Adipurush Movie Release HIGHLIGHTS: PIL Filed Against Om Raut's Movie; Moviegoers Are 'Disappointed' With The Dialouges Of The Film
'Adipurush' releases today in theatres and the audience can't wait to watch the epic saga of Lord Ram and Sita on the silver screen.
'Adipurush', starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, has been met with criticism shortly after its release. In a public interest lawsuit (PIL), National President of the Hindu Sena Vishnu Gupta argues that the film insults Hinduism by making fun of the Ramayana and its central characters—the Hindu gods Ram, Sita and Hanuman.
Kriti Sanon's portrayal of Janaki in 'Adipurush' is winning a lot of praise, however, she was not the director's first choice. A DNA report states that Keerthy Suresh was the first option for the film's lead role.
Aipurush has opened up with mixed reviews with bad VFX and 'tapori dialogues' being the main weak points of the film. Netizens are criticising dialogue writer Manoj Muntassir for dialogues that clearly do not gel with the story of Ramayana.
Amit Bhatia of ABP News reviews the plot of the film as,"In the beginning the film doesn't seem like anything special...you don't connect with the film..but with the entry of Hanuman ji the film connects a little but not as much as you could connect with the Ramayana serial, any character you can connect with doesn't add up the way you expect and bad VFX spoils the fun of the film. If such graphics are made after spending so many crores then one wonders how Ramanand Sagar did so much in that era and made Amazing graphics. The way some dialogues are spoken, they surprise you, the faith angle has disappeared in the film, the war scenes look like zombies are fighting. Maybe there is an attempt to give hollywood touch but bollywood touch is missing."
A man outside a theatre was beaten up by fans as he criticised Prabhas starrer Adipurush after watching the first show. In a video, the man can be seen being attacked by a mob of fans who started beating him up as he talked about Prabhas not being apt for the role.
He said, "They kept all the monsters from the play station games in this one. Except for Hanuman, background score and some 3D shots here and there, there is nothing else.” When asked about Prabhas’ performance as Raghav, he said, “Absolutely doesn’t suit, in the get up. In Baahubali, he was like a king and there was a royalty. Seeing the royalty in that, they took him for this role. Om Raut did not show Prabhas properly.”
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Images of seats reserved for Lord Hanuman in theatres are trending on social media.
The makers of Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer 'Adipurush' had earlier announced that one seat in every theatre would be reserved for Lord Hanuman.
As the film released worlwide today, a video clip of fans chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' as a monkey entered a theatre during the film's screening, is going viral on social media.
Kids of a Mumbai school were treated to a morning show of Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Saif Ali Khan starrer mythological drama 'Adipurush.'
Fans of Prabhas gathered in huge numbers outside a theatre in Telangana to celebrate the release of 'Adipurush.'
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Gorakhpur MP Ravikishan reached to watch the much awaited film 'Adipurush'. First seat reserved for Hanumanji.
In a musical sequence, Saif Ali Khan's Raavan makes his entrance while playing what is likely the Ravanhatta in his cave-like home.
The eagerly anticipated Adipurush, starring Telugu actor Prabhas, is now playing in theatres all over the world. Ramayan, a Hindu epic, is retold in the mythological drama. Prabhas portrays Lord Ram in the Om Raut-directed movie, while Kriti Sanon plays Sita, Sunny Singh plays Lakshman, and Saif Ali Khan plays Ravan.
The story of Adipurush starts with Lakshman chopping off Surpanakha's nose and the latter encouraging her brother, Raavan, to abduct Janaki. The King of Lanka then concocts his wicked scheme as Raghavan and Janaki continue to live in peace in their tranquil residence in the middle of a jungle.
The madness began from midnight - with fans dancing, hailing and burning crackers in the name of their superstar’s highly anticipated release of Adipurush from 2 AM in the night.
Safe to say, right from the teaser to trailer and now the release, Prabhas has had his fans bursting to toes with excitement. Just night before the release, fans were seen celebrating Prabhas and his character of Lord Ram - from dhols, to crackers and flag hosting while cheering Prabhas aka Lord Ram.
Background
New Delhi: 'Adipurush' releases today in theatres and the audience can't wait to watch the epic saga of Lord Ram and Sita on the silver screen. Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, Saif Ali Khan starrer is one of the biggest films this year and the budget, VFX, trailer launches and pre-release events, everything like the film's scale have been grand.
Adipurush plot
Directed by Om Raut, the film will chronicle the Hindu myth Ramayana and tell the story as per the sensibilities of contemporary audiences. In 'Adipurush', Prabhas will portray the role of Raghav, Kriti Sanon will essay Janaki, Saif Ali Khan is seen as Lankesh and Sunny Singh will plays Raghav's brother in the film.
Adipurush advance bookings trend
As advance bookings for 'Adipurush' opened on June 13, Sunday, the film saw a massive scale in the bookings number from across the world. With celebrities promoting the film's release with buying tickets for the underpriviledged, 'Adipurush' is likely to have one of the biggest openings of the year 2023.
Adipurush ticket price
According to reports, many first-day first-shows sold out completely, with tickets selling for as much as Rs 2,000 in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai. According to a Times Now report, some theatre tickets sold for Rs 2,000 even for first-day shows. The price of tickets for all shows at Maison PVR in Mumbai is 2000 for Living Room, Luxe, Jio World Drive, and BKC. PVR: Vegas LUXE, Dwarka tickets and PVR Select City Walk (Gold) tickets have already sold out in Delhi.
Adipurush controversy
Om Raut's 'Adipurush' has been courting controversy ever since its teaser released in October 2022. The first teaser with its VFX was a big no-no for audiences and fans seemed disappointed. Many alleged the representation of Lord Hanuman and Raavan's portrayal in the teaser was 'apparent Islamisation'. They criticized and rejected the beard and buzz cut of the demon king, Lankesh, played by Saif Ali Khan.
Later, work on VFX was done with a better quality of visuals as is apparent in the main trailer which was released earlier this yea and the second trailer which was unveiled at the pre-release event.
Adipurush release date
After its premiere at the Tribeca Festival in the Escape From Tribeca section on June 15, 'Adipurush' releases worldwide in theatres today, on June 16.
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