'ADIPURUSH' Shoot Starts From Today, Prabhas Makes Official Announcement

The period drama Adipurush is an adaptation of Indian epic Ramayana. The tagline of the film reads, 'Celebrating the victory of good over evil.'

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Director Om Raut’s Adipurush shoot has finally begun, actor Prabhas took to his Intagram account and shared the news. Prabhas shared a poster of the movie along with the word ‘Aarambh’ (begins) written on it.

He captioned his Instagram post as, '#Adipurush aarambh. #SaifAliKhan @omraut #BhushanKumar @vfxwaala @rajeshnair29 @tseriesfilms @retrophiles1 @tseries.official #TSeries'.

The period drama Adipurush is an adaptation of Indian epic Ramayana. The tagline of the film reads, 'Celebrating the victory of good over evil.' Actor Prabhas is playing a role inspired by Lord Ram, while Saif Ali Khan will be playing a role based on Ravana. The makers have not finalised the female lead of the movie.

Talking about casting Prabhas, director Om Raut had earlier told PTI, 'I think Prabhas is just perfect. His entire persona, the calmness that he has. His eyes are so deep, his stance, the way he carries himself, his entire personality. I could see Adipurush in him and if it wasn’t him, I wouldn’t have made the film.'

Adipurush will be shot in Hindi and Telugu and will release in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada as well. It will hit the theatres on August 11, 2022.