In 4 days Prabhas starrer Kalki did business above 302 crores in India and 460 crores worldwide.

In 4 days Prabhas starrer Kalki did business above 302 crores in India and 460 crores worldwide.

In 3 days Prabhas starrer Kalki did business above 200 crores is heading towards hit status. Right from Prabhas to kamal Hassan, Amitabh Bacchan to Saswata Chatterjee gave great performances. Kalki 2898 AD (pronounced [kə.l.kɪ]) is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language epic science fiction film[7][8] directed by Nag Ashwin. It was produced by C. Aswani Dutt and co-produced by Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt, under Vyjayanthi Movies. It featured an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani. It is the first installment 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 the few selected who are on a mission to save the unborn child, Kalki, 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.[9][10] 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 Djordje Stojiljkovic and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. Made on a ₹600 crore (US$72 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 IMAX, 3D and other formats to generally positive reviews from critics.[11] Plot In 3102 BC, following the Kurukshetra War, Ashwatthama 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. 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 million "units". His authority is enforced by Commander Manas, Counsellor Bani and the Raiders, who vigilantly guard against threats, particularly the prophesied arrival of Kalki. In this dystopian society, fertile female refugees in Kasi are forcibly taken to the Complex for Project K, an experiment aimed at producing a life-extending serum for the 200-year-old Yaskin through artificially inseminated foetuses. However, no woman survives more than 120 days of pregnancy, resulting in their deaths. Raia, a young girl disguised as a boy, narrowly escapes conscription with the help of rebels led by Rumi from the hidden city of Shambhala. Unfortunately, Rumi and Divya, falsely rumoured to be pregnant with Kalki, are captured and executed in public by Manas for not revealing Shambhala's location. Raia finds refuge in a cave, where she encounters Ashwatthama. She unknowingly brings him his divine gem, Shivamani, from the Shambhala rebels. Together, they set out to find the real mother of Kalki. SUM-80, a Project K subject hiding her 150-day pregnancy, is eventually captured. Manas extracts a drop of serum from her foetus, but the procedure is interrupted by Lilly, a Shambhala rebel posing as a Project K subject. Lilly helps SUM-80 escape, but stays behind to fight off the Raiders. Outside, they are met by other Shambhala rebels: Veeran, Kyra, and Ajju. Kyra renames SUM-80 as "Sumathi". En route to Shambhala, their convoy is ambushed by bounty hunters and Raiders after Manas places a bounty on Sumathi. Though they fend off the attackers, Kyra is killed. Bhairava, a bounty hunter aiming to secure Sumathi's bounty to enter the Complex, remains in pursuit with his AI supercar, Bujji. Ashwatthama learns through his gem that Sumathi’s unborn child is Kalki. Despite Bhairava's efforts, Ashwatthama subdues him and the group reaches Shambhala, where the tree of life blooms in recognition of Kalki's presence. Bhairava makes a deal with Manas to capture Sumathi in exchange for his entry into the Complex. Bhairava discovers Shambhala by deceiving a spy, Luke, and disguises himself as Ashwatthama by using his hologram technology. He convinces Sumathi to flee Shambhala, but they are intercepted by the real Ashwatthama. As they fight, Shambhala's leader, Mariam, takes Sumathi away. Bhairava, overpowered by Ashwatthama, transforms Bujji into a humanoid fighter but is again defeated. Manas and the Raiders track Bhairava to Shambhala and breach its defenses with a beam weapon provided by Yaskin. The Raiders overwhelm the Shambhalan army, and Mariam is killed. Manas chains Ashwatthama, but Bhairava, wielding Ashwatthama's walking stick, which is actually revealed to be Karna's bow, Vijaya Dhanush, awakens and attacks the Raiders. Bhairava, who is revealed to be a reincarnation of Karna,[a] uses the bow's power to rescue Sumathi and kill Manas. Ashwatthama, recognising his old friend, breaks free, but Bhairava, reminded of the bounty by Bujji, reverts to his former self and takes Sumathi away. Back at the Complex, Yaskin, informed of Manas's failure and death