KALKI 2898 AD Review with Andrew Levins from Hey Fam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Alexis is joined by Andrew Levins from the Hey Fam podcast to chat about Nag Ashwin's Pan-Indian blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD and how it compares to movies like RRR and Baahubali from legendary Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli.
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0:00 Intro
5:54 The hype for Kalki 2898 AD
10:43 Action in Indian cinema
12:57 The performances
15:24 Story, sequel, and cinematic universe
18:38 The music
22:34 The cameos
27:06 The future
32:00 Wrap-up
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Deepika Padukone fire walk is inspired from god krishna birth.
31:00 actually NTR wasn’t catching the tiger
He was only aiming for wolf , that’s the reason they miscalculated the medicine, ropes, power .
Never in my life imagined west would be discussing our cinema the way we had Star Wars , MCU, DC discussions 😊
The jokes in first half - references to Prabhas’s previous movies and his real life personality. So only telugu audience would know that, not even Hindi audience .
ohhhh so that's why. I was wondering why they tried forceful comedy because I loved the movie but I didn't get any comedy
@@SameerJadav yeah they took a risk of fan service and hoped the second part with serious story telling will cover this .
In my opinion, though we enjoyed it and that part has repeat value, Nagi could’ve found a better way to do that .
@@UjwalRam yes definitely 2nd part will be epic but I'm disappointed to hear that 2nd will be last part. He could create entire series of movies like MCU out of this. Also I just loved the way he presented few scenes of mahabharat. Those scenes were just wowww 😍😍
That's the expansion of soft power, and Telugu industry is doing that. In fact, after RRR became such a phenomenon, lots of western movie buffs In US and other countries now very enthusiastic about Telugu or south movies In general or Indian movies In general. Bollywood couldn't break the ground, Telugu did ultimately. I am sure Tamil and Malayalam movies also will find its audience over there going forward. The reason is they tell culturally rooted tales unlike Bollywood, that's wannabe western but cannot even fully become western.
@@SameerJadav that’s his idea basically to create our universe .
Nag Ashwin and Prashanth Varma ( Hanuman ) these 2 directors want this universe to happen.
Seems like Prashanth Varma has a road map for this . He already mentioned he started on the scripts and his ADs will be making some of them
Nag Ashwin is yet to mention how he is going to take this forward
decades waiting for who gonna bring the mahabharat into films, finally someone brings,,, ❤
Watch Sita Ramam if you like love stories. It's one of the best one in the recent past in that genre
Yes! I really liked Sita Ramam
I definitely think that for those with a little context about the Mahabharata and the Dashavatars the experience is elevated. Karna in the Mahabharat is the hero that never was. He ended up fighting for the Kauravas (antagonists) even though he had all the makings of a hero (kinda like Bhairava).
It’s awesome to see characters like Ashwatthama and Karna get a chance to complete their story arcs in the modern day.
Unpopular opinion: I quite enjoyed the first half even though it was a bit slow. I think they probably could’ve edited it better and removed some parts (for TikTok short form generation like us) but I’m glad they took the time to show us the world. Plus the jokes for the average English viewer went through 3 levels of translations. Telugu -> Hindi dub -> English subs, that doesn’t even account for cultural differences between those three audiences lol. So it makes sense why the jokes didn’t necessarily work. In Telugu it worked more often than not from my experience.
The presentation is obviously not gonna match the level of RRR, atleast not yet. It is Nagi’s 3rd movie after all and he’s not even an action director. But conceptually this movie is brilliant. And if it convinces Rajamoulli to make the Mahabharat on the big screen a reality even more so!
That’s a really good point about it being so early in Nagi’s career. I think this movie shows enormous potential. I really liked Mahanati and after seeing this, I’ll definitely watch anything he makes
sir, you should read more about Karna
If there was a hero who had to fight on Kaurava’s side and also got blamed that he isn’t fighting with all his might - he is Bheeshma pithamaha
Karna is the reason many time Dhuryodhana proceeded to do what he did .
People are attracted to negative characters for sometime now, but let’s not try to give them forced positive angle.
Krishna was also abandoned by parents ( for whatever reason ) he was called after all thuch gopal, he was also rightful heir for kingdom, had to continuously fight rakshas - but he didn’t choose the wrong side .
