Adipurush release, review highlights: Prabhas film expected to collect more than Rs 100 crore on day 1

The mythological drama Adipurush, starring Prabhas as Raghava (Rama), Kriti Sanon as Janaki (Sita), and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh (Ravana) finally released in theatres worldwide on June 16. There has been a humongous buzz as the audiences are waiting to see how the filmmaker Om Raut has adapted the Sanskrit epic Ramayana for the big screen.

Adipurush to collect more than Rs 100 crore on its first day

Trade expert Manobala Vijayabala has predicted that Adipurush will become the biggest opener of 2023. Manobala has tweeted that Prabhas-starrer film is expected to more than Rs 100 crore. 

Television's Ram-Sita attend the screening of Adipurush

Television popular stars, Gurmeet Choudhary and his wife Debina Bonnerjee arrived at a multiplex to attend the Adipurush screening. The two actors have played the celebrated Gods in Anand Sagar's series Ramayan (2008).

PIL against Adipurush over 'objectionable scenes'

Hindu Sena national president filed a PIL in the Delhi high court citing 'objectionable scenes' and seeking removal of these scenes. The plea further stated that the movie portrayed the wrong depiction of divine images of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, and Hanuman. The plea stated, "The Hindus have a particular view of the image of Lord Ram, Sita and Hanuman and any change/tampering of their divine image by the film producers, directors and actors would be a violation of their fundamental rights."

Prabhas fans vandalise theatre in Hyderabad

Fans of actor Prabhas went on a rampage in a theatre in Hyderabad on Friday afternoon, allegedly after a show of the actor’s recent release Adipurush was delayed to 40-minute due to a technical glitch. A video of the fans ransacking the theatre and tearing down posters has gone viral now. The authorities have said that action will be taken against the guilty for vandalism. 

Nepal film union urges Kathmandu cinema halls to stop screening of Adipurush

Cinema halls across Kathmandu on Friday stopped the screening of Adipurush, a day after Mayor Balen Shah warned that no Indian movie will be allowed in the Nepal capital if the film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana does not correct the "mistake" about the birthplace of Sita. The Nepal Film Union has urged all the cinema halls in Kathmandu to stop showing Adipurush and urged theatres outside the capital to release it only after assessing the security situation.

Prabhas fans beat up man for his honest review of Adipurush

A video from Telugu states is going viral, as one of the audience members was sharing his honest opinion about Adipurush after watching the film. While contributing to public review, the viewer criticised the film and Prabhas' performance. One of Prabhas' die-hard fans overheard his views, and he started arguing with him. The verbal spat soon took an ugly turn and another fan of the actor joined the heated debate. The verbal argument became physical, and the fans started beating the man. 

Watch the video

 

Taran Adarsh calls Prabhas film 'epic disappointment'

Sharing his review for Adipurush, Taran Adarsh wrote, "#OneWordReview #Adipurush: DISAPPOINTING. Rating: 1 and a half #Adipurush is an EPIC DISAPPOINTMENT. Just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations… Director #OmRaut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand but creates a HUGE MESS. #AdipurushReview."

Adipurush movie review: Ramayana deserves better than this 'artificial' saga

The DNA review for the film reads, "Adipurush could have been the film the Indian film industry needed and looked up to – an example of how to make a modern epic based on the rich cultural treasure trove of stories our country has. In the end, it becomes a barely-watchable mess because the makers failed to understand that you don’t need grandeur to tell a simple tale like Ramayana. You need to undertsand the core emotions, which Adipurush does not." Check out the full review here.

Netizens wonder if Allu Arjun is part of Adipurush

Many viewers shared screenshots while watching the film and claimed to have spotted Allu Arjun in the film, wondering if the Telugu superstar has done a cameo in Om Raut's magnum opus. Allu became a household name across the name after his brilliant performance as Pushpa Raj in the 2021 blockbuster film Pushpa: The Rise. He will be seen next in the sequel Pushpa: The Rule.

Om Raut visits the PVR cinema hall and interacts with the audience 

The Adipurush director Om Raut visited PVR Icon in Goregaon, Mumbai, to see audiences' reactions to the film. The filmmaker made his directorial debut with the 2015 Marathi-language biographical film Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush based on the life of freedom fighter and nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He made his Bollywood debut with the historical action film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, based on the life of the Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, in 2020. 

Fans upset with VFX in Adipurush

Moviegoers, who have gone to watch Adipurush in theatres, are hugely disappointed with its VFX. One of them called it "trash in 600 crore", while another wrote, "Disappointed by 3rd class VFX". The film's visual effects have been criticised since its teaser release last year on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Mumbai school kids watching Adipurush

School kids from Arya Vidya Mandir School in Mumbai went to the theatre to catch the first day first show of Adipurush. In the video, which went viral on social media, their teacher is seen placing Hanuman's idol in the first seat of the cinema hall before the show begins.

Viral video shows 'Hanuman Ji watching' Adipurush

Amid all the mass hysteria surrounding Adipurush, a video has gone viral on social media in which a monkey is seen 'watching' Prabhas-starrer in a theatre. Netizens are sharing the clip with the message that 'Hanuman Ji' himself is showering his blessings on Om Raut's visual spectacle.

Prabhas fans celebrate Adipurush release

Several videos and photos are going viral showing Prabhas' fans celebrating outside a theatre showing the mythological drama. Fans are seen bursting crackers, playing dhols, and flying saffron flags in the clips trending on social media.

Adipurush first reactions

Adipurush has opened to mixed responses from moviegoers, who went to see the film on the first day first show. It seems that just like major films, Om Raut's visual spectacle also suffers from the 'second-half syndrome'. The first half impressed a majority of the audience, who have major complaints with the second half. Some netizens also wished that SS Rajamouli, the man behind Baahubali films and RRR, should have directed the mythological drama. Here are the reviews from Twitter.

#Adipurush VFX is not a problem at all with Adipurush.Execution is the main problem Disappointed. No proper emotional connect just a series of scenes running b2b with no conviction in action sequences... Waiting for SEP 28 Ee bollywood mundalni compound loki kuda raanivvadhu

— AK Tweetozzzz (@ATweetozzz) June 16, 2023

Adipurush set for a massive opening

Adipurush has already set the box office on fire with its huge advance booking numbers. It is targeting an opening day of over Rs 80-90 crore domestic net across all languages and adding the worldwide gross figures, the final figure may go well beyond Rs 120-Rs 130 crore, which would be nothing short of historic.

This would make Prabhas the only actor to have three such films with an opening day collection of over Rs 100 crore after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which raked in Rs 213 crore on its opening day in 2017, and Saaho, which collected Rs 130 crore on its first day of theatrical release in 2019. RRR sits right at the top with Rs 225 crore gross in 2022.

Based on the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, Adipurush is reportedly the most expensive Bollywood film ever made with a budget of over Rs 500 crore. The film has been produced by Bhushan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair under their banners T-Series and Retrophiles.