Adipurush is a newly launched Bollywood movie that was released on 16 June 2023. The movie is written by Om Raut and directed by also Om Raut, who also directed movies like “Tanhaji” in 2020 and “Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush” in 2015. The Adipurush movie is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar and Rajesh Nair and the cinematography of the movie is done by Karthik Palani. The editor of the movie is Apurva Motiwale Sahai and Ashish Mhatre and the music of the movie is done by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara (score) and Ajay-Atul and Sachet–Parampara (songs). The production companies of the movie are T-Series Films and Retrophiles and the distributor of the movie is AA Films(Hindi), UV Creations (Telugu), People Media Factory (Telugu) and KRG Studios (Kannada).
Adipurush is a 2023 Indian mythological action film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. 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, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Singh and Devdatta Nage.
Raghava is the legendary prince of Ayodhya, in the kingdom of Kosala. The epic follows his 14 year exile to the forest, which was urged by his father, King Dasharatha, on the request of Raghava’s stepmother, Kaikeyi; his travels across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife, Janaki, and brother, Sesh, the kidnapping of Sita by Lankesh – the king of Lanka, that resulted in war; and Raghava’s eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king amidst jubilation and celebration.
The official runtime of the movie is 179 minutes. The main characters from the movie are Prabhas as Raghava, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, Saif Ali Khan as Ravana, Sunny Singh as Sesh, Devdatta Nage as Bajrang, Vatsal Sheth as Meghanada, Sonal Chauhan as Mandodari and Trupti Toradmal as Soorpanaka. There is a total of five songs from the Adipurush movie. The first song from the movie is “Jai Shri Ram” sung by 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 and the length of the first song from the movie is 3 minutes and 32 seconds. The second song from the movie is “Shivoham” sung by Ajay Gogavale and the length of the second song from the movie is 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
The third song from the movie is “Tu Hai Sheetal Dhaara” sung by Sonu Nigam, and Shreya Ghoshal and the length of the third song from the movie is 3 minutes and 21 seconds. The fourth song from the movie is “Huppa Huiya” sung by Sukhwinder Singh and the length of the last and fourth song from the movie is 3 minutes and 43 seconds. The last and fifth songs from the movies is “Ram Siya Ram” (Music by Sachet–Parampara) sung by Sachet–Parampara and the length of the fifth song from the movie is 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Adipurush is a screen adaptation of the Indian epic, Ramayana, which revolves around the triumph of good over evil. Raghav, the prince of the Ikshvaku dynasty from Kosala, has been serving a 14-year exile in the wilderness, along with his wife, Janaki, and younger brother, Shesh. In the forests of Panchvati, near the river Godavari, where they are living their new life, a demoness, Shurpankha, tries to seduce the brothers and attempts to take Janaki’s life, but after a failed attempt, the demoness ends up losing her ears and nose. Upon hearing of his sister’s humiliation, the Demon King Lankesh abducts Janaki to take revenge. Raghav and Shesh set out to free Janaki with the help of the Monkey King Sugriv, his aide, Bajarang, and their monkey army. With the help of the Sea God, they are able to create a bridge across the sea. Raghav and his army now successfully cross the ocean to reach the shores of Lanka, where an epic battle follows between the armies. The Demon Lord is finally killed by Raghav, and Janaki is free.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Original Language: Hindi Director: Om Raut Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, Rajesh Nair Writer: Om Raut, Manoj Muntashir Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2023 Limited Runtime: 2h 54m Distributor: Viva Entertainment Production Co: T-Series Films, Retrophiles, RKB Creative
Cast & CrewofAdipurush
Prabhas as Raghava
Kriti Sanon as Janaki
Saif Ali Khan as Ravana
Sunny Singh as Sesh
Devdatta Nage as Bajrang
Vatsal Sheth as Meghanada
Sonal Chauhan as Mandodari
Trupti Toradmal as Soorpanaka
Reviews
Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and termed the film to be a “sincere attempt but a not so sincere adaptation of Ramayana”.
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as “weird blend of fantasy and fallacy”.
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave Adipurush 1.5 out of 5 stars, criticising the screenplay and the visuals, and described the film as “a series of clunky computer graphics, bathed in Bollywoodese.
How to Watch Adipurush Movie
The Adipurush movie is currently running at the box office and if you want to watch the movie now then you have to go to the nearest theater where the movie is currently running. You can use BookMyShow or paytm to find your nearest theatre and book tickets from there. If you can’t find any theatre near to you where the movie is currently running then you have to wait until the movie got released on Jio Cinema.
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