Ramayana series director says about Adipurush makers
Ramayana series director says about Adipurush makers. Directed by Om Raut, It has been panned on social media over its poor VFX and colloquial dialogues, with writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla under fire for Lord Hanuman’s dialogues in the ‘Lanka Dahan’ sequence, among others.
“Certain dialogues, which I am reading on the news and on Twitter, I can say they could have been careful,” Moti Sagar, who worked on the 1987 show Ramayan with his father Ramanand Sagar and brother Prem Sagar, told PTI. (Ramayan series director says about Adipurush makers)
“He (writer) must have thought of making the film more attractive for the common man, who speaks such language,” the director-producer said.Adipurush, a retelling of the Ramayana,
released in theatres on Friday. It stars Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janaki and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh.
Adipurush team could have been careful in their approach towards the Ramayana, says Moti Sagar, one of the directors of the iconic DD show based on the mythological epic. (Ramayan series director says about Adipurush makers)
Moti Sagar, who directed the popular Ramayan for Doordarshan, has reacted to Adipurush backlash.
The multilingual film, produced by T-Series, released across the nation in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil. Many viewers pointed out the oversimplified language used by the characters, especially Hanuman played by Devdatta Nage.
Moti Sagar said the makers approached the film like a superhero movie to connect with the younger audience. (Ramayan series director says about Adipurush makers)
“They would have thought that today’s generation will accept something which is like Marvel comics and other things, something that will connect more with them. Perhaps, they thought they can tell the same story of Ramayana but in their language, so people will understand it better,” he added.
Director Raut and writer Muntashir were unavailable for comment when contacted by PTI.
Moti Sagar said creating Ramayan as a TV serial gave them the opportunity to go into the depth of the mythological epic, which is difficult to do in a “three-hour film”. (Ramayan series director says about Adipurush makers)
“This is a totally different genre. I would not compare Ramayan that we made with this film. I’ve heard that a lot of effort has gone into the making of this movie, the music and everything. The big stars, they all have worked hard.”
Produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, Adipursh has a budget of ₹500 crore. The makers claimed the film raised ₹140 crore on the day one of its release on Friday.