Rajinikanth hails Nag Ashwin for taking Indian cinema to a different level with Kalki 2898 AD: 'Eagerly waiting for...'

Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Amitabh Bachchan's sci-fi Kalki 2898 AD has been receiving immense praise from the audience as well as the critics. Now, Rajinikanth has also heaped praise on Nag Ashwin's directorial and hailed the filmmaker for taking Indian Cinema to a different level with the movie.

He wrote on his X handle, "Watched Kalki. WOW! What an epic movie! Director @nagashwin7 has taken Indian Cinema to a different level. Hearty congratulations to my dear friend @AswiniDutt @SrBachchan @PrabhasRaju@ikamalhaasan @deepikapadukone and the team of #Kalki2898AD. Eagerly awaiting Part 2. God Bless."

Watched Kalki. WOW! What an epic movie! Director @nagashwin7 has taken Indian Cinema to a different level. Hearty congratulations to my dear friend @AswiniDutt @SrBachchan @PrabhasRaju @ikamalhaasan @deepikapadukone and the team of #Kalki2898AD. Eagerly awaiting Part2.God Bless.

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) June 29, 2024

Apart from Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Yash, Vijay Deverakonda, Shraddha Kapoor, SS Rajamouli, Rishab Shetty and others also took to their social media and praised Nag Ashwin's film and hailed Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan for their performances.

Kalki 2898 AD saw a bumper opening. As per the makers, the film raked in Rs 191.5 crore gross worldwide at the box office in all languages on its opening day. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the post-
apocalyptic film is inspired by Hindu scriptures and set in the year 2898 AD. Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani are also part of the film.

The film is a mythology-inspired sci-fi extravaganza set in the future. Meanwhile, on the work front, Rajinikanth will be seen in Coolie. While details about 'Coolie' remain under wraps, the makers dropped a teaser that hinted at Rajinikanth's action-packed role, wielding a belt made of gold watches to confront goons. The teaser, presented in monochrome with gold accents, left fans intrigued. Coolie marks the debut collaboration between Lokesh Kanagaraj and Rajinikanth. Backed by Sun Pictures, the film also reportedly stars Sivakarthikeyan in a pivotal role, with music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The release date for the film is yet to be announced. 

Apart from Coolie Rajinikanth will be seen in Vettaiyan alongside superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Rajinikanth has completed the shoot of the upcoming movie, directed by TJ Gnanavel. Vettaiyan,' which is
Rajinikanth's 170th film is scheduled for a worldwide release in October this year. Recently, Rajinikanth and Amitabh were seen filming a few scenes together in Mumbai.

(With Inputs from ANI)

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