Prabhas’ ‘Adipurush’ gets ‘U’ certificate from censor board

Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’ is just a few days away. Featuring Prabhas as Raghav and Kriti Sanon as Janaki, the film is slated for a theatrical release on June 16, 2023. On Thursday, June 8, Adipurush received a ‘U’ certificate from the censor board. The movie’s runtime was also revealed.

The film’s pre-release event in Tirupati was attended by several thousand fans from different states recently. Adipurush, a re-telling of the Hindu epic Ramayana, will see Prabhas as King Raghava and Kriti Sanon as Raghava’s wife Janaki. Saif Ali Khan will essay the role of Ravana in the movie and Devdatta Nage will be seen as Hanuman.

‘Adipurush’ has now received a ‘U’ certificate from the censor board. The movie’s runtime is approximately 3 hours (179 minutes). Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to disclose the same. He wrote in his tweet,”#Xclusiv ‘ADIPURUSH’ *HINDI* RUN TIME #Adipurush HINDI certified ‘U’ by #CBFC on 8 June 2023. Duration: 179.00 min:sec [2 hours, 59 min, 00 sec]. #India (sic).”

‘Adipurush’ is one of the much-awaited films of 2023. It will be a modern retelling of the story of Ramayana. The film’s plot is about Raghava, the king of Ayodhya who travelled to the island of Lanka 7000 years ago. His sole objective was to save his wife Janaki, who Lankesh, the king of Lanka, had kidnapped.

More importantly, however, the story has become an indelible part of popular culture, with its characters and settings often becoming symbolic of a larger issue or theme.

‘Adipurush’ is backed by T-Series, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar, Om Raut, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair of Retrophiles, Pramod and Vamsi of UV Creations. It is touted to be made on a budget of Rs450 crore. Originally shot in Hindi, it has been dubbed into Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.