Adipurush (2023)
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Adipurush (transl. First Man) is a 2023 Indian mythological action film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. The film is directed and co-written by Om Raut, and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu, the film features Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, and Devdutta Nage.
The film was announced in August 2020, through an official motion poster. Principal photography, which took place primarily in Mumbai, commenced in February 2021 and ended in November 2021. The film's music is composed by Ajay–Atul. Adipurush is budgeted at ₹500 crore (US$63 million)–₹700 crore (US$88 million) placing it in the list of most expensive Indian films.
Adipurush was released on 16 June 2023 to negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's screenplay, dialogues, and visuals. It emerged as a box office bomb.
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Production
Development
Adipurush, an adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana, was announced on 18 August 2020, via a promotional poster. Prabhas portrays Lord Rama under the direction of Om Raut who earlier helmed the period action film Tanhaji (2020). Om Raut was fascinated by the 1992 Japanese film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama and was motivated to adapt the Ramayana into a film using modern technology. Raut wrote the script amidst the COVID-19 lockdown in India. Prabhas immediately liked the project and the production company T-Series Films was on board for the project.
Adipurush is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made, with a budget of ₹500–700 crore. It was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, while also filmed in 3D.
Casting
In September 2020, the makers revealed that Prabhas is enacting Lord Rama's portrayal whose character name was later revealed as Raghava. Saif Ali Khan, who already worked as an antagonist in Raut's Tanhaji, signed on for the role of Ravana, with the alias name, Lankesh. After rumors of Anushka Shetty, Anushka Sharma, Kiara Advani, and Keerthy Suresh being approached for the role of Sita, with the alias name of Janaki, it was reported in November 2020 that Kriti Sanon has been cast to essay the role; her inclusion into the film was confirmed by the makers four months later in March 2021. Sunny Singh, who joined the sets in February 2021, played Lakshmana, with the alias name being Shesh.
Filming
The motion capture shoot for Adipurush began on 19 January 2021. The Muhurtam shot and the formal launch was done on 2 February 2021 in Mumbai, India. Principal photography of the movie began that day, as informed by the makers. A massive fire accident took place at the filming location in Mumbai on the same day. Duplicate sets were erected the same wise due to the fire breakout. In October 2021, Khan and Sanon wrapped up the shoot. On 10 November 2021, the filming was completed.
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Release
The film's teaser was released on 2 October 2022 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The teaser received heavy criticism for its visual effects and CGI. The film's trailer was released on 9 May 2023 and was seen as an improvement from the teaser. An action trailer was released on 6 June 2023.
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