Actor Chetan Hansraj, who plays demon king Sumali in Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana', defended the film's casting and VFX amid the backlash on social media. He called the casting "fabulous", adding that the makers finalised the actors after a lot of research and deliberation. He also slammed those criticising its VFX, calling them "keyboard VFX superstars" and adding, "They're in dreamland."