Hours after ‘Adipurush’ hit the theatres, popular film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter on Friday (June 16) to express his disappointment with the much-anticipated movie.
In a tweet, he said, “One-word review: Disappointing. Rating – 1.5 stars. Adipurush is an epic disappointment…Just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations…Director OmRaut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand, but creates a huge mess. #AdipurushReview.”
The film, purportedly made on a budget of 700 crores, is based on the Hindu epic ‘Ramayana.’ It features Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, and Prabhas in lead roles. The movie is produced by T-Series and shot in both Hindi and Telugu.
#OneWordReview…#Adipurush: DISAPPOINTING.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 16, 2023
Rating: ⭐️½#Adipurush is an EPIC DISAPPOINTMENT… Just doesn’t meet the mammoth expectations… Director #OmRaut had a dream cast and a massive budget on hand, but creates a HUGE MESS. #AdipurushReview pic.twitter.com/zQ9qge30Kv
Popular Youtuber and film reviewer, Shan Prasher, remarked, “They have made a disastrous movie. Director Om Raut believes that he is ‘Valmiki’ (author of the Hindu epic) but in reality, he is a 6th standard fail. He did not bother to read the original Ramayana.”
“Everything portrayed in the movie is wrong. All characters are sexualised…Not one thing but multiple things are wrong with this movie. If you are a true Sanatani, then, you will boycott this movie.,” he emphasised.
“Is this someone’s bad dream made it as a scene here? Which #Ramayan states that Sita mata was brought to the battlefield?” asked another user.
Is this someone’s bad dream made it as a scene here?
— Tathvam-asi (@ssaratht) June 16, 2023
Which #Ramayan states that Sita mata was brought to battlefield?#Adipurush #AdipurushReview #BoycottAdipurush pic.twitter.com/p9Bx7nHSh4
“With VFX and dialogues like these, (1.5 stars) for the movie was inevitable,” wrote one ‘djaywalebabu.’
With VFX and dialogues like these #Adipurush pic.twitter.com/rJFnmwvFmC
— djay (@djaywalebabu) June 16, 2023
Hindu blogger Pooja Sangwan expressed disgust at the dialogues of the movie ‘Adipursh.’ While listing some of the disturbing one-liners, she said, “Neither dialogues are good nor visual. Such a waste movie.”
Neither dialogues are good nor visuals🤷🏻♀️
— Pooja Sangwan 🇮🇳 (@ThePerilousGirl) June 16, 2023
Such a waste moviehttps://t.co/6GptNXoSRi
Popular Twitter user, Mr Sinha, pointed out how the old TV series ‘Ramayana by Ramanand Sagar’ was way better than the characters showcased in ‘Adipurush.’
"Ramanand Sagar Ji's Ramayana characters vs #Adipurush characters"
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) June 16, 2023
Compare by yourself! pic.twitter.com/lGeakvrxBC
Twitter handle ‘Gems of Bollywood’ wrote, “When you pretend to be stylish Sita Mata in vanvas (exile) immediately after shooting #Thumakeshwari item number. And then your pink dress has to be digitally altered after outrage. Adipurush is a colossal mockery of Ramayan”
When you pretend to be stylish Sita Mata in vanvas immediately after shooting #Thumakeshwari item number.
— Gems of Bollywood बॉलीवुड के रत्न (@GemsOfBollywood) June 16, 2023
And then your pink dress has to be digitally altered after outrage. #Adipurush is a colossal mockery of Ramayan pic.twitter.com/2BaEalNsPW
Popular user, Rosy, highlighted how Adipurush’, which is based on Ramayana, employs crass language throughout the movie. “Definitely not seeing an epic Like Ramayana being distorted like this,” she added.
Tapori Language in Adipurush.. Definitely not seeing An Epic Like Ramayana being distorted like this. Already we have Prabhas playing Bhagwan Ram with moustache. Actors are known to get in skin of Role. Why couldnt he have removed moustache? #Adipurush #AdipurushReview pic.twitter.com/sRCFkRKolN
— Rosy (@rose_k01) June 16, 2023
Another user ‘Inferno’ pointed out how the characters in the movie were apparently copied from a video game ‘God of War.’
They spent 600 crores to copy style of characters from video game (Baldr from God Of War 4)#Adipurush pic.twitter.com/FWGxFA513R
— INFERNO (@SmokingLiberals) June 16, 2023
Social media users have given their verdict – ‘Adipurush’ has failed to live up to its hype and has distorted the Hindu epic of ‘Ramayana’ in this process.
