Adipurush
Adipurush
| Adipurush | |
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| Directed by | Om Raut |
| Screenplay by | Om Raut |
| Based on | Ramayana by Valmiki |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karthik Palani |
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Running time | 179 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | India |
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| Budget | est. ₹500 crore (US$63 million)[3][4] |
Adipurush (transl. First man[a]) is a 2023 Indian epic mythological film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana.[6] The film is written and directed by Om Raut and produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the film stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage.
Adipurush was announced in August 2020, through an official motion poster. Principal photography commenced in February 2021 and ended in November 2021 taking place primarily in Mumbai. The film's music is composed by Ajay–Atul. Adipurush is budgeted at ₹500 crore (US$63 million)[3] making it one of the most expensive Indian films ever made.[7][8][9]
The film was theatrically released on 16 June 2023.[10]
Premise
7,000 years ago, Ayodhya's prince Raghava and his brother Lakshmana travel to the island of Lanka with the help of Bajrang's army with an aim to rescue Raghava's wife Janaki, who had been abducted by Lankesh, the demon king of Lanka.[5]
Cast
- Prabhas in a dual role as
- Kriti Sanon as Janaki[5]
- Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh[11]
- Sunny Singh as Lakshmana
- Devdatta Nage as Bajrang[12]
- Vatsal Sheth as Meghanada[13]
- Sonal Chauhan[14]
- Trupti Toradmal[15]
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).[16] 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 COVID-19 lockdown in India. Prabhas immediately liked the project and the production company T-Series Films was on-board for the project.[5]
Adipurush is one of the most expensive Indian film ever made, with a budget of ₹500 crore (US$63 million). An amount of ₹250 crore (US$31 million) is estimated to be spent on visual effects. The original budget was initially estimated to be ₹400 crore (US$50 million). However, after the extreme backlash to the visual effects and CGI on the film's teaser, the budget was increased to ₹500 crore (US$63 million) to improve and enhance the visual effects, CGI, lighting and color grading.[17] It was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, while also filmed in 3D.[18]
Casting
In September 2020, the makers revealed that Prabhas is enacting Lord Rama's portrayal whose character name was later revealed as Raghava.[5] 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.[19] 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.[20] Sunny Singh who joined the sets in February 2021 is playing Lord Rama's younger brother Lakshmana.[21]
Filming
Motion capture shoot for Adipurush begun on 19 January 2021.[22] Muhurtam shot and formal launch was done on 2 February 2021 in Mumbai, India.[23] Principal photography of the movie began that day, as informed by the makers.[24][25] A massive fire accident took place at the filming location in Mumbai on the same day.[26] Duplicate sets were erected same wise due to the fire breakout.[27] In October 2021, Khan and Sanon wrapped up shoot.[28] On 10 November 2021, the filming was completed.[29][30]
Music
| Adipurush | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 6 June 2023 |
| Recorded | 2021-2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:22 |
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| Label | T-Series |
| Official audio1 | |
| Adipurush (Hindi) - Full Jukebox on YouTube | |
| Official audio2 | |
| Adipurush (Telugu) - Full Jukebox on YouTube | |
The music for both the Hindi and Telugu versions of the film is composed by Ajay-Atul and Sachet–Parampara (noted). The first single titled "Jai Shri Ram" was released in its short version on 6 April 2023 on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. The full song was released on 20 May 2023 under the same name in Hindi and Telugu alongside dubbed versions (Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam).[31] The second single titled "Ram Siya Ram" (in Hindi) and "Ram Sita Ram" (in Telugu) was released on 29 May 2023. [32] [33]
All lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jai Shri Ram" | Atul Gogavale, Gwen Dias, Shazneen Arethna, Crystal Sequeira, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman, Umesh Joshi, Swapnil Godbole, Janardan Dhatrak, Vivek Naik, Santosh Bote, Devendra Chitnis, Yash Kulkarni, Mangesh Shirke, Anil Bhilare, Gaurav Dandekar, Siddhant Karawde, Rishikesh Patil, Ameya Paranjape, Vidit Patankar, Yashad Ghanekar, Prasad Manjrekar | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Shivoham" | Ajay Gogavale | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Tu Hai Sheetal Dhaara" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Huppa Huiya" | Sukhwinder Singh | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Ram Siya Ram" (Music by Sachet–Parampara) | Sachet–Parampara | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 18:22 | ||
All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry and Manoj Muntashir.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jai Shri Ram" | Gwen Dias, Shazneen Arethna, Crystal Sequeira, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman, Umesh Joshi, Swapnil Godbole, Janardan Dhatrak, Vivek Naik, Santosh Bote, Devendra Chitnis, Yash Kulkarni, Mangesh Shirke, Anil Bhilare, Gaurav Dandekar, Siddhant Karawde, Rishikesh Patil, Ameya Paranjape, Vidit Patankar, Yashad Ghanekar, Prasad Manjrekar | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Shivoham" | Haricharan | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Priya Mithunam" | Karthik, Shweta Mohan | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Huppa Huiya" | Sukhwinder Singh | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Ram Sita Ram" (Music by Sachet–Parampara) | Karthik, Sachet–Parampara | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 18:22 | ||
Marketing
The film's teaser was released on 2 October 2022 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.[34] The teaser received heavy criticism for its visual effects and CGI.[35][36][37] The film's trailer was released on 9 May 2023,[38][39] and was better received for its improved visual effects.[40][41] An action trailer was released on 6 June 2023.[42]
Release
Theatrical
Adipurush was theatrically released on 16 June 2023[43] in Hindi and Telugu, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam.[44] It was previously scheduled to release on 11 August 2022, but was later postponed due to the release of Laal Singh Chaddha. The film was postponed again to avoid a clash with Veera Simha Reddy and Waltair Veerayya and also for reworking the visual effects, due to the severe backlash after the release of the teaser trailer.[45][46][47]
The film was set to premiere at the Tribeca Festival in the Escape From Tribeca section on 13 June 2023,[48] but was cancelled by the makers later. The film was supposed to be played at the Film festival on June 15 and 17, but it's world premiere, 3 days before the world release had been put down.[11]
The film was also initially scheduled for an IMAX release, which was cancelled later due to the simultaneous release and advance booking of screens for The Flash; the IMAX rulebook does not allow two IMAX films to release on the same day.[49]
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