‘Kalki 2898 AD’ directed by Nag Ashwin and released on 27th June 2024, pulled an army of moviegoers despite its weekday release with phenomenal opening of 180+ crores. Starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles but it is rebel star who stands tall through his maximum fan following.
From being a lead star of ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’, a first Indian film to earn 1000+ crores, shattering box-office records and changed the history of Indian cinema which transcend boundaries by earning global recognition like never before. Later, ‘Saaho’ directed by Sujeeth made 130 crores on its opening day. Adding on, ‘Adhipurush’ received mix reviews it still set a record with opening day collection of 140 crores and talking about ‘Salaar’ an action extravaganza which released at the end of 2023 made history by becoming the fourth-biggest opener at the worldwide box-office with 158 crores!
Reflecting on ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ starring Prabhas donning in the character of Bhairava, proves that he is a king of audience and the biggest crowd puller in India. The movie’s celebration begin at a huge level since day one of its announcement, with a giant trailer launch event where rebel star made a grand entry in a car which also has a special role in the film.
Nag Ashwin directorial not only became the third-highest opening film but also broke advance booking records. The advance booking of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ was opened a week before its release and guess what the theatres were full in several states. Especially in Telugu states, people struggles to buy tickets when Prabhas film is about to release.
With this achievement, Prabhas has now become an only Indian actor to have five films which earned more than 100 crores at the day one of its release. Celebrations erupted with firecrackers, drums and loud cheers from fans gathered outside theatres in Hyderabad with maximum fan following of Prabhas . Now, Kalki 2898 AD is aiming at epic 500 crore mark, reflecting to set another record.
The film released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages it also features Disha Patani, Shobhana, Anna Ben, Pasupathy, Saswata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chopra and others in significant roles. The film also features Vijay Deverakonda and Dulquer Salmaan in magnificient cameo roles.