We can learn a lot from the characters 👍
@@UjwalRam I encourage you read about karna too, seems like you will also benefit. There is room for more than one grey character in a story, our epics are filled with grey. There is no forced positive angle, karnas story is absolutely tragic in the Mahabharat. Not sure which interpretation you are drawing your conclusions from. Not everything has to be black and white.
@@lolmaker there are well learned pravachanakarthas who guide us with Vyasa Mahabharatham
That’s what we read and for skushma dharma sandeh their 54 day almost 100 hour pravachanams help us understand
That is the way itihasas should be understood , paarayanam ( reading on your own ) and pravachanam 🙏🏽 . That is when doubts cleared sir.
Otherwise I also believed Dana Veera Sura Karna angle.
It’s not like Pandavas always had only comforts - they were always in ajnyatha Vasam after LakkaGruha dahanam till Draupathi parinayam
Even after that they were sent vanavas and ajnyatha vasam again
Since you are well read I think you know very well, they were always struggling and not had comforts like Karna who is a king and has his own huge family.
Karna, like many others is skilled but we can never place him as an unfortunate hero as he knows what he is doing like he explained to his saradhi Shalya in his own words.
If we have to believe someone it has to be Vyasa Maharshi - he explained clearly each character and who is the actual villain of this epic ( Dhrutharashtra) and hero ( Sri Krishna ) 🙏🏽
If you don’t want to take Veda Vyasa Mahabharatham as the original then we shouldn’t even bother with any discussion as the rest are different perspectives of different people .
@@trashwirehow about review on Hanuman movie 2024 superhero movie.❤
Guys this feels awesome 😭😭😭
Thanks for supporting, recognising & contributing to the rise of Indian cinema.
I feel proud when I listen to people outside my country sing laurels abt Indian cinema although I have done nothing 😂😂 it feels remotely personal.
Yeah brahmastra was not good for Mee too but there's a backstory and a different perspective
There are so many characters in this mythology that it is impossible to not conceive spinoffs and a cinematic universe.
It's not mythology it's real story
@@ShikharRawat-ft6yd hmm. No it's not. Jai BJP.
@@mokeeiswatching lol by that logic Bible stories are also mythology jai shree ram
@@ShikharRawat-ft6yd and the stories on Marvel comics are real stories.
@@mokeeiswatching really omg 😱
As far as you compare you won't gonna enjoy any of the movie. Just be open to every movie.
Production house told that the car bujji costs around $1M(US).
to bring in a little info, the characteristics of the main lead bhairava is kind of a redemption arc for the reincarnation he is of (karna), since the west aint aware of karna, its difficult to pick those up, showing the character, his past is quite important for the movie to unfold...
I personally feel kalki is better than rrr ...bb2 is better than both..kalki is jst beginning.. kalki 2 will blow us away
I'm a hindu but I personally didn't like Kalki atoll, there was no emotion in fight scenes, it didn't make me root for any characters. Nag should learn from Rajamouli. Rajamouli is the game changer of Indian cinema. Kalki was so boring. They wasted the money to create same stuffs we've seen in hollywood, instead of showing the beauty of Indian culture.
@@Abcgfsksnkalki was much better than overrated bahubali and Rrr so don't put illogical comments then by that logic why don't say same things to Avengers
@@PALLAVPHUKAN-lr4zi kalki was lagging so much, audience almost slept, first half full cringe. Now look at bahubali, did it lag? Did it cringe? No. Kalki songs were not that great, only one song was good in kalki. In bahubali all songs was good. So overall Bahubali>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>kalki
Except Vijay Deverakonda (Arjuna) and Dulquer Salman (Captain who adopted Bhairava), cameos were not supposed to make sense... They were just for fun... This director does that in his movies... Even in Mahanati, which is one of the all time classics, there were a dozen cameos.
I like the first half of Kalki actually
1:40 it has actors from most of the popular indian industries. Not just hindi and telugu.
As an Indian, the first half was slow but the 2nd half was totally opposite. I like the fact that Indian cinema is doing something different than usual...Some Indian movies also have sci-fi elements but it's totally new compared to those ones
Loved SSR's over the top acting there😂
Oh man You should checkout the movie namely Vikram(grounded action) and 3idiots(best comedy) and Om Shanti Om(film history of Bollywood starring SRK and Deepika)
I really liked Vikram and 3 Idiots. Om Shanti Om is on my watchlist but I haven't had a chance to see it yet
You have deep cinema knowledge , you should give more reviews like this
story plot has so many chapters, but that's the curiosity we we have, story plot he takes from mahabharat, so we hope he will bring some from mahabharat
Ya'll should review AAVESHAM
ONE of the best film this year
That one is on my list. I really want to see it. I've heard it's excellent
Not the best for sure. Meh!
