37/27
The futuristic vehicles shown in the film were not based on CGI effects
Tale
Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin takes us through his journey of making the film along with the star ensemble cast. From his personal favorite cameos to his biggest on-set challenges, he shares it all! Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin takes us through his journey of making the film along with the star ensemble cast. From his personal favorite cameos to his biggest on-set challenges, he shares it all!
2 hours and 55 minutes
However, they were developed by Mahindra And Mahindra Company with technical assistance provided by Anand Mahindra. The OTT version was cut by about 6 minutes from the original 3 hours and 1 minute running time. The changes were as follows: Prabhas' The extensive opening scene has been cut to simplify the experience. The segment where an elderly woman and a villain call Prabha a Kappa (frog) have been removed along with related scenes.
Minor dubbing fixes have also been made for smoother viewing
The fight was cut short after his introduction of Prabhas against two heavy men.'Ta Takkara' in the song, some beach scenes were cut and the entire sequence in which Prabhas wears a maroon outfit after being chased away by colony security was deleted. The interval scene where Deepika Padukone walks through a fiery tunnel now has new Kalki theme lyrics and the interval card has been completely removed. Bhairava Hymn (Telugu) Music by Santhosh NarayananLyrics by Ramjogayya SastryVocals by Deepak Blue & Diljit Dosanjh. Unique genre, well written story (screenplay) & strong characters give this film a solid start.
Stunts, vivid visuals 3
Extravagant views & highly detailed crisp VFX gives the audience a much needed thrill. However, one cannot forget that some of the VFX shots are similar to movies like The Dune, Star Wars, Mad Max, Black Panther, Transformers…Though kudos to the team for creating a film that matches the scale of the above mentioned films. Advantages: 1. Time taken to create characters & explain the world 2.
Editing especially in the first half
Screenplay, direction 4. Comedy Cons: 1. Music, background score is unique but does not give the much needed grandeur to the visuals and scenes, repeated use of the same note, suddenly high background score during stunts 2.