Kalki 2898 AD
Kalki 2898 AD (pronounced [kə.l.kɪ]) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language epic science fiction film[7]
directed by Nag Ashwin and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars an ensemble cast
including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani. It is the
first instalment in the planned Kalki Cinematic Universe and inspired by Hindu scriptures. Set in a
post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows a select group on a mission to save
Kalki, the unborn child of SUM-80, a lab subject.
The film was officially announced in February 2020 under the tentative title Prabhas 21, as it is the
actor's 21st film in the lead role and was later changed to working title Project K. Principal
photography commenced a year later in July 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was shot
sporadically in several legs over the next three years, and wrapped by late-May 2024. The official
title was announced in July 2023. The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan,
cinematography handled by Serbian cinematographer Djordje Stojiljkovic and editing by Kotagiri
Venkateswara Rao. Made on a ₹600 crore (US$75 million) production budget, it is the most
expensive Indian film.
Kalki 2898 AD was initially scheduled to release on 9 May 2024, but was postponed due to
unfinished production works. It was released worldwide on 27 June 2024 in standard, IMAX, 3D and
4DX formats to positive reviews from critics. It set several box office records for a Telugu and
Indian film, emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024, the highest-grossing South Indian
film of 2024, the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, and the fifth highest-grossing Telugu film
worldwide.
In 3102 BC, following the Kurukshetra War, Ashwa
tthama attempts to kill Uttarā's unborn child by
invoking the Brahmashirastra. For this act, Krishna curses him to roam the earth as an immortal. His
divine gem is also taken from his forehead, and his redemption is destined to occur through
protecting and guiding Vishnu's last avatar, Kalki, during the Kali Yuga.
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By 2898 AD, six thousand years into the Kali Yuga, the desertified city of Kasi stands as the last
known city in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by Supreme Yaskin, a totalitarian god-king. Yaskin
rules from the "Complex", an inverted-pyramidal-megastructure that hovers above the city,
extracting Earth's resources to sustain a gated paradise accessible only to those who can pay 1
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