by Counsellor Bani, uses the extracted serum drop to transform into a youthful superhuman with multiple arms. He picks up Arjuna's bow, Gandiva, and declares his intention to personally capture Sumathi and her son and reshape the world. Cast Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwatthama[12], the son of sage and warrior Dronacharya and an ally to the Kauravas, who was cursed with immortality for attempting to kill an unborn Parikshit. He has since roamed the Earth for nearly six thousand years. Kamal Haasan as Supreme Yaskin, the proclaimed god of the Complex[13] Prabhas in a dual role as: Bhairava, a bounty hunter[14] Karna, an ancient sun elemental archer and warrior who was allied with the Kauravas, and a fierce rival to the Pandava Arjuna, his younger maternal half-brother. Deepika Padukone as SUM-80 alias Sumathi, a pregnant lab subject and the prophesied mother of Kalki[13] Disha Patani as Roxie[15] Saswata Chatterjee as Commander Manas[16] Brahmanandam as Rajan, Bhairava's landlord[17] Rajendra Prasad as Rumi[18] Shobhana as Mariam, the leader of Shambhala[19][b] Pasupathy as Veeran, a rebel from Shambhala Anna Ben as Kyra, a rebel from Shambhala Harshith Malgireddy as Luke[22] Kavya Ramachandran as Lilly, undercover rebel at the Complex[22] Ayaz Pasha as Ajju, a rebel from Shambhala[22] Anil George as Counsellor Bani[22] Keya Nair as Raia[22] Vinay Kumar as Sirius[22] Venkata Ramana as Ronnie[22] Hamish Boyd as Yuri[22] Sanghwa Shin as Leon[22] Keerthy Suresh as BU-JZ-1 alias Bujji, Bhairava's companion AI droid/vehicle (voice-over)[17] Cameo appearances Krishnakumar as Lord Krishna (voice-over by Arjun Das)[23], an incarnation of Vishnu, who was born during the time of Mahabharata to bring peace by aiding the Pandavas. He serves as Prince Arjuna's charioteer and strategist. Vijay Deverakonda as Arjuna[24], the third Pandava brother and a powerful archer who engages in combat with his elder maternal half-brother Karna. Dulquer Salmaan as Captain, Bhairava's guardian[24] Malvika Nair as Uttarā[25], the princess of Matysa, daughter-in-law of Arjuna and mother of Parikshit, the last living heir of the Kuru Dynasty following the Kurukshetra War. She and her baby were attacked by Ashwatthama's enchanted arrow after the war ended. Mrunal Thakur as Divya, a lady who was assumed to be Kalki's mother[24] S. S. Rajamouli as a bounty hunter and Bhairava's rival[24] Ram Gopal Varma as Chintu, a street food vendor[24] K. V. Anudeep as a dancer in the Complex[26] Faria Abdullah as a dancer in the Complex[26] Santhosh Narayanan as a dancer in the Complex Srinivas Avasarala as Bhairava's prospective buyer[26] Production Development Kalki 2898 AD is the first collaboration of Prabhas with Nag Ashwin. After the success of Mahanati in 2019, Nag Ashwin stated that he had been working on an original story, for which screenplay he used a long time on. He also stated that the production would begin soon.[27] The project would be funded by C. Aswani Dutt's Vyjayanthi Movies, which also funded Mahanati. The company announced on 7 August that the production would begin in September and posted a casting call for various artist positions.[28][29] On 26 February 2020, coinciding the occasion of 50th year since the establishment of Dutt's house, Prabhas was announced to be the lead actor. Tentatively titled Prabhas 21, production would begin after the actor completes filming for Radhe Shyam (2022).[30][9] The film was made on a production budget of ₹600 crore, and Prabhas was reported to receive ₹150 crore (US$18 million) as his remuneration.[31][32] The actor, however, reportedly decided to take the revenue sharing model, receiving ₹80 crore as advance, and a chunk of the profits would be given to him as remuneration.[33] In February 2021, it was reported that the filming would begin in March; however, Ashwin during the promotions for his short film in Pitta Kathalu (2021) stated that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Prabhas' prior commitments, the filming would commence at the latter half of the year.[34] The film's official title, Kalki 2898 AD, was announced on 21 July 2023.[35] It is a reference to Kalki, an avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu in the Hindu eschatology, according to the Bhagavata Purana, and 3102 BC – traditionally thought to be the beginning of Kali Yuga after the Mahabharata War (the film being set 6,000 years into the Kali Yuga, the era of the asura/demon Kali).[36][37][38]