairing that draws attention, and a multilingual rollout built to reach audiences in several large markets at once. The song is likely to spread quickly on social platforms and video feeds, where short clips of the wedding visuals and the chorus can travel far beyond the people who already follow the film.

For Telugu audiences, the simultaneous Telugu release matters. The song’s lyrics and vocals were created for the language along with the others, rather than being dubbed in later, and that gives the track a direct place in the film’s regional outreach.

The release also gives the film a chance to set expectations on tone. Rangulu Rangule shows a softer, more romantic side of the story, one that focuses on the relationship between its two leads rather than on conflict alone. Whether the full film keeps that balance will be the next question for viewers once it reaches theatres.

Until then, the song is the clearest preview available. It shows the leads, the palaces, the nature imagery and the wedding ceremony, all set to a Rahman composition that the makers hope will carry the emotional weight of the epic into the Diwali weekend.