Nag Ashwin reveals these two Hollywood blockbuster movies inspired Kalki 2898 AD

Filmmaker Nag Ashwin recently revealed that, when creating his science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD, he drew inspiration from two Hollywood blockbuster movies. In a recent interview, he was asked if Marvel's Iron Man franchise was an inspiration for the film, to which he said ¡°I would say Guardians of the Galaxy was more of an influence.¡±

Movies that inspired Kalki 2898 AD

Nag said in an interview with Zoom, ¡°We grew up watching Marvel films. I would say Guardians of the Galaxy was more of an influence than Iron Man. Definitely, Star Wars is a huge influence. I love Star Wars, so that is subconsciously a part of my aesthetic.¡±

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There were rumours that Kamal Haasan's look was Supreme Yaskin was inspired by Harry Potter¡¯s Voldemort. Denying the speculation, he said, ¡°Our references were these old Tibetan monks, who are supposed to be 120-130 years old. Sir (Kamal Haasan) was always mentioning the portrait of Dorian Grey (from Oscar Wilde's 1890 philosophical novel The Picture of Dorian Grey). That was sir's inspiration. We didn't have many movie references for that ancient look,¡± Nag added.

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He said that the only possible Harry Potter allusion would be to Vinay Kumar's character Sirius, which was derived from the well-known Harry Potter character Sirius Black (Gary Oldman in the films).

Kalki 2898 AD cast

The ensemble cast of Kalki 2898 AD is lead by actors Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan.

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Kalki 2898 AD plot

Inspired by texts from Hindu scriptures, it is the first film in the intended Kalki Cinematic Universe. The movie, which is set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, centers on a small group of people who are sent on a quest to save Kalki, the unborn child of lab subject SUM-80.

Kalki 2898 AD is currently running in theaters and is making waves at the Indian and international box office.

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