Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan’s mythological film Adipurush will be released on January 12, 2023, the makers announced on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri today. Earlier, the much-awaited Ramayana adaptation was scheduled to release in August 2022. However, fans will have to wait till January 2023 to see their favorite stars together on the big screen. Director Om Raut shared the new release date on his Instagram space. Adipurush will be released worldwide in 3-D.
In an interview earlier, Raut detailed how Telugu star Prabhas came on board for this movie, making it a pan-India project. He flew from Mumbai to Hyderabad and Prabhas agreed to do the film. The budget of the film is anticipated to be Rs 400 crore.
Raut shared details of Adipurush stating, “Adipurush is set 7000 years ago and all the “touchpoints” areas in the Ramayana, but with modern storytelling techniques. 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, also derivatives of their Ramayana names. Adipurush literally means “first man,” but here the interpretation is that of “best man.”
Apart from Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon will also be seen in the film in the pivotal role.
Besides Adipurush, Prabhas will be seen in Radhe Shyam co-starring Pooja Hegde. He also has Nag Ashwin’s directorial Project K with Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone.
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