Prabhas and the crew of Adipurush chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at trailer launch

Baahubali star Prabhas on Tuesday hoped that the audiences like his portrayal of Lord Ram in Adipurush, Om Raut’s big screen adaptation of Ramayana, which the actor said has been made with “a lot of love and respect”. The makers of the multilingual period saga released the trailer of the film on Tuesday, six months after the teaser stirred a controversy over the depiction of Ravana and Hanuman as well as the quality of its visual effects (VFX).

Prabhas, who along with the crew chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Siya Ram’ at the press event, said he felt grateful to portray such an iconic character.

“I should thank Om for giving me this opportunity. We have made this film with a lot of love and respect. Hope you all like it,” he said.

The trailer of Prabhas’ most anticipated film Adipurush was launched yesterday. Prabhas plays the character of Ram in the film, the 3.19-minute trailer mostly focuses on Ram’s journey from Raghav to Adipurush as he braces for a war with demon king Lankesh. It was releases in multiple languages.

At the trailer launch the whole team including Prabhas, actor Kriti Sanon, producer Bhushan Kumar of T-series, director Om Raut and lyricist Manoj Muntashir were present, shared their experience of working on the project. Saif Ali Khan was not present at the event.

Filmmaker Om Raut said, “I want to dedicate the film to each and every artist who has been a part of Ramleela. I feel the story of ‘Ramayan’ has always been there for years and it is like a bus. We have boarded this bus and we will continue for some years. Then we will get down and somebody else will board the bus. But the journey of Ramleela will continue. We will continue to see Ramleela in different ways as long as there is India,”.

Kriti Sanon said this is an “emotional” moment for her. “I have goosebumps right now. Adipurush is more than a film to all of us. I’m grateful for the experiences we have had during the making of this movie. There are very few actors who have had the opportunity to play a character like this. So I feel very blessed.”

The film is now slated to hit the screens in 3D on June 16, with its international premiere on June 13 at the 2023 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.