Om Raut’s ‘Adipurush’ is a sci-fi/fantasy take on Ramayana that’s high on visual effects and low on drama
- Trinity Auditorium
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min read
Spoilers ahead…
Om Raut’s dispenses with the early parts of Valmiki’s Ramayana, and deposits us in the forest with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita. One of the first big events is the abduction of Sita, so allow me to describe this stretch. Ravana casts a spell that binds her in vines. She loses her senses and she begins to float like a corpse. Ravana discards his beggar disguise and balloons to his original size: he is a man-monster. An equally monstrous dragon-like creature descends from the sky. Ravana places Sita on it and begins to steer the dragon towards Lanka. Jatayu intercepts Ravana in an attempt to save Sita. He unleashes a sword and jumps off his mount, and he slays the giant eagle. The dragon makes a swoop and catches Ravana in free fall. They reach Lanka, and alight on something that looks like a spaceship docking station from the films.
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