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Adipurush is an upcoming film which is based on Hindu epic Ramayana. The film is made in two languages that is Hindi and Telugu. According to the sources, the film will be released on theatres on June 16, 2023. It is the most expensive Indian film ever with a budget of over 700 crore INR and definitely the expectations from the film are very high. The film is based on the story of Lord Rama that how he travelled to the island of Lanka over 7000 years ago and get back his wife Janaki from Lankesh. Even though most of the Indian knew the story of Lord Rama, the photography skills and the affects used in the film made the film unique in itself. You can estimate how emotional is director Om Raut with the film that he requested to keep a seat vacant for Lord Hanuman wherever the film is being played. Have a look on its trailer.
The film is opposed in many places and public took this as an insult of their old epic Ramayana. They said that this type of language was not used in Ancient India. Even they have respect for Ravana who was the enemy of Rama but not a villain like shown in Adipurush movie.
Cast
The film is directed by Om Raut who has already earned audience applaud with his action film “Tanhaji.” He was inspired by the Japanese anime “Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama” and decided to make a film of the Hindu epic using modern technology. The casting of the film started in 2020. Let’s know about the cast:
Popular Telugu actor Prabhas is portraying Raghava (Lord Rama). As Prabhas has already became a fan favourite with his appearance in the film “Baahubali: The Beginning” and its sequel “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, he was the most suitable for the role. The makers are well aware that portraying Raghava is a great responsibility and is concerned with the emotions of Hindu religion, and Prabhas is expected to prove true in every test.
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Kriti Sanon is playing the character of Janaki, Raghava’s wife who was abuducted by demon king Lankesh. Janaki aka Sita is a Hindu goddess and worshipped alongside Lord Rama. According to the sources, many actresses like Anushka Shetty, Anushka Sharma, Kiara Advani, and Keerthy Suresh were asked to play the role before Kriti being finally selected to play. Kriti is a great actress and showed her skills in the films like Bareilly Ki Barfi, Mimi and Housefull 4. This time also it is expected that the actress will do justice to the character.
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Saif Ali Khan joined the cast to play antagonist, Lankesh. Lankesh is the demon king according to Hindu mythology and Saif is ready to give goose bumps to the viewers with the role. Saif Ali Khan needs no introduction is a senior actor who made his name in the 90s films like Yeh Dillagi, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Salaam Namaste and Race.
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Sunny Singh is playing character of younger brother of Raghava, Lakshmana. Singh is known for his portrayal of Titu Sharma in the film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, and Chaman Kohli in Ujda Chaman. He also gained good reviews for his work in De De Pyaar De and Jai Mummy Di.
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The character of Hanuman is played by Devdatta Nage. Hanuman is the powerful monkey god according to Hindu mythology and is an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. Nage has an experience of working in the mythological series when he portrayed Lord Khandoba in the Marathi series “Jai Malhar.” He had already worked with Om Raut in his film ““Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” and joined the cast without any hesitation.
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Vatsal Sheth is playing the character of Lankesh’s elder son Indrajit. Indrajit also called as Meghnath was also a powerful demon who was killed by Lakshmana. Vatsal is working in the acting industry for over two decades and has made his place in the viewer’s heart with his work in the television series like Haasil, Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke and films like Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Heroes, Malang, and Hostel. But this time he is playing an antagonist. Audience will like his performance or reject will be seen only after the release of the film.
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The cast also includes
Sonal Chauhan and
Trupti Toradmal in supporting rules. The first song “Jai Shri Ram” of the film was released on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in 2023. Earlier, the film was set to release in August 2022 but it was postponed to avoid a clash with Laal Singh Chaddha and also the makers made some changes in the visual effects as the first trailer of the film received backlashes. We hope the film work well in Indian theatre and will prove right according to the expectations.
The film is getting mixed reaction from the viewers, where some of them are praising the acting of Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan, others are not happy with the dialogues used in the film. According to them, the language used in the film will ruin the image of Lord Rama in the mind of young generation and also this type of offensive language was not used in Ancient India even if they were talking with the enemy.
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