Prabhas will feature in another epic role, with mythological shades after Bahubali - in Adipurush. Prabhas will be teaming up with director Om Raut for this movie. Bankrolled under the banner of T-Series and Retrophiles production.
Adipurush is to be made in 3D, and will be shot in Hindi and Telugu and dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and several international languages. The film goes on the floors in 2021 and is expected to hit the screens the consecutive year 2022.
Now comes the spectacular annnouncement about Prabhas's villain in the movie. Saif Ali Khan whose spectacular role in Om Raut's directorial Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, is now all set to step into the shoes of India's greatest villain ever in Adipurush - a magnum opus that marks the trio - Saif Ali Khan, Om Raut and Bhushan Kumar’s second collaboration together after Tanhaji.
Saif has been signed on to play the prime antagonist in the period saga - who's menacing, lethal and brutal, all at the same time. While Prabhas is "super excited to work with Saif Ali Khan and eager to share screen space with a great actor", Saif Ali Khan said that he is "looking forward to clashing swords with the mighty Prabhas and to play a role that is electrifying and demonic!"
Check out the villain announcement poster - Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh - here: