The first song from Om Raut’s highly anticipated film “Adipurush” has been released. The song is titled “Jai Shri Ram” and features stunning visuals of Kriti Sanon as Janaki, who has been abducted in Lanka, and Prabhas as Raghava, who prepares to wage war to rescue her. The music for the song is composed by Ajay-Atul, and the lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir Shukla. “Jai Shri Ram” has been released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
The song showcases Kriti Sanon’s beautiful portrayal of Janaki as she waits under a tree to be rescued. Meanwhile, Prabhas’ Raghava joins forces with his brother Lakshman (played by Sunny Singh) and Bajrang (played by Devdatta Nage) to strategize a battle against Saif Ali Khan’s character, Lankesh. One of the highlights of the song is how Raghava and his vanar sena (army of monkeys), including huge gorillas, create a bridge using floating rocks with the words “Jai Shri Ram” written on them, ultimately leading to the war in Lanka.
The film’s extensive use of VFX has been a major talking point. Although the trailer provided a glimpse of Saif’s character as Lankesh, he is not shown in the song. The initial teaser of the film received criticism from the audience for Saif’s controversial appearance as Lankesh, but the trailer was well-received and praised. To mark the launch of the “Jai Shri Ram” anthem, the singer duo Ajay-Atul performed a live orchestra with over 30 chorus singers at a grand event in Mumbai.