Great review guys, but if you know little Mahabharat before you watch this movie you understand in whole different way and you will decode million Easter eggs that director Nag Ashwin put in every frame
INDIAN 2 is RELEASING 😊😊A MUST WATCH. IT'S THE BIGGEST FILM COMING FROM INDIA AFTER KALKI
Releasing 12july
Kalki 2898 AD is great, but RRR is greater. That's my opinion. ❤
This particular story is only for two parts... There is no third part, at least not yet... Director has confirmed it... Which is good because he doesn't have to waste time to stretch the movie pacing
If you liked the pushpa original score, you should watch Janatha Garage if you haven't already. Classic score by same composer
That one is on my list. I’ve heard it’s really good
Masterpiece ❤❤❤
The de-aging vfx was not good at all. It looked like a video game character whenever he spoke and the eyes were ridiculously large looking like a cartoon. They really should have gone with red chillies (Indian vfx company) for that part instead of DNEG.
Kalki 2898 AD is the pride of Indian Cinema and Telugu Cinema. One word review: MINDBLOWING.
Do not miss it at any cost.
I hope Kalki surpasses every Indian movie produced so far including RRR, Dangal, Jawan, Pathaan, Baahubali 2, KGF 2, Animal and becomes the most successful Indian film without inflating box office collections. Absolutely mindblowing except some unnecessary cringe masala and cringe comedy with Bhairava in the first half. Kamal Haasan part is pure horror. The way they have imagined landscapes, environments, weapons, vehicles, powers, Mahabharata scenes is truly exceptional and spectacular. My one suggestion to Nag Ashwin is to explore the Complex society and the outside world more in depth because on the surface it looks like everyone is doing well enough even though they are starving for food, water, clean oxygen and they have just stuck some neon signs randomly on Indian alleyways and streets because that's how cyberpunk movies do it. Anyone who says it is merely a copy of Star Wars, Dune, Mad Max, MCU deserve to drink Kali's tears lol. Excited for Kalki 2 more than I ever was for Brahmastra 2. Prabhas and Deepika Padukone are good but Amitabh Bachchan is the MVP. Wow. Disha Patani's part is simply waste. Roxxie could have still been used to show Bhairava the luxuries and abundance of the Complex without that cringe song. Also, unnecessary writing mistakes like superhuman Ashwatthama suddenly not being able to lift Sumathi up should not happen. I wish they would give Shree Krishna better look. No yellow angavastram or armor or jewels or mukut. Just a white cloth and a head band makes him look like a Greek hero. Personally I would have loved to see Shree Krishna blue instead of fair-skinned or dark-skinned because that's how we all grew up watching him in all images.
Deserves to be watched atleast twice.
PS. For non-Indians and Karna (son of Sun God Surya) fans watching this, Karna was not more powerful than Arjuna. Karna is an antagonist and an adharmi in the Mahabharata who was jealous of Arjuna and committed many evil deeds and suffered for his karma and choosing the wrong side against the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shree Krishna. Period. But he is not a cheeranjeevi (immortal) like Ashwatthama. How has he reborn or reincarnated remains to be seen. Note that according to some, Karna pushing Arjuna's chariot back is a fake story and Ashwatthama surrendered the mani himself.
Hope this helps in understanding. from India.
It draws from the events at the end of the epic Mahabharata and the Mahabharata war in which the previous Avatar of Vishnu or Krishna is present as the charioteer and projects it to the next or 10th and final Avatar of Vishnu that is Kalki and to the imagined events of his birth at the end of Kali Yuga or the Age of Darkness. As per ancient Indian scriptures Kaliyuga starts with death of Krishna and ends with Kalki who destroys darkness and restores balance to the world and creation. Comparing it with anything else except a few stylisations is missing the point.
If you really want to get the context read a little into at least the Mahabharata and the concept of yuga though at most places you will find wrong idea of timelines.
The Character of Aswathhama (old man) played by Amitabh Bachhan is a character of Mahabharata who was cursed with immortality for his crime of killing unborn children in the mothers womb. Yes in Hindu tradition immortality is a curse as it prevents you from renewing yourself. Aswathhama lives through 6000 yrs to protect the unborn child that is destined to be the 10th Avatar Kalki and be released of his curse of immortality and bringing his Karma full circle.
