India, July 27 -- There have been dozens of adaptations of the Ramayana on the big screen in Indian cinema over the last 100 years. From silent films to Bollywood big-budget productions and iconic Telugu adaptations, the epic has been adapted in every possible manner. But Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana differs in one crucial way. The upcoming film is a duology, the first Ramayana adaptation for the big screen to be released in two parts.

The team of Ramayana recently attended the San Diego Comic Con, where they kicked off the film's promotional campaign with a panel discussion, followed by select interviews. In an interaction with IGN, director Nitesh Tiwari opened up about the decision to release the film in two parts. "Ramayana is a linear s...