Director Om Raut is readying Adipurush, based on the Ramayana, for the big screen. The Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan-starrer doesn’t seem to have deterred filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari from embarking on his retelling of the epic, which will be backed by Madhu Mantena and Allu Aravind. Recent reports indicate that Hrithik Roshan, who was to play Ravana, has opted out. Going by the audience’s reaction to Super 30 and War, the actor apparently believes that his fans prefer seeing him in positive roles. So, he isn’t eager to play a negative character. Madhu, who is also the boss of the talent agency that manages Yash, has apparently begun discussions with the KGF actor. The Kannada actor is also said to be in the reckoning for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s two-part film on Karna. While Ranbir Kapoor is said to be on board to play Ram in Nitesh’s adaptation, it remains to be seen if Yash agrees to play the antagonist.