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Adipurush
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOm Raut
Screenplay byOm Raut
Based onRamayana
by Valmiki
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Palani
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 16 June 2023 (2023-06-16)
Running time
179 minutes[1][2]
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
Budgetest. ₹500 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹140 crore (worldwide gross)[4]

Adipurush (transl. First man)[a] is a 2023 Indian epic mythological action film based on the 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, the film stars Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, 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 ₹665 crore (US$78 million)[3] making it the most expensive Indian film .[7][8][9]

Adipurush was released on 16 June 2023 to negative reviews from critics who praised the soundtrack but criticized Raut's direction, screenplay, dialogues, visuals and film's deviation from the source material. [10]

Plot

Raghava is the legendary prince of Ayodhya, in the kingdom of Kosala. He goes into a 14 year exile to the forest, which was urged by his father King Dasharatha on the request of Raghava's stepmother, Kaikeyi. Raghava's travels across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife, Janaki and brother, Sesh. However, one day, Janaki is kidnapped and taken by Lankesh – the king of Lanka, which resulted in war leading to Lankesh's death and Raghava's eventual return to Ayodhya where Raghava is crowned as the king with jubilation and celebration.

Cast

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$59 million). An amount of ₹250 crore (US$29 million) is estimated to be spent on visual effects. The original budget was initially estimated to be ₹400 crore (US$47 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$59 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
Soundtrack album by
Ajay-Atul and Sachet–Parampara
Released6 June 2023
Recorded2021-2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:22
Language
LabelT-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

Hindi track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
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 Manjrekar3:32
2."Shivoham"Ajay Gogavale3:56
3."Tu Hai Sheetal Dhaara"Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal3:21
4."Huppa Huiya"Sukhwinder Singh3:43
5."Ram Siya Ram" (Music by Sachet–Parampara)Sachet–Parampara3:50
Total length:18:22

All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry

Telugu track listing
No.TitleSinger(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 Manjrekar3:32
2."Shivoham"Haricharan3:56
3."Priya Mithunam"Karthik, Shweta Mohan3:21
4."Huppa Huiya"Sukhwinder Singh3:43
5."Ram Sita Ram" (Music by Sachet–Parampara)Karthik3:50
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 seen as an improvement from the teaser.[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]

Home media

No official announcement has been made regarding the digital streaming rights of this film.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 11% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10.[50]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express awarded Adipurush 1.5/5, criticising the screenplay and visuals, and described the film as "a series of clunky computer graphics, bathed in Bollywoodese."[51] In a same star review, Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV summarised it as "weird blend of fantasy and fallacy."[52] Rediff.com's Deepa Gahlot dismissed it as a "travesty", and criticised the dialogues and the visual effects.[53] Likewise, Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com criticised the writing and visuals of the film, saying "...it all looks cheap and uninspired."[54] Trade journalist Taran Adarsh termed it as an "epic disappointment."[55] Scroll.in's Nandini Ramnath wrote that the adaptation "lacks [...] a sense of wonderment."[56]

Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and found it to be a "sincere attempt but a not so sincere adaptation of Ramayana." Telangana Today's Kiran praised some technical aspects of the film, but was critical of Raut's handling of the source material and performances of the cast.[57]

The Hans India wrote positively about the soundtrack and the first half, however found the slow-paced narration to be a major drawback.[58]

Some reviews were also overall positive. Bollywood Hungama found Adipurush to be a "well-made entertainer with a big-screen appeal".[59] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing "This one's a sincere attempt that gets a tad overwhelmed by its ambition of handling a story of this magnitude".[60]

Box office

Box Office India reported that Adipurush had an "extraordinary first day" at both the domestic and overseas box office, grossing over ₹140 crore (US$16 million) worldwide.[61]

Notes

  1. ^ While Adipurush literally translates to "first man," Raut interprets it as "best man" in the context of the film.[5]

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