Prabhas And Om Raut Talk About 'Adipurush' Being The Most Precious Film

Mumbai, October 4 - The teaser of Prabhas-fronted Adipurush was launched recently and it met with mixed reactions from the fans and critics. Directed by Om Raut, Adipurush is one of the most-awaited Indian films, but it seems the makers will have to spend more time on certain things to correct them before the final output is ready.

"Adipurush" is Raut's take on the Hindu epic "Ramayana", by Valmiki, where Rama, the king of Ayodhya, travels to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita, who has been abducted by the king Ravana. The movie is set 7,000 years ago and in the film, Prabhas' character is not called Rama, he is Raghav, another name for Rama. Sita, played by Kriti Sanon, is called Janaki, while Saif Ali Khan's Ravana is Lankesh.



Om Raut, in a recent interview with Variety, said that Prabhas was always his first choice for Raghav's character. "If it was not him, I would have not made the film", the filmmaker said and added that he designed the character to move beyond the "Prabhas persona".

"The way he has played it is divine. It's extremely spiritual on many levels, yet at the same time, it's a commercial flick. So, it has that crazy balance of playing to the gallery, obviously, like everybody does, but at the same time, we had to maintain the sanctity and purity of the character and stay within that boundary and try to achieve what we want to achieve", Raut added.

It was not easy for Prabhas' to say yes to the movie because he thought it's the most precious film for the country and he had doubts if he could do justice to the character. But it was Raut who convinced him and asked not to worry about Raghav's role.



"Om designed the film for the present generation and wanted a swagger, which no other director could think of Adipurush like that. He designed it for kids and families. Even women love my action, so there's a lot of action. And, he designed it in a commercial way, so I think it's very happy news for the fans", Prabhas said.

Produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, "Adipurush" is scheduled to release on January 12, 2023, in Hindi, and Telugu along with dubbed versions of Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. It will also be released in IMAX and 3D.

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