Bolstered by the success of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior earlier this year, filmmaker Om Raut has stepped up to helm one of Indian cinema's biggest offerings — Adipurush. If his fans have associated Prabhas with the mighty Baahubali so far, the director believes their upcoming venture, touted to be an adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, will depict him in a new light.

Raut says Prabhas' was the only face that came to mind when imagining his story's protagonist. "I have seen him [as the lead] in my head, on my computer, in my script — if there is anybody who can play Prabhu Ram to perfection, it is Prabhas. As the biggest star in our country, he adds to the commercial value of the film. But more than that, he has a great combination of calmness and aggression. As the writer and director, that appealed to me," reasons the filmmaker.