바카라Adipurush바카라: Cast & Crew
Director: Om Raut
Cast: Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, Devdatta Nage, Vatsal Sheth, Sonal Chauhan, Siddhant Karnick, Tejaswini Pandit, Trupti Toradmal, Krishna Kotian
Available In: Theatres
Duration: 2 Hours 59 Minutes
바카라Adipurush바카라: Story
Raghava (Prabhas) is the legendary prince of Ayodhya, in the kingdom of Kosala. He goes into a 14-year exile to the forest, which was urged by his father King Dasharatha at the request of Raghava바카라s stepmother, Kaikeyi. Raghava travels across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife, Janaki (Kriti Sanon) and brother, Sesh (Sunny Singh). However, one day, Janaki is kidnapped and taken by Lankesh (Saif Ali Khan) 바카라 the king of Lanka, which resulted in a war leading to Lankesh바카라s death and Raghava바카라s eventual return to Ayodhya where Raghava is crowned as the king with jubilation and celebration.
바카라Adipurush바카라: Performances
has the meatiest role of the lot. His character as Lankesh has elements of craziness and devilish behaviour that could have hardly ever been imagined in Raavan. Saif Ali Khan brings a newness to the character which we all have grown up hating so much. Saif Ali Khan바카라s presentation is a very outlandish way to portray the character, and he does go overboard with caricature a bit at times. But the numerous ways he has managed to show different emotions of the 10 different characters of Raavan is pure excellence of his genius.
stands tall with a subtle yet genuine performance. Honestly, the best part about his character is the deep baritone voice, and as well all know, that바카라s not Prabhas바카라 and it바카라s Sharad Kelkar once again voicing for Prabhas. Kelkar바카라s vocals bring the perfect emotional feel every time that Prabhas is onscreen. From the emotional aspects to the war cries, the voice is absolutely on point. Prabhas바카라 heavy performance also adds weight to the character. The two together definitely make Raghava a memorable character.
has been given a raw deal. After giving such a good performance in 바카라Mimi바카라, it바카라s hard to see her being shortchanged for a character that바카라s barely there onscreen. 바카라Adipurush바카라 doesn바카라t focus that much on Sita바카라s story, and focuses more on the characters of the men and their fights for glory. To add to that, there is not enough depth in her character. She just feels like a dainty damsel in distress, which Sita wasn바카라t at all. She had a lot of self-dignity and a powerful persona, even when she was in captivity. That raw overflow of emotions is missing in Kriti Sanon바카라s character. A couple of times that she has an altercation of words with Lankesh in the Ashok Vatika, those scenes do have a bit of the spark that Sita had, but everywhere else, the character of Janki has been given the short end of the stick. After a great performance in 바카라Mimi바카라, a lot more was expected from Kriti Sanon. This is a total waste of her talent.
Sunny Singh plays the second fiddle throughout the film. Even though he looks and feels the part perfectly, the persona isn바카라t as powerful as it바카라s mentioned in Ramayana. Despite the lesser screen time, Sunny Singh does manage to hold his own pretty well and comes up with a decent performance.
Devdatta Nage comes up with an earnest performance. However, the writing has made him a lot more comical than he actually is in Ramayana. Hanuman바카라s character was a fun-loving one who used to be full of life and fun and frolic, but when he met Lord Ram, after that he was a very serious character who can be called one of the most skilful personas in Ramayana. Sadly, despite Devdatta Nage바카라s best tries, the writing makes the character not just hilarious, but at times even cringy.
None of the others in the supporting cast has a stand-out performance to even warrant a mention.
바카라Adipurush바카라: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
Om Raut바카라s direction is the best part about 바카라Adipurush바카라. The fact that he envisioned Ramayana in this form and format is commendable, and what바카라s even more praiseworthy is that he managed to bring that vision to life. We all have grown up watching the Ramanand Sagar version of Ramayana, but today바카라s kids and teenagers don바카라t want to watch that as they find that too out-of-date rusty relic. So, in order to tell the same story to them, Om Raut attempts to speak their language and presents the Ramayana in a world filled with cinematic visual effects and gives you a Marvel-like or rather video game-style environment. The amount of time and effort he has put into making the VFX look oh-so-stunning that it makes you feel that Indian cinema has finally arrived in terms of technology when it comes to comparisons with films from Hollywood.
Where Om Raut falls a bit short is in the writing of the script. However forward we become as a society, there are certain mythological things that Indians don바카라t want to be messed with. Ramayana is one of them. So, when there are dialogues in current-day lingo coming from characters of Hanuman, Meghnad or even Raavan, audiences feel offended. While Om Raut바카라s intention may have been to make the lingo not sound 1980s and make it more current day, but even in that, there could have been a certain amount of dignity and respect brought to the words. Some of the dialogues seem outright cringy and make you introspect as to why you decided to watch this version of Ramayana. Also, Om Raut tries to tell a lot of stories from Ramayana in just about 3 hours, which is practically impossible. He has managed to tell a lot, but he should have rather focussed on just the warring sequences more and left the rest. Now, it바카라s feeling like he tried to say a lot, but eventually ended up rushing things just to culminate in time.
Karthik Palani바카라s cinematography is indeed key to Om Raut바카라s vision. The way Karthik Palani has managed to shoot on green screens and create the perfect effect which the visual effects team could build on is remarkable. The amalgamation brought by the camera work in tandem with the VFX team makes 바카라Adipurush바카라 an experience to remember.
Apurva Motiwale Sahai and Ashish Mhatre tried to keep the storytelling as crisp as possible. However, in order to maintain the slow-motioned fight sequences, there are a few instances when the shots have become too long and as a viewer, your eyes tend to droop. A minuscule bit of trimming could have just made those sequences a lot more adrenaline-rushing. Also, some of the songs could have been chopped off to get the film a far more endearing feel.
The background score by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara is another highlight of the film. The BGM is so good that you바카라re left teary-eyed at some points and fully pumped up at others. It helps create that video game effect and makes the viewer feel like they바카라re right in the middle of all that바카라s happening onscreen.
The songs by Ajay-Atul and Sachet-Parampara are decent. However, some of them were absolutely unnecessary. There is an entire romantic song featuring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon which had no significance at all.
바카라Adipurush바카라: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라s Verdict
바카라Adipurush바카라 has loads of cringe-worthy dialogues 바카라 period. But that doesn바카라t supersede the fact that it바카라s a really well-made film. The visual effects are as per Hollywood standards and there are no ways about it. The storyline is indeed rushed, but it's excusable as you can바카라t concise the entire Ramayana in 3 hours. It would take almost 10 films of 3 hours each to get into every small detail of the story, as it바카라s that vast. What바카라s best about 바카라Adipurush바카라 is that it바카라s made for today바카라s young kids who want to watch the same story of Ramayana but in a more Marvel way, a more video game animated way, as they바카라re not interested in seeing the Ramanand Sagar version of the story as it바카라s too 1980s for them. So, no harm no foul in having a modern way of telling the same story. If you바카라re looking for the feel of Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana, then this is not your cup of team. For the rest, this is indeed a Good One Time Watch. I am going with 3.5 stars.
