Mumbai, November 10 (HS): Kannada actor Yash has been receiving considerable appreciation from audiences for his portrayal of Ravana in filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological film ‘Ramayana’. Besides his performance, the actor’s imposing appearance in the film has also become a major talking point.

To lend grandeur and an imposing presence to the character of Ravana, Yash had to wear elaborate and exceptionally heavy costumes. Costume designer Sanya Sardar has revealed that the weight of the actor’s outfit reached approximately 33 kg in certain sequences.

Speaking during an interaction, Sardar explained that most of the costumes, including their jewellery, weighed between 16 and 20 kg. However, the outfits designed for some special sequences associated with Lanka and Ravana were considerably heavier. These included the looks created for Ravana’s wedding and the wedding sequence involving Shurpanakha. The costumes for these particular scenes weighed approximately 30 to 33 kg. She also disclosed that Yash’s crown alone weighed around 1.8 kg.

According to the designer, creating the crown and ensuring that it could be worn comfortably proved to be the most challenging aspect of the process, as managing such considerable weight on the head was no easy task. The team had to experiment with several designs and techniques to overcome the challenge.

Despite spending long hours shooting in the heavy costumes, Yash handled them with remarkable ease.

It may be noted that Ranbir Kapoor portrays Lord Rama in the film, Sai Pallavi plays Mata Sita, while Ravi Dubey essays the role of Lakshmana.

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