Kalki 2898 AD is the new movie starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani. The movie is a futuristic sci-fi film and first of its kind from Telugu Cinema. Nag Ashwin is directing the film and Ashwini Dutt is producing it. After Mahanati, Nag Ashwin took on this gigantic film and he has planned it as a Pan-World film.
Movie makers have unveiled teaser at Comic Con, a first for Indian Cinema. Kamal Haasan is playing antagonist role and it is the first time that he is sharing screen space with Prabhas. Recently, Prabhas and Disha Patani have participated in a song shoot for the film in Europe snow mountains.
The makers have announced 9th May release date and thought elections could complete in April. But as EC has decided to conduct them till 4th June, Kalki has to be postponed from 9th May for a Pan-India date and also, they have see for the Hollywood blockbusters as well. Hence, the election schedule has put them in doldrums and pushed them to decide a new release date.
Already, they have postponed the date from 12th January 2024 to 9th May. The inside reports suggest that the team is eyeing October date, so that they get time for completion of VFX, as well. On the other hand, as this film has been pushed for postponement, NTR’s Devara Part-1 and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: The Rule might also have to participate in the discussion with Kalki makers as their big dates might be requested by the team.
Pushpa has been locked for 15th August date and Devara for 10th October date. If they decide to postpone it for 6 months, they might have to look for Sankranthi date, which The Raja Saab, Prabhas’s next film makers are eyeing for. Also, Chiranjeevi’s big VFX bonanza Vishwambhara is also set for Sankranti release. Interestingly, one election schedule has put one big film in doldrums and like dominos, all others are also being pushed with it.
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