How Will Lok Sabha Poll Results Affect Prabhas` Kalki 2898 AD Trailer Launch?

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JUNE 04,2024

This year is going to be monumental, given that the 2024 Lok Sabha election results are going to be out soon. Adding to that, the entertainment world already has fans excited with a phenomenal movie line-up. Speaking of which, Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone, is stuck amid a hurdle due to the ongoing election results.

The Lok Sabha vote count is underway, and the ruling party will be announced by this evening. The results will also decide the fate of the Kalki 2898 AD trailer launch. The makers of the film have grand multi-city launch plans for unveiling Kalki's trailer.

However, the ongoing poll results have put director Nag Ashwin's plan on hold in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Kalki 2898 AD trailer launch in trouble?

According to reports, the grand trailer launch of the upcoming sci-fi drama has been interrupted by the 2024 Lok Sabha election results, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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While the makers are planning to launch events across the country, director Nag Ashwin is having trouble finalizing the venue due to the election results. Based on who will emerge as the winner, the venue for the star-studded event will be finalized.

Reportedly, the film's producer, Ashwini Dutt's political relations, have only complicated the matter. Once the trailer launch event is finalized, the makers will then kickstart other promotional activities and media interactions.

Before the film's release, Prime Video and Vyjayanthi Movies announced "BampB: Bujji amp Bhairava," an animated series to the highly anticipated film Kalki 2898 AD. The series showcases Prabhas' characters, Bhairava and Bujji, a futuristic AI vehicle.

The first season of BampB has quickly become the most binge-watched sci-fi series on the OTT platform. The action-packed animated series was also created by Nag Ashwin.

Nag Ashwin on BampB Prelude

Opening about the prelude, the filmmaker said, "I always felt that it's more fun to go to films whose characters you already know and are invested in... that's why Marvel works so well... I wanted to see if we could pull that off, even in a small way. When we started this, we didn't know how hard it would be. We started with 4 episodes, but in almost 2 years, we could only finish 2."

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The two episdoes, each a little over 14 minutes long, give a gist of the world of Kalki. The series is available in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Spanish on Amazon Prime Video.

Adding more thoughts on the prelude, Ashwin continued, "We found a new style we didn't compromise on anything: the writing, the lighting, the detailing. We would have seen these 2 episodes over 200 times, at least to get it right. It's a lot of hard work to make things look easy. The prelude world is similar to the film, although a little more lighthearted. It helps get people used to the characters and the world."

Kalki 2898 AD releases on June 27 in cinemas near you.

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