Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD has arrived in the theatres! Starring Indian cinema’s biggest stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan, the movie has been one of the most anticipated projects of the year.
Made with a whooping budget of Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 million), the sci-fi movie is inspired by Hindu mythology and revolves around Kalki, the 10th and final incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
What Kalki 2989 AD is All About?
The movie earned the audience’s attention for its star-studded cast and the futuristic dystopian world. The movie’s story revolves around Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan), Sumati (Deepika Padukone) and Bhairava (Prabhas). Set 6000 years after the Kurukshetra war in Mahabharat in the dry city of Kasi, the movie shows the dire situation of the world with the scarcity of food, water and air. The world is ruled by the god Yashkin, who lives in a huge elevated inverted triangle block called the Complex, and then there is pregnant Sumathi (Deepika Padukone), who elopes from the inverted triangle and is protected by Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan), who is saving her unborn child, Kalki, the tenth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu from bounty hunter Bhairava (Prabhas).
With the futuristic set-up, the 3-hour-long movie is high on action with outstanding VFX and a grand setup
The movie has been released, and the first reviews from the audience and critics are out. Speaking of critics’ opinion, Nag Ashwin’s movie has failed to impress them. Many have slammed the convoluted plot, while others questioned whether the VFX was the only thing that the makers have solely focused on.
Amid this, audiences’ views are different. Netizens have gone gaga over Nag’s futuristic world and Amitabh Bachchan’s age-defying performance. However, some users have shared their displeasure over the movie’s story.
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The mythology worked, dystopia didn’t.
The elevations worked, emotions didn’t.
The spectacles worked, story didn’t.
Nagi, the director, worked, the writer didn’t.
What could have been an epic standalone felt like a middling setup.
Still a must watch.
Nagi❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/k8I2ZTzfr2— Nikhil (@ImSentencer) June 27, 2024
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Reacting to the movie’s VFX, one user wrote,”First half of #Kalki2898AD is sooooo good. It’s amazing movie, It will be remarkable for Indian cinema .. Rebel Star Prabhas is real Baahubali🔥.”
Another user wrote, ”What a film! This perfect blend of mythology and sci-fi is an eye-feast. The director’s vision is next-level, comparable to Hollywood movies. Every character reveal is captivating.I’m proud to say this Indian Telugu film can break all records.”
Villainism is never abt shoutin n yellin, it’s abt that eery silence, how unassumin n connivin d guy is, KH in his limited time rocked. The voice modulation, closeups, philosophy, darn chillin, namakku eppavum Villain thaan pudikkum. Supreme Yaskin already a fav 🥵 #Kalki28989AD pic.twitter.com/Oz7m4G7Pod
— Lost Soul (@SoulaceV) June 27, 2024
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#Kalki2898AD Interval – it’s EPIC during scenes inspired by our epics & prophecy… Ahm the start and just before Interval 💯💯
Bich ke kuch scenes chote hote to perfect ho jata but still… Going really good so far pic.twitter.com/GNDLWLcRxc— badal: the cloud 🌩️ (@badal_bnftv) June 27, 2024
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The Vision, The Dream, The Scale, The Effort and Prabhas Anna ❤️🔥@nagashwin7 Anna is the first man on this moon. Lays the foundation for future of Sci-fi in Indian Cinema.@SwapnaDuttCh akka, Sweety akka ❤️
Nobody else could’ve brought this to us.KALKI is one for the ages! pic.twitter.com/OvzoLInX03
— Santosh Soban (@santoshsoban) June 27, 2024
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