Madhava is another name for Avatar Krishna.
If there is anything else you want to know of the scriptural or historical/ Puranic context pl do ask. Yes Mahabharata and Puranas are part of history in the Dharmic tradition and most Indians believe this to be true in parts if at times not whole owing to distortions of time.
Nag Ashwin confirmed that this story will end in Part 2. He doesn't have any plans for more parts but said there is a potential for spin-offs with few characters taken up by some other director.
If no one else does, he has to invest in it and make it happen. Or his idea of franchise like MCU or Star Wars won’t happen
@@UjwalRamDefinitely will happen, it only for Ashwin to make it best of the story
That's sad to hear because there is huge potential in this story. They can setup entire cinematic universe out of this
there are some sci fi movies but not very famous or big as these, you can try tamil movie "24"
Movies like Kill, John Wick, etc are not how actual fights go.
If you know how to fight, these movies are a comedy, seeing two or more people dance & wait for the blows. These fights do not seem real because we can see the people wait for the blows, breaking the immersion.
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U can't imagine d hurdles of an Indian filmmaker when he/she tries to make a different film or science fiction...here some religious groups of non Indian origin boycotting films of Prabhas n even Hrithik Roshan just coz he poses a competition to the actor of their religion....then imagine d money that's needed to make such a science fiction film blended with our history...as a guy who did BFA in film making from USA n knows Hollywood executives,here in India it's a very dangerous path to make such kind of cinema n then making it successful at box office...here people take money to spread negativity of a film even if it's good...then to have a good opening n coz both d director n producers r scared,they put commerical creative content to attract d fan base...even Nag Ashwin did film making course from USA n he knows d difference between Indian n American cinema but he had to find a middle path...but if u c d character arc of Prabhas,it makes such a great impact in d end only coz he was funny in d beginning...it's a psychological effect created on subconscious mind... anyways, dis director gave a tribute to all his favourite films like Star Wars n Blade runner..hehe
Have u ever heard about.... The best historical movie ever ..... Sardar udham.... Movie 2021....???
Try to read mahabharata it is not about gods there is only krishna/Vasudev who is considered God at that time and he too was grounded for most part of mahabharata
*There Is No Movie Better than RRR for sure. I've watched 143 times*
U should watch kathal the core
honestly i kid u not .u should watch these films and u will be mindblown
1. drishyam 1 and 2 [original one only not the hindi remake]
2.pushpa
3.dangal
4.robo 1 [part 2 is shit]
5.3 idiots
6.kgf 1 and 2
7.vikram
8.12 th fail
9.tumbaad
10.sardar udham singh
11.kesari
these are only just a few ..and i only put thm in this order randomly ..hope you see this comment
anyways lov u
Pushpa is one of my all-time favorites! I’ve seen a few others but I’ll add the rest to my list
Watch kill most vilonce Indian movie John wick director bought movie rights and make remake english version
I loved Kill! I actually have a podcast episode about it coming out soon
@@trashwire great 👍 also I recommend some great Indian movies
Andhadhun best mystery movie
Tumbbad best psychological horror
3 idiots and Pk best comedy
I liked 3 Idiots. Tumbbad has been on my list for a while. I'll add the other ones to my list too. Thanks for the recommendations
@@trashwire 👍♥️
Khichdi 2198 jaldi release Karo on TH-cam....
Mar gaye Amitabh Bachchan prabhas deep ika and other shits.. .
I am a telugu guy and i like prabhas. But still the first half comedy scenes they tried with prabhas haven't entertained me.
Prashant Reddy Neel - KGF, Salaar
Sandeep Reddy Vanga - Arjun Reddy ,Animal
Nag Ashwin Reddy - Mahanati, Kalki
Sujeeth Reddy - Saaho,OG
Indian telugu cinema Reddy to take off.
Neel is Golla, Reddy is the title their forefathers adopted being the village heads
You forgot Ayan Mukherjee- brahmastra ❤
RRR is below average
If rrr is below average than 99.9% of action movies are pure garbage
Now he hates Telugu cinema lol 😂😂😂
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Definitely not below average... But DEFINITELY NOT OSCAR WORTHY😂 NOT EVEN FOR THE NATU NATU SONG
In 80s in india there is a movie nigahe and nagina seaqual of one another so Hollywood always mistaken but your movies comic heroes inspired by indian history story and without you talked bluntly speak anything