Probably is the most ambitious Indian film since Mughal-e-Aazam [inflation, et al considered] in terms of scale and production design and dwarfs any other film from the country when it comes to creative vision and world building. Does succumb to the trappings and tropes of a regular South Indian hero vehicle in scenes with Prabhas early on but the film more than makes up for this in every other scene. Amitabh Bachchan again awes you with his presence and is the mainstay. Kamal Hassan in the scenes where he makes an appearance leaves an impact thanks to some insightful writing.
A star studded once in a lifetime cinematic event of sorts, Kalki 2898 has familair faces ranging from Shobhana to Deepika Padukone to Bhramandam to Pasupathy to Anna Ben in never before seen avatars, okay Bhramanandam not so much, maybe. But that just gives you a feel of the scale, and that’s without me spilling the beans on some surprise cameos.
The movie awes you with some quality VFX almost all the time though it lets down in the same department in some scenes, very few ones though, but the worst moments here are better than the worst moments of last year’s The Flash, to put things in perspective. Personally I couldnt but help notice shades of some landmark films like The Matrix, Fury Road, LOTR, Black Panther and even Avatar as the movie unravelled but what is truly significant is that a filmmaker has finally delved into the rich tapestry of Indian mythology to deliver a highly original epic action extravaganza. Nag Ashwin is the new Rajamouli. What do they feed filmmakers over there in Tollywood !
They have a Hulk, we have an Ashwathama !
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