Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Nag Ashwin Celebrates Kalki 2898 AD National Awards
Kalki 2898 AD is a science-fiction movie directed by Nag Ashwin.
It mixes Indian mythology with a future world.
The movie won two National Film Awards.
One award was for providing wholesome entertainment.
The articles describe the second award differently, calling it either Best Special Effects or Best Production Design.
Ashwin said making the movie’s huge world took a lot of work.
He was proud that many people also cared about the characters and story.
He is now working on a sequel that he says will be bigger and more emotional.
Kalki 2898 AD won two National Film Awards at the 72nd ceremony on September 22.
The awards recognized wholesome entertainment and technical work, though reports differ between Special Effects and Production Design for the second category.
Nag Ashwin said the film balanced a large-scale imagined world with emotional accessibility for mainstream audiences.
Ashwin said the film’s visual identity was designed as an original hybrid world rooted in Indian ideas.
He said Kalki 2 will continue the story with greater scale and emotional depth, with Prabhas attached to the sequel.
- Who
- Director Nag Ashwin and the cast and creative team of Kalki 2898 AD, including Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan.
- What
- Kalki 2898 AD won two National Film Awards, while Ashwin discussed the film’s world, audience connection and planned sequel.
- When
- The film was released on June 27, 2024, and the awards were presented on September 22 at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony.
- Where
- The awards ceremony was held in Gujarat; the film is set in Kashi, and reported sequel filming began in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The film was recognized for entertainment and visual or production design achievements, while Ashwin said its success came from combining technical ambition with emotional accessibility.
- Film
- Kalki 2898 AD
- Director
- Nag Ashwin
- Release date
- June 27, 2024
- Awards
- Two National Film Awards
- Award categories
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and a second category reported as either Best Special Effects or Best Production Design
- Setting
- Dystopian Kashi in the year 2898 AD
- Sequel
- Kalki 2, described by Ashwin as bigger in scale and emotions
