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Kalki 2898 AD

Directed by Nag Ashwin · 2024 ·

Answer Summary: Is Kalki 2898 AD worth watching?

Kalki 2898 AD (2024) earns a 68% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Kalki 2898 AD?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

68%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

70% Critic Score
73% Audience
60 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.3
7 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 56m
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan , Prabhas , Deepika Padukone , Kamal Haasan , Saswata Chatterjee , Shobana , Rajendra Prasad , Pasupathy , Anna Ben , Keya Nair
Where to watch in India
Netflix, Prime Video

Where to watch in India

  • Netflix
  • Prime Video

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (70%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (73%).
  • Celluloid Score 68% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Epic-length viewers who want a big-screen experience

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Kalki 2898 AD worth watching?

Yes — Kalki 2898 AD earns a 68% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Nag Ashwin’s mythic sci-fi spectacle fused Mahabharata lore with dystopian scale — a global English-search tentpole from Telugu cinema.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Kalki 2898 AD about?

In the year 2898 AD, around 6000 years after Kurukshetra war, Ashwatthama gears up for his final battle of redemption at the sign of hope in a dystopian world and Bhairava, a wisecracking and self-interested bounty hunter, tired of the perilous life becomes the hurdle in the process.

Critic Reviews

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Kalki 2898 AD (2024) Review

Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD (2024) remains a defining Drama landmark from India, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Worth watching — solid entertainment with lasting cultural visibility.

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