Chetan Hansraj says Raja Mali makeup took four hours a day for Ramayana

Actor Chetan Hansraj plays Raja Mali in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.

Raja Mali is Ravana’s maternal grandfather.

Hansraj says makeup artist Virginia Holmes and her team spent four hours each day creating his look.

He also credited movement director Terry Notary and the stunt team for shaping the character’s movements and action scenes.

Hansraj said he was initially cast as Raja Mali, then offered six more motion-capture roles, giving him seven roles in total.

He thanked director Nitesh Tiwari for trusting him with the film’s opening sequence.

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