Kalki 2898 will be released on two OTT platforms: Amazon Prime and Netflix. The film will be released on Amazon Prime Video on August 22 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language. Meanwhile, the film will be released on Netflix on August 22 in Hindi dub, as confirmed by Netflix India on the same day.
The prime protagonist in the film is Prabhas, who plays the dual role of Bhairava and Karna, with Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani playing the female lead in this movie. The main antagonist role is essayed by Kamal Hassan, who plays the character of Supreme Yaskin, with Saswata Chatterjee plays the supporting antagonist.
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Malayalam superstar Mohanlal was the first choice for the main antagonist, Supreme Yaskin. The futuristic vehicles in the film were not created by CGI, but they were exclusively developed by the Indian automobile sector Mahindra company. The film was initially scheduled to be released in 2022 but was pushed back. This is the first Indian film to have its panel on SDCC.
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Kalki 2898 is the most expensive Indian film which was made on a budget of 600 cr, and it grossed 1,100 crores; this not only made it the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 but also the 4th highest-grossing film of all time in India, breaking the record of films like Jaawan, Bahubaali, Pathaan and Gadar 2.
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Kalki is intended to be the first part of the Kalki Cinematic Universe .The production of the film as stated by Nag Ashwin will begin in three years that is titled Kalki 2898 AD : Part 2.