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{{Infobox film

| image = Adipurush poster.jpeg

| caption = Announcement poster

| director = Om Raut

| producer = Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Om Raut
Prasad Sutar
Rajesh Nair

| starring =

| based_on =

| music = SachetParampara

| cinematography = Karthik Palani

| editing = Apurva Motiwale
Ashish Mhatre

| studio = T-Series Films
Retrophiles

| distributor = AA Films

| released =

| country = India

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'Adipurush' is an upcoming Indian Hindu mythological film based on the epic 'Ramayana'. The film is directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series Films and Retrophiles. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the film stars Prabhas as Raghava, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh. Made on a budget of , 'Adipurush' is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.

Principal photography commenced in February 2021 and ended in November 2021 with filming primary taking place in Mumbai. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on 12 January 2023.

Premise



7000 years ago, Ayodhya's king Raghava travels to the island of Lanka with an aim to rescue his wife Janaki, who has been abducted by Lankesh, the king of Lanka.

Cast



* Prabhas as Raghava

* Kriti Sanon as Janaki

* Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh

* Sunny Singh as Lakshmana

* Devdatta Nage as Hanuman

* Vatsal Sheth

* Sonal Chauhan

* Trupti Toradmal

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 1996 Japanese film 'Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama' and was motivated to adapt the epic 'Ramayana' into a film using modern technology. Raut wrote the script amidst COVID-19 lockdown in India. Prabhas immediately like 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 . An amount of is estimated to be spent of visual effects. It is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, and is 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' has been signed for the role of Ravana with the name Lankesh. After rumours of Anushka Shetty, Anushka Sharma, Kiara Advani, and Keerthy Suresh being approached for the role of Sita, it was reported in November 2020 that Kriti Sanon has been cast to essay the role; her inclusion into the film was confirmed by makers four months later in March 2021. Sunny Singh who joined the sets in February 2021 is playing Lord Rama's younger brother Lakshmana.

Filming



Motion capture shoot for 'Adipurush' begun on 19 January 2021. Muhurat shot and 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 same wise due to the fire breakout. In October 2021, Saif Ali Khan and Kriti Sanon wrapped up shoot. In November 2021, Prabhas also wrapped up shoot. On 10 November 2021, entire shooting of the film has been completed.

Release



'Adipurush' is scheduled to theatrically release on 12 January 2023. It was previously scheduled to release on 11 August 2022, but was later postponed due to the release of 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. It is scheduled to release in Telugu and Hindi, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and other multiple Indian and International languages.

See also



* List of most expensive Indian films

Notes



References






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