'Kalki 2898 AD' has made a splash on streaming platforms. Released on Amazon Prime Video (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam) and Netflix (Hindi) on August 22, the Prabhas-starrer has been met with critical acclaim.
On Netflix India, where it's available in Hindi, the Nag Ashwin directorial has quickly climbed the charts. In its debut weekend, it secured the second spot on the Top 10 Non-English Films list, raking in 4.5 million views in just a few days.
What is the film about? Bhairava (Prabhas) is a hardened bounty hunter who finds himself locking horns with a seemingly unkillable figure named Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan). The Complex, meanwhile, is heavily guarded and ruled by Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan), a demonic force. Here, SUM-80 aka Sumathi (Deepika Padukone), a pregnant woman who was a subject of scientific experimentation, is on the run for her life. The story partly takes place in a grim future as indicated by the title. How do the lives of the Bhairava-Yaskin-Sumathi trio intersect? That's what the film is about.
The Vyjayanthi Movies spectacle also features Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and others.
