Adipurush Prabhas next big multi-lingual 3D movie will be a big spectacle. The Baahubali, Sahoo actor Prabhas announced today his 22nd film will be in collaboration with director Om Raut and producer Bhushan Kumar . The project, which is tipped to be an adaptation of Ramayana, will be made in 3D.
Adipurush Prabhas Wrote: Celebrating the victory of Good over Evil
The statement from the makers read that the film will be an adaptation of a popular Indian epic. Talking about the project, Prabhas said in the statement: “Every role and every character comes with its own challenges, but portraying a character like this comes with tremendous responsibility and pride. I am very excited to portray this character from our epic specially the way Om has designed it. I am sure the youth of our country will shower all their love on our film.”
The statement added that the magnum opus will be shot as a bilingual in Telugu and Hindi. It will be dubbed and released in other languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and several foreign languages.
Though, not much is known about Adipurush, it is speculated that Prabhas will be essaying the role of Lord Rama in the upcoming period, action film. The tagline also suggests that, since epic Ramayana also celebrates the victory of good over evil. In fact, the teaser poster of Adipurush also has the lead character holding a bow in the centre and a Hanuman-like figure is also seen in the background holding ‘gada’.
On a closer look, Ravana’s ten heads are also seen in the centre-bottom of Adipurush poster. If indeed the film is inspired by Ramayana, then the ensemble cast will also be looked up to, especially the role of the main villain and who else will be cast alongside Prabhas in this mega project.
Adipurush will be shot in Hindi and Telugu and dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and several international languages. The film goes on the floors in 2021 and will eye 2022 release. It will be made in 3D
On teaming up with Prabhas, Om Raut said: “I am grateful to Prabhas for accepting the part and my vision and Bhushan ji for his unconditional support to realise my dream project. We embark on this journey with tremendous passion and pride and promise our audience an experience like never before.”
Adipurush will be Prabhas’s third film with Bhushan Kumar after Saaho and Radhe Shyam and his first film with the director Om Raut, who recently directed Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan starrer, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.
The project is currently in the pre-production stage and is expected to go on floors in 2021 and hit the marquee with a massive release in 2022. The makers are yet to reveal the rest of the cast and crew. The statement added that talks are underway with several leading actors from Bollywood to play crucial roles.