Adipurush (meaning “First Man”) is a 2023 Indian mythological action film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. Directed and co-written by Om Raut, the film was produced by T-Series and Retrophiles. It was filmed in both Hindi and Telugu and starred Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Devdutt Nagi.
The film was announced in August 2020 with a motion poster. Filming began in February 2021, primarily in Mumbai, and was completed in November 2021. Music for Adipurush was composed by Ajay-Atul. With a budget of between ₹500 crore (US$63 million) and ₹700 crore (US$88 million), it is one of the most expensive Indian films of all time.
Adipurush was released on 16 June 2023 but received negative reviews from critics who disliked the screenplay, dialogues, and visual effects. The film did not do well at the box office and suffered a financial loss.
Adipurush Movie Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Om Raut |
| Written by | |
| Screenplay | Om Raut |
| Dialogues | Manoj Muntashir |
| Based on | Ramayana by Valmiki |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, Rajesh Nair |
| Starring | Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage |
| Cinematography | Karthik Palani |
| Edited by | Apurva Motiwale, Ashish Mhatre |
| Music by | |
| Score | Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara |
| Songs | Ajay-Atul, Sachet–Parampara |
| Production companies | T-Series Films, Retrophiles |
| Distributed by | AA Films (Hindi), UV Creations (Telugu), People Media Factory (Telugu), KRG Studios (Kannada) |
| Release date | 16 June 2023 |
| Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi, Telugu |
| Budget | est. ₹500–700 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹354 crore |
Adipurush Release Date OTT
The teaser of the film was released on October 2, 2022, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Many criticized the teaser for poor visual effects and CGI. On May 9, 2023, the official trailer was released, and it was better received than the teaser. An action trailer was released on June 6, 2023, highlighting more exciting scenes from the film.
Adipurush Movie Character Cast & Crew
| Character | Actor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Raghava | Prabhas | The seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and the warrior prince of Kosala, who lives a simple life in the forests with his wife and brother. Dubbed by Sharad Kelkar in Hindi |
| Janaki | Kriti Sanon | Avatar of goddess Lakshmi, Raghava’s wife, who is abducted by Lankesh. |
| Ravana / Lankesh | Saif Ali Khan | The antagonistic demon king of Sri Lanka. He sports ten heads and has numerous powers including superhuman strength and size alteration. Dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar in Telugu and Tamil |
| Shesh | Sunny Singh | Raghava’s younger brother and avatar of Sheshnag. |
| Bajrang | Devdatta Nage | A close friend to the brothers and a deity resembling a monkey, known for his invulnerability and strength. He has similar abilities to Lankesh. |
| Indrajit | Vatsal Sheth | |
| Mandodari | Sonal Chauhan | |
| Vibhishana | Siddhant Karnick | Lankesh’s brother, who opposes his decision to abduct Janaki. |
| Maya | Ayesha Madhukar | |
| Shurpanakha | Tejaswini Pandit | A demoness and Lankesh’s sister. |
| Dasharatha | Krishna Kotian | Raghava’s father and the king of Kosala. |
| Kaikeyi | Sonali Khare | Raghava’s wicked stepmother, who forces his exile. |
| Kumbhakarna | Lavi Pajni | Another brother and henchman of Lankesh known for his strength and appetite. |
| Prahasta | Ajit Shidhaye | |
| Shabari | Asha Sharma | |
| Young Shabari | Urvi Singh | |
| Brahma | Bijay J. Anand | |
| Trijata | Neha Khan | |
| Maricha | Rehan Khan | |
| Sugriva | Gaurrav Walia | |
| Angad | Manohar Pandey | |
| Jambavan | Roopesh Jadhav | |
| Nala | Kaustav Sinha | |
| Nila | Saurabh Thakare | |
| Shuka | Prashant Uthale | |
| Dhakdasur | Rajesh K Salhotra |
Har Bharatiya Ki Adipurush
— Adipurush Movie (@Offladipurush) June 6, 2023
हर भारतीय की आदिपुरुष
" ప్రతి భారతీయుడిది "
ఆదిపురుష్
"ஒவ்வொரு பாரத குடிமக்களின்" ஆதிபுருஷ்
ಪ್ರತಿ ಭಾರತೀಯನ "ಆದಿಪುರುಷ್"
ഓരോ ഭാരതീയന്റെയും "ആദിപുരുഷ്"
Final Trailer Out Now- https://t.co/DVPbogbXIx pic.twitter.com/P9xNFxPJsE
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Adipurush Movie Storyline and Review
Reimagining epics is not a crime. Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan gave us a modern view of Ravana. Art should provide new perspectives. However, Om Raut’s Adipurush has reimagined Ramayana in such a way that it looks silly and makes you feel bad for Ravana. Too much green screen effects have been used in the film, making every scene look fake. The loud background music and slow-paced story turn the three-hour film into a torturous experience.
The plot is simple. When the film begins, Ram (Raghav) and Sita (Janaki) are already in their exile. Shurpanakha tells Ravana about them, and Ravana, disguised as a sadhu (holy man), deceives and kidnaps Sita. The story is based on Ram’s journey to rescue Sita with the help of the monkey army.
The visual effects are terrible. A better way to criticise them would be to make a podcast reacting to the film as it plays. The colour grading is terrible, with daytime scenes looking like nighttime scenes. Characters and objects have rough edges and some scenes look like old 2D video games. Normally, writers create a script and then plan the scenes. Here, Om Raut took Valmiki’s story, picked parts of it and turned it into scenes. In modern films, filmmakers often use a rough version (previz) of the scenes to guide the final product. The visual effects in Adipurush seem stuck at this basic level. Raut’s imagination creates a clash between two different timelines. Ram and the monkey army look like the past, but Lanka seems to be from the future. Ravana wields a hammer like Thor and Indrajit moves like the Flash. The scene with Ravana’s piled-up heads looks like women carrying clay pots. Prabhas, who plays Ram, shows very little expression and it is clear that the visual effects on his face and body are poorly done. Sharad Kelkar’s voice dubbing for Prabhas sometimes adds to the character. Kriti Sanon as Sita has nothing to do except look pretty. Sunny Singh mostly walks in slow motion with Prabhas. Devdutt Nage, who plays Hanuman, has poor writing and his attempts at humour are also useless. Saif Ali Khan, who plays Raavan, has tried his best but is let down by poor character design. Raavan seems to be a mix of different actors’ styles, which is confusing.
The only scene where the visual effects and imagination work well is Raavan’s snake massage. The rest of Adipurush looks like a poorly done school project. The dragon that Raavan rides is slightly better than the one shown in the first trailer, which was widely mocked. Overall, the film suffers from the same problems as that trailer.
