Om Raut | |
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 Raut in 2022 | |
| Born | 21 December 1981 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Om Raut (born 21 December 1981) is an Indian film director, writer, former child actor and producer.[1] He has received the 68th National Film Awards for Best Popular Film for the film Tanhaji. He received several accolades for his 2015 film Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush.[2][3]
His latest film, Adipurush, an adaptation of the Ramayana, starring Prabhas in the title role of Lord Rama, received mostly unfavourable reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The direction, dialogues, and faithfulness to the source material were deemed not evident. It also got labelled with controversies owing to visual effects and portrayal of Lord Rama, Hanuman and Ravana.[4][5] It was panned by critics. The movie has one of the lowest ratings on Rotten tomatoes.
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- ^ "Om Raut biography". in.bookmyshow.com.
- ^ "Winners of the Karrm Filmfare Awards (Marathi)". filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Adipurush movie review: Anti Hindu Critics call Prabhas-starrer 'an epic disappointment'". 16 June 2023.
- ^ phelian (17 June 2023). "From Mob Attacks To Vandalism, Here's Every Controversy 'Adipurush' Has Courted". TheQuint. Retrieved 18 June 2023.