Hyderabad: Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush that stars actors Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas went on the floors on Tuesday morning. The Baahubali actor shared the update about the film on Instagram with a poster of the film that had 'Aarambh' (beginning) written over it.
After beginning the Adipurush journey with motion capture work in January, the team is now all set to take the film on floors. Announcing that the shooting for the film has begun, Prabhas also wrote, "#Adipurush aarambh #SaifAliKhan @omraut," in the caption of the post.
While Prabhas will be seen portraying the central role of Adipurush in the film, Saif will be essaying the role of the main antagonist Lankesh which the makers had earlier dubbed as the "world's most intelligent demon."
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The 3D feature film is an adaptation of the Indian epic that revolves around the triumph of good over evil. The movie will be shot in Hindi and Telugu and it will be dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and several other foreign languages.
Meanwhile, the hotly anticipated film had courted controversy in December last year after Saif mentioned in an interview that the film was going to show the "humane" side of Ravan. Following immense criticism, the actor issued an apology, where he had said: "I've been made aware that one of my statements during an interview, has caused controversy and hurt people's sentiments. This was never my intention or meant that way. I would like to sincerely apologise to everybody and withdraw my statement. Lord Ram has always been the symbol of Righteousness and Heroism for me. Adipurush is about celebrating the victory of good over evil and the entire team is working together to present the epic without any distortions."
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair, the film has been slated to hit the big screens in 2022.
