Watched Kalki today on IMAX 2D.
Indian mythology meets dystopian world meets Marvel Superheroes meets Star Wars meets Mad Max meets VFX.
After Bahubali and RRR, you thought these Telugu guys have already reached the top in over the top entertainers but no, this one is beyond those two. When I say over the top I mean it in a complimentary way. After this fare, you will find other films insipid.
Kamalahasan as Supreme Yaskin the villain, Amitabh as Aswatthama, Prabhas as Karna reborn with multiple shades to his character, Deepika as the heroine in whose womb the Lord ( Krishna of course) will be reborn as Kalki, who will come to save the world. And Amitabh as always, steals the show, I just don't know what it is that gives him that screen presence!
The movie, a full three hours long, only manages to build this alternate universe , in preparation for the sequels to come.
As the Telugus will say to those Marvel folks "meeru yovvaru ra, superhero movie Ela ceyalo memu meeku chuputhamu! ... Jeragandi , maa samayam vacchindi!!"
( Subtitle: who are you guys? We will show you how to make superhero movies! Move aside! Our time has come!!)
It's difficult to make out where the live shots end and the VFX takes over, the entire experience is one big extravaganza.
Made with a budget of 600 crores, not even a week has passed since release, I believe it has already recovered most of the money.
On a Monday afternoon there were hardly any seats empty. We will get to see this film become a mega hit in India and outside.
Watch it in Telugu ( there are English subtitles), over the top plots somehow go well with Telugu, on the big screen, preferably on IMAX 2D.
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