A video of a monkey in a theatre screening Adipurush starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon is circulating on social media.

People present in the theatre were heard chanting Jai Shree Ram, stating, Lord Hanuman has himself come to watch and blessed the movie by watching it.

Earlier, team Adipurush, announced to reserve a seat in every theatre for lord Hanuman without selling it.

“Lord Hanuman appears wherever the Ramayana is recited. It is our belief. Respecting this belief, every theatre screening Prabhas' Rama-starrer Adipurush will reserve one seat for Lord Hanuman without selling it. Hear the history of paying respects to the greatest devotee of Rama. We started this great work in an unknown way. We all must see the Adipurusha built with great grandeur and grandeur in the presence of Lord Hanuman," the Twitter post read.

Some viewers have claimed it as a marketing strategy and has asked not to fall for these absurdity while some made funny comments like, "Good decision, Hanuman ji will call his vanara friends also as most seats will be empty."

Apart from Kriti Sanon and Prabhas, the movie will have a stellar supporting cast, consisting of Saif Ali Khan ( who essays the role of the demonic king Ravana), Sunny Singh, Vatsal Sheth, Sonal Chauhan, etc.

Directed by Om Raut, the movie is made on a budget of Rs 500 crore and is one of the most expensive films made till date.

The film has been screened in five Indian languages, namely, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and has hit the theatres on June 16.