Ramanand Sagar’s son criticises Prabhas’ Adipurush, alleges Om Raut changed facts

New Delhi ( India), 17th June 2023: Prem Sagar, Ramanand Sagar’s son and creator of the popular television show Ramayan, has condemned ‘Adipurush’. Prem recounted how Ramanand went about developing the show in a new interview.

Prem referred to Adipurush as “today’s Ramayan,” and requested that it be broadcast in Mumbai’s Breach Candy and Colaba but not elsewhere.

Adipurush, a Ramayana retelling, was released in theatres on Friday. Om Raut directed the film, which stars Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janaki, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh.

T-Series’ multilingual film was released in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil across the country. Fans have reacted enthusiastically to the flick.

However, Prem stated in an interview with Live Hindustan, “Om Raut ne Adipurush k zariye Marvel banane ki koshish ki hai. Papaji (Ramanand Sagar) ne bhi Ramayan banate waqt rachnatmak azaadi ka istamaal kiya tha. Lekin unhone Prabhu Shri Ram ko samjha tha. Unhone kayi saare grantho ko padhne ke baad chhote mote badlav kiye the. Lekin kabhi bhi tattho ke saath chedchaad karne ki koshish nahi ki thi (Om Raut has tried to create Marvel via Adipurush. Dad too had used creative freedom while making Ramayan. But he understood Lord Ram. He made small changes after reading many books. But he never tried to tamper with the facts).”

He further criticised the movie and said, “Agar aapne aaj ki Ramayan banayi hai toh usey Breach Candy mein dikhayye, Colaba mein dikhayye. Worldwide mat dikhayye. (If you have made today’s Ramayan then show it in Breach Candy, Colaba. Don’t release it worldwide).

He concluded by saying, “Logo ki bhawnawo ko aahat math kijiye. Krittivasi, Eknath sameth kayi logo nein Ramayan likhi. Lekin kisine bhi content nahi badla tha. Sirf colour ya bhasha badli thi. Yaha toh pure tatthya hi badle huye hai. (Don’t hurt people’s sentiments. Many people wrote Ramayan including Krittivasi, Eknath. But no one changed the content. They only changed colour and language. But here all the facts have been changed).”