Mumbai: ‘Bahubali’ actor Prabhas is teaming with Director Om Raut and Producer Bhushan Kumar for his next big-budget ‘Adipurush’.
On Tuesday, the makers of the movie announced that the movie would be an adaptation of a popular Indian epic and in 3D.
“Every role and every character comes with its own challenges, but portraying a character like this comes with tremendous responsibility and pride. I am very excited to portray this character from our epic especially the way Om has designed it. I am sure the youth of our country will shower all their love on our film,” said Prabhas in a statement.
According to the statement released by the makers, the movie will be shot in both Telugu and Hindi. It will be dubbed and released in other languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and several foreign languages reported The Hindustus Times.
“I am grateful to Prabhas for accepting the part and my vision and Bhushan ji for his unconditional support to realise my dream project. We embark on this journey with tremendous passion and pride and promise our audience an experience like never before,” said Director Raut.
‘Adipurush’ will be Prabhas’s third film with Bhushan Kumar after ‘Saaho’ and ‘Radhe Shyam’ and his first with Om Raut, who recently directed Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan in ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’.
The project is currently in the pre-production stage and is expected to hit floors in 2021. It is likely to be released in 2022. The makers are yet to reveal the rest of the cast and crew. Talks are underway with several leading actors from Bollywood to play crucial roles, the statement added.
