Kalki 2898 AD Part 2 to go on the floor this year? Here’s what director Nag Ashwin reveals

Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, and Deepika Padukone starrer Kalki 2898 AD, released in April 2024, its anticipated second part is reported to be filmed soon.

By Surjosnata Chatterjee

Sep 22, 2025 14:57 IST

1 September, Monday: Kalki 2898 AD part 2 is expected to get into the pre-production stage, and the whole film production could take 3 years. Makers are anticipating the release around 2027 onwards.

According to a report by 123 Telugu, Nag Ashwin was recently spotted on a podcast, where he shared an update about the Kalki 2898 AD sequel. As the scale and cast are massive, the film might take more time to materialize.

Nag Ashwin said, “The actors have to come together. Some of the pre-visualized sequences and action sequences are much bigger. So it will take some time. I don’t have an exact answer. Everyone is busy. Hopefully, in another 2 or 3 years, that’s what I think.”

According to the reports of Pinkvilla, Nag Ashwin was recently spotted at the Yevade Subramanyam re-release, which starred Nani, where He was questioned about Prabhas' limited appearance in the first film. In response, Ashwin clarified that the first section was primarily about world-building and laying out the main plot points. Later, he assured fans that Prabhas will have more significant screen time and indicated that the sequel would concentrate more on Karna and Ashwatthama.

About Kalki 2998 AD

Kalki 2898 AD is a unique, futuristic mythological movie that is set in the year 2898, in a World that has become dark under a tyrant who is cruel to all, thinks himself God. A prediction goes that an unborn child is to save humanity because she is believed to be the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu’s final avatar, Kalki. The film centers on Ashwatthama, a character who is also cursed to live forever, and hides the mother of the unborn child from the evil overlord, while a bounty hunter, called Bhairava, is thrown into the divine battle. The film combines science fiction elements with Indian mythology and then leaves the end open for the child’s rise as Kalki in the sequel. It showcases an untimely fight between good and evil in a world at the crossroads of faith and technology. The spectacular visual approach and epic storytelling provide the audience with the start of new cinema trends.


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