Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer mythological drama Adipurush is scheduled to release in theatres on June 16 in Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada. Besides Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, the Om Raut-directorial mythological drama also features Saif Ali Khan, Devdutta Nage, Sunny Singh, and Vatsal Sheth in significant roles
Ever since the film’s first poster released, it has been mired in controversies. From Om Raut pecking Kriti Sanon to Saif Ali Khan’s comments on Raavana, here are some moments when Adipurush landed in hot water
Adipurush director Om Raut and Kriti Sanon visited Tirupati temple on June 7. The temple visit soon became controversial when the filmmaker was seen kissing Kriti goodbye outside the temple premises
Head priest at Chilkur Balaji said: “Even a husband and wife do not go there (temple) together. Your behaviour is like insulting Ramayana and Goddess Sita”
A concept artist Pratik Sanghar accused the makers of copying his designs in a Facebook post. He alleged that his work was lifted by TP Vijayan, a visual designer for Adipurush. Sanghar said: “People working on it have no passion or no love for the project instead they are finding and using cheap tricks to make this project”
Adipurush’s first poster was not only controversial due to charges of plagiarism, BUT IT also hurt fans due to inappropriate depictions of Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, and Ravana
Director Om Raut launched the teaser of the film back in 2022 when it became the subject of memes for its sub-par animation and VFX. VFX company VFXwala said they are not involved in the project
Advocate Raj Gaurav filed a petition in a Delhi court seeking a permanent injunction against producer Bhushan Kumar and director Om Raut alleging they have manipulated the basics of Ramayana
Two years back, Saif Ali Khan said Adipurush would showcase the humane side of Raavana. Khan’s comments caused a huge furore and he had to apologise. He said in his apology statement that Adipurush is about celebrating the victory of good over evil