Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 'Krishnavataram' Trilogy Sets Sights on Global Audiences with Creativeland Partnership
A spiritual leader's film trilogy about the life of Krishna is heading to international screens. On Janmashtami — the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Forum For Art and Culture (WFAC) and Creativeland Studios formalized a partnership to take the "Krishnavataram" trilogy to global audiences, according to Variety.
The deal was finalized in the presence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar himself, the spiritual leader whose WFAC organization is backing the project alongside producer Sajan Raj Kurup's Creativeland Studios.
"Krishnavataram" is structured as a three-part retelling of Krishna's life, with each chapter named for a dimension of being: "Hridayam" (The Heart), "Manaha" (The Mind) and "Atman" (The Soul). The first instalment, "Krishnavataram: Part 1 – Hridayam," is directed by Hardik Gajjar and has already completed a theatrical run in Indian cinemas.
The cast is led by Siddharth Gupta as Krishna, with Sanskruti Jayana as Satyabhama, Sushmita Bhatt as Radha and Nivaashiyni Krishnan as Rukmini. All four roles are drawn from the major figures surrounding Krishna across the Hindu epics.
The international rollout will begin with a wider theatrical release targeting both the Indian diaspora and broader international audiences. WFAC and Creativeland plan to release the films across four languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English — a slate designed to reach both domestic Indian viewers and overseas markets where Indian-language cinema has been steadily expanding its footprint.
Beyond the trilogy itself, the partnership outlines ambitions that stretch well past the cinema. WFAC and Creativeland intend to extend "Krishnavataram" into television series, music, live experiences, games, education and what the partners describe as "immersive cultural programming." Kurup, the producer at Creativeland Studios, described the WFAC partnership as an extension of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's influence on the project, Variety reports. The partners' stated aim is to build the trilogy into a global cultural movement celebrating cinema, art and legacy.
For audiences outside India, the arrival of "Krishnavataram" on the international calendar adds a mythology-based franchise to a landscape where Indian epic cinema has been reaching wider global viewership. The multi-language release strategy means the films will arrive in English-language markets alongside their Indian-language versions, removing a common access barrier for non-Indian audiences curious about the material.
No international release dates have been announced. The first film's Indian theatrical run provides a creative and technical template that the expanded rollout will build on as the partnership moves from announcement to execution.
