Kalki 2898 AD

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Nag Ashwin's mythological sci-fi extravaganza Kalki 2898 AD made global cinema history as India's most expensive production ever, grossing over ₹1,100 crore ($140 million) worldwide. Set in a post-apocalyptic, barren wasteland in the year 2898 AD—6,000 years after the events of the Mahabharata—the world's last surviving city, Kasi, is ruled by the megalomaniacal, god-like Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan in a chilling, prosthetics-laden transformation) from the floating inverted-pyramid utopia known as 'The Complex.' When pregnant laboratory refugee SUM-80 (Deepika Padukone) escapes carrying the unborn Kalki—the tenth and final avatar of Lord Vishnu prophesied to end the Kali Yuga—she is protected by the immortal, 8-foot warrior Ashwatthama (a towering, career-best performance by Amitabh Bachchan). Prabhas stars with charisma and comedic charm as Bhairava, a self-serving bounty hunter aided by his sentient AI vehicle Bujji (voiced by Keerthy Suresh), who seeks to capture the woman for Complex citizenship before realizing his true Mahabharata heritage as Karna. Blending cyberpunk Dune-esque aesthetics with deep Hindu mythology, Kalki 2898 AD established the Kalki Cinematic Universe with historic brilliance.