Adipurush director Om Raut says he at all times had Prabhas in thoughts: ‘If it was not him, I would have not made the film’

The much-anticipated movie Adipurush’s first teaser was launched on Sunday. Starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon within the lead roles of Raghav and Janaki, respectively, the Om Raut directorial may also characteristic Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh. Now, in an interview, Raut confessed that he wouldn’t have made Adipurush if Prabhas handed on the movie.

“I always had Prabhas in my mind when I was writing Raghav’s character – it became so compelling for me. If it was not him, I would have not made the film,” the director informed Variety.

Om Raut shared that he travelled to Hyderabad throughout the first lockdown in 2020 to debate Adipurush with Prabhas. The actor, on his half, described his assembly with Raut as a “super exciting day”.

However, Prabhas confessed that after three days he bought slightly stressed. “I thought it’s the most precious film for the country – can I do it?” Prabhas informed the publication that Raut informed him to not fear. He added, “It was a beautiful thing that happened. And I think it’s the most prestigious film in my life.”

Giving causes for why he mentioned sure to the movie, Prabhas mentioned it was Om Raut’s “intriguing screenplay and how it integrates the history and culture of India”. The celebrity mentioned that the way in which the director has designed the movie is wonderful.

Raut additional shared that he labored exhausting to maneuver past the “Prabhas persona”. Calling Prabhas the “quintessential superstar”, the director shared that he wished to concentrate on the actor’s emotive eyes to get the character proper.

He mentioned, “The way he has played it is divine. It’s extremely spiritual on many levels, yet at the same time, it’s a commercial flick. So, it has that crazy balance of playing to the gallery, obviously, like everybody does, but at the same time, we had to maintain the sanctity and purity of the character and stay within that boundary and try to achieve what we want to achieve.”

The director-actor duo additionally shared that whereas the movie’s story is predicated on mythology, it’s set in up to date occasions. Prabhas talked about that Om Raut has designed it for the current technology. “He wanted a swagger, which no other director could think of Adipurush like that. Om designed it for the kids and families,” he shared, including that. “Even women love my action, so there’s a lot of action. And, he designed it in a commercial way, so I think it’s very happy news for the fans.”

Produced by T-Series and Retrophiles, Adipurush has been shot in Hindi and Telugu. It will launch on January 12 subsequent yr and also will be out there in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.