Om Raut’s directed film 'Adipurush' to release on June 16

Mumbai: Filmmaker Om Raut's magnum opus "Adipurush" will arrive in theatres in 3D on June 16, 2023, the makers announced on Tuesday.

The film, headlined by "Baahubali" star Prabhas, was last scheduled to hit the screens in January 2023. It was initially set to arrive in cinema halls on August 11, 2022.

Producer Bhushan Kumar of ‘T-Series’ and Raut reached the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine to seek blessings for "Adipurush", also starring Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and Sunny Singh.

‘T-Series’ shared the release update on its official ‘Twitter’ page.

"Seeking divine blessings at Vaishno Devi. #Adipurush releases IN THEATRES on June 16, 2023, in 3D," the post read.

The multilingual period saga, which is being touted as a film celebrating “the victory of good over evil”, is an on-screen adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana. It features Prabhas as Lord Ram and Saif as Lankesh.

"Adipurush" is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar of ‘T-series’, Raut, Prasad Sutar and Rajesh Nair of ‘Retrophiles’.