Last Updated on June 30, 2024 by
Nag Ashwin directs Kalki 2898 AD 2024 movie. The film stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan with a rum time of 2h 50m theater released June 27, 2024.
First of all, it may seem relatively promising to start the film with the final scene in the Kurukshetra battle where Ashwatthama was cursed by Lord Krishna to live until he realizes what he had done wrong, but is given a chance. As the story unfolds the real unmasking of characters begins and there are more fictional misconducts introduced you wonder how dumb it is to have such an entangled plot and such that it is impossible to follow through. After 600 years over the Kurukshetra battle, it shifts to a highly imaginative world with three legendary towns, Kashi, Complex, and Shambala. We only learn about a city called Kashi which is the only city in existence and the antagonist of the story is Supreme Yaskin (played by Kamal Haasan) who resides in the Complex, a building that hovers above Kashi in an inverted pyramid fashion. Yaskin needs a serum of a sexually active woman. Here comes a pregnant lab subject SUM-80 aka Sumathi (Deepika Padukone) who is also escaped from the Complex and the bounty hunter Bhairava (Prabhas) who is all set on capturing her with the help of his AI companion BU-JZ-1 aka Bujji (voice by Keerthy Suresh). He meets Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) who must save and protect Sumathi (Maduri Dixit) who is pregnant with Kali, the tenth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu, who is believed to have been incarnated on earth to protect people from the dangers of the dark forces. That is part of the premise of Kalki 2898 AD but it takes a little over three hours of running time.
The first half is just boring with numerous unimpressive scenes and pointless wild laser gun shooting and fights where you can only wonder – why the heck are people doing this? A little more attention to the human interest aspect would have been helpful here. They are characters that enter and exit the frame, and you cannot decode what is happening on the screen in action after action. Thus, right at the end of the first half, one has no idea as to what the story is all about, the direction in which the narrative is headed, or what the intention of these characters is. That is the second half you’re interested in and there are some stunning sequences in it. Prabhas and invincible Amitabh Bachchan provide exhilarating action sequences; these are the most appealing aspects of this picture. Notably, the fight between both of them in the final 20 minutes of the movie is enough to partially save the film. While one might accept that Prabhas was genuinely earnest in whatever he must perform in front of the camera, there are no layers or reality to his character arch. First of all, he has the worst entrance scene and then to watch him doing new generation funny scenes and telling jokes which are not humorous, I felt sorry for him. Saaho and Radhe Shyam have done it before and in Kalki, there was no need to bring him back to that caricature-esque type of performance.
Deepika is very credible and assertive, although she gets limited screen time in terms of dialogue and physical fights. She is mostly being rescued by someone or the other but her appearance alone makes you understand her suffering. Kamal Haasan has barely two scenes that I remember but the makeup, and the prosthetics are entirely worth it. Believing the makers when they claim that Part 2 promises to give more of him. Saswata Chatterjee as Commander Manas and Anil George as Counsellor Bani have significant and major characters but are never really remarkable. And it’s better to not talk about Disha Patani’s sidekick role that only contributed to the sluggishness in the first half part. Amid all this, the one man who knocks you out and sets the pulse racing is Amitabh Bachchan. He means, for his age the kind of rigorous action he does on screen, the outer exterior of an 8-feel tall man that he carries around is Amazing.
Kalki 2898 AD 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
Kalki 2898 AD is not rated because it has not undergone the official rating process by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA).
Violence and Gore: Numerous laser gun battles and fight scenes throughout the movie. Intense action sequences, especially in the final 20 minutes. Characters are often shown getting injured and engaging in physical combat.
Profanity: No specific mention of strong language or profanity in the plot summary.
Sexual Content: The antagonist requires a serum from a sexually active woman. A pregnant character is central to the plot, though no explicit sexual scenes are described.
Substance Use: No mention of drug or alcohol use in the plot summary.
Overall, the movie seems to contain moderate violence and some intense scenes but lacks explicit sexual content, strong language, and substance use.
