The sci-fi film is directed by Nag Ashwin, renowned for his directorial works like Yevade Subramanyam and Mahanati. Scroll down to read more.
Prabhas-starrer Kalki 2898 AD is one of the most anticipated films of the year, featuring an ensemble cast including Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Disha Patani, and others. Earlier this year, reports claimed the film was set to release on May 9, 2024. However, amid the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, there are reports that the film’s release has been postponed. The reports also claim that the makers of the movie will soon make an official statement regarding the change in the release date.
The sci-fi film is directed by Nag Ashwin, renowned for his work on ‘Yevade Subramanyam’ and ‘Mahanati‘. It features veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan. Nag Ashwin recently discussed ‘Kalki 2898 AD‘ at an event held at IIT Bombay. The director stated, “In India, we do not have a lot of sci-fi films. We have done a few time travel films. This one is different because it’s in a whole separate world on its own. Also, in the international sense, it is new because we have not seen India in a future setting or dystopian setting. So now we don’t have to look at London and New York being born, now we can see our cities also.”
He added, “This movie took place in the cusp between before and after Midjourney and before and after Chat GPT. First two years, we did a lot of work and then we realized a lot of work became easier after this text-to-image and image-to-text generator happened.”
Kalki 2898 AD is not the only film facing uncertainty over its May 9 release date due to clashes with elections. Vishwak Sen’s Gangs of Godavari has also been postponed. The makers of Vishwak Sen and Neha Sshetty’s took to X (formerly known as Twitter) that the film will be released on May 17, soon after the election dates were announced. “Get ready to witness the most rugged and violent tale from the banks of Godavari! Mass ka Das @VishwakSenActor’s #GangsofGodavari to release on May 17th 2024, worldwide. Meet you in theatres this Summer #GOGOnMay17th,” wrote the film’s producer Sitara Entertainments on X.
The general elections for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases, with the first scheduled for April 19. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4, 2024.
With ANI Inputs
