Kriti Sanon’s first-look as Janaki in the Prabhas-starrer ‘Adipurush’ out
The Hindu
Kriti Sanon plays Janaki, a character inspired from Sita in Ramayana, in Om Raut’s pan-Indian project ‘Adipurush’ that stars Prabhas, and Saif Ali Khan.
The makers of Adipurush unveiled a motion poster of Kriti Sanon on the occasion of Sita Navami. Kriti is set to play Janaki, a character inspired by Sita from the epic Ramayana. The film, starring Prabhas, is directed by Om Raut, and is slated to release worldwide on June 16.
The motion poster begins with the image of Prabhas --- who plays the character Raghav based on Lord Ram --- before introducing Kriti as Janaki. The actor is seen clad in a beige saree.
Adipurush has Saif Ali Khan playing Lankesh, the antagonist. The cast also includes Sunny Singh, and Devdutt Nage, who plays Hanuman.
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premiere will have its world premier at the Tribeca Festival in New York. The film faced criticism for poor VFX and character design when its teaser dropped on October 2, 2022. The pan-Indian film is produced by T-Series Films. Ajay-Atul is the film’s music director while Karthik Palani has done the cinematography.
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