Kalki 2898 AD

Kalki 2898 AD is the kind of widescreen majesty that makes the butter of your popcorn shine in the dark. There isn’t anything else like it in the movies right now, so jump right in.

It’s all a lot, as they say, but those with a taste for maximalism will swoon over the goods on offer here.

Goofy, over-earnest, and just good enough where it counts, Kalki 2898 AD outdistances its competition simply by digging deeper than expected into its patchy lore’s rich melodramatic turf.

By channeling the gravitas of Western sci-fi movies, Kalki 2898 AD loses some of the range that makes Indian movies special. Its ambition is to be applauded. Its self-seriousness, not so much.

Seamlessly blending the best inspirations from sci-fi, fantasy, and Hindu epics, the film is a staggering cinematic experience — even if that experience drags toward the end.

The aggressively spectacular (and, again, CGI-intensified) action set-pieces are generously plentiful and undeniably thrilling, and the lead players are charismatic enough, or over-the-top villainous enough, to seize and maintain interest.

Ultimately, for all its wildly entertaining elements, Kalki 2898 AD feels like too much of a good thing, resembling the sort of lavish buffet meal that leaves you feeling overstuffed and exhausted. But fans of this particular style of cinema are not likely to mind.

The movie is set in 2898 ad (from the title)dystopian world ,where supreme yaskin takes away all the resources upside down pyramid and people need units (currency) to enter the complex

Nice effort. I'll give the filmmakers that and they should continue with expanding the universe. They can only get better from here. Bad things: 1. Prabhas was boring af. The half an hour long introductory fight scene of him was the most boring part of the whole film. Bujji was also mid. 2. Music was super bad. (Hwaaainnn hwainnn, eheeeehhhheeeee. Screaming is not background music, it's irritation. Whoever is the music director, this knowledge must be given to him. Songs were also bad.) 3. Full of secondary/tertiary characters like of Disha Patani, Brahmanandam, Kyra actress, Raya child actor/actress, evil bounty hunter in Kashi etc getting way too much screentime. Three hours was a **** drag. There is an awesome, 5 stars out 5, 130 minutes film in here. 4. Pacing was mumbo jumbo. Good things: 1. Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, Manas actor. Amit ji still kicking ass. He truly is the Goat. 2. Mahabharata scenes were very very catchy. Decision to keep Krishna ji in silhouette was very cinematic. 3. Filmmakers' vision for writing such an original story linked up with the Epic Mahabharata is very commendable. 4. Design of the Dystopian Kashi was good, only good, not awesome. The inverted pyramid for Complex was awesome. Should've explored it more. (It reminded me of Elysium) 5. CGI, good for the budget they had. Score: 3 / 5

"Kalki 2898 AD" is an ambitious blend of sci-fi and mythology, envisioning a futuristic world shaped by ancient prophecies. The film's stunning visuals and imaginative storyline captivate, though pacing issues and a complex narrative may challenge some viewers. With strong performances and impressive special effects, it offers a unique cinematic experience for those intrigued by speculative fiction and epic tales.

Making this for imbeciles I **** regretted watching any cinema in the recent times as much as this.

I started watching after reading critic reviews. Looks like all those reviews were from India and they're used to goofy, childlike absurd fight scenes. Because I was loving the movie until the first action scene of the main "hero" character started. I was watching the movie with 3 other people. We started looking at each other like "WTF IS THIS" and decided to stop watching immediately. We are used to extreme tone twists in asian movies, so that was not the issue. The movie was OK, and then it turned goofy, campy and ridiculous just 15 minutes in. I've watched many great Indian movies lately (watched KILL yesterday and I loved it, and many more), but this one is definitely not one of them. No matter what Indianlanguage I chose (from the 5 available), all of them were dubs, so no oroginal version either. Nope, not even Telugu is original version. Looks like they re-recorded every dialogue. Very dissapointed with this movie. Oh, and you can definitely tell the 10/10 user reviews are AI/bots. Don't watch. Trust me.